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Alex Marquez had already improved six positions in the first MotoGP race in Valencia when he slipped into the gravel with his Honda Repsol and almost passed Andrea Dovizioso.
While Takaaki Nakagami of the LCR Honda team qualified for the front row in Valencia and finished fourth behind Suzuki duo Joan Mir and Alex Rins, as well as KTM ace Pol Espargaro, Honda works rider Alex Marquez only finished fifth in the line. .
From 14th on the grid, the MotoGP rookie had already worked his way up to eighth when his front wheel slipped on 24th of 27 laps.
“When you get to the end of the Valencia straight with this bike at around 330 km / h, you have to be careful of the slipstream,” explained Marquez. “When you have someone in front of you, it’s hard to delay this bike. It can easily happen to drive the rear wheel of the person in front. I braked in the same way as Dovi, but in the end I only had two options: I crash or clear it. Obviously I tried to stay seated, but I couldn’t. “
After his acclaimed second places at Le Mans and Aragon 1, Marquez fell after Aragon 2 in Valencia for the second consecutive time. In the ranking for rookie of the year, the Spaniard had to give his lead to Brad Binder (Red Bull KTM), who finished seventh in Valencia despite a long penalty lap.
“The main disappointment is that I crashed for the second consecutive race and lost a lot of points,” said Marquez.
MotoGP European GP result, Valencia (8 November):
1. Mir, Suzuki, 41: 37.297 min
2. Rins, Suzuki, + 1.203 sec
3. Pol Espargaró, KTM, + 1.203
4. Nakagami, Honda, +2.194
5. Oliveira, KTM, + 8,046
6. Miller, Ducati, + 8,755
7. Binder, KTM, + 10.137
8. Dovizioso, Ducati, + 10.801
9. Zarco, Ducati, + 11,550
10. Petrucci, Ducati, + 16.803
11. Morbidelli, Yamaha, + 17.617
12 Bradl, Honda, +24.350
13. Viñales, Yamaha, +25.403
14. Quartararo, Yamaha, + 39.639
Status of the drivers’ championship after 12 out of 14 races:
1. Mir, 162 Punkte. 2. Quartararo 125. 3. Rins 125. 4. Viñales 121. 5. Morbidelli 117. 6. Dovizioso 117. 7. Pol Espargaró 106. 8. Nakagami 105. 9. Miller 92. 10. Oliveira 90. 11. Petrucci 77 12. Binder 76. 13. Zarco 71. 14. Alex Márquez 67. 15. Rossi 58. 16. Bagnaia 42. 17. Lecuona 27. 18. Aleix Espargaró 27. 19. Crutchlow 26. 20. Bradl 16. 21. Smith 12. 22. Rabat 10. 23. Pyrrhus 4.
Constructors’ championship after 12 of the 14 races:
1. Suzuki 188. 2. Ducati 181 Punkte. 3. Yamaha 163. 4. KTM 159. 5. Honda 130. 6. Aprilia 36.
World team championship after 12 of the 14 races:
1. Team Suzuki Ecstar, 287 Punkte. 2. Petronas Yamaha SRT 205. 3. Ducati Team 194. 4. Red Bull KTM Factory Racing 182. 5. Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP 159. 6. Pramac Racing 138. 7. LCR Honda 131. 8. Red Bull KTM Tech3, 117 9. Repsol Honda Team 83. 10. Esponsorama Racing 81. 11. Aprilia Racing Team Gresini 39.
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