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2023 Spanish GP Sprint Race Results

4 minutes 29/04/2023 Last update:30/04/2023

Brad Binder wins the Sprint Race in Jerez

2023 Spanish GP Sprint Race Results

Brad Binder (KTM) achieved victory in the Sprint Race at the Spanish GP. Pecco Bagnaia (Ducati) and Jack Miller (KTM) completed the podium on Saturday at the Circuito de Jerez-Ángel Nieto.

The race was affected by an incident on the first lap that caused a red flag. The riders involved were Franco Morbidelli (Yamaha), Álex Márquez (Ducati), Marco Bezzecchi (Ducati) and Augusto Fernández (KTM).

Jorge Martín (Ducati), Miguel Oliveira (Aprilia), Dani Pedrosa (KTM), Maverick Viñales (Aprilia), Johann Zarco (Ducati) and Marco Bezzecchi (Ducati) completed the Top 9, earning points from the Sprint Race.

With this result, Bagnaia closes the gap to Bezzecchi and is three points behind him in the overall standings.

The Spanish GP race takes place at 3pm local time on Sunday.

Difficult Sprint Race for Repsol Honda Team

Joan Mir, who started from the seventh row on the grid, had made a good start before the red flag came out. After the restart, he suffered a crash on Lap 8 and retired from the race after going into the pits.

Iker Lecuona finished his first sprint race with the Repsol Honda Team in 18th place.

Sprint Race results: Spanish GP (11 laps)

RIDERTEAMTIME
1. Brad Binder KTM18:07.055
2. Pecco BagnaiaDUCATI+0.048
3. Jack MillerKTM+0.680
4. Jorge MartínDUCATI+0.853
5. Miguel OliveiraAPRILIA+1.638
6. Dani PedrosaKTM+1.738
7. Maverick ViñalesAPRILIA+3.248
8. Johann ZarcoDUCATI+3.380
9. Marco BezzecchiDUCATI+5.711
18. Iker LecuonaREPSOL HONDA+25.356
Joan MirREPSOL HONDADNF

Full Standings

RIDERTEAMPOINTS
1. Marco Bezzecchi DUCATI65
2. Pecco BagnaiaDUCATI62
3. Maverick Viñales APRILIA48
4. Álex Rins HONDA47
5. Johann ZarcoDUCATI46
6. Brad Binder KTM 42
7. Luca MariniDUCATI38
8. Jorge MartínDUCATI35
9. Fabio QuartararoYAMAHA34
10. Álex MárquezDUCATI33
18. Marc MárquezREPSOL HONDA7
19. Joan MirREPSOL HONDA5

Rider Statements

#JM36

“Today’s crash was similar to yesterday, I was braking and lost the front in the last part of the corner. We are struggling this weekend, trying to find some advantage in braking. It’s really easy to make a mistake, especially with the high track temperatures, and it was my mistake today. I am uninjured and we get to try again tomorrow, this is the important point. We have to keep our focus and look to the test on Monday where we will have a lot of time to understand our situation deeply.”

Iker Lecuona

“My first MotoGP Sprint race was overall very good, the red flag and doing two starts made things a little strange but I was able to learn a lot in the race. It was really physical, especially in this heat, but I managed it and racing with the other riders again taught me a lot. For tomorrow I think we can put what we learned into practice and close the distance to the other riders a bit more. I am satisfied with how the weekend is going, I am learning a lot and I am really enjoying riding the Honda and being back in MotoGP.”

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