QUARTARARO DOMINATES THE ANDALUCIA MOTOGP

Quartararo dominates the Andalucia MotoGP to take back-to-back victories at Jerez.

Bagnaia was on course for a safe second place and first MotoGP podium until a late engine failure on his Pramac Ducati.

That instead went to Vinales, who finally passed team-mate Rossi on the penultimate lap. Rossi then held off a closing Nakagami to claim his first podium since Austin last season.

Morbidelli was also in the podium hunt until his M1 ground to a halt on the main straight, just as happened to Rossi’s bike one week ago.

The extreme heat saw a spate of accidents and only 13 finishers, starting with Binder clipping Oliveira into a highside at turn one.

Reigning MotoGP champion Marc Marquez attempted a return to action on Saturday, just four days after surgery to plate a fractured right arm, but withdrew after qualifying.

ANDALUCIA MOTOGP – RACE RESULTS

RIDER	NAT	TEAM
Fabio Quartararo	FRA	Petronas Yamaha (YZR-M1)
Maverick Viñales	SPA	Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1)
Valentino Rossi	ITA	Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1)
Takaaki Nakagami	JPN	LCR Honda (RC213V)
Joan Mir	SPA	Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR)
Andrea Dovizioso	ITA	Ducati Team (GP20)
Pol Espargaro	SPA	Red Bull KTM Factory (RC16)
Alex Marquez	SPA	Repsol Honda (RC213V)
Johann Zarco	FRA	Reale Avintia Ducati (GP19)
Alex Rins	SPA	Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR)
Tito Rabat	SPA	Reale Avintia Ducati (GP19)
Bradley Smith	GBR	Factory Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP)
Cal Crutchlow	GBR	LCR Honda (RC213V)
Francesco Bagnaia	ITA	Pramac Ducati (GP20)
Franco Morbidelli	ITA	Petronas Yamaha (YZR-M1)
Brad Binder	RSA	Red Bull KTM Factory (RC16)
Danilo Petrucci	ITA	Ducati Team (GP20)
Jack Miller	AUS	Pramac Ducati (GP20)
Aleix Espargaro	ITA	Factory Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP)
Iker Lecuona	SPA	Red Bull KTM Tech3 (RC16)
Miguel Oliveira	POR	Red Bull KTM Tech3 (RC16)

Crutchlow (wrist fracture) and Rins (dislocated shoulder) made their injury comebacks on Friday and were starting their first race of the season today.

There will now be one weekend off before the Czech Republic round at Brno, where Marquez will try to return.

Enough said! 😎

Nobody had an answer for @FabioQ20 today! 🥇#AndaluciaGP 🏁 pic.twitter.com/OF1lN0zjvR

— MotoGP™🏁 (@MotoGP) July 26, 2020

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