MotoGP: Bagnaia holds off Quartararo to win at Jerez

Crowds at the Gran Premio Red Bull de España were back to their best as the flocked to the hills of the Circuito de Jerez – Angel Nieto from dawn. Pushing 60,000, the home fans were wanting a show and the 25-lap MotoGP race certainly didn’t disappoint.

It’s the showdown that has built all weekend long: Ducati Lenovo’s Francesco Bagnaia vs Monster Energy Yamaha’s Fabio Quartararo.

Francesco Bagnaia

The pair were in a class of their own at the Red Bull Spanish Grand Prix with victory, despite incredible late pressure, going the way of Bagnaia as he officially announced himself as part of the title race.

Quartararo was forced to settle for second but did take an outright lead in the World Championship. Meanwhile, in the fight for third, Aleix Espargaro broke clear in the final laps to take the final podium position.

A three-way game of chess would quickly emerge between Marquez, Aleix Espargaro and Miller as the trio tested each other for the majority of the race with a podium finish in view. The powder keg would ignite in the closing laps, Marquez attacking Miller and moving into third place with just five laps to go and with Miller so strong on the brakes, Marquez knew that attacking through the fast Turn 5 would be his best option as their chess game escalated.

Marquez battles Espargaro for 3rd

From there it was a brawl as Marquez, Miller and Espargaro battled – an incredible save from the #93 at the final corner allowing Espargaro to just break away. A fired-up Marquez refused to let the moment hold him back as he fought until the very end with Miller, pushing his Honda RC213V to the limit and sending the crowd into a frenzy as he left long black lines around the track as Marquez looked to get past Miller again.

Gran Premio Red Bull de España Race Results

Pos. Rider Num Nation Points Team Constructor Time/Gap
1 Bagnaia Francesco 62 ITA 25 Ducati Lenovo Team Ducati 41’00.554
2 Quartararo Fabio 20 FRA 20 Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Yamaha 0.285
3 Espargaro Aleix 41 SPA 16 Aprilia Racing Aprilia 10.977
4 Marquez Marc 93 SPA 13 Repsol Honda Team Honda 12.676
5 Miller Jack 43 AUS 11 Ducati Lenovo Team Ducati 12.957
6 Mir Joan 36 SPA 10 Team Suzuki Ecstar Suzuki 13.934
7 Nakagami Takaaki 30 JPN 9 LCR Honda Honda 14.929
8 Bastianini Enea 23 ITA 8 Team Gresini Racing MotoGP Ducati 18.436
9 Bezzecchi Marco 73 ITA 7 Mooney VR46 Racing Team Ducati 18.830
10 Binder Brad 33 RSA 6 Red Bull KTM Factory Racing KTM 20.056
11 Espargaro Pol 44 SPA 5 Repsol Honda Team Honda 20.856
12 Oliveira Miguel 88 POR 4 Red Bull KTM Factory Racing KTM 23.131
13 Marquez Alex 73 SPA 3 LCR Honda Honda 25.306
14 Vinales Maverick 12 SPA 2 Aprilia Racing Aprilia 27.358
15 Morbidelli Franco 21 ITA 1 Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Yamaha 27.519
16 Marini Luca 10 ITA 0 Mooney VR46 Racing Team Ducati 29.278
17 Dovizioso Andrea 4 ITA 0 WithU Yamaha RNF MotoGP Team Yamaha 35.204
18 Di Giannantonio Fabio 49 ITA 0 Team Gresini Racing MotoGP Ducati 35.361
19 Rins Alex 42 SPA 0 Team Suzuki Ecstar Suzuki 38.922
20 Gardner Remy 87 AUS 0 Tech 3 KTM Factory Racing KTM 43.378
21 Savadori Lorenzo 32 ITA 0 Aprilia Racing Test Team Aprilia 44.299
22 Martin Jorge 89 SPA 0 Pramac Racing Ducati 1’07.681
23 Bradl Stefan 6 GER 0 HRC Test Team Honda DNF
24 Zarco Johann 5 FRA 0 Pramac Racing Ducati DNF
25 Binder Darryn 40 RSA 0 WithU Yamaha RNF MotoGP Team Yamaha DNF

 

Rider Standings

Pos. Rider Num Nation Points Team Constructor
1 Quartararo Fabio 20 FRA 89 Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Yamaha
2 Espargaro Aleix 41 SPA 82 Aprilia Racing Aprilia
3 Bastianini Enea 23 ITA 69 Team Gresini Racing MotoGP Ducati
4 Rins Alex 42 SPA 69 Team Suzuki Ecstar Suzuki
5 Bagnaia Francesco 62 ITA 56 Ducati Lenovo Team Ducati
6 Mir Joan 36 SPA 56 Team Suzuki Ecstar Suzuki
7 Zarco Johann 5 FRA 51 Pramac Racing Ducati
8 Binder Brad 33 RSA 48 Red Bull KTM Factory Racing KTM
9 Marquez Marc 93 SPA 44 Repsol Honda Team Honda
10 Oliveira Miguel 88 POR 43 Red Bull KTM Factory Racing KTM
11 Miller Jack 43 AUS 42 Ducati Lenovo Team Ducati
12 Espargaro Pol 44 SPA 35 Repsol Honda Team Honda
13 Martin Jorge 89 SPA 28 Pramac Racing Ducati
14 Vinales Maverick 12 SPA 27 Aprilia Racing Aprilia
15 Nakagami Takaaki 30 JPN 21 LCR Honda Honda
16 Morbidelli Franco 21 ITA 18 Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Yamaha
17 Marquez Alex 73 SPA 16 LCR Honda Honda
18 Bezzecchi Marco 73 ITA 15 Mooney VR46 Racing Team Ducati
19 Marini Luca 10 ITA 14 Mooney VR46 Racing Team Ducati
20 Dovizioso Andrea 4 ITA 8 WithU Yamaha RNF MotoGP Team Yamaha
21 Binder Darryn 40 RSA 6 WithU Yamaha RNF MotoGP Team Yamaha
22 Gardner Remy 87 AUS 3 Tech 3 KTM Factory Racing KTM