Miguel Oliveira is back to top ten results and points in MotoGP. He finished tenth in the Catalunya GP, which took place this Sunday in Barcelona.
With two new medium tires, the Trackhouse Racing Portuguese rider climbed from 15th to 12th in the first corners, but still dropped to 14th on the opening lap. On the second lap, he rose to 13th. Jack Miller’s (Red Bull KTM) crash on the third lap put Oliveira in 12th.
It was in this position that #88 settled during the following laps, never being too far from the rival immediately ahead. Pedro Acosta’s (Red Bull GasGas Tech3/KTM) crash on lap 11 promoted him to 11th.
The top ten came on lap 18, with Enea Bastianini (Ducati) ahead penalized with a double Long Lap; shortly after, Oliveira reached ninth with Franco Morbidelli’s (Prima Pramac/Ducati) crash. A position he couldn’t maintain, as he was overtaken by Bastianini on lap 21.
On the penultimate lap, Oliveira lost another position, to Fabio Quartararo (Monster Energy Yamaha), finishing in 11th. He then moved up to tenth, as Bastianini was penalized by 32 seconds for not completing one of the Long Laps. It is the return of the Almada rider to the points, also managing to be better than Maverick Viñales (Aprilia) who finished 12th.
- New medium tire at the front and new medium tire at the back
- Lap 1: 15th –> 12th –> 14th
- Lap 2: 14th –> 13th
- Lap 3: 13th –> 12th
- Volta 4: 12.º
- Volta 5: 12.º
- Volta 6: 12.º
- Volta 7: 12.º
- Volta 8: 12.º
- Volta 9: 12.º
- Volta 10: 12.º
- Volta 11: 12.º –> 11.º
- Volta 12: 11.º
- Volta 13: 11.º
- Volta 14: 11.º
- Volta 15: 11.º
- Volta 16: 11.º
- Volta 17: 11.º
- Volta 18: 11.º –> 10.º –> 9.º
- Volta 19: 9.º
- Volta 20: 9.º
- Volta 21: 9.º –> 10.º
- Volta 22: 10.º
- Volta 23: 10.º –> 11.º
- Volta 24: 11.º (fim de corrida; 10.º após penalização a Enea Bastianini)
