The 2019 MotoGP Championship headed to Spain for the third of four times this weekend, round 14 taking place at the Motorland Aragon circuit.Heading into the weekend, Marc Marquez was the clear favorite. He had won their four times before in the premier class, including the last three years. Come Friday, the Repsol Honda RC213V pilot dominated free practice.Honda’s Marc Marquez
He followed that up with claiming his ninth pole of the season, though he was off the best lap time he achieved in 2015.The 26-year-old Spaniard continued his strong performance with a flawless performance during Sunday’s 23-lap Aragon Grand Prix where he started his 200th career GP. And we mean flawless – he ran consistent 1:49s for most of the race, and finished by 4.863 seconds ahead of Mission Winnow Ducati’s Andrea Dovizioso.Claiming third was yet another Ducati rider – Pramac Racing’s Jack Miller, who finished 5.430 seconds back. Both Ducati riders beat the man who remained in second for most of the race, Monster Energy Yamaha’s Maverick Vinales.The Spaniard rode consistently and smooth, but could not get an edge on Marquez. He was then passed by Dovizioso with three laps remaining, and beat to the checkered flag by the by Miller.Ducati’s Andrea DoviziosoPetronas Yamaha SRT’s Fabio Quartararo finished in a lonely fifth, and was nearly 9 seconds behind. He was followed by LCR Honda’s Cal Crutchlow, Aprilia Racing Gresini’s Aleix Espargaro, Monster Energy Yamaha’s Valentino Rossi, Team Suzuki’s Alex Rins and LCR Honda’s Takaaki NakagamiAfter claining his eighth win of 2019, Marquez has 300 points and leads Dovizioso by 98 points. The next closest rider in points is Rins with 156.The series now breaks for two weeks ahead of the Thailand Grand Prix at Chang International Circuit. Marquez beat Dovi at last year’s GP in Thailand, and will surely be the favorite there again.Following are the official results. A more indepth report will follow.
2019 Aragon MotoGP Results
Pos.
Points
Num.
Rider
Nation
Team
Bike
Km/h
Time/Gap
1
25
93
Marc MARQUEZ
SPA
Repsol Honda Team
Honda
166.9
41’57.221
2
20
4
Andrea DOVIZIOSO
ITA
Ducati Team
Ducati
166.6
+4.836
3
16
43
Jack MILLER
AUS
Pramac Racing
Ducati
166.6
+5.430
4
13
12
Maverick VIÑALES
SPA
Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP
Yamaha
166.6
+5.811
5
11
20
Fabio QUARTARARO
FRA
Petronas Yamaha SRT
Yamaha
166.4
+8.924
6
10
35
Cal CRUTCHLOW
GBR
LCR Honda CASTROL
Honda
166.3
+10.390
7
9
41
Aleix ESPARGARO
SPA
Aprilia Racing Team Gresini
Aprilia
166.3
+10.441
8
8
46
Valentino ROSSI
ITA
Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP
Yamaha
165.4
+23.623
9
7
42
Alex RINS
SPA
Team SUZUKI ECSTAR
Suzuki
165.1
+27.998
10
6
30
Takaaki NAKAGAMI
JPN
LCR Honda IDEMITSU
Honda
164.9
+31.242
11
5
29
Andrea IANNONE
ITA
Aprilia Racing Team Gresini
Aprilia
164.8
+32.624
12
4
9
Danilo PETRUCCI
ITA
Ducati Team
Ducati
164.8
+33.043
13
3
88
Miguel OLIVEIRA
POR
Red Bull KTM Tech 3
KTM
164.8
+33.063
14
2
36
Joan MIR
SPA
Team SUZUKI ECSTAR
Suzuki
164.8
+33.363
15
1
53
Tito RABAT
SPA
Reale Avintia Racing
Ducati
164.6
+36.358
16
63
Francesco BAGNAIA
ITA
Pramac Racing
Ducati
164.3
+41.295
17
82
Mika KALLIO
FIN
Red Bull KTM Factory Racing
KTM
164.1
+42.983
18
17
Karel ABRAHAM
CZE
Reale Avintia Racing
Ducati
164.1
+43.880
19
38
Bradley SMITH
GBR
Aprilia Racing Team
Aprilia
164.1
+44.279
20
99
Jorge LORENZO
SPA
Repsol Honda Team
Honda
163.9
+46.087
21
55
Hafizh SYAHRIN
MAL
Red Bull KTM Tech 3
KTM
163.9
+47.308
Not Finished 1st Lap
21
Franco MORBIDELLI
ITA
Petronas Yamaha SRT
Yamaha
0 Lap
2019 MotoGP Point Standings (after 14 of 19 rounds)
KTM RC 390 and Gordon McCall of Quail Motorcycle Gathering
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