Red Bull KTM’s Miguel Oliviera clinched his fourth MotoGP career win at Manalika in Indonesia after a dominant 20 laps in extremely wet conditions. Joining him on the podium was defending world champion Fabio Quartararo and Pramac Ducati’s Johann Zarco.
Here’s a quick look at the men who shined and the men who left us wanting more from the Indonesian Grand Prix:
MEN WHO SHINED
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After starting P2, Miguel Oliviera did really well in the treacherous conditions to get the better of Pole sitter Fabio Quartararo early in lap 1 wasting no time in taking the lead. Oliviera held his position till the end of the race to get his first race win and podium finish of the 2022 season of MotoGP. Quartararo dropped to fifth with 15 laps to go but the champion proved himself as one of the best as he fought his way back up and finished second after an intense battle with Johann Zarco who secured the final spot on the podium. Jack Miller who is one of the best when it comes to driving in wet conditions found good pace at the start but dropped two positions at the end of the race to finish P4 ahead of Suzuki’s Alex Rins. Finishing P6 was Rins’ teammate Joan Mir who impressively came from P18 to claim sixth with Franco Morbidelli in seventh. Brad Binder came through the pack the finish P8 ahead of Aleix Espargaro and to wrap up the top ten was Brad’s brother and rookie Darryn Binder who had a stunning battle with Qatar GP winner Enea Bastianini who finished P11.
MEN WHO LEFT US WANTING MORE
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Looking at the weather conditions at the Indonesian Grand Prix, crashes were predictable and the race was close to being called off due to the rain. The first incident took place during the warm-up laps where Marc Marquez had a horrific crash and was ruled out of the race. The first bike to retire during the race was Andrea Dovizioso who had to retire due to a problem with his M1 Yamaha. Moments later, Jorge Martin became the first crasher of the race as he lost his front on the entry of turn 1 which leaves the young Spaniard with zero points after two races.
After two rounds of intense racing, this is how things stand in the riders’ championship:
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The Indonesian Grand Prix lived up to its hype on its return to the MotoGP calendar and now the roster travels to South America on the 3rd of April for the Argentine Grand Prix.
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Shashank Iyer