This weekend's Spanish Grand Prix which will take place in Jerez will mark the fourth stage of a MotoGP season which, in just three rounds completed, has already taken on all the trappings of a campaign that will mark history. A meeting that Marc Marquez will miss, who will still be present as a spectator to inaugurate his new concept of a dedicated stand. Iker Lecuona will replace him and Dani Pedrosa will be there for KTM and probably Bastianini again on his red Ducati. But in fact, what can make us say that the 2023 vintage offers perhaps the best MotoGP of all time?
In this first year of the race Sprint, several signs of competitiveness are appearing in MotoGP this year, despite the fact that only three rounds have passed. The numbers prove it. Thus, no driver has managed to score points in the six races contested so far. But this in itself does not mean that the category is tighter, just that it is impossible to predict who will finish in the top fifteen in each round.
???? @marcmarquez93 will continue his recovery as @WorldSBK's Iker Lecuona will stand in for his compatriot in the upcoming #SpanishGP 🇪🇸
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- MotoGP @ 🏁 (@MotoGP) April 26, 2023
Three different winners in three races, already podiums for the five manufacturers, MotoGP 2023 has all the makings of a great vintage
The three Sunday races ended with three different winners, another sign of great competitiveness. The same thing happened last year, but now is the first time in 70 years that it has happened several years in a row. But there's more... During the first three rounds, eight different drivers, out of a possible nine, reached the podium on Sunday, another indicator of competitiveness.
Only one driver repeated his presence on the podium this year: Marco Bezzecchi, the championship leader arriving in Jerez. Finally, after three weekends of competition, all five manufacturers celebrated at least one podium… So many reasons to follow this Spanish Grand Prix, the schedules of which are here, with a special feature made necessary by the running of a Formula 1 Grand Prix in Azerbaijan…
They made it possible🏆🥰a special message from the riders who wrote our history!
100 podiums✨https://t.co/C4Ncz2lP5w- LCR Team (@lcr_team) April 26, 2023
2023 Spanish Grand Prix Schedule
Friday April 28:
09:00 – 09:35 (35 min): Moto3, P1
09:50 – 10:30 (40 min): Moto2, P1
10:45 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. (45 min): MotoGP, P1
11:45 a.m. – 12:10 p.m. (25 min): Red Bull Rookies, FP1
13:15 – 13:50 (35 min): Moto3, P2
14:05 – 14:45 (40 min): Moto2, P2
15:00 p.m. – 16:00 p.m. (60 min): MotoGP, P2
16:15 p.m. – 16:40 p.m. (25 min): Red Bull Rookies, FP2
17:50 p.m. – 18:10 p.m. 20:XNUMX a.m. (XNUMX min): Red Bull Rookies, Qualifying
Saturday 29 April:
8:40 – 9:10 (30 min): Moto3, P3
9:25 – 9:55 (30 min): Moto2, P3
10:10 a.m. – 10:40 a.m. (30 min): MotoGP, Free Practice
10:50 a.m. – 11:05 p.m. (15 min): MotoGP, Qualifying 1
11:15 a.m. – 11:30 p.m. (15 min): MotoGP, Qualifying 2
12:50 p.m. – 13:05 p.m. (15 min): Moto3, Qualifying 1
13:15 p.m. – 13:30 p.m. (15 min): Moto3, Qualifying 2
13:45 p.m. – 14:00 p.m. (15 min): Moto2, Qualifying 1
14:10 p.m. – 14:25 p.m. (15 min): Moto2, Qualifying 2
15:00 p.m.: MotoGP Sprint (12 laps)
16:10 p.m.: Red Bull Rookies, Race 1 (14 laps)
Sunday April 30:
09:50 p.m.: Red Bull Rookies, Race 2 (14 laps)
10:45 a.m. – 10:55 a.m. (10 min): MotoGP, Warm-Up
12:00 p.m.: Moto3 race (19 laps)
13:15 p.m.: Moto2 race (21 laps)
15:00 p.m.: MotoGP race (25 laps)
