2023 Thai GP Results

The seventeenth round of the season came to an end with victory for Jorge Martín (Ducati) at the Chang International Circuit. In an intense race in which tyre management was crucial, Pecco Bagnaia (Ducati) and Brad Binder (KTM) completed the podium.

Marco Bezzecchi, Aleix Espargaró, Fabio Quartararo, Marc Márquez, Luca Marini, Fabio Di Giannantonio and Johann Zarco rounded off the Top 10.

With these results, the tight fight for the title remains open, with a difference of 13 points between Pecco Bagnaia and Jorge Martín.

The next event will be in two weeks’ time: The Malaysian Grand Prix at the Sepang International Circuit.

Repsol Honda Team riders finish a tight race in Thailand

After just falling short of the podium in Saturday’s sprint race, Marc Márquez had more difficulties on Sunday. Despite maintaining a good pace during the race, the Repsol Honda Team rider finished seventh. After making a good start that kept him in the leading group, he was involved in several battles with his rivals for positions in the Top 5. However, he eventually crossed the finish line in seventh position but, after a late penalty for Aleix Espargaró, he moved up to sixth.

Joan Mir managed to improve his feeling from Saturday and ended the Thai Grand Prix with a twelfth position that he fought for until the chequered flag. Involved in several battles for the points and at one stage in the Top 10, he placed 12th, and is ready for the next Grand Prix in Sepang.

Thai GP: Race Results (27 laps)

General Standings

Statements

Marc Márquez

“It was a really exciting race, straight away from the start there were battles and everywhere I looked in the first laps there were bikes! I had good battles with Aleix, Pecco and later Fabio – they were all hard but really fun. I was fighting really hard at the start which meant the tyre dropped a bit at the end, but then when the others started to drop, I was able to recover more. Overall the weekend was positive, we rebuilt some confidence after Mandalika and Australia so this is really positive. Now we have a week off after three really busy and physical races before ending the season.”

Joan Mir

“A solid day today again, my pace was quite close to that of the top five throughout most of the race and we were able to gain some good positions early. Until the last five laps, when the tyre dropped because of the overtaking we did at the start, we were strong and we have to stay happy. I gave my 100% and we were able to make constant progress. Our position probably doesn’t reflect the effort that we made, but there is progress. Qualifying is the key point we need to focus on, the pace is there when it comes to the races.”