MotoGP Valencia GP – Zarco (2nd): "The best way to end my season"
Author of three podiums for his first year in MotoGP, Johann Zarco climbed to 6th place in the 2017 World Championship behind Rossi and ahead of Lorenzo. His second place at the GP de Valence, after 25 laps in the lead, has a real taste of victory for the French rookie who once again saves Yamaha’s honor…. MNC Statements and Analysis.
Johann Zarco, Yamaha Tech3 (2nd in qualifying, 2nd in race, 6th in the championship) : "I am very happy with this day because I was competitive enough to fight for the victory. As I said yesterday, I knew that I was capable of it because I had all the elements necessary to win".
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"When I felt Marquez coming in, who was very strong, I was in control but I didn’t want to let him take the advantage and walk away. He had to manage too but I was thinking of the victory and the possibility of doubling him, then I passed it. That’s why I’m happy and finishing first or second doesn’t change the quality of my race. ".
“I’m enjoying this moment and it must be enjoyable for Dani too. He passed me properly in the first corner of the last lap, then he waited a bit and I couldn’t get into the corner effectively. J ‘had lost too much ground and when I tried to catch it I almost fell. Nevertheless, this second place is the best way to end my season. ".
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MNC analysis : Even more than, this second place has the taste of victory for Johann Zarco, and best MotoGP rookie 2017. At the head of the 4th to the 21st lap then from the 24th to the 29th, the Tech3 rider was able to resist Marc Marquez before bow on a masterful overtaking of Pedrosa.
After his very first laps of the 2017 season in the lead at, Johann had a fantastic start to his MotoGP career with just one retirement () and a total of 14 Top 10s in 18 races, including three podiums (, and and). So much so that he openly admitted that his goal in Valencia was … victory !
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"Another fantastic achievement is that this year, Johann led the second most laps after Marquez" (64 vs 90), notes Herve Poncharal, team manager of Tech3, who naturally wishes to "congratulate Johan for any the season that has been like a dream ".
6 times best Yamaha rider
MNC also notes that on the handlebars of his "old" M1 2016, Johann finished six times ahead of the brand’s official riders on their 2017 model: in, in, in, in, in and in) !
What to wonder about the future motorcycle of the French pilot in 2018, insofar as the satellite teams like Tech3 generally recover the model of the previous year … "The media are more worried than me about this subject" , jokes n ° 5 who recalls that "the Japanese are smart: they want the four Yamaha to be in front, so I know I will have a competitive bike next year".
It remains to keep the old model in 2018: "I say that for him!" the nine-time world champion had slipped with a smile. A touch of humor? Not at all: Rossi and Viñales themselves returned to the 2016 chassis this weekend in Valencia, to the short shame of Yamaha who had planned to test them again during the first offseason testing on Tuesday and Wednesday…
But under pressure from its official riders, Iwata’s coat of arms finally allowed them to resume the old model from the warm-up, which ultimately didn’t change much: Rossi finished 5th and Viñales 12th, far, far away from the brilliant Johann Zarco !
General classification of the MotoGP World Championship 2017
- Marc MARQUEZ Honda SPA (298 points)
- Andrea DOVIZIOSO Ducati ITA (261 points)
- Maverick VIÑALES Yamaha SPA (230 points)
- Dani PEDROSA Honda SPA (210 points)
- Valentino ROSSI Yamaha ITA (208 points)
- Johann ZARCO Yamaha FRA (174 points)
- Jorge LORENZO Ducati SPA (137 points)
- Danilo PETRUCCI Ducati ITA (124 points)
- Cal CRUTCHLOW Honda GBR (112 points)
- Jonas FOLGER Yamaha GER (84 points)
- Jack MILLER Honda AUS (82 points)
- Alvaro BAUTISTA Ducati SPA (75 points)
- Andrea IANNONE Suzuki ITA (70 points)
- Scott REDDING Ducati GBR (64 points)
- Aleix ESPARGARO Aprilia SPA (62 points)
- Alex RINS Suzuki SPA (59 points)
- Pol ESPARGARO KTM SPA (55 points)
- Loris BAZ Ducati FRA (45 points)
- Tito RABAT Honda SPA (35 points)
- Karel ABRAHAM Ducati CZE (32 points)
- Bradley SMITH KTM GBR (29 points)
- Hector BARBERA Ducati SPA (28 points)
- Michele PIRRO Ducati ITA (25 points)
- Mika KALLIO KTM FIN (11 points)
- Sam LOWES Aprilia GBR (5 points)
- Katsuyuki NAKASUGA Yamaha JPN (4 points)
- Sylvain GUINTOLI Suzuki FRA (1 point)
- Michael VAN DER MARK Yamaha NED
- Takuya TSUDA Suzuki JPN
- Hiroshi AOYAMA Honda JPN
- Broc PARKES Yamaha AUS
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