MOTOGP
FIM MOTOGP WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
ROUND 7 / JUNE 9-11, 2017
CIRCUIT DE BARCELONA-CATALUNYA / CATALONIA, SPAIN
P74
because of the tires we couldn't catch on
the corners."
Folger stayed with the leading trio impres-
sively, only beginning to lose touch well
after half distance. By now Petrucci had
been harrying him constantly, and as the
gap to Pedrosa in third grew to two sec-
onds he pounced at the tight left-hand turn
five. Clearly Folger was now battling sliding
tires—but it was no better for Petrucci, who
had punished his hard rear catching up from
his bad start.
Instead it was Lorenzo taking the benefit.
He'd battled his way back past Zarco and
Alvaro Bautista (Aspar Ducati) by lap 21, and
was soon ahead of both Folger and Pe-
Aleix Espargaro was let down once
again by his recalcitrant Aprilia.
Johann Zarco
(5) mugged his
teammate Jonas
Folger on the last
lap to take fifth.
