MOTOGP
FIM MOTOGP WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
ROUND 9 / JUNE 14-16, 2019
CIRCUIT DE BARCELONA-CATALUNYA / CATALONIA, SPAIN
P68
iii My Own Race:
36 JOAN MIR 6TH MOTOGP
"It was a difficult race because the track temperature was so high," Mir said of his race. "On
the first few laps, I tried to conserve the tires and manage my race well. I hope to continue
my season like this, finishing races and building my experience and confidence. This is the
second strong race for me after Qatar, and I'm really glad to have been able to get a good
result."
04 ANDREA DOVIZIOSO DNF MOTOGP
"After a great start, I took the lead, and I was in a strategic position to ride the race we
had planned," Dovizioso said of the first couple of laps. "The rear tire still wasn't perfectly
heated up, so I wasn't pushing the pace yet, but, considering how the race eventually
unfolded and the rhythm shown by other riders, I believe we could have been contenders
for sure. I prefer not to comment about the incident."
20 FABIO QUARTARARO 2ND MOTOGP
"I'm very happy with what we've achieved today especially as it was a very hard race,"
Quartararo said. "We made our best start this year since I only dropped two positions.
Then I made a mistake at turn four, losing another four positions, and I was a little further
back! Nevertheless, I found myself in the fight for the podium and a few laps from the
end, I managed to get into second and push. Thanks to the adrenaline of fighting for the
podium—and the medicine—my arm didn't trouble me so much in the race. In the final laps,
my arm started to hurt a lot, but the reward of being on the podium is much greater than
that. Twelve days ago, I was undergoing an operation, and now I'm on the podium."
Jorge Lorenzo (on the ground) torpedoes
Andrea Dovizioso, Maverick Vinales and
Valentino Rossi. For Vinales, it's the third
time this year he's been taken out.
