October 29, 2018

MotoGP: Zarco apologises to Marquez for 185mph crash at Phillip Island

Johann Zarco has apologised to MotoGP World Champion after ending Marc Marquez’s Australian race, rear-ending the Spaniard’s RC213V in Phillip Island.

The Frenchman was caught out at the end of the Gardener Straight, with nowhere to go, the Frenchman’s satellite M1 reared into the back of Marquez, leaving both riders race run.

Race direction decided not to take action, with both riders calling it a racing incident. Despite it being deemed accidental by all, Zarco felt obliged to apologise to Marquez.

Quote:

“I went to him to say sorry because I totally destroyed the back of his bike,” said the Frenchman who was lucky to walk away unharmed after jumping off his bike at 280 kph.

“He told to me the most important thing was that I didn’t injure myself. As two racers and sportsmen we totally understood each other.

“It was an accident as we are going so fast and there was not a lot of space on the left side.

“He was close to Jack and he came back on to the racing line at corner one but I was also there. So I crashed.”

MotoGP Motegi – conditions dry

1 25 25 Maverick VIÑALES SPA Movistar Yamaha MotoGP YAMAHA 40’51.081 176.3
2 20 29 Andrea IANNONE ITA Team SUZUKI ECSTAR SUZUKI 40’52.624 176.2 1.543
3 16 4 Andrea DOVIZIOSO ITA Ducati Team DUCATI 40’52.913 176.2 1.832
4 13 19 Alvaro BAUTISTA SPA Ducati Team DUCATI 40’55.153 176.0 4.072
5 11 42 Alex RINS SPA Team SUZUKI ECSTAR SUZUKI 40’56.098 176.0 5.017
6 10 46 Valentino ROSSI ITA Movistar Yamaha MotoGP YAMAHA 40’56.213 176.0 5.132
7 9 43 Jack MILLER AUS Alma Pramac Racing DUCATI 40’57.837 175.9 6.756
8 8 21 Franco MORBIDELLI ITA EG 0,0 Marc VDS HONDA 41’12.886 174.8 21.805
9 7 41 Aleix ESPARGARO SPA Aprilia Racing Team Gresini APRILIA 41’13.985 174.7 22.904
10 6 38 Bradley SMITH GBR Red Bull KTM Factory Racing KTM 41’14.021 174.7 22.940
11 5 17 Karel ABRAHAM CZE Angel Nieto Team DUCATI 41’25.467 173.9 34.386
12 4 9 Danilo PETRUCCI ITA Alma Pramac Racing DUCATI 41’26.106 173.9 35.025
13 3 45 Scott REDDING GBR Aprilia Racing Team Gresini APRILIA 41’27.429 173.8 36.348
14 2 30 Takaaki NAKAGAMI JPN LCR Honda IDEMITSU HONDA 41’27.470 173.8 36.389
15 1 10 Xavier SIMEON BEL Reale Avintia Racing DUCATI 41’35.295 173.2 44.214
16 12 Thomas LUTHI SWI EG 0,0 Marc VDS HONDA 41’39.307 172.9 48.226
17 81 Jordi TORRES SPA Reale Avintia Racing DUCATI 41’56.046 171.8 1’04.965
18 7 Mike JONES AUS Angel Nieto Team DUCATI 42’10.898 170.8 1’19.817
Not classified
44 Pol ESPARGARO SPA Red Bull KTM Factory Racing KTM 33’39.100 174.4 5 laps
55 Hafizh SYAHRIN MAL Monster Yamaha Tech 3 YAMAHA 27’22.361 175.4 9 laps
26 Dani PEDROSA SPA Repsol Honda Team HONDA 16’57.082 173.1 16 laps
93 Marc MARQUEZ SPA Repsol Honda Team HONDA 7’42.377 173.1 22 laps
5 Johann ZARCO FRA Monster Yamaha Tech 3 YAMAHA 7’42.395 173.1 22 laps
Air: 13° Ground: 32° Humidity: 55%

MotoGP Phillip Island Moto2 – conditions dry

1 25 41 Brad BINDER RSA Red Bull KTM Ajo KTM 39’23.427 169.3
2 20 36 Joan MIR SPA EG 0,0 Marc VDS KALEX 39’23.463 169.3 0.036
3 16 97 Xavi VIERGE SPA Dynavolt Intact GP KALEX 39’24.376 169.3 0.949
4 13 40 Augusto FERNANDEZ SPA Pons HP40 KALEX 39’24.384 169.3 0.957
5 11 10 Luca MARINI ITA SKY Racing Team VR46 KALEX 39’25.194 169.2 1.767
6 10 77 Dominique AEGERTER SWI Kiefer Racing KTM 39’25.909 169.2 2.482
7 9 73 Alex MARQUEZ SPA EG 0,0 Marc VDS KALEX 39’27.186 169.1 3.759
8 8 2 Jesko RAFFIN SWI SAG Team KALEX 39’28.277 169.0 4.850
9 7 23 Marcel SCHROTTER GER Dynavolt Intact GP KALEX 39’29.677 168.9 6.250
10 6 20 Fabio QUARTARARO FRA MB Conveyors – Speed Up SPEED UP 39’30.880 168.8 7.453
11 5 44 Miguel OLIVEIRA POR Red Bull KTM Ajo KTM 39’32.102 168.7 8.675
12 4 42 Francesco BAGNAIA ITA SKY Racing Team VR46 KALEX 39’33.152 168.6 9.725
13 3 45 Tetsuta NAGASHIMA JPN IDEMITSU Honda Team Asia KALEX 39’33.214 168.6 9.787
14 2 22 Sam LOWES GBR Swiss Innovative Investors KTM 39’34.636 168.5 11.209
15 1 57 Edgar PONS SPA MB Conveyors – Speed Up SPEED UP 39’37.503 168.3 14.076
16 89 Khairul Idham PAWI MAL IDEMITSU Honda Team Asia KALEX 39’38.777 168.2 15.350
17 4 Steven ODENDAAL RSA NTS RW Racing GP NTS 39’38.823 168.2 15.396
18 16 Joe ROBERTS USA NTS RW Racing GP NTS 39’46.657 167.7 23.230
19 24 Simone CORSI ITA Tasca Racing Scuderia Moto2 KALEX 39’57.163 166.9 33.736
20 5 Andrea LOCATELLI ITA Italtrans Racing Team KALEX 40’05.751 166.4 42.324
21 67 Bryan STARING AUS Tech 3 Racing TECH 3 40’15.724 165.7 52.297
22 7 Lorenzo BALDASSARRI ITA Pons HP40 KALEX 40’27.315 164.9 1’03.888
Not classified
18 Xavi CARDELUS AND Marinelli Snipers Team KALEX 22’45.876 164.1 11 laps
87 Remy GARDNER AUS Tech 3 Racing TECH 3 21’04.112 164.6 12 laps
27 Iker LECUONA SPA Swiss Innovative Investors KTM 9’31.803 168.0 19 laps
21 Federico FULIGNI ITA Tasca Racing Scuderia Moto2 KALEX 9’46.258 163.8 19 laps
95 Jules DANILO FRA Nashi Argan SAG Team KALEX 6’31.069 163.7 21 laps
32 Isaac VIÑALES SPA Forward Racing Team SUTER 6’34.746 162.2 21 laps
54 Mattia PASINI ITA Italtrans Racing Team KALEX 1’40.871 158.7 24 laps
Air: 13° Ground: 35° Humidity: 54%

MotoGP Phillip Island Moto3 – conditions dry

1 25 75 Albert ARENAS SPA Angel Nieto Team Moto3 KTM 37’48.073 162.3
2 20 21 Fabio DI GIANNANTONIO ITA Del Conca Gresini Moto3 HONDA 37’48.125 162.3 0.052
3 16 31 Celestino VIETTI ITA SKY Racing Team VR46 KTM 37’48.132 162.3 0.059
4 13 24 Tatsuki SUZUKI JPN SIC58 Squadra Corse HONDA 37’48.154 162.3 0.081
5 11 88 Jorge MARTIN SPA Del Conca Gresini Moto3 HONDA 37’48.172 162.3 0.099
6 10 44 Aron CANET SPA Estrella Galicia 0,0 HONDA 37’48.227 162.3 0.154
7 9 7 Adam NORRODIN MAL Petronas Sprinta Racing HONDA 37’48.261 162.3 0.188
8 8 33 Enea BASTIANINI ITA Leopard Racing HONDA 37’48.308 162.3 0.235
9 7 84 Jakub KORNFEIL CZE Redox PruestelGP KTM 37’48.401 162.3 0.328
10 6 71 Ayumu SASAKI JPN Petronas Sprinta Racing HONDA 37’48.479 162.3 0.406
11 5 72 Alonso LOPEZ SPA Estrella Galicia 0,0 HONDA 37’48.648 162.3 0.575
12 4 40 Darryn BINDER RSA Red Bull KTM Ajo KTM 37’48.962 162.3 0.889
13 3 16 Andrea MIGNO ITA Angel Nieto Team Moto3 KTM 37’49.060 162.3 0.987
14 2 17 John MCPHEE GBR CIP – Green Power KTM 37’49.062 162.3 0.989
15 1 65 Philipp OETTL GER Sudmetal Schedl GP Racing KTM 37’50.221 162.2 2.148
16 55 Yari MONTELLA ITA SIC58 Squadra Corse HONDA 38’22.773 159.9 34.700
17 81 Stefano NEPA ITA CIP – Green Power KTM 38’23.042 159.9 34.969
18 41 Nakarin ATIRATPHUVAP THA Honda Team Asia HONDA 38’27.440 159.6 39.367
19 27 Kaito TOBA JPN Honda Team Asia HONDA 38’36.127 159.0 48.054
20 77 Vicente PEREZ SPA Reale Avintia Academy 77 KTM 38’37.043 158.9 48.970
Not classified
14 Tony ARBOLINO ITA Marinelli Snipers Team HONDA 34’28.942 162.5 2 laps
10 Dennis FOGGIA ITA SKY Racing Team VR46 KTM 34’29.135 162.5 2 laps
42 Marcos RAMIREZ SPA Bester Capital Dubai KTM 21’20.596 162.5 10 laps
5 Jaume MASIA SPA Bester Capital Dubai KTM 21’20.906 162.5 10 laps
48 Lorenzo DALLA PORTA ITA Leopard Racing HONDA 19’41.389 162.6 11 laps
12 Marco BEZZECCHI ITA Redox PruestelGP KTM 16’24.562 162.6 13 laps
19 Gabriel RODRIGO ARG RBA BOE Skull Rider KTM 16’25.344 162.5 13 laps
Air: 17° Ground: 22° Humidity: 54%