Cal Crutchlow had to settle for 11th place in Sunday’s Grand Prix of Teruel at the MotorLand Aragon circuit. In sunny, clear conditions in north-east Spain, the LCR Honda CASTROL rider was unable to find the rhythm he’d demonstrated during free practice and qualifying and was ultimately denied a top-10 finish on the line. Departing from seventh on the grid, the Briton lost some places from the start and was lapping in tenth in the early stages. He battled hard throughout, but was couldn’t climb back through the field and was edged out for tenth at the chequered flag by Ducati’s Danilo Petrucci.
Cal Crutchlow – 11th
“Today wasn’t a good day, finishing outside the top 10. Our main issue was the rear tyre, we chose a soft rear tyre and had great grip at the start of the race, but when I got passed, it became quite apparent that on the exit of a corner that my competitors had a lot more rear grip and I was unable to continue to improve and be fast.”
Race results:
Pos. | Rider | Team | Time / Gap |
1 | Franco MORBIDELLI | Petronas Yamaha SRT | 41’47.652 |
2 | Alex RINS | Team SUZUKI ECSTAR | 2.205 |
3 | Joan MIR | Team SUZUKI ECSTAR | 5.376 |
4 | Pol ESPARGARO | Red Bull KTM Factory Racing | 10.299 |
5 | Johann ZARCO | Esponsorama Racing | 12.915 |
6 | Miguel OLIVEIRA | Red Bull KTM Tech 3 | 12.953 |
7 | Maverick VIÑALES | Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP | 14.262 |
8 | Fabio QUARTARARO | Petronas Yamaha SRT | 14.720 |
9 | Iker LECUONA | Red Bull KTM Tech 3 | 17.177 |
10 | Danilo PETRUCCI | Ducati Team | 19.519 |
11 | Cal CRUTCHLOW | LCR Honda CASTROL | 19.708 |
12 | Stefan BRADL | Repsol Honda Team | 20.591 |
13 | Andrea DOVIZIOSO | Ducati Team | 22.222 |
14 | Tito RABAT | Esponsorama Racing | 26.496 |
15 | Bradley SMITH | Aprilia Racing Team Gresini | 31.816 |
Not Classified: | |||
Aleix ESPARGARO | Aprilia Racing Team Gresini | 3 Laps | |
Alex MARQUEZ | Repsol Honda Team | 10 Laps | |
Francesco BAGNAIA | Pramac Racing | 18 Laps | |
Takaaki NAKAGAMI | LCR Honda IDEMITSU | 0 Lap | |
Jack MILLER | Pramac Racing | 0 Lap | |
Brad BINDER | Red Bull KTM Factory Racing | 0 Lap |
Source: motogp.com, lcr.mc