THE MOTORSPORT LAP
German victories as well as apologies
It was all about the German MotoGP this past weekend where Repsol Honda ruled the roost, while Vettel’s road rage issue was also finalised
The Sachsenring race circuit in Germany was host of the ninth round of the MotoGP Championship where Marc Marquez (Repsol Honda Team) once again proved his mettle by winning the race ahead of Jonas Folger (Monster Yamaha Tech3) in second and Dani Pedrosa (Repsol Honda Team) in third. This gave the Repsol Honda Team two podium finishes for the weekend, which bodes well for a shot at the Constructors’ Championship should they maintain a similar performance throughout the season. Moto2 Meanwhile, in the Moto2 class, Franco Morbidelli (EG 0,0 Marc VDS Kalex) finished in first ahead of Miguel Oliviera (Red Bull KTM Ajo) and Francesco Bagnaia (Sky racing Team VR46). Moving to the Moto3 class, Joan Mir (Leopard Racing Honda) proved the man to beat as he finished in first ahead of Romano Fenati (Marinelli Rivacold Snipers Honda) in second, while Marco Ramirez (Platinum Bay Real Estate KTM) rounded off the podium. There was also some DTM (German Touring Car) Championship racing that took pla...
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