GP of Andalusia – GP of Andalusia: Quartararo proud to celebrate his victory with his idol Rossi! – Used YAMAHA

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Andalusian GP: Quartararo proud to celebrate his victory with his idol Rossi !

GP of Andalusia - GP of Andalusia: Quartararo proud to celebrate his victory with his idol Rossi! - Used YAMAHA

Fabio Quartararo takes away his second consecutive MotoGP victory at 21 years and 97 days, to become the second youngest rider to win twice in a row behind Marc Marquez. A solo winner from pole at the Andalusian GP, ​​"El Diablo" is above all the first French driver to achieve such a performance in the premier class! Debriefing.

Fabio Quartararo, Yamaha Petronas-SRT (1st in qualifying and 1st in race) : "It was a difficult race! Completing 25 laps with these temperatures (36 ° C in the air, Editor’s note) made it the most difficult race of my life! My hands and my feet were very hot and it didn’t there was just no air to cool off. But I felt really good on the bike. Even though we are on the same track as last week, the conditions were different and we had to adapt quickly to that. ".

“When I saw the gap to Valentino was 0.6 seconds, I thought it was time to attack. Then, after one lap, I looked behind on turn 6: I didn’t couldn’t believe the advantage I had gained! I was like “OK, keep calm and finish the race!” I am so happy with this second win, especially after such a difficult race as this. also amazing to be on the podium with Valentino because he’s been my idol for so long … I just want to say a big thank you to my team, Yamaha, my partners, my family and my friends ".

  • Andalusian GP:
  • Andalusian GP – Qualifying: 
  • MNC file : 

MNC analysis : Keep a cool head while the temperature is close to 60 ° C on the ground and the blue and white vibrators of the selective Jerez de la Frontera track scroll at 290 km / h in the straight line … Stay focused for 25 laps, accelerate early and brake late in the 13 corners to complete the 4.423 km circuit as quickly as possible, without ever exceeding the limit…

To see Fabio Quartararo easily win a second time seven days apart – without any real opposition – one cannot realize how incredibly perilous the exercise is, especially at the controls of a 280 hp MotoGP. Yet it is an authentic achievement: the n ° 20 between the very closed circle of holders of "double" in MotoGP, after having kept at bay the factory Yamaha of Viñales (+ 4.495 sec) and Rossi (+ 5.546 sec) !

No French driver has ever reached this stage in the premier class, sealing these two exciting successes from pole position. In Andalusia, the Yamaha rider Petronas-SRT is this year quite simply untouchable! The Iwata firm can congratulate itself on having put the "grapple" on a rookie of this quality to succeed Valentino Rossi, who completes with panache the first Yamaha hat-trick since the 2014 Australian GP.

Mechanical threat to the leader Yamaha

This show of strength by the Japanese manufacturer is however marred by the observation of a serious problem of mechanical reliability on the M1: Franco Morbidelli, competing for the Top 5, had to withdraw because of a technical problem a priori identical to the one who touched Rossi’s bike last Sunday…

GP of Andalusia - GP of Andalusia: Quartararo proud to celebrate his victory with his idol Rossi! - Used YAMAHA

Add to that the fact that Yamaha had to ship a Maverick Viñales engine back to Japan last week due to suspicious noises, and the situation is causing a cold sweat. Especially since Rossi like Viñales would have started their season in an unusual way: the Spaniard would have already turned the five blocks at his disposal, which does not bode well for the eleven remaining events that he will have to complete without a new engine..

Remember that if the drivers were to exceed their annual allowance – reduced to five this season because of the Covid-19 -, the regulations stipulate that they should start from the pit lane. Suffice to say that the race for the title would almost certainly escape them! A raging scenario even though Yamaha – so far unbeaten in qualifying and in the race – has not been at such a party for several seasons…

Good news however for the French clan: these mysterious damages seem for the moment to spare the engines of Fabio Quartararo, who ensures that his M1 runs like a clock and that his team applies without worry the planning of use of the blocks. Phew !

  • MNC of July 22, 2020: 

What to continue to dream of a "", even though Marc Marquez has sportingly recognized that the 2020 champion would be legitimate "whatever the case" (understand: whether the Honda official is present or not)! The No.93, who courageously tried to drive despite his broken shoulder, will take over the handlebars on August 9 for the Czech Republic GP. Stay connected !

Andalusia MotoGP Grand Prix 2020 results

  1. Fabio QUARTARARO Yamaha 41’22.666
  2. Maverick VIÑALES Yamaha +4.495
  3. Valentino ROSSI Yamaha +5.546
  4. Takaaki NAKAGAMI Honda +6.113
  5. Joan MIR Suzuki +7.693
  6. Andrea DOVIZIOSO Ducati +12.554
  7. Pol ESPARGARO KTM +17.488
  8. Alex MARQUEZ Honda +19.357
  9. Johann ZARCO Ducati +23.523
  10. Alex RINS Suzuki +27.091
  11. Tito RABAT Ducati +33.628
  12. Bradley SMITH Aprilia +36.306
  13. Cal CRUTCHLOW Honda 1 Tour

Not classified

  • Francesco BAGNAIA Ducati 6 Laps
  • Franco MORBIDELLI Yamaha 9 Tours
  • Brad BINDER KTM 13 Laps
  • Danilo PETRUCCI Ducati 14 Laps
  • Jack MILLER Ducati 15 Tours
  • Aleix ESPARGARO Aprilia 17 Tours
  • Iker LECUONA KTM 20 Tours
  • Miguel OLIVEIRA KTM 0 Lap

Provisional MotoGP classification 2020 

  1. Fabio QUARTARARO Yamaha 50
  2. Maverick VIÑALES Yamaha 40
  3. Andrea DOVIZIOSO Ducati 26
  4. Takaaki NAKAGAMI Honda 19
  5. Pol ESPARGARO KTM 19
  6. Valentino ROSSI Yamaha 16
  7. Jack MILLER Ducati 13
  8. Alex MARQUEZ Honda 12
  9. Johann ZARCO Ducati 12
  10. Franco MORBIDELLI Yamaha 11
  11. Joan MIR Suzuki 11
  12. Francesco BAGNAIA Ducati 9
  13. Miguel OLIVEIRA KTM 8
  14. Danilo PETRUCCI Ducati 7
  15. Tito RABAT Ducati 7
  16. Alex RINS Suzuki 6
  17. Bradley SMITH Aprilia 5
  18. Brad BINDER KTM 3
  19. Cal CRUTCHLOW Honda 3

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