The MotoGP race at Silverstone came up with some surprises. Valentino Rossi had a good qualifying and was allowed to start from second place into the race. He was able to hold this place after the start. Marc Marquez led the field. Alex Rins was third.

MotoGP: Heavy starting accident – extremely tight finish

In the Copse Corner Fabio Quartararo slipped away with his Petronas Yamaha on the corner exit. Directly in front of Andrea Dovizioso (Ducati), who had no chance to dodge. Dovi hit the Yamaha, which was sliding over the ground, which catapulted the Ducati up. The Yamaha acted literally as a ski jump.

Dovizioso was hurled by the Ducati and hit hard on the track. He remained motionless for the first time and had to be carried away with a stretcher. The Ducati even went up in flames, but could be extinguished quickly.

A little later, Dovi was standing on his own legs at the track. However, he had to be supported and hobbled strong. Accurate information about his health is not yet known. He was taken to a hospital for further investigation.

The race was not canceled. Rossi lost his second place to Rins. In the seventh round Vinales was able to pass his team mate and take the third palce.

Marquez (Honda) and Rins (Suzuki) led the race until the final stages in this order. Then Rins could show himself a few times and in between take the lead for a short time. Marquez had to fight extremely hard with degrading tires, but also Rins already had a few slides. His tires seemed to be a little better.

At the end of the last lap, Rins was able to sting in, beating Marc Marquez on the finish line by just 0.013 seconds. Rins claimed his second victory in MotoGP.

 

Result:

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

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