MotoGP Netherlands, triumphs Francis Bagnaia redeeming the last two consecutive retirements in Germany and Catalonia. The driver of the Ducati, leading from start to finish, takes his third win of the season, climbing onto the podium alongside Marco Bezzecchi, second with the Ducati of Team VR46 (his first overall podium), and Maverick Vinales, third with the Aprilia. A dream weekend for the two Italian riders and for the Italian bikes, but a nightmare for world championship leader Fabio Quartararo.
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The Yamaha rider, who fell for the first time during the fifth lap while trying to steal second place from Aleix Espargaro (who was forced to go off-track in a bloody manner), fell a second time a few laps later, abandoning the race for good. A great comeback for Espargaro, who, returning in 17th position, managed to climb up to 4th, recovering important points in the general classification. The double overtaking in the last chicane against Binder and Miller was spectacular: the Spaniard is now 21 points away from the top
Fifth place for the South African of Ktm Brad Binder who leaves behind two other Ducatis, those of the Australian Jack Miller and the Spaniard Jorge Martin. Eighth the Spaniard of Suzuki Joan Mir who precedes the Portuguese of Ktm Miguel Oliveira and his compatriot and teammate Alex Rins.
Bad day for the leader of the championship Fabio Quartararo who makes the first sensational mistake of his season: in an attempt to pass Aleix Espargaró, he slips and ruins the fairing of his Yamaha. The Frenchman gets up and starts again, but his bike is damaged and he falls again on the 13th lap, retiring definitively. Quartararo remains first in the standings with 172, 21 more than Espargaro
Bagnaia's victory - "Ducati super, happy with the victory"
The driver's comment at the end of the race: “It was a very long race, I'm very happy with the victory after two complicated races. In Germany and Catalunya we were competitive but we finished without results. We are doing an exceptional job, winning here means that we are really strong".
Bezzecchi: “First podium really fantastic”
"I have no words, this first podium is really fantastic. The team did an incredible job, this success is dedicated to all of them, to my family, to my girlfriend and to all the friends who always support me. Now I can go on holiday happy".
A very excited Marco Bezzecchi commented on his excellent result at the end of the Dutch Grand Prix. For the VR46 Academy rider, who came in second behind Bagnaia, it is the first overall podium in his first year
Vinales, “Aprilia deserves a podium every Sunday”
"The hard work we're doing has finally started to pay off. I pushed hard right from the start because I was starting from behind and I had to recover.". "This team – added the Aprilia rider – deserves the podium every Sunday for the work it does, I also want to thank my family who has always kept my spirits up even in the most difficult moments.". He said it Mavericks Viñales at the end of the Dutch Grand Prix where he finished third, gaining his first podium of the season.
Article published on 26 June 2022 - 19:43
