Teammate Fabio Quartararo suffers crash whilst riding in ninth and Maria Herrera finishes twenty-first.
The action on raceday at Mugello never disappoints, and once again the idyllic venue located in Tuscany was the perfect setting for a great Moto3 contest. As always at the Italian track, the race was run in a group, with over 15 riders fighting for the top positions. With such a packed field, the difference between positions was a matter of small details.
Fabio Quartararo and Jorge Navarro completed the first lap in twelfth and thirteenth position, respectively, with Maria Herrera thirty-first. Unfortunately, Quartararo crashed out on Lap 11 when riding in ninth, and could not rejoin the race. Meanwhile, teammate Navarro waited at the back of the leading group, waiting for his opportunity. His chance arrived on the final lap, when he overtook several riders to cross the line seventh —his best result in the World Championship.
Maria Herrera had an intense battle for eighteenth position with Binder, Tonucci and McPhee, ending race twenty-first.
Fabio Quartararo
not classified
“I’m happy with the work we have done this weekend, because we found a good setup for the race. We made a good start and I was riding in the front group. There were many passes using the slipstream, but I didn’t really gain many positions. It was my first time riding in such a large group. I reached the first corner and everyone was trying to find a place. It was a very good experience. The crash was very strange, because I took a different line and the bike was not leaned over as much as usual. But suddenly the back wheel slid out when accelerating I was thrown off. Now we have the Catalan GP and I can’t wait; I hope to have a good race there.”
Jorge Navarro
7th, at 1.498 sec.
“This weekend we struggled a bit to adapt to the track. Friday was tough, but we improved the feeling yesterday in the final practice and the qualifying session. It’s too bad that this was not reflected in the grid position, but I had a good feeling and also a good pace. Today I started the race convinced that I could be in the front group during the race. I lacked some assertiveness in my passing, as I knew I had to finish the race at all costs. I was a bit more cautious than I should have been, and that set me back a bit, but I’m happy and in Barcelona we will continue to work in the same way. We did a great job here with the team.”
Maria Herrera
21th, at 17.337 sec.
“I knew the first corner of the Grand Prix would be difficult. I entered well, but some other riders went in too hot and I had to move aside a little. I was overtaken by riders who had less pace than me, and that made me stagnate in a slower group. Although later on I lowered my times, l was not able to catch the group in front. It was a pity, because the points were within our reach. I take away the lesson learned on the first few corners. I’m feeling very good with the bike, we are working well with the team and I am very motivated for Barcelona.”
