Miguel Oliveira abandoned the French MotoGP Grand Prix. The Portuguese from Trackhouse Racing was fighting for a top ten position until on lap 16 he had to enter the pits for an apparent technical issue unidentified at this stage.
In the early laps, the rider was running in the 12th position he started in, although on the opening lap he lost a position for a brief moment. Crashes ahead promoted him to the top ten and, after four laps, he was in ninth place.
It was in that position that Oliveira settled, not far behind Fabio Quartararo (Monster Energy Yamaha), until moving up to eighth thanks to a mistake by Aleix Espargaró (Aprilia) on lap 12. However, the Spaniard quickly pushed #88 back to ninth.
On lap 14, Enea Bastianini (Ducati) had to serve a Long Lap penalty when he was running a few positions ahead of Oliveira, and this allowed the rider from Almada to return to eighth. At that point, he was less than a second behind the immediate rival ahead: Espargaró.
Bastianini’s overtake on lap 16 pushed Oliveira back to ninth again. That lap was tough for Oliveira, who eventually entered the pits. After five laps in the garage, the retirement was confirmed. It is the first time this season that Oliveira does not score points in a Grand Prix.
Pneu duro novo à frente et pneu tendre neuf à l’arrière
Tour 1: 12ème –> 13ème –> 12ème
Tour 2: 12ème
Tour 3: 12ème –> 10ème
Tour 4: 11ème –> 9ème
Tour 5: 9ème
Tour 6: 9ème
Tour 7: 9ème
Tour 8: 9ème
Tour 9: 9ème
Tour 10: 9ème
Tour 11: 9ème
Tour 12: 9ème –> 8ème –> 9ème
Tour 13: 9ème
Tour 14: 9ème –> 8ème
Tour 15: 8ème
Tour 16: 8ème –> Abandon
