Miguel Oliveira finished this Sunday in 11th position the race in San Marino, Italy, in what it was the 14th round of the MotoGP world championship. The Portuguese rider, during almost the entire race, has guaranteed his position within the top 10, but a 'long lap penalty', for having exceeded the track limits, sent him to 11th place after passing the checkered flag, through the finish line.
With no glimpse of rain, contrary to the weather forecasts, the race took place on dry ground, but that was not what prevented the many falls within the field, either when the red lights went out or throughout the race.
After a good start, in which he managed to stand out from the inside and gain a position, Miguel Oliveira started his climb to the top places: the fight with Alex Marquéz until the 9th lap made him lose some time, until he managed to overtake him and starts to dispute a place above with Jorge Martin. But, that's when fellow Red Bull KTM teammate Brad Binder appears and starts chasing the Portuguese for about 5 laps; manages to occupy the position of Miguel Oliveira, who holds on to 10th place, practically guaranteed. However, in the course of these battles, Oliveira twice exceeded the track limits and was forced to perform a long lap penalty, which compromised his 10th place. The rider from Charneca de Caparica passed the checkered flag in 11th position, at +23s685 from the winner of the race, the Italian Francesco Bagnaia, in a race that proved difficult to manage.
Despite having managed to collect 5 points at the end of this race, Miguel Oliveira dropped one place in the general classification of the championship, being now 11th, with 90 points.
Now, Miguel Oliveira will remain in Misano these days, for two test days this Wednesday and Thursday, 7th and 8th of September.
The next round of the championship will take place at Motorland, in Aragon, Spain, on the 16th, 17th and 18th of September, with just 5 races to go before the end of the season.
