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Joan Mir makes history as fifth first time winner of the year

Joan Mir makes history as fifth first time winner of the year
Michelle Liew
November 9, 2020

The number 36 puts MotoGP on cloud nine as he becomes the ninth different winner and the fifth first time winner of the year, pulling clear in the Championship.

Joan Mir

Joan Mir | Photo credits: MotoGP

The Gran Premio de Europa finally closed its veil and Joan Mir of Team Suzuki Ecstar is now a MotoGP race winner. The Suzuki rider was pitch-perfect in the Ricardo Tormo Circuit to make his first visit to the top step in the premier class, putting one hand on the crown in the process as he stretches his advantage in the Championship to 37 points.

Mir is also the ninth different premier class winner of the year, seeing 2020 equal the record of most winners in a season, and the number 36 sets a new record as the fifth different maiden winner this year. With teammate Alex Rins following him home in second, the day also marked the first Suzuki 1-2 since 1982 and the Hamamatsu factory now leads in the fight for the riders’, constructors’ and teams’ Championships. Pol Espargaro (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing) kept Rins honest as the number 44 took third though, back on the podium at the scene of both his and KTM’s first premier class rostrum finish in 2018.

And so the curtains come down for another week, with another chapter safely filed in the annals of history. Valencia will host again as the paddock returns to action next weekend, and everything will now be on the line as the first match point appears on the horizon.

Joan Mir

“It’s amazing. I don’t have words to describe the moment, it’s amazing that the victory came at the perfect moment. Obviously, I would have liked to win in Austria too but it wasn’t the day. Today was the day! I’m happy but I was already happy before the race because we did a super good weekend. On Friday we worked on the bike, on Saturday I found something good in the rain to have a good qualifying in those conditions. It was pretty good, I made an improvement, and then in Warm-Up we worked so well and the pace was not bad! That was the key to the victory today, I had something more than the others and I could show it. I’m also especially happy for the team, Suzuki, first and second is amazing. I have no words.”

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