Jack Miller’s impressive victory at the Japanese MotoGP GP. Podium for Brad Binder and Jorge Martín in a race in which Marc Márquez was fourth and Fabio Quartararo reinforced his lead despite finishing eighth.
Jack Miller has achieved victory in the MotoGP Japanese GP, in what is his third victory with Ducati. The Australian has signed a great performance to win alone in a race in which Brad Binder and Jorge Martín have climbed on the podium. Marc Márquez was fourth and Fabio Quartararo, eighthbut the Frenchman gains an advantage in the World Cup due to the fall of Pecco Bagnaia and the problems of Aleix Espargaró.
Jorge Martín began the race in command after signing a great start in which he overtook Marc Márquez and Brad Binder in an instant. It didn’t take long for Jack Miller to take over to take a leadership that was no longer going to abandon. Behind, Fabio Quartararo and Pecco Bagnaia avoided problems in the middle of the group, but not so an Aleix Espargaró who had to start from the pitlane suffering problems with his first bike.
Fabio Quartararo has been eighth and reinforces his leadership due to the fall of Pecco Bagnaia and the problems of Aleix Espargaró
While Miller managed to escape in the lead, Enea Bastianini behind made it very clear that he was not going to respect Pecco Bagnaia and overtook the Italian, all behind the leader Fabio Quartararo, eighth at the time. Between the two focuses of interest were Jorge Martín, with the two official KTM riders and Marc Márquez in pursuit. For his part, Maverick Viñales occupied sixth position, with Luca Marini hooked on his Aprilia. Takuya Tsuda’s Suzuki Fire gave way to another ‘dimension’ of career.
It was entered almost unintentionally in the last third of the race with different open battles. It is true that Jack Miller rode very comfortably in the lead, but from behind Brad Binder managed to hunt down Jorge Martín in search of second place. For his part, Miguel Oliveira and Marc Márquez starred in a duel to two for fourth positionwhile a small step behind Fabio Quartararo went on to have Pecco Bagnaia and Enea Bastianini just behind.
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Marc Marquez in its purest form
The victory of Jack Miller, third with the colors of Ducati, fell under its own weight, as well as the resolution of each of the mentioned duels. The huge diversity of tires chosen also played a key role in these battles as the final laps approached. In the duel for second place, Brad Binder managed to beat Jorge Martin to get KTM back on the podium, a success that the Austrian firm had not achieved since the early stages of the season.
Marc Márquez also accounted for Miguel Oliveira to win fourth place, even if the rear soft tire chosen by the #93 did not seem like the best option. All in all, the most important thing for the Cervera rider is not so much this result as the sensations he has had during the race, the first complete one since he returned from his injury. The arm seems to respond and that is the best possible sign for the Repsol Honda rider.
Fabio Quartararo smiles
Although Luca Marini for a moment overtook Miguel Oliveira for fifth place, finally the KTM rider took fifth place, with the Italian from Ducati being sixth. Maverick Viñales crossed the finish line in seventh position, while Fabio Quartararo closed the race in eighth place. A result that could seem negative, but that is just the opposite. Pecco Bagnaia’s crash on the last lap for trying to beat Fabio himself is the key.
In the end, in an appointment in which the ‘Devil’ could suffer, the Frenchman reinforces his leadership. The points achieved by the eighth place allow Fabio Quartararo to increase his advantage with each of his pursuers. Pecco Bagnaia has left Motegi empty-handed after his crash, as has Aleix Espargaró. The #41, the only rider to score points in all the races so far, has come back with the second bike to 16th place, without winning a prize. For his part, Enea Bastianini was ninth.
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