Espargaro wins and leads Aprilia double, Bagnaia in hospital after crash

At the end of an eventful Grand Prix in Catalonia, Aprilia ended the weekend in style with a double, Bagnaia was run over on the first lap and retired.

Published on 03/09/2023 à 15:07

Luca Bartolomeo

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Espargaro wins and leads Aprilia double, Bagnaia in hospital after crash

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  • The start of the Catalan Grand Prix will certainly remain one of the highlights of this 2023 season. MotoGP. Since the first virage, five pilots are sent to the gravel following an error by Enea Bastnanini.

     

  • Johann zarcoálex Márquez, Marco Bezzecchi and Fabio Di Giannantonio will resume the race. But the author of the crash will end his Sunday at the medical center.
  • However, the worst happened a few seconds later, when Francesco Bagnaia, hasThe author of an excellent start, fell between turns 2 and 3. He found himself lying in the middle of the track. Brad Binder cannot avoid him and rolls on his leg.
  • The Italian was quickly transported to the circuit's medical center, then to hospital, while the race was interrupted.
  • At the second start of the event, shortened by one lap (23 instead of 24), Jorge Martín took the lead, before being caught by the Aprilia, imperial on the Spanish route.
  • If Maverick Casa Particular in Viñales remained in front for most of the Grand Prix, Aleix Asparagus the attack with five laps to go, and will never leave the lead to achieve success at home. 
  • Both Aprilia race towards victory while Jorge Martin completes the podium.
  • For his 253rd Grand Prix – number of starts for Randy Puniet which he equaled in Catalonia – Johann zarco took a nice 4th place. Quarterly finished in 7th place.

MotoGP Catalan Grand Prix standings

 

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Luca Bartolomeo

Certified Belgian without accent who writes with pleasure for a French site. In charge of MotoGP

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