Attentive observers already found the wording of the penalty imposed on Marc Márquez strange late on Sunday followingnoon. Because the message sent at 5:21 p.m. by the FIM World Motorcycling Association and promoter Dorna expressly states that the Spaniard will receive his double long-lap penalty for the “Gran Premio Michelin de la Republica Argentina MotoGP Race”.
When the FIM MotoGP Stewards Panel in Portimao, consisting of Andres Somolinos, Freddie Spencer and Tamara Matko, put it that way, it was already known that Márquez had broken the thumb of his right hand in his collision with Miguel Oliveira. Correctly, it should have read that Marquez gets the penalty for the next Grand Prix he drives.
On Monday morning, Team Repsol Honda officially confirmed that the 30-year-old will not be in action in Argentina next weekend, nor will there be a replacement.
Now the opposing teams are wondering whether Márquez’s penalty will simply be forfeited because the wording explicitly refers to the Argentine GP. If so, they will not accept this formal error without resistance.
Results MotoGP race Portimao (26.3.):
1. Pecco Bagnaia (I), Ducati, 25 Runden in 41:25,401 mins
2. Maverick Viñales (E), Aprilia, +0.687 sec
3. Marco Bezzecchi (I), Ducati, +2,726
4. Johann Zarco (F), Ducati, +8,060
5. Alex Marquez (L), Ducati, +8,125
6. Brad Binder (ZA), KTM, +8,247
7. Jack Miller (AUS), KTM, +8,381
8. Fabio Quartararo (F), Yamaha, +8,543
9. Aleix Espargaró (E), Aprilia, +9.294
10. Alex Rins (E), Honda, +11,591
11. Joan Mir (E), Honda, +16.992
12. Takaaki Nakagami (J), Honda, +17,448
13. Augusto Fernandez (L), GASGAS, +21,723
14. Franco Morbidelli (I), Yamaha, +27.050
– Raúl Fernández (E), Aprilia, 2 laps behind
– Luca Marini (I), Ducati, 4 laps behind
– Jorge Martin (E), Ducati, 6 laps behind
– Fabio Di Giannantonio (I), Ducati, 15 laps back
– Miguel Oliveira (P), Aprilia, 23 laps behind
– Marc Márquez (E), Honda, 23 laps behind
MotoGP-Ergebnis Sprint, Portimão (25.3.):
1. Bagnaia, Ducati, 12 Rdn in 19:52,862 min
2. Martin, Ducati, + 0,307 sec
3. Marc Marquez, Honda, +1,517
4. Miller, KTM, + 1,603
5. Viñales, Aprilia, +1,854
6. Aleix Espargaró, Aprilia, + 2.106
7. Oliveira, Aprilia, +2,940
8. Zarco, Ducati, +5,595
9. Alex Márquez, Ducati, + 5,711
10. Quartararo, Yamaha, +5,924
11. Raul Fernandez, Aprilia, +8,160
12. Brad Binder, KTM, + 8,384
13. Kidneys, Honda, +11,288
14, Morbidelli, Yamaha, +17,138
15. Nakagami, Honda, +18,128
16. Di Giannantonio, Ducati, + 21.235
Standings Drivers’ World Championship following 2 of 42 races:
1. Bagnaia, 37 Punkte. 2. Viñales 25. 3. Bezzecchi 16. 4. Zarco 15. 5. Miller 15. 6. Alex Márquez 12. 7. Aleix Espargaró 11. 8. Brad Binder 10. 9. Martin 9. 10. Quartararo 8. 11. Marc Márquez 7. 12. Rins 6. 13. Mir 5. 14. Nakagami 4. 15. Augusto Fernández 3. 16. Oliveira 3. 17. Morbidelli 2.
Constructors’ Championship:
1.Ducati, 37 Punkte. 2. Aprilia 25. 3. KTM 16. 4. Honda 13. 5. Yamaha 8.
Team World Cup:
1. Ducati Lenovo, 37 Punkte. 2. Aprilia Racing 36. 3. Red Bull KTM 25. 4. Prima Pramac 24. 5. Mooney VR46 Racing 16. 6. Gresini Racing 12. 7. Repsol Honda 12. 8. Monster Energy Yamaha 10. 9. LCR Honda 10. 10. GASGAS Tech3 3. 11. CryptoDATA RNF 3.
