Alex Rins (Team Suzuki Ecstar) claimed a sensational victory at the GoPro British Grand Prix as he and Marc Marquez (Repsol Honda Team) treated us to a phenomenal MotoGP™ race, the Suzuki man eventually beating the Honda rider to the line in a stunning finish. Maverick Viñales (Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP) picked up P3 but there was drama at the first turn involving Fabio Quartararo (Petronas Yamaha SRT) and Andrea Dovizioso (Ducati Team).
Silverstone was set for a barnstormer, but nobody saw what was coming at the first corner. The lights went out and heading into Copse for the first time, Quartararo’s back end slipped round as the Frenchman reacted to Rins getting out of shape in front of him. Quartararo crashed and unable to take avoiding action, Dovizioso collided with the stricken Petronas Yamaha as two leading race contenders crashed out on Lap 1. Dovi headed to the medical centre for a checkup after landing heavily and was later transported to Coventry hospital, confirmation that Dovi has no broken bones, but he needs further checks after taking a big knock to the head.
Meanwhile, Marquez had got away well from pole and was leading the race from second place Valentino Rossi (Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP), with Rins third. The latter didn’t take much time to pass ‘The Doctor’ though and the number 42 slipped into second, with himself and Marquez slowly edging clear of Rossi in third. On Lap 4, the leading duo were over a second clear, with the gap to Rossi stretching lap by lap as Viñales smelt blood on his teammate. Lap 6 ticked by and Viñales pounced, passing Rossi down the Hanger Straight but at this point, Marquez and Rins were over two seconds up the road.
Rins was locked onto the tailpipes of Marquez. Sector 1 and 3 looked like the areas where Rins had an edge on the number 93 and on Lap 8, the Suzuki was leading. Coming up the hill from Copse, Marquez sat up slightly to seemingly tell Rins: ‘go on then, you can lead for a bit.’ That didn’t last long however, Rins was wide at Stowe corner and it was Marquez who had the baton once more. There was nothing to separate the pair, with Viñales flirting around the 1.5/2 second margin behind.
With four laps remaining, an error. On the exit of the Vale chicane, Rins was out the seat. This dropped Rins 0.6 back to give Marquez some breathing space but would it be the turning point of the Grand Prix? No. Rins reeled in Marquez by the end of the lap as we set ourselves for a tense final three laps. In the meantime, Viñales was still hovering at 1.5 seconds back.
On the penultimate lap, Rins made a move stick. A unique one too, the GSX-RR dived under the RC213V at Turn 15 but immediately, on the Wellington Straight, Marquez blasted back past. Last lap time, nothing between them. But a Yamaha rider was now just 0.5 back from Rins – surely Viñales couldn’t claw this back? A little further down the road, Marquez was on the defensive. Heading into Sector 3 – a place Rins had been strong all race – the Repsol Honda was holding the tight line. No way through at The Loop for Rins, but would Marquez’ run onto the straight be hampered? Seemingly not. Marquez held it into Brooklands – the last real overtaking spot – but Rins was strong round Luffield and through Woodcote. The lap previous saw Rins get alongside Marquez round the outside at the finish line – Roberts and Sheene esque from 1979 – but was ran wide. At the final corner, Marquez knew Rins had the advantage and tried to cover it off. The Repsol Honda had a slight twitch on the rear as Rins took a wide, sweeping line on his Suzuki and spectacularly won the race to the line to win by just 0.013! Later on, Rins revealed he thought it was the last lap on the penultimate lap.
Viñales was close, but not close enough to challenge in third. Rossi’s dreams of a return to winning ways faded as the race went on but nevertheless, ‘The Doctor’ will take the positives from another P4. Franco Morbidelli (Petronas Yamaha SRT) had his mentor in sight but couldn’t quite hunt him down, a top-five for the Italian equals his best MotoGP™ result. Home hero Cal Crutchlow (LCR Honda Castrol) takes a P6 away from Silverstone after starting from ninth, the Coventry-born rider held off a late charge from Danilo Petrucci (Ducati Team) and close friend Jack Miller (Pramac Racing). The Ducatis finished seventh and eighth respectively, as Pol Espargaro (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing) had the trio in his sights to land KTM a top 10. And completing the top 10 was Aprilia Racing Team Gresini’s Andrea Iannone – the Italian claiming his best result on board an RS-GP.
Johann Zarco (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing) and Miguel Olveira (Red Bull KTM Tech 3) crashed out at The Loop with 12 to go, with Aleix Esparagro (Aprilia Racing Team Gresini) the other non-finisher.
A dramatic British GP ends with Rins on top of the world once more. 40 years on, the Suzuki man was able to do what MotoGP™ Legend Sheene couldn’t – pass a reigning World Champion at Woodcote to win at Silverstone. However, Marquez now sits 78 points clear in the Championship standings with Dovizioso’s early exit as we look ahead to San Marino.
Top 10:
1. Alex Rins (Team Suzuki Ecstar)
2. Marc Marquez (Repsol Honda Team) + 0.013
3. Maverick Viñales (Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP) + 0.620
4. Valentino Rossi (Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP) + 11.439
5. Franco Morbidelli (Petronas Yamaha SRT) + 13.109
6. Cal Crutchlow (LCR Honda Castrol) + 19.169
7. Danilo Petrucci (Ducati Team) + 19.682
8. Jack Miller (Pramac Racing) + 20.318
9. Pol Espargaro (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing) + 21.079
10. Andrea Iannone (Aprilia Racing Team Gresini) + 25.144.
GoPro BRITISH GRAND PRIX
MotoGP Race Classification 2019.
| Pos. | Points | Num. | Rider | Nation | Team | Bike | Km/h | Time/Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 25 | 42 | Alex RINS | SPA | Team SUZUKI ECSTAR | Suzuki | 176.0 | 40’12.799 |
| 2 | 20 | 93 | Marc MARQUEZ | SPA | Repsol Honda Team | Honda | 176.0 | +0.013 |
| 3 | 16 | 12 | Maverick VIÑALES | SPA | Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP | Yamaha | 176.0 | +0.620 |
| 4 | 13 | 46 | Valentino ROSSI | ITA | Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP | Yamaha | 175.2 | +11.439 |
| 5 | 11 | 21 | Franco MORBIDELLI | ITA | Petronas Yamaha SRT | Yamaha | 175.1 | +13.109 |
| 6 | 10 | 35 | Cal CRUTCHLOW | GBR | LCR Honda CASTROL | Honda | 174.6 | +19.169 |
| 7 | 9 | 9 | Danilo PETRUCCI | ITA | Ducati Team | Ducati | 174.6 | +19.682 |
| 8 | 8 | 43 | Jack MILLER | AUS | Pramac Racing | Ducati | 174.5 | +20.318 |
| 9 | 7 | 44 | Pol ESPARGARO | SPA | Red Bull KTM Factory Racing | KTM | 174.5 | +21.079 |
| 10 | 6 | 29 | Andrea IANNONE | ITA | Aprilia Racing Team Gresini | Aprilia | 174.2 | +25.144 |
| 11 | 5 | 63 | Francesco BAGNAIA | ITA | Pramac Racing | Ducati | 173.1 | +40.317 |
| 12 | 4 | 50 | Sylvain GUINTOLI | FRA | Team SUZUKI ECSTAR | Suzuki | 172.8 | +45.478 |
| 13 | 3 | 55 | Hafizh SYAHRIN | MAL | Red Bull KTM Tech 3 | KTM | 172.1 | +54.783 |
| 14 | 2 | 99 | Jorge LORENZO | SPA | Repsol Honda Team | Honda | 172.0 | +56.651 |
| 15 | 1 | 17 | Karel ABRAHAM | CZE | Reale Avintia Racing | Ducati | 169.7 | +1’29.282 |
| 16 | 53 | Tito RABAT | SPA | Reale Avintia Racing | Ducati | 169.6 | +1’31.716 | |
| 17 | 30 | Takaaki NAKAGAMI | JPN | LCR Honda IDEMITSU | Honda | 169.0 | +1’40.420 | |
| Not Classified | ||||||||
| 41 | Aleix ESPARGARO | SPA | Aprilia Racing Team Gresini | Aprilia | 171.7 | 1 Lap | ||
| 88 | Miguel OLIVEIRA | POR | Red Bull KTM Tech 3 | KTM | 173.7 | 12 Laps | ||
| 5 | Johann ZARCO | FRA | Red Bull KTM Factory Racing | KTM | 173.6 | 12 Laps | ||
| Not Finished 1st Lap | ||||||||
| 20 | Fabio QUARTARARO | FRA | Petronas Yamaha SRT | Yamaha | 0 Lap | |||
| 4 | Andrea DOVIZIOSO | ITA | Ducati Team | Ducati | 0 Lap | |||
MotoGP World Standing 2019.
| Pos. | Rider | Bike | Nation | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marc MARQUEZ | Honda | SPA | 250 |
| 2 | Andrea DOVIZIOSO | Ducati | ITA | 172 |
| 3 | Alex RINS | Suzuki | SPA | 149 |
| 4 | Danilo PETRUCCI | Ducati | ITA | 145 |
| 5 | Maverick VIÑALES | Yamaha | SPA | 118 |
| 6 | Valentino ROSSI | Yamaha | ITA | 116 |
| 7 | Jack MILLER | Ducati | AUS | 94 |
| 8 | Fabio QUARTARARO | Yamaha | FRA | 92 |
| 9 | Cal CRUTCHLOW | Honda | GBR | 88 |
| 10 | Franco MORBIDELLI | Yamaha | ITA | 69 |
| 11 | Pol ESPARGARO | KTM | SPA | 68 |
| 12 | Takaaki NAKAGAMI | Honda | JPN | 62 |
| 13 | Joan MIR | Suzuki | SPA | 39 |
| 14 | Aleix ESPARGARO | Aprilia | SPA | 33 |
| 15 | Francesco BAGNAIA | Ducati | ITA | 29 |
| 16 | Andrea IANNONE | Aprilia | ITA | 27 |
| 17 | Miguel OLIVEIRA | KTM | POR | 26 |
| 18 | Johann ZARCO | KTM | FRA | 22 |
| 19 | Jorge LORENZO | Honda | SPA | 21 |
| 20 | Stefan BRADL | Honda | GER | 16 |
| 21 | Tito RABAT | Ducati | SPA | 14 |
| 22 | Michele PIRRO | Ducati | ITA | 9 |
| 23 | Sylvain GUINTOLI | Suzuki | FRA | 7 |
| 24 | Hafizh SYAHRIN | KTM | MAL | 6 |
| 25 | Karel ABRAHAM | Ducati | CZE | 5 |
| 26 | Bradley SMITH | Aprilia | GBR |
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