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You are here: Home1 / MotorBugs Blog2 / Motorsports News3 / MotoGP 20194 / MotoGP™: Marc Marquez (Repsol Honda Team) prevails against Viñales in Ph...

MotoGP™: Marc Marquez (Repsol Honda Team) prevails against Viñales in Phillip Island thriller.

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Marc Marquez (Repsol Honda Team) became the most successful premier class Honda rider thanks to a phenomenal victory at the Pramac Generac Australian Motorcycle Grand Prix. The Spaniard and compatriot Maverick Viñales (Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP) broke clear but last lap drama saw the Yamaha man crash, allowing Cal Crutchlow (LCR Honda Castrol) to take P2 and home hero Jack Miller (Pramac Racing) to claim a stunning P3.

There were surprises and drama right from the off. From P4 on the grid, Valentino Rossi (Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP) got a great launch to get the holeshot into Doohan Corner, with Viñales slipping to P6 from pole. Then, at Turn 2, two heavyweights were out of the race. Danilo Petrucci (Ducati Team) was pushed slightly wide by Marquez as the packed shuffled into the left-hander. A little too eager on the gas, Petrucci then highsided as the Italian was launched into Fabio Quartararo (Petronas Yamaha SRT). The Frenchman was wide and almost on the grass before Petrucci slammed into the side of him, thankfully both riders are ok.

Back on track and it was The Doctor leading the way on his 400th Grand Prix start, with Crutchlow and Aprilia Racing Team Gresini’s Andrea Iannone slotting in behind the Italian as a freight train of nine riders formed at the front in the opening handful of laps. Rossi held P1 until Lap 4 when Crutchlow powered past the Yamaha into Turn 1. Iannone then spectacularly led the race as Crutchlow, Iannone, Rossi, Marquez, Viñales, Aleix Espargaro (Aprilia Racing Team Gresini), Andrea Dovizioso (Ducati Team), Miller and Alex Rins (Team Suzuki Ecstar) all battled one another in a scintillating start to the 2019 Australian GP.

The form man of the weekend was slowly picking his way through the pack though. Viñales was up to third on Lap 8, second on Lap 9 and then the lead was his on Lap 10. Knowing the polesitter had the pace to make a break, third place Marquez was in a hurry to get past Crutchlow as he shoved the Brit ride at the top of Lukey Heights, dropping the number 35 down to P4 behind Iannone. Immediately, Viñales and Marquez were clearing off. Crutchlow passed the Aprilia into Turn 1 and attempted to go with the leading duo as all three set mid 1:29 sec, seeing the trio unshackle themselves from the monstrous fight for fourth.

The LCR Honda Castrol man couldn’t hold the pace of Viñales and Marquez though, as the two Spaniard’s started to show their superiority around the Island. Crutchlow wasn’t troubling them, but the three-time Grand Prix winner also wasn’t being troubled from the men behind. That scrap behind was between eight riders: three Ducatis, two Suzukis, two Aprilias and a Yamaha. Rookies Francesco Bagnaia (Pramac Racing) and Joan Mir (Team Suzuki Ecstar) were producing the goods as that battle chopped and changed constantly.

Back at the front, it was line astern. Viñales and Marquez were on rails as the duo raced to over three seconds clear of Crutchlow with 10 laps remaining. With a handful of laps to go, using the Honda’s better grunt, Marquez was threatening to lead at Turn 1 – but the 2019 Champion was holding back. He did it to Quartararo at Misano, was another Yamaha about to get the same treatment in Australia? The laps ticked down and Marquez kept shying away from a Turn 1 pass, shadowing Viñales around the rest of the lap. Last lap time. Viñales vs Marquez, Yamaha vs Honda, Spain vs Spain. This time, Marquez did fire past Viñales into Turn 1 and the lead was his. Viñales was quick around the outside in the hope of gaining the inside line at Turn 2, but Marquez shut the door. Turn 4 approached but Viñales wasn’t close enough – Turn 10 now the only major overtaking opportunity. The race would then be settled on the drop into 10, but not how we imagined.

Rapid over the crest of Lukey Heights, Viñales was right on the back of Marquez. But then, the Yamaha was crossed up into the braking zone, which ultimately caused Viñales to crash out. Unreal drama on the final lap as Marquez was lucky not to be taken out by Viñales’ stricken YZR-M1, with the number 93 crossing the line to take victory number 55 of his MotoGP™ career, becoming the most successful Honda rider in the premier class, overtaking Mick Doohan’s record on the MotoGP™ Legend’s home circuit. Viñales’ crash bumped 2016 Australian GP winner Crutchlow into P2, a sensational result for the number 35 after last year’s near-career ending crash at Phillip Island.

On the last lap, Miller found himself at the forefront of the battle for P4 after Dovi ran wide at Turn 2. That fight for P4 was now a battle for P3 though and, on the run to the line, Miller had to fend off teammate Bagnaia for a dream home GP rostrum. Sensational scenes prevailed for Miller, the Australian fans and the Pramac garage as both riders produced a stunner – Pecco pocketing his best MotoGP™ result in P4. It was a magnificent ride from the Italian rookie having started from P15, who beats fellow rookie Mir. The Spaniard also claimed his best premier class result in P5, the Suzuki man holding off the super impressive Iannone as ‘The Maniac’ takes his best Aprilia finish. Dovizioso crossed the line in P7 just a whisker behind Iannone, as the Team Championship between Ducati Team and Repsol Honda Team sits at just one point. Rossi slipped back to eighth in the closing stages, holding off the challenge from Rins and Espargaro for P8, P9 and P10.

Marquez reigns on the Island, but Viñales was right there and showed immaculate pace all weekend. The duo – and the rest – go again in Malaysia in less than a weeks’ time at the final flyaway of the season. The temperature off track will be scorching in Sepang, let’s hope the on-track heat will be just as good as it was at Phillip Island.

Top 10:
1. Marc Marquez (Repsol Honda Team)
2. Cal Crutchlow (LCR Honda Castrol) + 11.413
3. Jack Miller (Pramac Racing) + 14.499
4. Francesco Bagnaia (Pramac Racing) + 14.554
5. Joan Mir (Team Suzuki Ecstar) + 14.817
6. Andrea Iannone (Aprilia Racing Team Gresini) + 15.280
7. Andrea Dovizioso (Ducati Team) + 15.294
8. Valentino Rossi (Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP) + 15.841
9. Alex Rins (Team Suzuki Ecstar) + 16.032
10. Aleix Espargaro (Aprilia Racing Team Gresini) + 16.590.

PRAMAC GENERAC AUSTRALIAN MOTORCYCLE GP

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 176.9 40’43.729
2 20 35 Cal CRUTCHLOW GBR LCR Honda CASTROL Honda 176.0 +11.413
3 16 43 Jack MILLER AUS Pramac Racing Ducati 175.8 +14.499
4 13 63 Francesco BAGNAIA ITA Pramac Racing Ducati 175.8 +14.554
5 11 36 Joan MIR SPA Team SUZUKI ECSTAR Suzuki 175.8 +14.817
6 10 29 Andrea IANNONE ITA Aprilia Racing Team Gresini Aprilia 175.8 +15.280
7 9 4 Andrea DOVIZIOSO ITA Ducati Team Ducati 175.8 +15.294
8 8 46 Valentino ROSSI ITA Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Yamaha 175.7 +15.841
9 7 42 Alex RINS SPA Team SUZUKI ECSTAR Suzuki 175.7 +16.032
10 6 41 Aleix ESPARGARO SPA Aprilia Racing Team Gresini Aprilia 175.7 +16.590
11 5 21 Franco MORBIDELLI ITA Petronas Yamaha SRT Yamaha 175.1 +24.145
12 4 44 Pol ESPARGARO SPA Red Bull KTM Factory Racing KTM 175.0 +26.654
13 3 5 Johann ZARCO FRA LCR Honda IDEMITSU Honda 175.0 +26.758
14 2 17 Karel ABRAHAM CZE Reale Avintia Racing Ducati 173.7 +44.912
15 1 55 Hafizh SYAHRIN MAL Red Bull KTM Tech 3 KTM 173.7 +44.968
16 99 Jorge LORENZO SPA Repsol Honda Team Honda 172.2 +1’06.045
Not Classified
12 Maverick VIÑALES SPA Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Yamaha 177.0 1 Lap
82 Mika KALLIO FIN Red Bull KTM Factory Racing KTM 173.2 3 Laps
53 Tito RABAT SPA Reale Avintia Racing Ducati 165.9 24 Laps
Not Finished 1st Lap
20 Fabio QUARTARARO FRA Petronas Yamaha SRT Yamaha 0 Lap
9 Danilo PETRUCCI ITA Ducati Team Ducati 0 Lap

MotoGP World Standing 2019.

Pos. Rider Bike Nation Points
1 Marc MARQUEZ Honda SPA 375
2 Andrea DOVIZIOSO Ducati ITA 240
3 Alex RINS Suzuki SPA 183
4 Maverick VIÑALES Yamaha SPA 176
5 Danilo PETRUCCI Ducati ITA 169
6 Fabio QUARTARARO Yamaha FRA 163
7 Valentino ROSSI Yamaha ITA 153
8 Jack MILLER Ducati AUS 141
9 Cal CRUTCHLOW Honda GBR 133
10 Franco MORBIDELLI Yamaha ITA 105
11 Pol ESPARGARO KTM SPA 89
12 Joan MIR Suzuki SPA 77
13 Takaaki NAKAGAMI Honda JPN 74
14 Aleix ESPARGARO Aprilia SPA 53
15 Francesco BAGNAIA Ducati ITA 50
16 Andrea IANNONE Aprilia ITA 43
17 Miguel OLIVEIRA KTM POR 33
18 Johann ZARCO Honda FRA 30
19 Jorge LORENZO Honda SPA 23
20 Tito RABAT Ducati SPA 18
21 Stefan BRADL Honda GER 16
22 Michele PIRRO Ducati ITA 9
23 Hafizh SYAHRIN KTM MAL 8
24 Sylvain GUINTOLI Suzuki FRA 7
25 Karel ABRAHAM Ducati CZE 7
26 Mika KALLIO KTM FIN 2
27 Bradley SMITH Aprilia GBR

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