Vinales grabs first win of MotoGP season
Spaniard gets off to a slow start on his Yamaha but finishes strongly to beat his countryman on a Suzuki into second place
20 September 2020 - 19:28
Bengaluru — Yamaha’s Maverick Vinales claimed his first win of the season in the Emilia Romagna MotoGP at Misano World Circuit on Sunday, after race leader Francesco Bagnaia of Pramac Racing crashed with seven laps remaining.
Pole-sitter Vinales got off to a slow start but finished strongly to clock a time of 41min 55.846sec and beat fellow Spaniard Joan Mir of Suzuki by 2.425sec. KTM rider Pol Espargaro was moved up to third to make it an all-Spanish podium when Petronas Yamaha’s Fabio Quartararo was handed a 3sec penalty for exceeding track limits...
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