Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP rider Fabio Quartararo's strong start and opening lap allowed him to battle towards the front of the pack today. His efforts were ultimately rewarded with a 7th place in the Grand Prix of the Valencian Community Sprint. Álex Rins continued working on improving his feeling around Circuit Ricardo Tormo on the Saturday. He ended the 13-lap dash in 15th place.
Quartararo had a good start from P6 and moved up to fourth on the opening lap. He was fully occupied battling with Fabio Di Giannantonio, who ultimately overtook him on the second lap. The number 20 swiftly moved on to fending off a charging Marco Bezzecchi. After some back-and-forth, El Diablo found himself riding in sixth place on lap 5 and under pressure from Franco Morbidelli. Quartararo held firm until Turn 1 on lap 9, when the Italian sneaked through. Unable to retaliate, the Frenchman focused on keeping Brad Binder at bay and held steady to the finish line, crossing it in P7, 7.102s from the winner.
Rins started from P19 and gained a position on the opening lap. On the next lap the two factory Hondas collided. The commotion briefly moved the Yamaha rider up to P15 before Enea Bastianini overtook him. With Jorge Martin running wide on lap 4, Rins moved up to 15th again. The number 42 defended his position from Nicolo Bulega all the way to the finish line, taking the chequered flag 14.264s from first.
After today's results, Quartararo stays in 9th place in the overall standings with 201 points, and Rins holds 19th position with 66 points. Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP are 6th in the team championship with 267 points, and Yamaha remain in 5th position in the constructor championship with 240 points.
The team will be back in action tomorrow for Warm Up, held from 09:40-09:50 (GMT+1), and the 27-lap Race, which starts at 14:00.
Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP rider Fabio Quartararo's strong start and opening lap allowed him to battle towards the front of the pack today. His efforts were ultimately rewarded with a 7th place in the Grand Prix of the Valencian Community Sprint. Álex Rins continued working on improving his feeling around Circuit Ricardo Tormo on the Saturday. He ended the 13-lap dash in 15th place.
Quartararo had a good start from P6 and moved up to fourth on the opening lap. He was fully occupied battling with Fabio Di Giannantonio, who ultimately overtook him on the second lap. The number 20 swiftly moved on to fending off a charging Marco Bezzecchi. After some back-and-forth, El Diablo found himself riding in sixth place on lap 5 and under pressure from Franco Morbidelli. Quartararo held firm until Turn 1 on lap 9, when the Italian sneaked through. Unable to retaliate, the Frenchman focused on keeping Brad Binder at bay and held steady to the finish line, crossing it in P7, 7.102s from the winner.
Rins started from P19 and gained a position on the opening lap. On the next lap the two factory Hondas collided. The commotion briefly moved the Yamaha rider up to P15 before Enea Bastianini overtook him. With Jorge Martin running wide on lap 4, Rins moved up to 15th again. The number 42 defended his position from Nicolo Bulega all the way to the finish line, taking the chequered flag 14.264s from first.
After today's results, Quartararo stays in 9th place in the overall standings with 201 points, and Rins holds 19th position with 66 points. Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP are 6th in the team championship with 267 points, and Yamaha remain in 5th position in the constructor championship with 240 points.
The team will be back in action tomorrow for Warm Up, held from 09:40-09:50 (GMT+1), and the 27-lap Race, which starts at 14:00.