Xavi Cardelus, Andorra (KTM), -75.427;
- Iker Lecuona, Spain (KTM), -1 lap,
DNF, crash; 28. Xavi Vierge, Spain (Kalex),
-16 laps, DNF, crash; 29. Jake Dixon,
Great Britain (KTM), -28 laps, DNF, crash.
Race Distance, 28 laps, 63.869 miles;
Race Time, 39 minutes, 35.101 seconds;
Race Average Speed, 96.747 mph; Victory
Margin, 1.208 seconds; Fastest Lap, Mar-
quez, 1:24.317, 97.369 mph, Lap 17, New
Record.
MOTO2 QUALIFYING (July 6): 1. Mar-
quez, 1:23.585, 98.239 mph; 2. Marini,
1:23.664; 3. Schrotter, 1:23.667; 4. Di
Giannantonio, 1:23.781; 5. Fernandez,
1:23.823; 6. Lecuona, 1:23.833; 7. Martin,
1:23.868; 8. Vierge, 1:23.881; 9. Gardner,
1:23.883; 10. Baldassarri, 1:23.928; 11.
Navarro, 1:23.944; 12. Luthi, 1:24.027; - Lowes, 1:24.136; 14. Locatelli,
1:24.229; 15. Bendsneyder, 1:24.327; 16.
Bulega, 1:24.329; 17. Binder, 1:24.353; - Nagashima, 1:24.474; 19. Bezzec-
chi, 1:24.231; 20. Folger, 1:24.233; 21.
Aegerter, 1:24.334; 22. Corsi, 1:24.521; - Manzi, 1:24.580; 24. Bastianini,
1:24.773; 25. Roberts, 1:24.861; 26. Dix-
on, 1:25.037; 27. Odendaal, 1:25.059; 28.
Tulovic, 1:25.233; 29. Cardelus, 1:25.891.
MOTO2 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
POINT STANDINGS (After 9 of 19
rounds): 1. Marquez, 136 points; 2. Lu-
thi, 128 points;3. Fernandez, 102 points; - TIE, Baldassarri/Navarro/Schrotter, 97
points; 7. Marini, 90 points; 8.Binder, 84
points; 9. Bastianini, 58 points; 10. Na-
gashima, 45 points; 27.Roberts, 4 points.
MOTO3 (All on Dunlop Tires) (July 7): - Lorenzo Dalla Porta, Italy (Hon), 27
laps, 39:29.348, 93.516 mph; 2. Marcos
Ramirez, Spain (Hon), -0.072 second; 3.
Aron Canet, Spain (KTM), -0.120; 4. Ro-
mano Fenati, Italy (Hon), -0.185; 5. Raul
Fernandez, Spain (KTM), -0.323; 6. John
McPhee, Great Britain (Hon), -0.445; 7.
Ai Ogura, Japan (Hon), -0.678; 8. Tatsuki
Suzuki, Japan (Hon), -0.749; 9. Ayumu
Sasaki, Japan (Hon), -0.829; 10. Jakub
Kornfeil, Czech Republic (KTM), -0.955; - Niccolo Antonelli, Italy (Hon), -2.239;
- Can Oncu, Turkey (KTM), -6.648; 15.
Tony Arbolino, Italy (Hon), -6.652; 16.
Jaume Masia, Spain (KTM), -6.685; 21.
Albert Arenas, Spain (KTM), -36.123; 25.
Dennis Foggia, Italy (KTM), -1 lap, DNF,
crash; 26. Celestino Vietti, Italy (KTM), -1
lap, DNF, crash; 28. Kaito Toba, Japan
(Hon), -9 laps, DNF, crash; 29. Gabriel
Rodrigo, Argentina (Hon), -22 laps, DNF,
crash. Race Distance, 27 laps, 61.588
miles; Race Time, 39 minutes, 29.348
seconds; Race Average Speed, 93.516
mph; Victory Margin, 0.072-second;
Fastest Lap, Oncu, 1:26.714, 94.697
mph, Lap 3, New Record.
MOTO3 QUALIFYING (July 6): 1. Sas-
ki, 1:26.135, 95.318 mph; 2. Toba,
1:26.192; 3. Ramirez, 1:26.306; 4. Dalla
Porta, 1:26.460; 5. Fenati, 1:26.492; 6.
Kornfeil, 1:26.588; 7. Arenas, 1:26.686; - Foggia, 1:26.729; 9. Rodrigo,
1:26.806; 10. McPhee, 1:26.853.
MOTO3 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
POINT STANDINGS (After 9 of 19
rounds): 1. Dalla Porta, 125 points; - Canet, 123 points;3. Antonelli, 87
points; 4. Ramirez, 78 points; 5. Arboli-
no, 77 points; 6. TIE, McPhee/Vietti, 68
points; 8. Masia, 65 points; 9. Kornfeil,
52 points; 10. Toba, 51 points.
MOTO-E RACE (All on Energica Motor-
cycles and Michelin Tires) (July 14): - Niki Tuuli, Finland, 5 laps, 7:27.862,
91.657 mph; 2. Bradley Smith, UK,
-0.442-second; 3. Mike DiMeglio, France,
-0.567; 4. Hector Garzo, Spain, -0.991;- Matteo Ferrari, Italy, -2.095 seconds;
- Alex De Angelis, San Marino, -4.048;
- Xavier Simeon, Belgium, -4.304; 8.
Eric Granado, Brazil, -8.118; 9. Sete Gib-
ernau, Spain -9.254; 10. Nicolas Terol,
Spain, -9.414; 11. Mattei Casadei, Italy,
-9.557; 12. Niccolo Canepa, Italy, -9.674; - Jesko Raffi n, Switzerland, -9.828; 14.
Kenny Foray, France, -10.137; 15. Josh-
ua Hook, Australia, -11.157; 16. Maria
Herrera, Spain, -18.192; 17. Randy de
Puniet, France, -24.808. Race Distance, 5
laps, 11.779 miles; Race Time, 7 minutes,
27.862 seconds; Race Average Speed.
91.657 mph; Victory Margin, 0.442-sec-
ond; Fastest Lap, Tuuli, 1:28.322, 92.961
mph, Lap 5, New Record.
MOTOGP
NOTES
LCR Honda Riders Hurt
LCR Honda fi elded a pair of
barely-walking wounded riders.
Cal Crutchlow's tibia was frac-
tured in a bicycling accident. "The
swelling has built up again since
yesterday, but I’m not allowed to
get it drained as it’s now the race
weekend. It’s blood that’s in the
knee, so I’m trying to ice it and get
the fl uid out of the joint," Crutch-
low said after Friday practice. "But
it’s OK, I can bend it how I want to
go around corners and I didn’t feel
it too much. I don’t feel that com-
fortable, but it’s not the reason
why I’m not going fast enough."
Meanwhile, Takaaki Nakagami
used crutches to get around the
garage, his left ankle injured af-
ter he was taken out in Valentino
Rossi's crash at Assen. "The con-
dition of my left ankle was a disas-
ter. I could not put any weight on
it or walk, so it was really tough
for me," said Nakagami. In the
race, Crutchlow fi nished third and
Nakagami was 14th.ECSTAR Suzuki’s Rins
Remains UpbeatTeam Suzuki ECSTAR's Alex
Rins tried to look for the silver lin-
ing after crashing out of his sec-
ond race in a row while in podium
contention. Rins lost the front on
a long, fast right-hander when he
pushed to cut into Marc Marquez'
lead at two-thirds distance. "My
feeling with the bike was really
nice—I felt that my rhythm wasstrong," Rins said. "I entered into
it just a couple of kilometers per
hour faster than usual, and that’s
why I crashed. I still feel positive
because my pace has been good
recently and I know I can get good
results again when we come back
after the break.”Quartararo Crashes Out
Rookie sensation Fabio Quar-
tararo crashed out of a race for
the fi rst time this year, throwing
his Petronas SRT Yamaha down
the road after qualifying second.
"I was trying to overtake another
rider and I hesitated a little about
whether or not to do it and end-
ed up going into the corner with
too much speed and lean angle.
It’s the fi rst mistake I’ve made in
a race, and I’ll learn from it and
come back stronger," he said.Rossi Says Wrong Tire Choice
Wasn’t His Biggest ProblemValentino Rossi says he
chose the wrong rear tire for his
Monster Energy Yamaha, which
led to a lack of grip, but that was
not his most signifi cant problem.
"The bigger problem was that inAssen in the race I felt strong, so
here we tried to confi rm it, but in
reality I wasn’t very fast, I didn’t
feel good with the bike. This is a
diffi cult moment, because the last
time when we were here, at this
part of the championship, I was
very competitive. From Le Mans to
Sachsenring I did some good rac-
es. This year it’s been a lot more
diffi cult, so we need to get a bet-
ter understanding, because I don’t
have a great feeling with the bike
and I’m not as fast as we want.”Ducati’s Damage Control
Ducati managed to salvage
fourth, fi fth and sixth places
with Danillo Petrucci and Andrea
Dovizioso on the Mission Win-
now Desmosedicis and Jack Mill-
er on the Pramac machine. But
Dovizioso and Petrucci not only
lost ground on Marquez in the ti-
tle chase, but were disheartened
by the sheer gap to the Honda. On
the penultimate lap, Petrucci was
18.485 seconds behind Marquez
and nearly 11 seconds behind
Crutchlow. "The only negative note
is the gap from the winner, but I
think we achieved the best possible
result today," Petrucci said.(Above) Niki Tuuli (66) beat Bradley Smith (38) and Mike Di Meglio (63)
to win in MotoE, all on Energica electric racebikes, and covered by
0.567-second at an average 91.657 mph. Photo courtesy Dorna.com.
(Below) Danilo Petrucci leads Andrea Dovizioso and Jack Miller in a
Ducati battle over fourth, with Joan Mir and Valentino Rossi tagging
along as they lay down tire marks. Photo by Milagro/DPPI Media.RW54—Roadracing World, August 2019