After a completely wet Moto3 and Moto2, the rain gods showed some mercy while it was time for MotoGP. As the track was completely wet, the chances for a Flag to flag race was very high. After a small sighting lap, most of the grid settled with Michelin's soft wet tyres while Rossi, Lorenzo and Crutchlow were the few exceptions with the Hard compound rubber.
As the lights went off, the Pole man Marc Marquez had a terrible start and was soon overtook by Andrea Iannone and Jorge Lorenzo. Soon the Ducati boys Andrea Iannone, Scott Redding and Andrea Dovizioso rocketed to the front leaving the in form Marc Marquez behind.
Meanwhile the Yamaha duo dropped positions gradually and was seen below P10. Though the Ducati boys lead at front, the British rider Cal Crutchlow started putting in fastest laps of the race, proving the worth of Hard front and rear tyres. This made Crutchlow to swim through the field from P15 to the front with ease. Andrea Dovizioso ran off onto the gravel suffering a tyre problem, which made him to retire midway.
Halfway through the race, the soft compound tyres of the riders began to degrade much faster, paving way to the Italian master Valentino Rossi. Rossi soon grasped the opportunity with open arms to overtake a handful of riders, and found himself behind the race leader Cal Crutchlow. Marquez tried his best from P5 to overtake Iannone and Hector Barbera, and saw himself at 3rd position.
Jorge Lorenzo fought with his own ability in finding pace on wet track. After riding behind P12 throughout, he took a catastrophic decision to swap bikes. This saw him at P17, one lap behind along with the front runners.
Cal Crutchlow became the first British rider in 35 years and second independent team in 2016 to win at the 2016 Czech GP. After so many years in the Premier class, Cal Crutchlow finally won his first ever GP. Valentino Rossi and Marc Marquez completed the podium after a great run in P2 and P3. They were followed by Loriz Baz, Hector Barbera and Eugene Laverty for top 6. Danilo Petrucci, Andrea Iannone, Maverick Viñales and Tito Rabat completed the top 10, while Rabat had his first top 10 finish in the Premier class.
Jorge Lorenzo finished the race in a lonely P17. Marc Marquez leads the table while Valentino Rossi climbs one place ahead of Lorenzo to claim second position in the Championship standings. MotoGP moves to Crutchlow's home circuit in two weeks time at the Silverstone. Will he be able to make the most of it? Stay tuned for further updates on the 2016 MotoGP Championship on BikesIndia.
By: Aravind Rb
As the lights went off, the Pole man Marc Marquez had a terrible start and was soon overtook by Andrea Iannone and Jorge Lorenzo. Soon the Ducati boys Andrea Iannone, Scott Redding and Andrea Dovizioso rocketed to the front leaving the in form Marc Marquez behind. Meanwhile the Yamaha duo dropped positions gradually and was seen below P10. Though the Ducati boys lead at front, the British rider Cal Crutchlow started putting in fastest laps of the race, proving the worth of Hard front and rear tyres. This made Crutchlow to swim through the field from P15 to the front with ease. Andrea Dovizioso ran off onto the gravel suffering a tyre problem, which made him to retire midway.
Halfway through the race, the soft compound tyres of the riders began to degrade much faster, paving way to the Italian master Valentino Rossi. Rossi soon grasped the opportunity with open arms to overtake a handful of riders, and found himself behind the race leader Cal Crutchlow. Marquez tried his best from P5 to overtake Iannone and Hector Barbera, and saw himself at 3rd position.
Jorge Lorenzo fought with his own ability in finding pace on wet track. After riding behind P12 throughout, he took a catastrophic decision to swap bikes. This saw him at P17, one lap behind along with the front runners.
Cal Crutchlow became the first British rider in 35 years and second independent team in 2016 to win at the 2016 Czech GP. After so many years in the Premier class, Cal Crutchlow finally won his first ever GP. Valentino Rossi and Marc Marquez completed the podium after a great run in P2 and P3. They were followed by Loriz Baz, Hector Barbera and Eugene Laverty for top 6. Danilo Petrucci, Andrea Iannone, Maverick Viñales and Tito Rabat completed the top 10, while Rabat had his first top 10 finish in the Premier class.
Jorge Lorenzo finished the race in a lonely P17. Marc Marquez leads the table while Valentino Rossi climbs one place ahead of Lorenzo to claim second position in the Championship standings. MotoGP moves to Crutchlow's home circuit in two weeks time at the Silverstone. Will he be able to make the most of it? Stay tuned for further updates on the 2016 MotoGP Championship on BikesIndia.
By: Aravind Rb