MOTOGP
FIM MOTOGP WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
ROUND 8 / JUNE 18-20, 2021
SACHSENRING / HOHENSTEIN-ERNSTTHAL, GERMANY
P72
Johann Zarco (Pramac Ducati)
was a disappointing eighth from
Suzuki's Joan Mir and the second
Repsol Honda of Pol Espargaro.
The race was the worst in the
career of Maverick Vinales. The
Spaniard had always finished
inside the points in his MotoGP
career (of the races he didn't
crash out of), but the German
race saw the one-time winner
from 2021 finish in 19th and last,
right behind the Petronas Yamaha
of Franco Morbidelli.
In the championship, Quartar-
aro extends his lead over Zarco
to 22 points, 131-109. Miller sits
third at 100. The next round of
the championship is at Assen in
Holland in seven days' time.
#50 RETIRED
FROM MOTO3
On Friday it was confirmed the #50
will be retired from the Moto3 class
in memory of Jason Dupasquier,
who died from injuries sustained
when qualifying for the Italian
Grand Prix. The 19-year-old from
Switzerland ran the #50 during
each of the 20 races he completed
in the grand's prix Junior class. The
Sachsenring is the home grand prix
for Dupasquier's CarXpert Prues-
telGP team, with its headquarters
situated next to the track. At an
emotional ceremony, where the
team was present alongside Mo-
toGP riders Marc Marquez, Fabio
Quartararo and Jack Miller, team
boss Florian Pruestel said, "Jason
will not leave us. He is only ahead
of us."
QUALIFYING MAYHEM
For the second time in three race
weekends, there were calls for
MotoGP riders to be sanctioned for
brainless riding during qualifying.
On this occasion, Miguel Oliveira
was among the riders touring in
dangerous parts of the track in a
chaotic session that saw crashes
for pole-sitter Johann Zarco and
Takaaki Nakagami. Oliveira de-
fended his actions, saying, "On the
second run, I was in front of many
guys and when I looked behind
they were all behind me and I was
Briefly...
Brad Binder (33), once
again, made a late charge
but it was too late for the
podium. Fourth on the day
was a good result, while
pole-sitter Johann Zarco was
disappointed with eighth.
