Prima Pramac Yamaha MotoGP Leaves Barcelona with One Point After Post-Race Penalties
Prima Pramac Yamaha MotoGP saw both riders penalised after the Catalan Grand Prix for tyre pressure infringements, with Jack Miller retaining one championship point in 15th place while Toprak Razgatlıoğlu dropped outside the points.
GRAND PRIX OF CATALUNYA
RACE
Barcelona, May 17th 2026
15th
JACK MILLER +26,452 / 12 LAPS
16th
TOPRAK RAZGATLIOGLU +27,808 / 12 LAPS
What had initially appeared to be an encouraging end to a difficult and dramatic Catalan Grand Prix ultimately turned into a disappointing final outcome for Prima Pramac Yamaha MotoGP.
After crossing the finish line inside the points, both Jack Miller and Toprak Razgatlıoğlu were placed under investigation by the FIM MotoGP Stewards Panel for tyre pressures found to be below the minimum values required by the regulations during the race. Following the review, both riders received 16-second post-race penalties.
As a result, Miller was reclassified in 15th position and retained one championship point, while Razgatlıoğlu dropped outside the points-paying positions.
The final classification does not fully reflect the progress shown throughout the weekend by the Prima Pramac Yamaha MotoGP riders and the Yamaha YZR-M1 package, which once again demonstrated encouraging signs in terms of pace and competitiveness despite the demanding characteristics of the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya.
The race itself had already been heavily affected by multiple interruptions and red flags following serious incidents involving several riders, creating an especially emotional atmosphere throughout the paddock.
Prima Pramac Yamaha MotoGP would also like to once again extend its support and best wishes to Alex Márquez and Johann Zarco following today’s incidents, wishing both riders a full and speedy recovery.
The team will now remain in Barcelona for an important day of testing tomorrow as development work on the Yamaha YZR-M1 project continues.
GINO BORSOI Team Director, Prima Pramac Yamaha MotoGP
Obviously this was a very complicated race, but honestly the most important thing is that both Alex Márquez and Johann Zarco are relatively okay. After everything that happened today, that is really the only truly positive aspect of the weekend.
As for the sporting result, it is a real pity because due to the tyre pressure regulation we lost several important points and dropped down the classification with both riders. In the end Jack was still able to retain one point, but overall it is disappointing because those points are important both for the riders and for the whole team working on this project.
Honestly, after everything that happened during the race, I personally struggle to see much sense in applying this rule in these kinds of situations. But of course it is not my role to decide these things. When you have multiple interruptions, restarts and such a short race distance, predicting and managing tyre pressure becomes extremely complicated.
This time it went against us, but now we simply need to move forward and focus on tomorrow’s test.
JACK MILLER Prima Pramac Yamaha MotoGP Rider
It was one of those days. In the first part of the race I actually felt quite good and we were being pretty conservative with the tyre management. I could see the riders around me starting to struggle a little more while we still had decent pace.
After the first restart we changed strategy because I wasn’t fully comfortable with the rear tyre feeling, and for the final start we went with the medium rear. In the end we were probably too conservative for what effectively became a shorter race. The track conditions improved a lot and we simply lacked acceleration on corner exit compared to the others.
The biggest issue remains that when you pick the bike up and open the throttle, we are still losing too much drive on the exits. That makes it very difficult to attack or defend positions during the race.
As for the incidents today, obviously our thoughts are with Alex Márquez and Johann Zarco. Seeing crashes like that is never easy for anybody on the grid and we all just hope both riders recover as quickly and as well as possible.
TOPRAK RAZGATLIOGLU Prima Pramac Yamaha MotoGP rider
First of all, I am really sad for Alex Márquez and Johann Zarco because they both had very big crashes today. When something like that happens it is not easy to fully focus again on the race because, first of all, you are worried about the riders. I immediately asked the team for updates because from the track the crashes looked very serious. The important thing is that both are conscious and receiving the best care possible.
As for my race, honestly the result is not positive because I am trying my maximum but at the moment this is where we are. On tracks with very low grip like Barcelona we still struggle a lot, especially with turning and rear grip. I lose too much time when opening the throttle because the bike does not turn enough and I end up waiting before I can accelerate properly.
Tomorrow’s test will therefore be very important for us because we need to focus especially on improving turning and rear grip. Little by little I am understanding the bike better, but we still need to make another step.
Team Director, Prima Pramac Yamaha MotoGP
As for the sporting result, it is a real pity because due to the tyre pressure regulation we lost several important points and dropped down the classification with both riders. In the end Jack was still able to retain one point, but overall it is disappointing because those points are important both for the riders and for the whole team working on this project.
Honestly, after everything that happened during the race, I personally struggle to see much sense in applying this rule in these kinds of situations. But of course it is not my role to decide these things. When you have multiple interruptions, restarts and such a short race distance, predicting and managing tyre pressure becomes extremely complicated.
This time it went against us, but now we simply need to move forward and focus on tomorrow’s test.