MOTOGP
FIM MOTOGP WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
ROUND 19 / NOVEMBER 15-17, 2019
RICARDO TORMO CIRCUIT / VALENCIA, SPAIN
P60
of many to crash out in treacherous-
ly cold conditions and with retiring
teammate Jorge Lorenzo contribut-
ing a final three points, the Repsol
team ended up 13 points ahead.
The only race to run the full dis-
tance in an incident-packed day at a
cold and windswept Ricardo Tormo
circuit outside Valencia was equally
eventful, with several crashes on a
surface that made it difficult to keep
temperature in the tires, dual-com-
pound notwithstanding.
Making the finish was, in itself,
something of an achievement while
securing a lap record in the
process made it all the
more impressive.
IIIMY OWN RACE:
99 JORGE LORENZO
13TH MOTOGP
"Today was a special day," Jorge
Lorenzo said. "On the grid, I had a very
different feeling to all my other races,
and certainly in the opening laps, I
was more cau ous than other races
because the condi ons were very
difficult, and I wanted to finish my last
race. I focused mostly on myself in the
race, and I am pleased to end with
some points, certainly."
9 DANILO PETRUCCI
DNF MOTOGP
"That was really a pity because it
was an important race for the team,"
Danilo Petrucci said of his crash.
"Unfortunately, at the start, the launch
control failed to engage, so I lost a lot
of posi ons right away. I was making
up places over the next few laps, and
my pace was really good, but unfor-
tunately, a er passing Rossi, I crashed
without understanding the reason why.
I feel bad about ending the champion-
ship in this way, but in any case, it is
s ll the best season in my career in
MotoGP."
Jorge Lorenzo
signed off his
MotoGP career
with 13th.
(Below) Danilo Petrucci (9) was
charging hard until he crashed out,
the same as Johann Zarco (5).
