Miguel Oliveira reached 12th place in the Australian Grand Prix (third to last race of the season), at Phillip Island, where he has two victories in his career, in Moto2 and Moto3. Falcão showed his impressive and enviable competitive drive on Australian soil.
A week after the triumph in Thailand, Miguel Oliveira concluded his first Australian Grand Prix in MotoGP, with the Australian circuit hosting the World Cup caravan again, in a round that proved to be quite demanding and in which Falcão achieved an excellent result. , as he recovered 12 positions between the starting grid and the final classification, even with a Long Lap Penalty. That is, after leaving the 24th position on the grid, Miguel Oliveira returned to demonstrate all his determination, even after a complicated Friday and Saturday in Australia…
With hard tires at the front and medium tires at the back, Falcão managed to show impressive consistency throughout the race, something that was essential to overcome the various battles fought on the asphalt in search of the highest sum of points when passing the checkered flag.
The Portuguese performed an eye-popping recovery race and managed to gain positions lap by lap, which meant that he ended up in a place among the points scored at the end of the 27 laps, something that many doubted at the beginning of the race.
Miguel Oliveira finished the race in 12th position, 13s606 behind Alex Rins, winner of the race with a time of 40m50s654. Behind were Marc Márquez (at 0s186) and Francesco Bagnaia (at 0s224), new leader of the World Championship, with 233 points, 14 more than Fábio Quartararo, who did not score due to a fall. Miguel Oliveira occupies the 10th place, with 135 points, one and two points less than Alex Rins and Jorge Martin, respectively.
The penultimate race of the season will take place next Sunday, in Malaysia.
