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giugno 06, 2016 - Honda Racing

Marquez and Pedrosa achieve great and emotional double podium finish in home race

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Marquez and Pedrosa achieve great and emotional double podium finish in home race

Marc Marquez and #danipedrosa both finished on the podium in an emotional and exciting Grand Prix de Catalunya, on a day that all of the riders and the entire #motogp paddock treated as a heartfelt tribute to Luis Salom.

Marc, who today reversed his race number to the “39” of Salom, earned second position after a long and fair duel with Valentino Rossi, which saw the #honda rider closely chasing the Italian for 15 laps before engaging in an exciting battle for the victory five laps from the end. The pair overtook each other several times before the penultimate lap, when a small mistake by Marc allowed Rossi to pull a little gap. With the tyres put to a severe test by the higher temperature compared to yesterday, and with faultless Jorge Lorenzo out of the race after a collision with Andrea Iannone, Marc wisely settled for second and for 20 very important points, which put him in the leadership for the Championship ahead Lorenzo, Rossi and Pedrosa.

Contrary to his teammate, who raced on hard-front hard-rear Michelin tyres like most of the other riders, Dani opted for a medium-rear hard-front choice, which proved to be the right one for him. He got a brilliant start from the front row but wasn’t able to keep the advantage into the first turn, finding himself in fourth position. He soon overtook Iannone but was passed by Rossi, who was charging from the back. Dani was then involved in a tough duel for fourth with Maverick Viñales, and by the time he got the better of that and then passed Lorenzo for third, he had already lost close contact with Rossi and Marc at the front. Tough he was able to keep a very fast pace, he couldn’t close the gap with the front pair.

The Repsol #honda Team will remain in Montmeló tomorrow for a one-day post-race test.



Marc Marquez2nd 

“It has been a hard weekend for all the riders, but in the end I think that together we paid tribute to Luis Salom with the Sunday that he deserved. It was a nice race with Valentino. I was suffering a little with the increase in temperature and was never completely comfortable, so I was unable to try overtaking at the right time. I had a couple of scares and started doing the math for the standings in my head, knowing that Jorge Lorenzo was out of the race, and I think that in the end, a podium finish is a very positive result for the Championship. Another thing that’s important for motorcycle #racing is that Valentino and I shook hands; it was probably the weekend and the right situation to do so.”





Dani Pedrosa3rd 

“This has been a positive race. We opted for the intermediate rear tyre because I felt more comfortable with it. On the first few laps I tried not to wear it down too much so as to keep it in good condition for the final stretch of the race. In the fight with Maverick Viñales I lost contact with the front group, but I managed to set a good pace and push a little more. In the final laps, the rear tyre had degraded quite a lot and there was nothing more that I could do. I’m happy to get back at the front and return to the podium, and to do so at home but on the other hand it’s been a difficult weekend for what has happened. Luis’s family wanted us to continue, and we gave our all for him and for them. The minute’s silence, with all the riders and the whole #motogp family, was really emotional.”



 


Results Session
 

Rider

Num

Nation

Points

Team

Time/Gap

1

Rossi Valentino

46

ITA

25

Movistar Yamaha MotoGP

44'37.589

2

Marquez Marc

93

SPA

20

Repsol #honda Team

2.652

3

Pedrosa Dani

26

SPA

16

Repsol #honda Team

6.313

4

Vinales Maverick

25

SPA

13

Team Suzuki Ecstar

24.388

5

Espargaro Pol

44

SPA

11

Monster Yamaha Tech 3

29.546

6

Crutchlow Cal

35

GBR

10

LCR Honda

36.244

7

Dovizioso Andrea

4

ITA

9

Ducati Team

41.464

8

Bautista Alvaro

19

SPA

8

Aprilia #racing Team Gresini

42.975

9

Petrucci Danilo

9

ITA

7

Octo Pramac Racing

45.337

10

Miller Jack

43

AUS

6

Estrella Galicia 0,0 Marc VDS

49.514

11

Barbera Hector

8

SPA

5

Avintia Racing

46.669

12

Bradl Stefan

6

GER

4

Aprilia #racing Team Gresini

55.133

13

Laverty Eugene

50

IRE

3

Aspar #motogp Team

57.974

14

Rabat Tito

53

SPA

2

Estrella Galicia 0,0 Marc VDS

1'00.141

15

Pirro Michele

51

ITA

1

Ducati Team

1'00.429

16

Redding Scott

45

GBR

0

Octo Pramac Racing

1'16.269

17

Hernandez Yonny

68

COL

0

Aspar #motogp Team

1 lap

18

Espargaro Aleix

41

SPA

0

Team Suzuki Ecstar

7 laps

19

Lorenzo Jorge

99

SPA

0

Movistar Yamaha MotoGP

9 laps

20

Iannone Andrea

29

ITA

0

Ducati Team

9 laps

21

Smith Bradley

38

GBR

0

Monster Yamaha Tech 3

19 laps