MOTOGP
FIM MOTOGP WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
ROUND 15 / SEPTEMBER 13-15, 2019
MISANO WORLD CIRCUIT MARCO SIMONCELLI / RIMINI, SAN MARINO
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the top five.
Marquez's championship lead
shrank but is still more than one
race win at 197 to Fernandez at
171; then Thomas Luthi 159, Jorge
Navarro 155 and Brand Binder 135.
Moto3
After leading at several tracks
only to miss out, Japan's Tatsuki
Suzuki took an emotional first vic-
tory in one of the fiercest Moto3
races of the ultra-close season
at the Marco Simoncelli circuit,
named after the late son of SIC58
team owner Paolo.
Suzuki started from his first
pole position and took the lead
on lap two, and was in front over
the line for almost every lap. "It's
ter an almost race-long duel with
+Ego Speed Up rider Fabio Di
Giannantonio ended in a contro-
versial final lap.
The rising Spaniard and the star
rookie were summoned before the
FIM stewards after the race, but
no penalties were awarded.
Fernandez might consider him-
self lucky. He had chased long-
time leader Di Giannantonio, who
had started from a career-first
pole position, throughout, getting
ahead briefly a couple of times.
Then, on the last lap, he ran wide
off the track at the ultra-fast Turn
11, helping to line up a brutal
block-pass at the subsequent
slow Turn 14. The bikes touched,
but Di Giannantonio had to pick
Tatsuki Suzuki (24) took an emotional first win at the track named
after Marco Simoncelli, his boss Paulo's late son.
up and cede the victory.
He had led over the line every
lap except the last.
Fernandez explained his tactics
later: "I was struggling with the
rear tire, so I had to wait until the
end. I know I touched the green,
but I was almost touching Diggia's
back tire, so I had to go wide."
His Italian rival was generous
in congratulation. "I think I did a
great race, and I tried really hard
to win. It was a shame for the last
corner…I tried to cross, but there
was no room."
Third went to title leader Alex
Marquez (EG-VDS Kalex), from
Tom Luthi (Dynavolt Intact GP
Kalex) with Sam Lowes (Federal
Oil Gresini Kalex) rounding out
