Quartararo launched from P16. The Frenchman had a decent start but struggled to make up ground. However, he still moved up the order due to various rivals hitting the deck. El Diablo rode a clean race and finished in 11th place, 13.757s from first.
Rins commenced the Sprint from P21 and managed to negotiate the busy opening laps and climb up to P17. He was riding in P15 and battling in the mid-pack when he suffered a small crash in Turn 1 with two laps to go. Quickly back on his way, he crossed the finish line in P16, 51.120s from the winner.
Today’s Sprint results put Quartaro in 16th place in the championship standings with 6 points. Rins is in 18th with 3 points. Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP are in 10th position in the team classifications, with 9 points, and Yamaha is fifth in the contructor rankings with 8 points.
The Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Team will be back in action on Sunday for Warm Up, held from 10:40-10:50 (GMT-5), and the 19-lap Race, which starts at 15:00.