The MotoGP sprint race of the Australian Grand Prix, the sixteenth round of the World Motorcycle Championship, was postponed due to inclement weather conditions with high winds and rain.
“Having made a number of changes to the program in order to guarantee maximum movement on the track in the safest possible conditions, the weather is expected to deteriorate throughout the day. did not allow us to continue activity on the track “And we forced the organization to be canceled after the end of the Moto2 race,” he said. The championship organization had to be terminated immediately after the Moto2 race with 14 laps remaining for this reason.
Last Friday, Dorna and the organizers of the ocean event made the following decision after learning of the bad weather forecast for Sunday on Phillip Island:with winds up to 60 km/h– It was stated that the long MotoGP race will be held on Saturday and the sprint race will be held on Sunday if the conditions are suitable.
Spanish pilot on Saturday Jorge Martin (Ducati) moved further away from the leader Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati) dropped out of the MotoGP overall standings after making a mistake in strategy and being overtaken by four riders while in first place on the last lap of the long race, with Frenchman Johann Zarco (Ducati) leading. ‘Pecco’ and also the Italian Fabio Di Giannantonio (Ducati).
In this way, ‘Pecco’ increased his distance from Martin, with whom he has now broken up. 27 points. MotoGP will return to racing with the Thailand Grand Prix from 27-29 October.
MotoGP classification
- F. Bagnaia (ITA / Ducati) – 366
- J. Martín (ESP / Ducati) – 339
- M. Bezzecchi (ITA / Ducati) – 293
- B.Linker (RSA/KTM) – 224
- J. Zarco (FRA / Ducati) – 187
- A. Espargaró (ESP / Aprilia) – 185
- M. Viñales (ESP / Aprilia) – 170
- L. Marini (ITA / Ducati) – 148
- J. Miller (AUS/KTM) – 144
- F. Quartararo (FRA / Yamaha) – 134