![]() He had an incredible season," Marquez said. I want to congratulate him, he deserves this. "Today is not my day, today is for Fabio. ![]() Quartararo made a poor start from 15th on the grid before he put his head down and reeled in the main group.įor Marquez, it was a third victory of the season and his first at a clockwise circuit since the Japanese Grand Prix in 2019 but the six-times champion said the it was Quartararo's day. Miller's crash allowed Marquez to move up to second after he made his way through the field from seventh on the grid and the Spaniard piled the pressure on Bagnaia before taking the lead. That did not dampen Quartararo's celebrations, however, as the Frenchman soaked in the adulation of the crowd that lit blue flares to celebrate his victory while he danced on the track with the French flag draped around his shoulders.ĭucati's Jack Miller pressed team mate Bagnaia in the first few laps but the Australian made a mistake on turn 15, sliding off the track and conceding second place. Honda's Pol Espargaro finished second and Quartararo looked set to finish on the podium as well, but he was overtaken on the final lap by Enea Bastianini, who moved up from 16th to third on his Avintia Esponsorama. Lorenzo, the last Yamaha rider to take the title, was also at Misano to congratulate Quartararo. Quartararo's victory ended nearly a decade of Spanish dominance after Marquez (six championships), Yamaha's Jorge Lorenzo (20) and Suzuki's Joan Mir (2020) won the last nine titles.Īustralia's Casey Stoner was the last non-Spanish rider to win a title when he dominated the 2011 season with Honda. It feels good to have my family with me and we will enjoy tonight and until the end of the season." "It's amazing, right now I'm living the dream. "I still can't believe it," the 22-year-old Quartararo said as he broke down in tears in the pit lane. Pole sitter Bagnaia was leading Ducati's home race when he crashed with five laps to go, handing Honda's Marc Marquez the race victory and the world title to Quartararo who has an unassailable lead in the standings with two races left. ![]() ![]() :Yamaha's Fabio Quartararo became the first Frenchman to win the MotoGP world championship following a fourth-placed finish in the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix on Sunday as his closest title contender Francesco Bagnaia of Ducati crashed. ![]()
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