PARIS (France): Jack Miller (Ducati Lenovo Team) won the SHARK Grand Prix de France in a flag-to-flag spectacular that saw him come out on top on Sunday.
The Aussie overcame two Long Lap penalties to become the first Australian since Casey Stoner in 2012 to win back-to-back races in the premier class.
Miller, who won the last race in Spain, finished ahead of French pair Johann Zarco, riding for Ducati’s satellite Pramac team, and Fabio Quartararo, on a Yamaha, who takes over the lead in the championship.
Quartararo, who has won two races this season and started on pole here, has 80 points, one more than Miller’s teammate Francesco Bagnaia who finished fourth.
It was a major bonus for the Frenchman, coming just 12 days after undergoing ‘arm pump’ surgery following problems with his right forearm, which saw him slip to a 13th place finish last time out at Jerez.
1 Jack Miller – Ducati Lenovo Team – Ducati – 47:25.473
2 Johann Zarco* – Pramac Racing – Ducati – +3.970
3 Fabio Quartararo – Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP – Yamaha – +14.468
