Motorcycle World Championship
Aleix Espargaro wins MotoGP sprint in Barcelona
The Spanish local hero Aleix Espargaro has won the varied MotoGP sprint at the Catalan Grand Prix in Barcelona!
The Aprilia rider won the short twelve-lap race on Saturday ahead of superstar Marc Marquez (Ducati), who started from 14th place, and KTM top talent Pedro Acosta. World championship leader Jorge Martin finished fourth and benefited from the fact that defending champion and pursuer Francesco Bagnaia crashed on the last lap while leading.
Raul Fernandez (Aprilia) and KTM rider Brad Binder had previously led the race, but like Bagnaia, both slid into the gravel through no fault of their own. Birthday boy Acosta was also in the lead at times, but the now 20-year-old had to settle for third place in the end.
Aleix Espargaro, who announced his retirement at the end of the season this week, had previously secured pole position with a lap record. The main race will take place on Sunday (2pm).
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