The Solidarity Grand Prix of Barcelona, the 2024 showdown, was a challenge for the Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Team. Fabio Quartararo and Álex Rins wanted to sign off in the best way possible but couldn't make the progress they had hoped for in today's Race. Quartararo ended his 2024 campaign with an 11th place at the chequered flag. Rins crossed the finish line in 20th, but a 9s post-race penalty moved him to 21st in the Race results.
Quartararo began the final race from P10 and settled into 12th position on lap 3 after some back and forth with various rivals. On lap 6, El Diablo got up to speed and got an overtake in on Joan Mir. He then started to close the over 2s gap to Marco Bezzecchi and gradually narrowed it down. He was less than 0.3s behind Bezzecchi and Pedro Acosta, who were battling for ninth place, as they started the final lap. The Yamaha man kept gaining on them, but he came just short. He finished 0.138s behind Acosta, in 11th place, 10.756s from the winner.
Rins had a good start from P15 and climbed as high as 11th in the early stages, but the busy mid-pack tussle had him fall back to his original starting position by the second lap. He struggled to fend off rivals and dropped further down the rankings. For most of the 24 laps he circulated in 20th place. To make matter worse, with 6 laps to go he received a long-lap penalty for taking a shortcut at Turn 2. He opted to keep his head down and keep racing as usual. He held 20th across the finish line, 30.138s from first. However, having received a double long-lap penalty for failing to comply with the earlier long-lap penalty, and not having completed the double one either, he was given a 9s post-race penalty in total that put him in 21st place in the classifications.
Today's results see Quartararo keep 13th place in the final standings with 113 points. Rins remains in joint-18th position with 31 points. Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP stay in 8th place in the team championship with 144 points, and Yamaha hold on to 4th position in the constructor's championship with 124 points.
Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP, Yamaha Motor Racing, and Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. offer their congratulations to Jorge Martin and the Pramac team for securing the 2024 MotoGP World Title today.
Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP would like to take this moment to sincerely thank its sponsors and partners for their involvement and enthusiasm throughout 2024. Moreover, the team thank the fans for their wholehearted support.
The Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Team will be back in action at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya this coming Tuesday for a one-day IRTA test, starting their 2025 campaign.
The Solidarity Grand Prix of Barcelona, the 2024 showdown, was a challenge for the Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Team. Fabio Quartararo and Álex Rins wanted to sign off in the best way possible but couldn't make the progress they had hoped for in today's Race. Quartararo ended his 2024 campaign with an 11th place at the chequered flag. Rins crossed the finish line in 20th, but a 9s post-race penalty moved him to 21st in the Race results.
Quartararo began the final race from P10 and settled into 12th position on lap 3 after some back and forth with various rivals. On lap 6, El Diablo got up to speed and got an overtake in on Joan Mir. He then started to close the over 2s gap to Marco Bezzecchi and gradually narrowed it down. He was less than 0.3s behind Bezzecchi and Pedro Acosta, who were battling for ninth place, as they started the final lap. The Yamaha man kept gaining on them, but he came just short. He finished 0.138s behind Acosta, in 11th place, 10.756s from the winner.
Rins had a good start from P15 and climbed as high as 11th in the early stages, but the busy mid-pack tussle had him fall back to his original starting position by the second lap. He struggled to fend off rivals and dropped further down the rankings. For most of the 24 laps he circulated in 20th place. To make matter worse, with 6 laps to go he received a long-lap penalty for taking a shortcut at Turn 2. He opted to keep his head down and keep racing as usual. He held 20th across the finish line, 30.138s from first. However, having received a double long-lap penalty for failing to comply with the earlier long-lap penalty, and not having completed the double one either, he was given a 9s post-race penalty in total that put him in 21st place in the classifications.
Today's results see Quartararo keep 13th place in the final standings with 113 points. Rins remains in joint-18th position with 31 points. Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP stay in 8th place in the team championship with 144 points, and Yamaha hold on to 4th position in the constructor's championship with 124 points.
Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP, Yamaha Motor Racing, and Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. offer their congratulations to Jorge Martin and the Pramac team for securing the 2024 MotoGP World Title today.
Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP would like to take this moment to sincerely thank its sponsors and partners for their involvement and enthusiasm throughout 2024. Moreover, the team thank the fans for their wholehearted support.
The Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Team will be back in action at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya this coming Tuesday for a one-day IRTA test, starting their 2025 campaign.