It's back on the track, after getting into the mood behind the scenes of MotoGP during the Thursday conferences. The last part of the season starts strong and this Styrian Grand Prix promises us twists and turns, on a track that the Ducatis love, appreciate the KTMs, but fear the Yamahas. Will Fabio Quartararo weaken or, on the contrary, knock out the competition a little more? The first answers will arrive this Friday with the free tests!
During the last meeting which was the Dutch Grand Prix, fabio quartararo had won for the fourth time since the start of the year, which already represents one more victory than the previous year. The Frenchman has already become the first pilot Yamaha to win four races in the same season since Jorge Lorenzo in 2016.
Lorenzo is also the last driver to win more than four times: in 2015, he took seven victories on his way to the title. Assen was the seventh victory in MotoGP de Quarterly, one less than Maverick Vinales et Max Biaggi, who are tied for sixth position on the list of Yamaha riders with the most victories in the premier class.
It was also Quartararo's eighth Grand Prix victory, allowing him to overtake Olivier Jacques and take second place on the list of the most victorious French pilots, behind Johann zarco (16 victories).
It was also Quartararo's 16th podium in the premier category, two fewer than Christian Sarron who is the French driver with the most podiums in this category. Johann Zarco is his closest rival in third position with 11 podiums. It was France's 10th victory in the premier category, making our country the eighth nation with 10 or more victories in this category.
Styria: a Petronas Yamaha team at 77 years old
Quartararo is still leading the MotoGP championship with 156 points ahead of Zarco (122) and Francesco Bagnaia (109). In the MotoGP era, there have only been three times where the rider in the lead after nine races failed to clinch the title: 2020 (Fabio Quartararo), 2015 (Valentino Rossi) and 2008 (Dani Pedrosa) .
Casa Particular in Viñales had finished the Assen race in second position for his 28th podium in the premier category, thus equaling Nicky Hayden. With Quartararo and Viñales, it is the first double for Yamaha Factory since Argentina in 2017 with Viñales and Red.
For this Styrian Grand Prix, Cal Crutchlow will replace Franco Morbidelli at Petronas Yamaha SRT alongside Rossi The combined age site of Crutchlow and Rossi's age is 77, which is the highest figure for two teammates in the MotoGP era.
Finally, during the Styrian Grand Prix, Pol Espargaro, who finished 10th in the Netherlands, is set to start the 250th race of his Grand Prix career.
MotoGP Styria J1: timetables
