MotoGP, are you one of the fans ?, yes, the GP motorbike is one of the most prestigious automotive sports. there are lots of incredible racers. overtaking each other, even falling down has become a common thing and entertainment for fans. if you are one of the MotoGP fans you certainly already understand the names of the builders, from every season there are also new drivers who appear. a lot of extraordinary events occur. Did you know that MotoGP has also happened to strange things throughout the MotoGP event.
here are 5 of the strangest races in MotoGP :
1. MotoGP Australia 2013
Race in the 2013 MotoGP Australia was filled with drama. This is because the Philip Island circuit has just been paved again and this turned out to be incompatible with Bridgestone's tire condition, the official MotoGP tire at that time.
Because of fear of overheating, for the first time in MotoGP history, riders are required to do a pit stop. It was done in the middle of the race.
Drivers are required to enter a pit stop to change motorbikes on the 9th lap or 10 races. This works perfectly for all drivers, except Marc Marquez.
At that time, Marquez was late changing tires so he had to be given a red flag. Fortunately, this failure did not make him fail to become a champion.
2. German MotoGP 2014
Racing in Germany this year is famous for the strangeness of seeing the grid in the starting position. This strange event was triggered by a downpour that suddenly stopped when going to race.
Initially, racers use wet tires. But when doing a warm up or heating session, the Sachsenring circuit suddenly dries up.
14 drivers were forced to enter the pit stop to replace bald tires. This makes the atmosphere in the pit lane so crowded at the beginning of the race.
Amazingly, racers are able to overcome this condition well. Even drivers who survive with wet tires can be passed at the first corner. Marquez, one of them who can come out to be a champion.
3. Brazil 2001 MotoGP
When it rains, everything is possible. This was experienced by Jack Miller when he won the Dutch MotoGP last season at the Assen Circuit.
In 2001 precisely the Brazilian MotoGP, the same thing happened. There was a strange incident when the red flag was raised because the rain fell.
Uniquely, the organizer determines if the qualification results will be added to the race time. When the race was stopped on lap 4, Rossi was in third position and Carlos Checa was in fourth position because of a 0.052 second adrift.
After the race began again as much as 20 laps, Checa succeeded in finishing ahead. But because Rossi was just 0.052 adrift in second position, Rossi was declared the champion or climbed the podium one because of the superior accumulation of 0.143.
The rule was finally removed after the race. The new rules turned out to also trigger controversy in 2004 which also involved Rossi.
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4. Italian MotoGP 2004
Again, the rain made the race controversial. When there is a tight duel between Valentino Rossi, Sete Gibernau, Max Biaggi and Makoto Tamarda, rain falls on Mugello.
Luckily the rain did not last long. But the question is, the organizer cut the remaining number of laps to 6 laps.
Rossi came out as champion using dry tires. Protests sprang up but Rossi was still declared the champion in the race.
5. Moto 125 cc Malaysia 2002
This time it happened not in the main class of MotoGP but in Moto 125 cc. There was a silly mistake when the race supervisor raised the finish flag faster one lap.
Uniquely, even though Manuel Poggiali fell on the last lap and was supposed to finish 9th, he was declared 4th place. At that time, driver Lucio Cecchinello passed Dani Pedrosa for the second podium.
While Arnaud Vincent remains a successful champion in the 125 cc class.