By finishing in eighth position in the Spanish Grand Prix, the German driver of the Tech 3 team managed to climb into the top ten for the third time in four Grands Prix, thus completing Johann's excellent performance for his team. Zarco.
Qualified in ninth position, Folger started from the third row of the starting grid alongside Valentino Rossi et Jorge Lorenzo. He was in tenth position at the end of the first lap, but then made a small mistake which dropped him to tenth place.
It rose gradually, successively exceeding Espargaro Pol, then Valentino Rossi six laps from the checkered flag. He finally finished eighth, three seconds behind Danilo Petrucci and three seconds ahead Alex Espargaro.
This means that he currently occupies seventh position in the provisional ranking of the World Championship with 29 points, tied with Cal Crutchlow, and one point ahead of Jorge Lorenzo.
For Jonas Folger, “I am satisfied with today's result. We scored important points for the championship. I still need to continue to improve, especially in the first round.
“I made too many mistakes today after the start, but in the race, when the tires went down, my pace was similar to Maverick and Johann and I made up a lot of ground.
“It seems to be the case so far in my rookie season, but I have to work on myself and analyze the Grand Prix to see what I can do differently to not lose so many places in the top five or six turns.
“It was the fourth time I scored points this year, which I am happy with, and I hope to take another step at the next GP which will be special because it is the team's home race at Le Mans. »
#SpanishGP MotoGP Race: Ranking
1. Dani Pedrosa ESP Repsol Honda Team (RC213V) 45m 26.827s
2. Marc Marquez ESP Repsol Honda Team (RC213V) 45m 32.963s
3. Jorge Lorenzo ESP Ducati Team (Desmosedici GP17) 45m 41.594s
4. Johann Zarco FRA Monster Yamaha Tech 3 (YZR-M1)* 45m 44.428s
5. Andrea Dovizioso ITA Ducati Team (Desmosedici GP17) 45m 49.740s
6. Maverick Vinales ESP Movistar Yamaha MotoGP (YZR-M1) 45m 51.383s
7. Danilo Petrucci ITA Octo Pramac Racing (Desmosedici GP17) 45m 51.786s
8. Jonas Folger GER Monster Yamaha Tech 3 (YZR-M1)* 45m 54.548s
9. Aleix Espargaro ESP Factory Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP) 45m 58.060s
10. Valentino Rossi ITA Movistar Yamaha MotoGP (YZR-M1) 46m 5.509s
11. Scott Redding GBR Octo Pramac Racing (Desmosedici GP16) 46m 7.806s
12. Hector Barbera ESP Reale Avintia Racing (Desmosedici GP16) 46m 10.026s
13. Loris Baz FRA Reale Avintia Racing (Desmosedici GP15) 46m 10.038s
14. Bradley Smith GBR Red Bull KTM Factory Racing (RC16) 46m 14.791s
15. Karel Abraham CZE Pull&Bear Aspar Team (Desmosedici GP15) 46m 18.106s
16. Sam Lowes GBR Factory Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP)* 46m 35.712s
17. Takuya Tsuda JPN Team Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR) 46m 54.277s
