Marc Marquez is back in winning ways at the Motorland Aragon after 4 podium less GP's. Marc secures his fourth win of the season and his first win in Spanish soil since 2014. The factory Yamaha duo, Jorge Lorenzo and Valentino Rossi battled out and completed the podium. Ecstar Suzuki's Maverick Viñales crossed the line at fourth place.
As the lights went off at the Motorland, Maverick Viñales took the lead from the pole sitter Marc Marquez. Marc soon made a move to lead the Aragon GP, only to make a mistake at turn 7 and drop down to P5. Viñales was back at the lead followed by Valentino Rossi and Jorge Lorenzo. Soon after, Rossi took charge and tailed Maverick to make a strong pass for P1. With 15 laps to go all looked easy for Rossi to pull off, while Viñales tried to pass Vale on the brakes and went off wide allowing Marquez in.
Rossi and Marquez then had a close battle in the following laps, with Marquez overtaking at the Reverse Corkscrew for P1. Marquez soon started to show his Qualifying pace and pushed his Honda RC213V, to open up some gap at the front. Rossi was seen at P2, while Lorenzo and Viñales were at P3 and P4 respectively. Lorenzo then decided to have a battle with his teammate for P2, with almost 4 laps to go. He made up almost four tenths on a single lap in the process and passed Rossi successfully.
Before the penultimate lap Rossi tried to make a move on Jorge with the brakes, and ran off very wide to lose almost 3 seconds on that lap. The last two laps did not have much drama, as the top four stayed in the same positions. Marquez crossed the line with joy at P1, while the Yamaha duo Jorge and Rossi came home at P2 and P3 respectively. Suzuki's Maverick Viñales finished the race at P4, while Cal Crutchlow was the top Satellite rider at P5.
The previous GP winner Dani Pedrosa settled for a P6, and was followed by Alex Espargaro, Pol Espargaro, Alvaro Bautista and Stefan Bradl to complete the top 10. Ducatis Andrea Dovizioso didn't have the best expected result, and finished at P11. Kentucky Kid Nicky Hayden, the substitute rider for injured Jack Miller finished the race at P15 and scored a point. At the end of the Aragon GP, Marc Marquez has extended his lead by another 9 points from Valentino Rossi for a strong first position in the points table. Valentino Rossi is in the second position followed by Jorge Lorenzo. The MotoGP grid now moves to Motegi, Japan in three weeks time where the fight for the Championship will resume. Stay tuned to BikesIndia for further updates on the 2016 MotoGP Championship.
By: Aravind Rb
As the lights went off at the Motorland, Maverick Viñales took the lead from the pole sitter Marc Marquez. Marc soon made a move to lead the Aragon GP, only to make a mistake at turn 7 and drop down to P5. Viñales was back at the lead followed by Valentino Rossi and Jorge Lorenzo. Soon after, Rossi took charge and tailed Maverick to make a strong pass for P1. With 15 laps to go all looked easy for Rossi to pull off, while Viñales tried to pass Vale on the brakes and went off wide allowing Marquez in. Rossi and Marquez then had a close battle in the following laps, with Marquez overtaking at the Reverse Corkscrew for P1. Marquez soon started to show his Qualifying pace and pushed his Honda RC213V, to open up some gap at the front. Rossi was seen at P2, while Lorenzo and Viñales were at P3 and P4 respectively. Lorenzo then decided to have a battle with his teammate for P2, with almost 4 laps to go. He made up almost four tenths on a single lap in the process and passed Rossi successfully.
Before the penultimate lap Rossi tried to make a move on Jorge with the brakes, and ran off very wide to lose almost 3 seconds on that lap. The last two laps did not have much drama, as the top four stayed in the same positions. Marquez crossed the line with joy at P1, while the Yamaha duo Jorge and Rossi came home at P2 and P3 respectively. Suzuki's Maverick Viñales finished the race at P4, while Cal Crutchlow was the top Satellite rider at P5.
The previous GP winner Dani Pedrosa settled for a P6, and was followed by Alex Espargaro, Pol Espargaro, Alvaro Bautista and Stefan Bradl to complete the top 10. Ducatis Andrea Dovizioso didn't have the best expected result, and finished at P11. Kentucky Kid Nicky Hayden, the substitute rider for injured Jack Miller finished the race at P15 and scored a point. At the end of the Aragon GP, Marc Marquez has extended his lead by another 9 points from Valentino Rossi for a strong first position in the points table. Valentino Rossi is in the second position followed by Jorge Lorenzo. The MotoGP grid now moves to Motegi, Japan in three weeks time where the fight for the Championship will resume. Stay tuned to BikesIndia for further updates on the 2016 MotoGP Championship.
By: Aravind Rb