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MotoGP | #SpanishGP | Miller’s Masterclass at Jerez!

Jack Miller stormed to victory in the Spanish sun, ahead of his Ducati Lenovo teammate Francesco Bagnaia. Franco Morbidelli finished 3rd after a difficult race for the Yamaha camp.

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MotoGP | #SpanishGP | Miller’s Masterclass at Jerez!
Fuente imagen: MotoGP Facebook

As the 2021 #SpanishGP got underway, it was Jack Miller who got the holeshot into the first corner. Franco Morbidelli made the most of his front row start, slotting into 2nd, ahead of Francesco Bagnaia aboard his Ducati Lenovo machine. LCR Honda CASTROL’s Alex Marquez crashed out on the opening lap after struggling all weekend with set up issues. As the leading trio threatened to break away from the pack Monster Energy Yamaha’s Fabio Quartararo appeared desperate to battle to the front.

As Quartararo stormed through the pack, on lap 6 he took the lead from Miller, stretching out a 1.091s gap, on his way to breaking the race lap record with a time of 1:37.770. After leading the race for 5 laps, disaster struck for Quartararo.  As arm pump began to affect his performance he slipped back into the clutches of Miller. The Ducati blasted past the Yamaha as Miller seized his opportunity to attack the championship leader and claw back crucial points. Quartararo’s woes continued as he dropped back through the pack, finding himself in 8th on Lap 20.

By lap 18, Miller had managed to stretch out a 2.1s gap, ahead of his teammate Bagnaia. Bagnaia responded to this gap, beginning to reel Miller in.  As a Ducati battle loomed on the horizon the gap closed to 1.1s. Miller kept his cool, completing the most important 2 laps of his career so far, starting his last lap with a 1.2s lead. As Bagnaia and Morbidelli chased the Aussie down, it was Miller who would triumph for the first time since Assen 2016.

With Pramac Racing’s Jorge Martín missing the #SpanishGP through injury and Esponsorama Racing’s Enea Bastianini crashing out on the 10th lap; it would be SKY VR46 Esponsorama Racing’s Luca Marini who took the accolade of Top Rookie, finishing 16th.

As Miller becomes the first Ducati winner at the Circuito de Jerez Angel Nieto since 2006, and Bagnaia leaves the #SpanishGP as the championship leader, can Ducati carry this momentum forward to the #FrenchGP?

 

Position

Rider

Team

1

Jack Miller

Ducati Lenovo Team

2

Francesco Bagnaia

Ducati Lenovo Team

3

Franco Morbidelli

Petronas Yamaha SRT

4

Takaaki  Nakagami

LCR Honda IDEMITSU

5

Joan Mir

Team SUZUKI ECSTAR

6

Aleix Espargaro

Aprilia Racing Team Gresini

7

Maverick Viñales

Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP

8

Johann Zarco

Pramac Racing

9

Marc Marquez

Repsol Honda Team

10

Pol Espargaro

Repsol Honda Team

11

Miguel Oliveira

Red Bull KTM Factory Racing

12

Stefan Bradl

Honda HRC

13

Fabio Quartararo

Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP

14

Danilo Petrucci

Tech 3 KTM Factory Racing

15

Iker Lecuona

Tech 3 KTM Factory Racing

16

Luca Marini

SKY VR46 Esponsorama Racing

17

Valentino Rossi

Petronas Yamaha SRT

18

Tito Rabat

Pramac Racing

19

Lorenzo Savadori

Aprilia Racing Team Gresini

20

Alex Rins

Team SUZUKI ECSTAR

 

DNF

Brad Binder

Red Bull KTM Factory Racing

DNF

Enea Bastianini

Esponsorama Racing

DNF

Alex Marquez

LCR Honda CASTROL

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