Marc Márquez goes on holidays after matching the feat of Agostini in 1970 to get his ninth win in nine races. Yet this time the Catalan has had to overcome many obstacles, because the rain has caused a crazy start in which all pointers have departed from the Pit Lane. Dani Pedrosa and Jorge Lorenzo completed the podium.
Marc Marquez is making a perfect World. The Honda Pilot has achieved its ninth victory in the ninth round of the championship. This time had to be put before a crazy departure has left everyone lost. Well before leaving the rain had been present in the circuit, and all the drivers mounted rain tires. Before getting the green light Bradl and several drivers tail grill put the dry compound, a risky but wise decision as the track was dry except the last two corners.
Seeing the state of the track riders rode all tires on rain entered the pit lane to change bikes, and suddenly watched as the pit lane exit elbows were among more than ten pilots. In the grid Bradl only seven riders over the line, and so tore a totally crazy racing in the beginning. No problems Bradl pulled forward while solo drivers who were in the Pit Lane and tore dangerously led by Marquez.
There would start the comeback of the Honda, for four laps Marquez and Pedrosa were in second and third place in the wake of Bradl, that by not changing all settings to dry was very difficult to stop. So no problem for Marquez had placed first 25 laps, with pushing hard behind Pedrosa.
The Yamaha also dated back to the third and fourth position, but with more difficulty and already more than 10 seconds from Honda. Bradl, without rhythm because of that problem, fell to outside the points after a very good strategy that did not quite work out. Iannone and Espargaró is fast placed fifth and sixth, and moved there either. Behind Pol went to Ducati for seventh, while Bautista also could exceed last moment Crutchlow. Smith meanwhile had another drop in the initial part of the Grand Prix to complete a disastrous weekend.
So calmly finished the MotoGP race that had so much madness to start. Marquez is going on holidays with the 9 of 9 completed, a feat only obtained by Agostini in 70. Marquez this domain is so overwhelming that has now 77 points ahead of Pedrosa. If no mistakes his second Championshit may be close, and that we are at the season Ecuador.
Now pilots caught until the holiday weekend from 8 to 10 August again with Indianapolis GP.
Results:
Pos. | # | Driver | Nac. | Team | Time |
1. | 93 | Marc Márquez | SPA | Repsol Honda Team | 41:47.664 |
2. | 26 | Dani Pedrosa | SPA | Repsol Honda Team | +1,466 |
3. | 99 | Jorge Lorenzo | SPA | Movistar Yamaha MotoGP | +10,317 |
4. | 46 | Valentino Rossi | ITA | Movistar Yamaha MotoGP | +19,194 |
5. | 29 | Andrea Iannone | ITA | Pramac Racing Ducati | +23,509 |
6. | 41 | Aleix Espargaró | SPA | NGM Forward Yamaha | +27,809 |
7. | 44 | Pol Espargaró | SPA | Monster Yamaha Tech3 | +33,253 |
8. | 4 | Andrea Dovizioso | ITA | Ducati Team | +33,868 |
9. | 19 | Alvaro Bautista | SPA | GO&FUN Honda Gresini | +34,231 |
10. | 35 | Cal Crutchlow | GBR | Ducati Team | +34,676 |
11. | 45 | Scott Redding | GBR | GO&FUN Honda Gresini | +37,744 |
12. | 7 | Hiroshi Aoyama | JPN | Drive M7 Aspar | +45,018 |
13. | 17 | Karel Abraham | CZE | Cardion AB Motoracing | +45.177 |
14. | 69 | Nicky Hayden | USA | Drive M7 Aspar | +46.676 |
15. | 9 | Danilo Petrucci | ITA | Octo IodaRacing Team | +52,769 |
16. | 6 | Stefan Bradl | GER | LCR Honda MotoGP | +53,889 |
17. | 68 | Yonny Hernandez | COL | Energy T.I Pramac Racing | +54,476 |
18. | 8 | Hector Barberà | SPA | Avintia Racing | +56,215 |
19. | 38 | Bradley Smith | GBR | Monster Yamaha Tech3 | +56,293 |
20. | 5 | Collin Edwards | USA | NGM Forward Yamaha | +1:04,083 |
21. | 23 | Broc Parkes | AUS | Paul Bird Motorsport | +1:10,928 |
22. | 63 | Mike Di Meglio | FRA | Avintia Racing | +1:19,975 |
Out | 70 | Michael Laverty | GBR | Paul Bird Motorsport | +13 LAPS |