MotoGP Spanish GP: Martin Wins Crash-Filled Sprint Race at Jerez
A tyre pressure penalty cost Fabio Quartararo third place in the MotoGP Spanish Grand Prix, sending Dani Pedrosa to the podium for the first time since 2017.
The Spanish Grand Prix was a thrilling sprint, as Jorge Martin of Pramac took a firm hold of his MotoGP title lead when Marc Marquez's crash gave him the win among fifteen other riders who fell. At the start, Marquez took the lead after securing his first pole position since joining Ducati, but Brad Binder quickly overtook him. Then Marquez gave way to Jorge Martin, who quickly passed Binder to take the lead.
A crash at turn eight forced Aleix Espargaro to retire early from the race, while Jack Miller struggled but recovered from an incident at the last corner. As Marquez and Binder fought it out for the position, they traded second place until Alex Marquez made a bold move that momentarily upset the standings. But Marc Marquez quickly took back his lead with a better exit from the last bend.
Francesco Bagnaia was unfortunate to leave the race after Binder, Marco Bezzecchi, and him crashed at turn one due to an aggressive move by Bezzecchi. Lap four saw even more casualties as Fabio Di Giannanotonio slid out at turn 13.
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When Jorge Martin lost control at turn seven, his dominating lead diminished and Marquez was able to contend for the lead, which he ultimately took at turn nine. On lap nine, though, the race took a sharp turn as Alex Marquez, Binder, and Enea Bastianini all lost their lives in separate crashes very soon after.
| Pos | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Jorge Martin | Pramac Ducati | 19m 52.682s |
| 2 | Pedro Acosta | Red Bull GASGAS Tech3 | +2.970s |
| 3 | Fabio Quartararo | Monster Yamaha | +7.052s |
| 4 | Daniel Pedrosa | KTM Test Rider | +7.102s |
| 5 | Franco Morbidelli | Pramac Ducati | +8.481s |
| 6 | Raul Fernandez | Trackhouse Aprilia | +15.882s |
| 7 | Marc Marquez | Gresini Ducati | +18.131s |
| 8 | Augusto Fernandez | Red Bull GASGAS Tech3 | +18.278s |
| 9 | Miguel Oliveira | Trackhouse Aprilia | +18.418s |
| 10 | Joan Mir | Repsol Honda | +18.553s |
| 11 | Takaaki Nakagami | LCR Honda | +21.136s |
| 12 | Johann Zarco | LCR Honda | +21.948s |
| 13 | Fabio Di Giannantonio | VR46 Ducati | +23.478s |
| 14 | Jack Miller | Red Bull KTM | +37.901s |
| 15 | Alex Rins | Monster Yamaha | +62.288s |
| 16 | Lorenzo Savadori | Trackhouse Aprilia | +82.979s |
| 17 | Luca Marini | Repsol Honda | DNF |
| 18 | Stefan Bradl | Honda Test Rider | DNF |
| 19 | Maverick Viñales | Aprilia Racing | DNF |
| 20 | Alex Marquez | Gresini Ducati | DNF |
| 21 | Brad Binder | Red Bull KTM | DNF |
| 22 | Enea Bastianini | Ducati Lenovo | DNF |
| 23 | Marco Bezzecchi | VR46 Ducati | DNF |
| 24 | Francesco Bagnaia | Ducati Lenovo | DNF |
| 25 | Aleix Espargaro | Aprilia Racing | DNF |
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Though he was leading, Marc Marquez was also involved in a spill at turn nine but was able to get back into the race. A lap later, Maverick Vinales did the same, and crashed at turn five. Martin calmly held his nerve in the face of mayhem to win the sprint race, finishing ahead of Pedro Acosta and Dani Pedrosa.
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