Did you miss the sprint race of the Valencia MotoGP Grand Prix? Or do you simply want to relive the highlights? You've come to the right place! Here's a video summary of what you absolutely shouldn't have missed this Saturday at the Ricardo Tormo circuit.
As a reminder, the starting grid for the sprint race was made up of Marco Bezzecchi (Aprilia), Alex Marquez (Ducati) and Fabio Di Giannantonio (Ducati). Behind, followed Raúl Fernández (Aprilia), Peter Acosta (KTM) and fabio quartararo (Yamaha). Franco Morbidelli (Dozens), Jack Miller (Yamaha) and Fermín Aldeguer made up the third line. Johann zarco (Honda) was 11th and Francis Bagnaia (Ducati) 16th.
Note the return of Jorge Martín (Aprilia) and Maverick Vinales (KTM), qualified in 17th and 21st positions. Meanwhile, Marc Márquez (Ducati) is still recovering and replaced by Nicolò Bulega.
When the lights go out, Alex Marquez got off to the best start and took the lead at the end of the straight. Marco Bezzecchi, just behind him, found himself sandwiched in the second corner between Peter Acosta et Raul FernandezThe KTM rider passed, before Fernandez He doesn't imitate him at the next turn. He's jostled and then overtaken as well by fabio quartararo et Fabio Di GiannantonioThe pole-sitter found himself in sixth place within seconds. He then explained that he had encountered a problem with his device before.
In the second round, Márquez et Acosta have opened up a gap on their pursuers, while By Giannantonio Doubled Quarterly. Behind, Joan mir lost the front while trying to overtake his teammate Luca Marini and hit him head-on. Both men got up, but Mir received a long-lap penalty to be served tomorrow.
At the start of the third round, Jack Miller made a mistake on Fermín Aldeguer and made contact, completely unbalancing the Gresini driver, who miraculously remained upright but lost some wings in the process. He dropped to 13th and wasn't really able to recover. Miller was penalized by Race Direction, who ordered him to give up three positions but, the Australian not realizing his penalty, he finally received a long lap, which he completed.
In the fourth round, Bezzecchi Doubled Quarterlywho replied, but the Italian had the last word. Further on, Jorge Martín shot straight into a run-off area while on the verge of the top 10 and restarted dead last.
In the next round, Franco Morbidelli he too overtook the Frenchman when, in front, Acosta made a small mistake that caused him to lose contact with MárquezThe positions didn't really change until two laps from the finish, where Fernandez et By Giannantonio They engaged in a great duel for the podium, which the Italian ultimately won.
Alex Marquez imposed himself in front Peter Acostawho once again came very close to his first victory, and Fabio DiGiannantonio. Raúl Fernández et Marco Bezzecchi completed the top 5, fabio quartararo finished seventh and Johann zarco tenth.
Relive these highlights in 6 minutes with the video shared by Canal + :
Results of the sprint race at the Valencia Grand Prix :
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