168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Takaaki Nakagami wheelied over the finish line in 13th place during his final home Japanese MotoGP appearance as a full-time rider.

Just 21st in qualifying and taken out of the Sprint by team-mate Johann Zarco, Nakagami was the only rider to gam🔴ble on the soft rear tyre for the grand prix.

It paid off. 

Rather than fading, the future HRC test and wild-card rider was hunting down the gro🌟up of riders ahead in the closing laps, finishing just 1.5s from Aleix Espargar𝕴o and ninth place.

“It was a very emotio𝔍nal race,” Nakagami saidღ. “I’ve enjoyed it a lot, and I wanted to give my best to my fans.

“I knew I had nothing to lo൩se starting from the back of the grid and scoring points is always nice.

“I gave my best until the end. If I had 2 laps extra, maybe I can catch that group. But I really enjoyed the🧔 end of the race. I'm really proud of myself.

“The soft rear was risky, but I was manag𝄹ing very well.

“It was a good decision. I was able to be consistent and in the very end of the race, I was even recovering a couple of tenths, and tha🌳t's why I was able to catch the group in front.”

T𒊎he home fans showed their appreciation for Nakagami’s efforts over the past 💝seven years with rapturous applause on the slowdown lap.

“I will never forget today,” he said. “That cooldown lap was a very nice feeling. I want to thank ever🔴ybody for 🦩supporting me.

“Each🙈 corner I saw all the fans and I felt, ‘OK, maybe this is going to be the last one, the last cooldown’.

“Again, I'm proud of myself, I gave my be🐻st, so⭕ this is a very special Sunday for me.

“When I came ꩲback to the pit, I saw all my crew, all the staff, and I was nearly crying.”

Nakagami, who will hand his LCR Honda rider to rookie Somkiat Chantra next season, is 18th in the world championship, 8 points behind Zarco but ahead of both Repsol riders Joan Mir and 🧜Luca ♊Marini.

Mir was taken out of Sunday’s race on the opening lap by Alex Marquezꦓ, while Marini finished three-seconds behind Nakagami in 14th.