1. Jorge Martin (Pramac): “This GP was great. I was always first and this victory means so much to me, the team and the championship. I had asked myself in the helmet: ‘Who is number one?’ And that gave me extra motivation to push and “Obviously it’s great to win in such a special place with all these fans and support. I’ll celebrate the results achieved this weekend and then focus on the following race.”
2. Marc Marquez (Gresini): “It was an excellent start, even if it was not as good as yesterday. We had more time today to prepare a comeback and our pace was strong. I lost some time with Diggia and even before that with Viñales, who was definitely not easy Then when I closed the gap to Martin and Bagnaia, I expected the latter to attack, but in the end he didn’t, so I tried. On the last lap I had a little more, so I took a chance , and it worked.”
3. Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati): “You can never be completely satisfied if you don’t win, but it was a good race. I managed to recreate the feeling from yesterday, but I didn’t feel as competitive as the other two as they clearly had something special today. We certainly have to keep working, but overall the weekend – apart from the sprint race – went well as we were always competitive and fast. It was important to finish the race here at Le Mans after the results of the last two seasons here , so I’m happy about that In the closing stages I tried to get as close as possible to Martín to overtake him in turn 13, but Marc was really strong in the third sector and used his speed to his advantage to achieve that better of me.”
4. Enea Bastianini (Ducati): “Obviously I can’t be completely happy with today because I could have done a lot more, so I’m a little disappointed. We had the speed this weekend, but something didn’t go our way, and that long lap -Penalty certainly punished us a lot. It all happened because I was in a hurry to overtake Aleix when I saw that the others at the front started to push a little harder. I didn’t do any calculations, I just had the chance seen and tried to use them. The problem is that, as on other occasions, I had difficulty getting the bike to stand in an upright position, so I ended up wrong. I was ready to return the position, but Then I saw him get out of the lane and that made it impossible. I certainly didn’t expect a long lap penalty.”
5. Maverick Vinales (Aprilia): “It was a tough race, but I tried to do my best. We can only be happy with this fifth place. Third place in the sprint race and fifth on a weekend where we didn’t find the right feeling Place in the race is a positive result. That’s the consistency we’re looking for. We have to continue to believe and work hard like we have done so far.”
6. Fabio Di Giannantonio (VR46): “I’m super happy, the best weekend so far with the team. After the warm-up I felt really good, the sensations while driving were excellent. I had a great start, I was in a duel with Aleix (Espargaro) and I knew that I had a good pace. In the end I had some problems with the rear tire, the bike wobbled a lot and I had to increase the pace a little. I tried to hold on to the long lap I’m happy. We had a good race and a good fight with Marc (Marquez). Let’s sort out the final details and fight with the strongest guys in Catalonia.”
7. Franco Morbidelli (Pramac): “It was a great weekend. I was able to get straight into Q2, I had great speed in the race, both in the sprint and throughout the race, and that’s a good point. I’m still missing something and I’m working on improving it The start is still a weak point; I am aware of this and will therefore focus particularly on improving this aspect. Being able to master the speed and overtaking maneuvers is already a good point. that we are already in a good position and are improving at the end of each session.”
8. Brad Binder (KTM): “I had a really good start today, but I wanted more from the race because I could see sixth place right in front of me. Anyway, we came from a long way away so I can’t complain. Plus, we have good luck from yesterday’s sprint race took a really big step towards today: I felt a lot better, more confident and was able to drive. I think we still have a lot of work to do, but considering where we were on the grid, we can’t do too much today excite.”
9. Aleix Espargaro (Aprilia): “I had a good start, with this bike I could have been at least in the top five, but I didn’t feel good in terms of grip. It was an eventful race with contacts that forced me to ride for a long time and “The time I lost in overtaking attempts was not as consistent as I would have liked, but my outlook is still positive, especially with Montmeló in mind, which will be a fundamental round.”
10. Alex Marquez (Gresini): “My pace was good and given my starting position we saved Sunday. We can’t be satisfied, but we now look to Barcelona with a clear picture of what we need to work on so as not to repeat the same mistakes we made “The goals are different at the beginning of this weekend, but we’re taking everything positive from this weekend.”
11. Raul Fernandez (Trackhouse): “Today’s race was very complicated. Yesterday my ninth place in the sprint was very real, today I was just lucky that I ended up in P11 and finished the race. The feeling that I had yesterday and this morning just disappeared in the race . I had no grip – I couldn’t handle the race well because my pace was just too slow. I was very disappointed after today. I wanted to finish the race in the second group, which was realistic to keep up with them, but today I was very slow, couldn’t do the same lap times as yesterday and just didn’t have the feeling I couldn’t really use the rear brake and it was very difficult to do 27 laps. We work day by day “We’re good and we’re improving, but to be honest, today wasn’t our best day. We have to analyze that carefully and continue to improve in Barcelona.”
12. Johann Zarco (LCR Honda): statement follows
13. Augusto Fernandez (GasGas): “My start was bad and it showed in the race. I had the soft tire so I thought I was better, but things like that can happen. It was a hard and long race! Looking at the positive aspects of the weekend “For me it was the best GP on the bike and we were more competitive. That’s why I’m looking forward to Barcelona to maintain this line and increase my confidence and speed.”
14. Takaaki Nakagami (LCR Honda): Statement follows
15. Alex Rins (Yamaha): “The race was very tough and very difficult to manage because we had several problems at the start. Then sectors 1 and 2 were acceptable, I was able to be competitive, but when I got to turns 8, 9 and 11 we had to do a lot “And it seems that the bike didn’t brake on the rear tire, we only have to brake with the front tire, but well, at the beginning of the race with the new tire it was difficult, a lot of riders overtook me in the corners on the inside and there were several laps where I was able to focus on last place. I was consistent throughout the race and even when the tires suffered more at the end, I was able to hold on.”
16. Luca Marini (Honda): “It’s been another long race for us, working on the same areas of concern. We can see that Joan, who was running a great race until his crash, can make a big step over the course of the weekend. I miss this step a little, so we have to understand that. I’m looking forward to the test in Mugello. I’m sure we can find something there and bring it to Barcelona.”
DNF. Pedro Acosta (GasGas): “Overall not a bad weekend. After the sprint we took a big step with the setup of the bike and my feeling on this track. I had a good start and there were a lot of people who made mistakes. Anyway, it’s another one Year without results here: It’s becoming a tradition! So let’s take this back next time.”
DNF Fabio Quartararo (Yamaha): “Yes, I was at the limit, but I feel better when I’m in P6 and crashed than when I was P12. So today was a good day. We were pretty fast. Hopefully we can maintain and feel this speed in the next races .This morning we made a big change to the bike that had a very positive effect and during the race I was on this bike and I think it was pretty good. Unfortunately we crashed but it was the first time in “This year we saw the leaders so close together. Hopefully we can do more races like this.”
DNF Marco Bezzecchi (VR46): “It’s a shame, we didn’t need a double crash because we were very competitive. When I accelerated I lost the front. It’s a kind of feeling that I’ve had since the beginning of the season and that we need to work on. I don’t think I can with Jorge (Martin) and Pecco (Bagnaia) could stay, but maybe with Enea (Bastianini) and Maverick (Viñales). I fought with Enea when I couldn’t do anything to avoid the accident. The driving feeling was good, that Bike spun a lot at the start but maybe the top 5 was possible. Let’s analyze all the data and try again in Barcelona.”
DNF Jack Miller (KTM): “We try to do our maximum week after week and our pace at the weekend was good, especially on used tires, but in the sprint and the main race I had problems with the grip on the rear wheel. The accident was really strange because I was only doing 1 km/h “It was faster than the previous round and certainly not the fastest I had done the whole race there. It’s a disappointing end to the weekend but we won’t stop working.”
DNF Miguel Oliveira (Trackhouse): “The race was pretty good, I had a decent pace, but just before the race I had a technical problem with the exhaust. Then I continued with this problem for about ten laps, to the point where it became noticeable Performance limitation in the way the electronics controlled engine braking, torque delivery etc. So I had to retire the bike to avoid further damage – at the time I didn’t know what it was but based on the difference in the “I could definitely tell that it had something to do with the exhaust. The team is still investigating the problem and together we will see what we can do to avoid this in the future.”
DNF Joan Mir (Honda): “The most important thing I can take away from today is the feeling I had on the bike. After yesterday and the problem we had, it was great to be able to take another step with the set-up and good pace in the race I was able to confirm my feelings and would like to thank the Repsol Honda team for their work today. They provided me with a motorcycle that I could attack with. It is important to continue to focus on the positive The pace we’ve shown and the work we’re doing. Now we’re going to Mugello to check a few things.”