Bagnaia and Viñales Lead as British GP Highlights MotoGP Standings and Drama

Italian rider Francesco “Pecco” Bagnaia on the Ducati Desmosedici GP22 and Spanish rider Augusto Fernández on the Kalex celebrated repeat victories in their respective classes. The British Motorcycle Grand Prix took place at Silverstone, where Dennis Foggia from Italy, riding the Honda in Moto3, returned to the winner’s circle to close the gap with the sport’s toughest rivals.

Bagnaia secured a second straight victory, finishing ahead of Spanish rider Maverick Viñales on the Aprilia RS-GP and his teammate Aleix Espargaro, as the championship battle with Fabio Quartararo of France on the Yamaha YZR-M1 tightened in the standings.

[World Championship standings for MotoGP are shown below]

Aleix Espargaró (Aprilia RS-GP) faced a challenging Saturday that raised doubts about his Silverstone participation after a serious crash, yet he pushed hard to remain in the front group. He even challenged for victory in the final rounds, while the championship leader Fabio Quartararo clung to a slim lead of just one point over the Spaniards in pursuit.

French rider Johann Zarco (Ducati Desmosedici GP22) started from pole with Quartararo and stayed competitive early on, keeping pace in the long lap format and briefly moving into a leading position behind Bagnaia and Viñales. The early stages saw Miller, Rins, and Bagnaia contest the top spots, with Zarco starting alongside them but gradually shifting back after the initial surge.

Tragically, Zarco collided at Turn eight on lap five, failing to continue from last position and ultimately withdrawing from the contest as Miller and Rins moved ahead in the field.

From there, Spanish rider Aleix Espargaró for Suzuki took initiative, building momentum as the chasing group reduced the gap. Jorge Martín emerged as a strong protagonist among eleven riders who raced in near single-file formation, with Espargaró maintaining a steady pace and slowly clawing back the distance in the early laps to align with the main pack.

This is how the MotoGP classification remained after the British GP:

1. Fabio Quartararo – Yamaha – 180

2. Aleix Espargaro – Aprilia – 158

3. Francesco Bagnaia – Ducati – 131

4. Enea Bastianini – Ducati – 118

5. Johann Zarco – Ducati – 114

6. Jack Miller – Ducati – 107

7. Brad Binder – KTM – 98

8. Alex Rins – Suzuki – 84

9. Maverick Viñales – Yamaha – 82

10. Miguel Oliveira – KTM – 81