Five victories with five further podium finishes sees the champion head to Portimao, a circuit he claimed a dominant victory at in April, 65 points clear atop of the table.
The former Moto2 Champion finished 14th securing two points.įabio Quartararo’s championship rounds off a sensational season with two races remaining. A strong starting Morbidelli ran fifth in the opening laps but struggled with fitness as he continues his recovery. Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP’s Franco Morbidelli ended his home Grand Prix in 14th. His third race on the Yamaha ended in 13th place after he followed compatriot Rossi through the pack to secure three points. Petronas Yamaha SRT team-mate Andrea Dovizioso obtained more points aboard his M1. The wise 42-year-old used his experience as riders around him struggled with the 20-degree track temperature to secure tenth place in his final visit to Misano in MotoGP. The Italian started from the back of the field and found himself last at the end of the opening lap. Valentino Rossi’s final dance at home ended in a top ten finish. The Frenchman also became the sixth youngest premier class champion. Holding onto third with half a lap remaining, the Yamaha man had Enea Bastianini close behind and narrowly lost out on third with three corners to go, bringing his M1 Yamaha home in fourth securing his first MotoGP crown and France’s maiden MotoGP World Champion. A mistake on the exit of turn ten however saw the Frenchman drop back to sixth momentarily but bravely reclaimed the position at Curvone.Įight seconds adrift, the podium looked out of reach with seven laps to go, but crashes for Miguel Oliveira and Ducati’s Francesco Bagnaia in the closing stages promoted the newly-crowned champion onto the rostrum. With a top-five in sight, the 22-year-old overhauled Alex Rins to claim sixth before a brave pass on Aleix Espargaro at Tramonto completed his charge. Passing the Italian for eighth at turn four, Quartararo was quick to pass Luca Marini for seventh. Sat in ninth, Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP team-mate Franco Morbidelli was the first man on his list. As the race settled the Frenchman pushed on, picking off his rivals before breaking into the top ten on lap six.Ĭontinuing his charge, the rider from Nice continued his rise through the pack, closing the gap and joining the fight for fifth. Starting from 15th after a wet qualifying affair, Quartararo was cautious on the opening lap, losing a few positions in the opening corners. Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP’s Fabio Quartararo secured his first MotoGP World Championship title this weekend with a superb fightback to a fantastic fourth in Misano.įabio Quartararo had his first chance at MotoGP glory this weekend and accomplished his dream after fighting from 15th to fourth at the Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix at the Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli.
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