Di Giannantonio Wins
Two Horrific Crashes Overshadow the Barcelona GP
At the Barcelona Grand Prix, Fabio Di Giannantonio’s race victory took a back seat. Alex Marquez crashed heavily after 12 laps and was transported to the hospital. At the restart, another horrific crash occurred when Johann Zarco got caught on his motorcycle and rolled over several times.
On Sunday in Montmelo near Barcelona, KTM was just three laps away from its first MotoGP Grand Prix victory since October 2, 2022. In the end, pole-sitter Pedro Acosta didn’t even score any points. The Spaniard held the top position in all three required starts during a chaotic Grand Prix, but still lost his spot in the sun and also crashed in the final corner of the race. Fabio Di Giannantonio won on a Ducati from the Rossi-led VR46 team.
Alex Marquez’s crash:
The drama began as early as the twelfth of 25 scheduled laps when Alex Marquez collided with Acosta, who was struggling with electronic issues, and subsequently crashed out of the race after rolling over several times. After the Spaniard, who was conscious, was taken to the hospital, Johann Zarco, among others, crashed on the very first lap following the restart, forcing yet another restart. This marked the bitter end for Acosta; his South African teammate Brad Binder had already experienced problems at the start and finished ninth.
Johann Zarco’s crash:
While Zarco also had to be taken to the hospital and suffered serious injuries to his left leg, Spaniards Joan Mir (Honda/+1.250) and Fermin Aldeguer (Ducati/+1.466) finished second and third behind Italian Di Giannantonio at the Catalan GP.
Here are the final results:
In the World Championship, Italian Marco Bezzecchi on Aprilia leads with 140 points, ahead of Spaniard Jorge Martin on Aprilia (127), who finished 18th, as well as Di Giannantonio (116) and Acosta (92), who is still waiting for his first GP victory. The series continues at the end of May in Mugello at the Italian Grand Prix.
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