The Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Team pushed for points at the Balaton Park Circuit today. Fabio Quartararo's clean long-lap penalty completion and overall efforts in the Grand Prix of Hungary Race were rewarded with a top-10 finish. Álex Rins again had to avoid the usual opening-lap chaos and rode to a 13th-place result.
Quartararo started from P6 on the grid and safely negotiated the first corner, though he did lose some positions. After an eventful opening two laps, he held eighth place. However, the Frenchman had to complete a long-lap penalty due to the incident in Turn 1 on the opening lap of the Sprint yesterday. He did so on lap 4 and fell back to 12th position, sandwiched between Jack Miller and Miguel Oliveira. With two rivals crashing out ahead of him, he got back up to 10th place with 12 laps to go. However, it remained a lonely ride for the Frenchman. He held 10th all the way to the chequered flag, finishing 15.473s from first.
Rins commenced the Hungarian challenge from P20 and made sure to keep his wits about him as the MotoGP rider pack dashed towards the tight Turn 1. After some back-and-forth between him and other riders and two crashes by rivals on the opening two laps, which lost the Spaniard crucial time, he settled into 18th place. Five further crashes by rivals moved the Yamaha rider up the rankings over the course of the race. Having ridden by himself for most of the 26 laps, Rins crossed the finish line holding 13th place, 22.861s from first.
After today's results, Quartararo is in 10th place in the overall standings with 109 points, and Rins holds 19th position with 45 points. Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP are 6th in the team championship with 154 points, and Yamaha remain in 5th position in the constructor championship with 140 points.
The Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Team will return to action in Montmeló, Spain for the Monster Energy Grand Prix of Catalonia, which will be held at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya from 5-7 September.
The Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Team pushed for points at the Balaton Park Circuit today. Fabio Quartararo's clean long-lap penalty completion and overall efforts in the Grand Prix of Hungary Race were rewarded with a top-10 finish. Álex Rins again had to avoid the usual opening-lap chaos and rode to a 13th-place result.
Quartararo started from P6 on the grid and safely negotiated the first corner, though he did lose some positions. After an eventful opening two laps, he held eighth place. However, the Frenchman had to complete a long-lap penalty due to the incident in Turn 1 on the opening lap of the Sprint yesterday. He did so on lap 4 and fell back to 12th position, sandwiched between Jack Miller and Miguel Oliveira. With two rivals crashing out ahead of him, he got back up to 10th place with 12 laps to go. However, it remained a lonely ride for the Frenchman. He held 10th all the way to the chequered flag, finishing 15.473s from first.
Rins commenced the Hungarian challenge from P20 and made sure to keep his wits about him as the MotoGP rider pack dashed towards the tight Turn 1. After some back-and-forth between him and other riders and two crashes by rivals on the opening two laps, which lost the Spaniard crucial time, he settled into 18th place. Five further crashes by rivals moved the Yamaha rider up the rankings over the course of the race. Having ridden by himself for most of the 26 laps, Rins crossed the finish line holding 13th place, 22.861s from first.
After today's results, Quartararo is in 10th place in the overall standings with 109 points, and Rins holds 19th position with 45 points. Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP are 6th in the team championship with 154 points, and Yamaha remain in 5th position in the constructor championship with 140 points.
The Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Team will return to action in Montmeló, Spain for the Monster Energy Grand Prix of Catalonia, which will be held at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya from 5-7 September.