There were fears for his meeting in Misano because of a tendon cut in his index finger by a knife used to cut cheese. Wrongly. Cal Crutchlow had a successful Friday and his Saturday was almost perfect since he finished with a fourth place just behind the official Honda Márquez. All at an interesting pace which promises to make the Englishman a protagonist for the race. We will still have to hold on until the finish line.
Because, all the same, his injury is not nothing. And over the length of a Grand Prix, things may not be so easy: “ I can't keep my finger on the handlebars, which is tricky. I then have to compensate with my other arm and other parts of my body, so it's not natural. We will work with the team and the doctors to improve the situation in preparation for the race in Aragón, because I have a month of being like this ».
But before Aragon, there is Misano. With some great ambitions despite everything: “ I would have liked to place myself on the front line, but that was not possible. I am still happy with this fourth position. I think we've done a good job with the team so far and everyone has worked really hard for me ».
« We have the pace to fight, maybe not for victory, but we can aim for the podium. I would be happy to be in the top five, but I have to keep the Top 3 as a goal.f”.
Last year, Crutchlow had qualified seventh to finish eighth at his San Marino Grand Prix in Misano.
#SanMarinoGP MotoGP J.2: Chronos
| 1 | 25 | Maverick VIÑALES | Yamaha | 1'32.439 | ||
| 2 | 4 | Andrea Dovizioso | Ducati | 1'32.601 | 0.162 | 0.162 |
| 3 | 93 | Marc Márquez | Honda | 1'32.636 | 0.197 | 0.035 |
| 4 | 35 | Cal Crutchlow | Honda | 1'32.768 | 0.329 | 0.132 |
| 5 | 99 | Jorge Lorenzo | Ducati | 1'32.792 | 0.353 | 0.024 |
| 6 | 5 | johann zarco | Yamaha | 1'32.885 | 0.446 | 0.093 |
| 7 | 26 | Dani PEDROSA | Honda | 1'32.992 | 0.553 | 0.107 |
| 8 | 9 | Danilo PETRUCCI | Ducati | 1'32.997 | 0.558 | 0.005 |
| 9 | 41 | Aleix Espargaro | Aprilia | 1'33.149 | 0.710 | 0.152 |
| 10 | 19 | Alvaro BAUTISTA | Ducati | 1'33.417 | 0.978 | 0.268 |
| 11 | 51 | Michael PIRRO | Ducati | 1'33.491 | 1.052 | 0.074 |
| 12 | 17 | Karel ABRAHAM | Ducati | 1'34.374 | 1.935 | 0.883 |
| Q1 Results: | ||||||
| Q2 | 19 | Alvaro BAUTISTA | Ducati | 1'33.563 | ||
| Q2 | 17 | Karel ABRAHAM | Ducati | 1'33.786 | 0.223 | 0.223 |
| 13 | 8 | Hector BARBERA | Ducati | 1'33.920 | 0.357 | 0.134 |
| 14 | 43 | Jack Miller | Honda | 1'33.933 | 0.370 | 0.013 |
| 15 | 76 | Loris BAZ | Ducati | 1'33.946 | 0.383 | 0.013 |
| 16 | 94 | Jonas Folger | Yamaha | 1'33.987 | 0.424 | 0.041 |
| 17 | 44 | Pol Espargaró | KTM | 1'34.080 | 0.517 | 0.093 |
| 18 | 53 | Tito RABAT | Honda | 1'34.095 | 0.532 | 0.015 |
| 19 | 45 | Scott REDDING | Ducati | 1'34.132 | 0.569 | 0.037 |
| 20 | 42 | Alex Rins | Suzuki | 1'34.138 | 0.575 | 0.006 |
| 21 | 29 | Andrea Iannone | Suzuki | 1'34.148 | 0.585 | 0.010 |
| 22 | 38 | Bradley SMITH | KTM | 1'34.507 | 0.944 | 0.359 |
| 23 | 22 | Sam LOWES | Aprilia | 1'35.659 | 2.096 | 1.152 |
