Repsol Honda Team end difficult Mugello weekend MotoGP 2021 Round 6, Gran Premio d’Italia.
Italy, May 31, 2021: The Italian Grand Prix was overshadowed by the heart breaking news of Jason Dupasquier’s passing. The Repsol Honda Team and HRC would like to extend their deepest condolences to Jason’s family, friends and team at this difficult time.
Pol Espargaro took a 12th place finish in Mugello, concluding an overall difficult weekend for himself and the team. Damage during the early stages to the aerodynamics of Espargaro’s Honda RC213V compromised the performance and stability of the bike and his race.
Unfortunately, after a promising start, Marc Marquez’s race lasted just over a lap as he fell at turn three on lap two. Marquez walked away unharmed in the fall.
Round seven follows immediately, the paddock heading to Barcelona for the Catalan GP next week, June 03 – 06. A home race for both Pol Espargaro and Marc Marquez, the Repsol Honda Team will continue to give their utmost to deliver what both riders need for success.
Pol Espargaro (12th)
“Today our results are not the focus, the most important thing is thinking of Jason and his family. Today we all had him in our hearts and minds when we raced. My race was difficult today, the start was ok and I was behind Taka. Then something happened with the wing and I lost it, which made it very complicated. I was losing a lot of aerodynamics, changing direction was very hard and the bike was not behaving. This happened on lap four or five so it was difficult. We will keep working in Barcelona.”
Marc Marquez (DNF)
“It has been a very hard weekend for MotoGP, we have lost a young talent, a young rider inside the paddock. This situation is very hard for everyone, and we wish everyone close to Jason all the best. Unfortunately we finished the race much earlier than we were expecting and it was really not a good situation because I need laps on the bike. I had contact with Brad Binder, it was a racing incident, and this happens many times here at this track. I thought that Binder was further back and in the change of direction, we touched, it as my mistake. Luckily no one else fell. Now we prepare for Catalunya after this difficult weekend for the MotoGP family.”
Italian GP Results
Pos.
Rider
Num
Nation
Team
Constructor
Time/Gap
1
QUARTARARO Fabio
20
FRA
Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP
Yamaha
41'16.344
2
OLIVEIRA Miguel
88
POR
Red Bull KTM Factory Racing
KTM
2.592
3
MIR Joan
36
SPA
Team Suzuki Ecstar
Suzuki
3.000
4
ZARCO Johann
5
FRA
Pramac Racing
Ducati
3.535
5
BINDER Brad
33
RSA
Red Bull KTM Factory Racing
KTM
4.903
6
MILLER Jack
43
AUS
Ducati Lenovo Team
Ducati
6.233
7
ESPARGARO Aleix
41
SPA
Aprilia Racing Team Gresini
Aprilia
8.030
8
VINALES Maverick
12
SPA
Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP
Yamaha
17.239
9
PETRUCCI Danilo
9
ITA
Tech 3 KTM Factory Racing
KTM
23.296
10
ROSSI Valentino
46
ITA
Petronas Yamaha SRT
Yamaha
25.146
11
LECUONA Iker
27
SPA
Tech 3 KTM Factory Racing
KTM
25.152
12
ESPARGARO POL
44
SPA
Repsol Honda Team
Honda
26.059
13
PIRRO MICHELE
51
ITA
PRAMAC RACING
DUCATI
26.182
14
MARQUEZ Alex
73
SPA
LCR Honda
Honda
29.400
15
SAVADORI Lorenzo
32
ITA
Aprilia Racing Team Gresini
Aprilia
32.378
16
MORBIDELLI Franco
21
ITA
Petronas Yamaha SRT
Yamaha
37.906
17
MARINI Luca
10
ITA
SKY VR46 Avintia
Ducati
50.306
18
NAKAGAMI Takaaki
30
JPN
LCR Honda
Honda
DNF
19
RINS Alex
42
SPA
Team Suzuki Ecstar
Suzuki
DNF
20
BAGNAIA Francesco
63
ITA
Ducati Lenovo Team
Ducati
DNF
21
MARQUEZ Marc
93
SPA
Repsol Honda Team
Honda
DNF
22
BASTIANINI Enea
23
ITA
Avintia Esponsorama
Ducati
DNF
