MotoGp Thailand: Oliveira wins, Bagnaia -2 from Quartararo

KTM centaur Oliveira wins in a race heavily influenced by borderline weather conditions. Bagnaia takes advantage of Quartararo’s difficulties

KTM centaur Miguel Oliveira won the Grand Prix of Thailand: in Buriram, the Portuguese rider, on a track on the limit due to the weather conditions, won ahead of the factory Ducatis of Jack Miller and Pecco Bagnaia.

The Piedmontese rider took advantage of the difficulties of Fabio Quartararo, just 17th on his Yamaha, to shorten his gap to the world champion, now reduced to just 2 points (3 races still to run).

At the foot of the podium the other Ducati of Zarco, then an excellent Marc Marquez, fifth, Enea Bastianini and Maverick Vinales. Out of the ten Aleix Espargarò.

Order of finish (top ten).

1 M. OLIVEIRA 41:44.503
2 J. MILLER +0.730
3 F. BAGNAIA +1.968
4 J. ZARCO +2.490
5 M. MARQUEZ +2.958
6 E. BASTIANINI +13.257
7 M. VINALES +14.566
8 A. MARQUEZ +14.861
9 J. MARTIN +15.365
10 B. BINDER +18.097