MotoGP: Bagnaia continues his fightback with an epic British GP win
Francesco Bagnaia has continued to breathe life back into his MotoGP World Championship hopes by winning an epic Monster Energy British Grand Prix.
Just 0.614 seconds covered the top three after 20 laps of racing at the Silverstone Circuit as Aprilia Racing’s Aleix Espargaro finished second and Jack Miller made it a double podium for the Ducati Lenovo Team.
Seemingly every rider had a tale to tell after a breathtaking Sunday afternoon in Britain. Championship leader Fabio Quartararo finished eighth after serving his Long Lap Penalty, but only after re-passing a battered Aleix Espargaro on the final lap.
Pole-sitter Johann Zarco, however, was one of two retirements after he crashed while leading.
In the Championship standings, Quartararo is now 22 points up on Aleix Espargaro, but Bagnaia has closed to 49 points off top spot. ‘Pecco’ now has two wins in a row and is proving he is certainly not out of the hunt.
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British Grand Prix – Race Results
Pos. | Rider | Num | Nation | Points | Team | Constructor | Time/Gap |
1 | Bagnaia Francesco | 62 | ITA | 25 | Ducati Lenovo Team | Ducati | 40’10.260 |
2 | Vinales Maverick | 12 | SPA | 20 | Aprilia Racing | Aprilia | 0.426 |
3 | Miller Jack | 43 | AUS | 16 | Ducati Lenovo Team | Ducati | 0.614 |
4 | Bastianini Enea | 23 | ITA | 13 | Team Gresini Racing MotoGP | Ducati | 1.651 |
5 | Martin Jorge | 89 | SPA | 11 | Pramac Racing | Ducati | 1.750 |
6 | Oliveira Miguel | 88 | POR | 10 | Red Bull KTM Factory Racing | KTM | 2.727 |
7 | Rins Alex | 42 | SPA | 9 | Team Suzuki Ecstar | Suzuki | 3.021 |
8 | Quartararo Fabio | 20 | FRA | 8 | Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP | Yamaha | 3.819 |
9 | Espargaro Aleix | 41 | SPA | 7 | Aprilia Racing | Aprilia | 3.958 |
10 | Bezzecchi Marco | 73 | ITA | 6 | Mooney VR46 Racing Team | Ducati | 6.646 |
11 | Binder Brad | 33 | RSA | 5 | Red Bull KTM Factory Racing | KTM | 7.730 |
12 | Marini Luca | 10 | ITA | 4 | Mooney VR46 Racing Team | Ducati | 13.439 |
13 | Nakagami Takaaki | 30 | JPN | 3 | LCR Honda | Honda | 13.706 |
14 | Espargaro Pol | 44 | SPA | 2 | Repsol Honda Team | Honda | 13.906 |
15 | Morbidelli Franco | 21 | ITA | 1 | Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP | Yamaha | 16.359 |
16 | Dovizioso Andrea | 4 | ITA | 0 | WithU Yamaha RNF MotoGP Team | Yamaha | 20.805 |
17 | Marquez Alex | 73 | SPA | 0 | LCR Honda | Honda | 21.099 |
18 | Gardner Remy | 87 | AUS | 0 | Tech 3 KTM Factory Racing | KTM | 24.579 |
19 | Bradl Stefan | 6 | GER | 0 | Repsol Honda Team | Honda | 28.773 |
20 | Binder Darryn | 40 | RSA | 0 | WithU Yamaha RNF MotoGP Team | Yamaha | 33.653 |
21 | Fernandez Raul | 25 | SPA | 0 | Tech 3 KTM Factory Racing | KTM | 35.601 |
22 | Di Giannantonio Fabio | 49 | ITA | 0 | Team Gresini Racing MotoGP | Ducati | 36.460 |
23 | Mir Joan | 36 | SPA | 0 | Team Suzuki Ecstar | Suzuki | DNF |
24 | Zarco Johann | 5 | FRA | 0 | Pramac Racing | Ducati | DNF |
Rider Standings
Pos. | Rider | Num | Nation | Points | Team | Constructor |
1 | Quartararo Fabio | 20 | FRA | 180 | Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP | Yamaha |
2 | Espargaro Aleix | 41 | SPA | 158 | Aprilia Racing | Aprilia |
3 | Bagnaia Francesco | 62 | ITA | 131 | Ducati Lenovo Team | Ducati |
4 | Bastianini Enea | 23 | ITA | 118 | Team Gresini Racing MotoGP | Ducati |
5 | Zarco Johann | 5 | FRA | 114 | Pramac Racing | Ducati |
6 | Miller Jack | 43 | AUS | 107 | Ducati Lenovo Team | Ducati |
7 | Binder Brad | 33 | RSA | 98 | Red Bull KTM Factory Racing | KTM |
8 | Rins Alex | 42 | SPA | 84 | Team Suzuki Ecstar | Suzuki |
9 | Vinales Maverick | 12 | SPA | 82 | Aprilia Racing | Aprilia |
10 | Martin Jorge | 89 | SPA | 81 | Pramac Racing | Ducati |
11 | Oliveira Miguel | 88 | POR | 81 | Red Bull KTM Factory Racing | KTM |
12 | Mir Joan | 36 | SPA | 77 | Team Suzuki Ecstar | Suzuki |
13 | Bezzecchi Marco | 73 | ITA | 61 | Mooney VR46 Racing Team | Ducati |
14 | Marquez Marc | 93 | SPA | 60 | Repsol Honda Team | Honda |
15 | Marini Luca | 10 | ITA | 56 | Mooney VR46 Racing Team | Ducati |
16 | Nakagami Takaaki | 30 | JPN | 45 | LCR Honda | Honda |
17 | Espargaro Pol | 44 | SPA | 42 | Repsol Honda Team | Honda |
18 | Marquez Alex | 73 | SPA | 27 | LCR Honda | Honda |
19 | Morbidelli Franco | 21 | ITA | 26 | Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP | Yamaha |
20 | Di Giannantonio Fabio | 49 | ITA | 18 | Team Gresini Racing MotoGP | Ducati |
21 | Binder Darryn | 40 | RSA | 10 | WithU Yamaha RNF MotoGP Team | Yamaha |
22 | Dovizioso Andrea | 4 | ITA | 10 | WithU Yamaha RNF MotoGP Team | Yamaha |
23 | Gardner Remy | 87 | AUS | 9 | Tech 3 KTM Factory Racing | KTM |
24 | Fernandez Raul | 25 | SPA | 5 | Tech 3 KTM Factory Racing | KTM |