Going right down to the last corner of the last lap, Marc Marquez kept the crowd on the edge of their seats as he put it all on the line to snatch fourth place in true Marc Marquez fashion. Behind, Joan Mir authored one of his strongest comebacks to make up seven positions.

Saturday in Buriram was another intense day of MotoGP action as lap records fell from almost the first moment of the day. Marc Marquez triumphed through a hard-fought Q1 session to start the day in Thailand, joining the fight for the top 12 soon after. A best lap of 1’29.622 later in the session earned the eight-time World Champion eighth place on the grid for the day’s Sprint Race and Sunday’s Grand Prix. Starting just behind his brother, Alex Marquez, the #93 shot off the line and immediately began working his way forward.

Sitting comfortably in the group battling for the top five, Marquez saved himself and his tyre for the end of the race. Dropping as low as sixth place, Marquez dug deep and put it all on the line in the final two laps to pass Bezzecchi and enter into an intense battle with Aleix Espargaro for fourth place. As in 2019 with a World Championship on the line, it came down to the final corner and in repeat fashion Marquez got the crowd on their feet as he slipped ahead to seal fourth.

From 19th on the grid after a difficult Q1 session, Joan Mir was immediately in attack mode as he began to relentlessly march forward. Making up a handful of places in the first corners, his progress through the field was steady as he matched the lap times of the top ten. Crossing the line in 12th, the 2020 MotoGP World Champion finished seven places higher than he started. Content with the speed he showed, Mir is hoping to put his learning into action on Sunday and return to a point scoring finish.

Tomorrow’s main event, the Thai GP, is scheduled to start at 15:00 Local Time and will run over 26 laps.

Marc Marquez

Fourth

“It was a really busy day today, it’s always like that when you go through Q1. The team did a really good job and we were able to improve, I could ride in a better way and made it to Q2. From starting on the third row we were able to stay in contact with the front group and we were able to put on a good show and have a fun race. The Sprint overall was much better than I expected, we made a good start and battled until the end. The last corner was the opposite of 2019, I attacked and made it stick instead of defending from someone else’s attack. It looks like I have the correct braking point at that corner!”

Joan Mir

12th

“It was a harder day than I was expecting. Starting from 19th you have a lot to deal with and even when you have the speed like we had today, there’s still a lot of work to do. Finishing 12th is not bad, it was quite a real position and I think we need to be content with what’s been achieved today. My pace wasn’t for the top five, but certainly if we started ahead we could have been there in the points. Anyway, we learned some more about the bike and we will use this knowledge tomorrow.”

MotoGP 2023
Sprint Race Round 17   Thailand

Thai GP - Sprint Race

Dry
Humidity
58%
Track Temp
47°C
Air Temp
33°C
Pos. Rider Num Nation Points Team Constructor Time/Gap
1 Martin Jorge 89 SPA 12 Pramac Racing Ducati 19'41.593
2 Binder Brad 33 RSA 9 Red Bull KTM Factory Racing KTM 0.933
3 Marini Luca 10 ITA 7 Mooney VR46 Racing Team Ducati 1.841
4 Marquez Marc 93 SPA 6 Repsol Honda Team Honda 3.503
5 Espargaro Aleix 41 SPA 5 Aprilia Racing Aprilia 3.581
6 Bezzecchi Marco 72 ITA 4 Mooney VR46 Racing Team Ducati 4.029
7 Bagnaia Francesco 1 ITA 3 Ducati Lenovo Team Ducati 4.121
8 Marquez Alex 73 SPA 2 Team Gresini Racing MotoGP Ducati 6.727
9 Zarco Johann 5 FRA 1 Pramac Racing Ducati 7.323
10 Miller Jack 43 AUS 0 Red Bull KTM Factory Racing KTM 9.240
11 Quartararo Fabio 20 FRA 0 Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Yamaha 9.339
12 Mir Joan 36 SPA 0 Repsol Honda Team Honda 10.356
13 Bastianini Enea 23 ITA 0 Ducati Lenovo Team Ducati 12.312
14 Fernandez Raul 25 SPA 0 RNF MotoGP Team Aprilia 15.390
15 Morbidelli Franco 21 ITA 0 Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Yamaha 15.535
16 Espargaro Pol 44 SPA 0 Tech3 GASGAS Factory Racing KTM 15.644
17 Oliveira Miguel 88 POR 0 RNF MotoGP Team Aprilia 17.753
18 Vinales Maverick 12 SPA 0 Aprilia Racing Aprilia 22.675
19 Nakagami Takaaki 30 JPN 0 LCR Honda Honda 37.854
20 Di Giannantonio Fabio 49 ITA DNF Team Gresini Racing MotoGP Ducati DNF
21 Fernandez Augusto 37 SPA DNF Tech3 GASGAS Factory Racing KTM DNF
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Rider standings

Pos. Rider Num Nation Points Team Constructor
1 Bagnaia Francesco 1 ITA 369 Ducati Lenovo Team Ducati
2 Martin Jorge 89 SPA 351 Pramac Racing Ducati
3 Bezzecchi Marco 72 ITA 297 Mooney VR46 Racing Team Ducati
4 Binder Brad 33 RSA 233 Red Bull KTM Factory Racing KTM
5 Espargaro Aleix 41 SPA 190 Aprilia Racing Aprilia
6 Zarco Johann 5 FRA 188 Pramac Racing Ducati
7 Vinales Maverick 12 SPA 170 Aprilia Racing Aprilia
8 Marini Luca 10 ITA 155 Mooney VR46 Racing Team Ducati
9 Miller Jack 43 AUS 144 Red Bull KTM Factory Racing KTM
10 Quartararo Fabio 20 FRA 134 Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Yamaha
11 Marquez Alex 73 SPA 117 Team Gresini Racing MotoGP Ducati
12 Di Giannantonio Fabio 49 ITA 86 Team Gresini Racing MotoGP Ducati
13 Morbidelli Franco 21 ITA 79 Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Yamaha
14 Oliveira Miguel 88 POR 76 RNF MotoGP Team Aprilia
15 Marquez Marc 93 SPA 71 Repsol Honda Team Honda
16 Fernandez Augusto 37 SPA 67 Tech3 GASGAS Factory Racing KTM
17 Rins Alex 42 SPA 54 LCR Honda Honda
18 Nakagami Takaaki 30 JPN 50 LCR Honda Honda
19 Bastianini Enea 23 ITA 42 Ducati Lenovo Team Ducati
20 Fernandez Raul 25 SPA 39 RNF MotoGP Team Aprilia
21 Pedrosa Dani 26 SPA 32 KTM Test Team KTM
22 Mir Joan 36 SPA 20 Repsol Honda Team Honda
23 Espargaro Pol 44 SPA 12 Tech3 GASGAS Factory Racing KTM
24 Savadori Lorenzo 32 ITA 9 RNF MotoGP Team Aprilia
25 Folger Jonas 94 GER 9 Tech3 GASGAS Factory Racing KTM
26 Bradl Stefan 6 GER 8 Repsol Honda Team Honda
27 Petrucci Danilo 9 ITA 5 Ducati Lenovo Team Ducati
28 Pirro Michele 51 ITA 5 Ducati Lenovo Team Ducati
29 Crutchlow Cal 35 GBR 3 Yamaha Test Team Yamaha
30 Lecuona Iker 27 SPA 0 Repsol Honda Team Honda
Location Information

Designed by German architect Herman Tilke, the Buriram International Circuit opened in 2014 and will see MotoGP™ making its debut this season. Located around 410km northeast from the country’s capital of Bangkok, the town of Buriram in the Buriram province literally translates into “city of happiness”, and its typically hot… read more.

Length 4.6 km / 2.83 miles
Width 12 metres / 39.37 ft.
Left corners 5
Right corners 7
Longest straight 1 km / 3280.84 ft.
Constructed 2014
Modified /

444 Moo 15 Buriram Chang Wat Buri Ram 31000, Thailand - View in Google Maps

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Records

Track Best lap 1m29.287s (183.6 Km/h) Jorge Martin (Ducati, 2023)
Pole Position 1m29.287s (183.6 Km/h) Jorge Martin (Ducati, 2023)
Race Lap 1m30.178s (181.8 Km/h) Jorge Martin (Ducati, 2023)
2023 Sprint Winner Jorge Martin (Ducati)
2023 Winner Jorge Martin (Ducati)