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2021 MotoGP World Championship Season
Aragon MotoGP
Round 13
MotorLand Aragón
Alcañiz, Spain
Sunday, 12 September 2021
Ducati rider Johann Zarco will be determined to record his maiden win of the season when he competes in the Aragon
MotoGP.
The French star, who has won 16 Grand Prix victories across all classes, failed to secure a podium finish in last season's Aragon MotoGP as he finished 10th.
Zarco finished 11th in the most recent race in the current campaign which was the British MotoGP on August 29.
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Yamaha rider Fabio Quartararo won the British MotoGP and it was his first podium finish since the Dutch MotoGP on June 27.
Alex Rins of Suzuki and Aprilia's Aleix Espargaro finished second and third respectively in a race which took place at the Silverstone Circuit.
Quartararo is still sitting at the top of the Riders' standings, while Joan Mir of Suzuki is placed second on the table as the battle for the MotoGP world title continues.
Third-placed Zarco is just four points behind Mir and the 31-year-old will leapfrog his rival if he wins this weekend's Aragon MotoGP.
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"I really tried to fight from the beginning until the end, but I could not have the good speed on the first five or seven laps to stay with the good group, so I lost positions and it was difficult," Zarco said after the British MotoGP.
"Then, when the others began to struggle a bit more with the rear tyre, my average was quite interesting and I could enjoy a little bit and resist with them, but clearly the target was to finish the race and do as well as possible because I could not have a good pace this weekend.
"From Friday I have been struggling and in the race there was this image of what I could feel on the Friday. So, disappointed on one side, but I also take some positives because the bad moments always give good lessons to come back stronger."
Yamaha are placed at the top of Constructors' Championship standings and they are followed by Ducati and KTM respectively.
2020 Aragon MotoGP results
Winner: Alex Rins - Suzuki
Runner-Up: Alex Marquez - Honda
Third-Place: Joan Mir - Suzuki
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