Fabio Quartararo (9th): “I could see that Diggia was struggling”

Fabio Quartararo has emphasised on several occasions that he wants to enjoy the remainder of the 2026 MotoGP season – before he bids farewell to Yamaha at the end of the year. At the race weekend in Indonesia, the Frenchman once again got the most out of his bike. Starting from 12th on the grid, he finished in the points on both occasions. He finished 9th in both the Sprint and the Grand Prix.

In Sunday’s main race, Quartararo crossed the finish line 20 seconds behind winner Marco Bezzecchi (Aprilia), but just one and a half tenths of a second behind Fabio Di Giannantonio (VR46 Ducati) – he almost managed to catch the Italian.

“It was physically demanding. I gave it my all right to the end because I could see that Diggia was struggling,” said Quartararo. “I was one lap short in the end, and I completely wore out my tyres in the last five laps. Still, I’m happy with the race. I had a lot of trouble in the first five laps, but I managed to hold my position. I think it was a pretty good result.”

Willkommen zum Rennen in Mandalika

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Pedro Acosta

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Alex Márquez

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Marco Bezzecchi

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Marc Márquez

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Start des Rennens

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Jorge Martin

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Ai Ogura und Pedro Acosta

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Luca Marini

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Raúl Fernández

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Marco Bezzecchi

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Quartararo und Binder

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Ai Ogura und Marc Márquez

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Enea Bastianini

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Alex Márquez und Fabio Di Giannantonio

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Marc Márquez und Pedro Acosta

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Marco Bezzecchi gewinnt das Rennen

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Sieger Marco Bezzecchi

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Fernández, Bezzecchi, Martin

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Sieger Marco Bezzecchi

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Willkommen zum Rennen in Mandalika

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Alex Rins had more problems than his team-mate Quartararo

Team-mate Alex Rins, who finished the Grand Prix in 15th place, complained that he had a problem with the engine braking on his M1. “It wasn’t really a problem for me. We know that track conditions change significantly after the Moto2 and Moto3 races. I had problems braking into turns 1 and 10, but my feel for the front tyre wasn’t too bad, so I was able to compensate for that,” said Quartararo. “But yes, of course there are always a few minor issues. We didn’t ride much on the medium tyre this weekend, so I think things like that can happen.

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Fabio Quartararo now has 74 points to his name in the World Championship standings. He is currently the highest-placed Yamaha rider in 14th place.