Joan Mir seals MotoGP world title in Valencia
Suzuki rider is Japanese team’s first world champion in two decades
15 November 2020 - 17:57
Bengaluru — Suzuki rider Joan Mir clinched his maiden MotoGP crown and became the Japanese team’s first world champion in two decades with a seventh-placed finish at the Valencia Grand Prix on Sunday.
Mir began the race with a 37-point lead over his closest challengers Fabio Quartararo of Petronas Yamaha and Suzuki teammate Alex Rins, and secured a fourth successive top-10 finish from 12th on the grid to emulate American Kenny Roberts Jr, who won the riders’ championship for Suzuki in 2000...
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