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You are here: Home1 / MotorBugs Blog2 / Motorsports News3 / MotoGP 20194 / Marc Marquez (Repsol Honda Team) and Fabio Quartararo (Petronas Yamaha...

Marc Marquez (Repsol Honda Team) and Fabio Quartararo (Petronas Yamaha SRT) went head-to-head at the San Marino GP.

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Marc Marquez (Repsol Honda Team) was the victor in the GP Octo di San Marino e della Riviera di Rimini stunner as the seven-time World Champion went head-to-head with Petronas Yamaha SRT’s Fabio Quartararo, with the battle for the win going down to the last lap. Maverick Viñales (Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP) completed the podium, 1.6 back from Marquez.

Viñales was on pole and the Spaniard made it count, keeping the lead heading into Turn 1 as third place Quartararo grabbed P2, with Pol Espargaro (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing) losing positions at the start from second on the grid. Franco Morbidelli (Petronas Yamaha SRT) found himself in P3 with the sluggish starting Marquez giving himself work to do. But work is exactly what the seven-time Champion did, grabbing third from Morbidelli at Turn 8 as the leading trio throughout the weekend found themselves 1-2-3 on Lap 1.

And sure enough, the three started to stretch away. The gap on Lap 2 was already up to 0.7 over Morbidelli and it was Viñales leading the way, but not for long. Quartararo was right behind his fellow Yamaha rider and getting a good run out of Turn 10, the Petronas grey and blue dived underneath Monster Energy black and blue as a rookie led at Misano. Marquez wasn’t going to waste any time, Lap 3 saw the 93 set the fastest lap of the race as Quartararo started to pull away. Seeing this, Marquez dived under Viñales at Turn 10 on Lap 4 and locked his radar onto a rapid Yamaha at the front, with the third-place Yamaha of Viñales struggling to hold the pace. Further back, Espargaro was frustrating Alex Rins (Team Suzuki Ecstar), Valentino Rossi (Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP) and second in the Championship Andrea Dovizioso (Ducati Team) for P5.

Back up front, Quartararo had a 0.8 lead as Viñales slipped to 1.5 seconds back on Lap 6. Quartararo’s advantage wouldn’t stay above half a second for long though, the Repsol Honda reeled the Petronas Yamaha in as the reigning World Champion and MotoGP™ rookie faced off. Unexpectedly, Viñales was now out of range. The gap to Marquez and Quartararo was nearly three seconds – what was going on for one of the weekend’s leading contenders?

In the battle for sixth, Rins was given a long lap penalty shortly after finally dispatching Espargaro’s KTM. But then, it didn’t matter for the Silverstone winner. The Suzuki man was down at Turn 4, while further up the road, Rossi was hitched onto the back of compatriot Morbidelli. At the front, Quartararo was faultless. There was no sign of the 20-year-old buckling under the pressure from a seven-time Champion as the gap between the two remained at 0.2.

The laps ticked by and still there was no change. Marquez was fierce on the brakes coming into Turn 10, but ‘El Diablo’ was a demon at picking the bike up onto the straight. There was simply nothing splitting Quartararo and Marquez, with Viñales at this point now closing the gap ever so slightly to the leaders. Surely it was too late for the Spaniard? Into the final 10 laps, still nothing. No hint of an overtake from Marquez, no signs of a mistake from Quartararo. Lap after lap, the consistency was frightening as Viñales got the gap down to two seconds. There was a sense of inevitability in the air as we headed onto the final five laps, but we’d have to wait until the last lap before Marquez pounced.

Firing it onto the start/finish straight, Marquez had the run on Quartararo and led into Turn 1. Quartararo got a good run out of Turn 2 and Turn 3 though as the rookie bit straight back. Into Turn 4 they went, Quartararo was back at the summit but the back straight and Turn 8 provided a golden passing opportunity. Marquez, late on the brakes, smoke coming off his boot, somehow got it stopped into the left-hander – changing of the guard once more. Now it was Marquez’ to lose. No way through for Quartararo at Turn 10, but the Yamaha got a good run down through Turn 11 and 12. The Frenchman was right behind Marquez as the tight left of Turn 14 approached. Marquez went defensive and was slow mid-corner. Quartararo tried to cut back but there was no way through, the Yamaha almost touching the rear wheel of Marquez. Subsequently, Quartararo had to sit up, which meant it was game over. Marquez returned to winning ways after two consecutive P2s to win on enemy territory, overtaking Mike Hailwood’s Grand Prix win record in the process – 77 now his tally.

Quartararo was understandably disappointed after such a titanic performance, but the rookie’s time will come. Viñales didn’t quite have enough on Sunday afternoon for Marquez or Quartararo, but a fifth podium of the season continues his consistent form of late to edge clear of teammate Rossi in the Championship. Speaking of ‘The Doctor’, it wasn’t a home GP podium Rossi would have been looking for, but a great fight with close mate Morbidelli and a third consecutive P4 shows signs the nine-time World Champion isn’t far away from returning to the rostrum. For Morbidelli, a strong and consistent weekend ends with a fourth P5 of the year for the Italian, who took the chequered flag just a tenth off Rossi. A nice way to celebrate his 100th Grand Prix race, while all four Yamahas inside the top five at Misano is promising for the Iwata factory.

Dovizioso could do no more than sixth at the venue he won at last season, he now sits 93 points adrift of Marquez as Ducati suffer on home soil. On the other hand, Espargaro’s P7 was just reward for KTM’s continued hard work as the Austrian factory enjoy a very successful weekend at the San Marino GP. Upon his return from injury, Joan Mir was the sole Team Suzuki Ecstar finisher in P8, with Pramac Racing’s Jack Miller recovering from P16 on the grid to grab ninth ahead of fellow GP19 rider Danilo Petrucci (Ducati Team) in P10.

Cal Crutchlow (LCR Honda Castrol), teammate Takaaki Nakagami (LCR Honda Idemitsu), Michele Pirro (Ducati Team) and Pramac Racing’s Francesco Bagnaia crashed out of the race – riders ok.

Marquez vs Quartararo: something we should start getting used to as Misano is just the first installment of what could become one of the all-time great rivalries. For now, Marquez has the bragging rights and the number 93 heads to his home Grand Prix at MotorLand Aragon with 93 points over his rivals. Can anyone beat Marquez on Spanish soil next week? Quartararo will be fired up to do just that.

Top 10:
1. Marc Marquez (Repsol Honda Team)
2. Fabio Quartararo (Petronas Yamaha SRT) + 0.903
3. Maverick Viñales (Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP) + 1.636
4. Valentino Rossi (Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP) + 12.660
5. Franco Morbidelli (Petronas Yamaha SRT) + 12.774
6. Andrea Dovizioso (Ducati Team) + 13.774
7. Pol Espargaro (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing) + 20.050
8. Joan Mir (Team Suzuki Ecstar) + 22.512
9. Jack Miller (Pramac Racing) + 26.554
10. Danilo Petrucci (Ducati Team) + 31.456.

GP OCTO DI SAN MARINO E DELLA RIVIERA DI RIMINI

MotoGP Race Classification 2019.

Pos. Points Num. Rider Nation Team Bike Km/h Time/Gap
1 25 93 Marc MARQUEZ SPA Repsol Honda Team Honda 161.3 42’25.163
2 20 20 Fabio QUARTARARO FRA Petronas Yamaha SRT Yamaha 161.3 +0.903
3 16 12 Maverick VIÑALES SPA Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Yamaha 161.2 +1.636
4 13 46 Valentino ROSSI ITA Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Yamaha 160.5 +12.660
5 11 21 Franco MORBIDELLI ITA Petronas Yamaha SRT Yamaha 160.5 +12.774
6 10 4 Andrea DOVIZIOSO ITA Ducati Team Ducati 160.5 +13.744
7 9 44 Pol ESPARGARO SPA Red Bull KTM Factory Racing KTM 160.1 +20.050
8 8 36 Joan MIR SPA Team SUZUKI ECSTAR Suzuki 159.9 +22.512
9 7 43 Jack MILLER AUS Pramac Racing Ducati 159.7 +26.554
10 6 9 Danilo PETRUCCI ITA Ducati Team Ducati 159.4 +31.456
11 5 5 Johann ZARCO FRA Red Bull KTM Factory Racing KTM 159.3 +32.388
12 4 41 Aleix ESPARGARO SPA Aprilia Racing Team Gresini Aprilia 159.2 +34.477
13 3 53 Tito RABAT SPA Reale Avintia Racing Ducati 159.1 +35.325
14 2 99 Jorge LORENZO SPA Repsol Honda Team Honda 158.4 +47.247
15 1 55 Hafizh SYAHRIN MAL Red Bull KTM Tech 3 KTM 157.5 +1’02.280
16 88 Miguel OLIVEIRA POR Red Bull KTM Tech 3 KTM 157.2 +1’07.831
17 17 Karel ABRAHAM CZE Reale Avintia Racing Ducati 156.1 +1’24.666
18 30 Takaaki NAKAGAMI JPN LCR Honda IDEMITSU Honda 152.8 1 Lap
Not Classified
35 Cal CRUTCHLOW GBR LCR Honda CASTROL Honda 159.3 5 Laps
51 Michele PIRRO ITA Ducati Team Ducati 158.0 6 Laps
42 Alex RINS SPA Team SUZUKI ECSTAR Suzuki 160.0 12 Laps
63 Francesco BAGNAIA ITA Pramac Racing Ducati 158.5 16 Laps

MotoGP World Standing 2019.

Pos. Rider Bike Nation Points
1 Marc MARQUEZ Honda SPA 275
2 Andrea DOVIZIOSO Ducati ITA 182
3 Danilo PETRUCCI Ducati ITA 151
4 Alex RINS Suzuki SPA 149
5 Maverick VIÑALES Yamaha SPA 134
6 Valentino ROSSI Yamaha ITA 129
7 Fabio QUARTARARO Yamaha FRA 112
8 Jack MILLER Ducati AUS 101
9 Cal CRUTCHLOW Honda GBR 88
10 Franco MORBIDELLI Yamaha ITA 80
11 Pol ESPARGARO KTM SPA 77
12 Takaaki NAKAGAMI Honda JPN 62
13 Joan MIR Suzuki SPA 47
14 Aleix ESPARGARO Aprilia SPA 37
15 Francesco BAGNAIA Ducati ITA 29
16 Andrea IANNONE Aprilia ITA 27
17 Johann ZARCO KTM FRA 27
18 Miguel OLIVEIRA KTM POR 26
19 Jorge LORENZO Honda SPA 23
20 Tito RABAT Ducati SPA 17
21 Stefan BRADL Honda GER 16
22 Michele PIRRO Ducati ITA 9
23 Sylvain GUINTOLI Suzuki FRA 7
24 Hafizh SYAHRIN KTM MAL 7
25 Karel ABRAHAM Ducati CZE 5
26 Bradley SMITH Aprilia GBR

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