Aleix Espargaró, riding for Aprilia, secured the victory in the MotoGP race this Sunday, finishing ahead of Maverick Viñales and Jorge Martín. The Catalan Grand Prix at Montmeló brought drama from the start, with the race interrupted by an early, hard crash involving Francesco Bagnaia that forced a restart as the World Championship moved on.
The standings for the MotoGP World Championship were updated after the race.
Aleix Espargaró repeats a GP win that began with two spectacular crashes
Emilio Perez de Rosas
As the crowd at Montmeló roared, tensions rose with a major accident at Turn 1. The crash involved several riders, including Spaniards Alex Márquez and a cluster of Ducati riders such as Johann Zarco, Enea Bastianini, Fabio Di Giannantonio, and Marco Bezzecchi.
The calendar also notes the Catalan round as a pivotal moment in the season.
In a tense moment at the next corner, Bagnaia, the World Championship leader, lost control of his bike and crashed. South African Brad Binder, riding a KTM, could not avoid contact with the incident and went down as well. Bagnaia was promptly attended to by the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya medical team and withdrew from the race.
MotoGP classification after the Catalan GP
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Francesco Bagnaia – 260 points
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Jorge Martín – 210 points
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Marco Bezzecchi – 189 points
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Brad Binder – 166 points
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Aleix Espargaró – 154 points
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Johann Zarco – 141 points
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Luca Marini – 125 points
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Maverick Viñales – 113 points
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Jack Miller – 104 points
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Alex Márquez – 102 points