MotoGP Spain SPRINT LIVE: Brad Binder wins again

Aleix Espargaró took pole position for the Spanish Grand Prix, fourth round of the 2023 World Championship. The weather played its role of troublemaker with rain which arrived at the start of Q2, but the heat and wind quickly dried up the track, leaving the drivers with one last session in almost perfect conditions. Under the checkered flag, the Aprilia rider stopped the clock at 1'37.216 ahead of Jack Miller and Jorge Martin relegated more than 2 tenths behind.

Brad Binder will start from the fourth square in front Francis Bagnaia, which went through Q1, and a stratospheric Dani Pedrosa, wild card for KTM. Miguel Oliveira opens the third line in front Johann zarco et Luca Marini. Maverick Vinales completes the top ten.

Bezzecchi tried by all means to pass, but the leader of the world championship who finished third in Q1 and will therefore start thirteenth. Crisis at Yamaha, both Franco Morbidelli which Fabio Quartararo did not pass the Q1 trap and will start from 14th and 16th place respectively.

Fifteenth place for Fabio DiGiannantonio. The winner of the Grand Prix in Texas, alex rins, will only start from 18th place.

It will be recalled thatEnea Bastianini will not participate for the rest of the weekend. The shoulder blade injured during the Portuguese Grand Prix is ​​still painful, in agreement with the team and the doctors he will be back on track for Le Mans.

What will this Sprint race have in store for us with its four poets in the first four places? Before you know it, here is the table that summarizes the facts known so far.

MotoGP™, Jerez, Spain	2022	2023
P1	1'38.194 Joan Mir (See here)	1'36.770 Dani Pedrosa (See here)
P2	1'37.071 Fabio Quartararo (See here)	1'36.708 Aleix Espargaró (See here)
FP	1'36.782 Francesco Bagnaia (See here)	1'37.229 Miguel Oliveira (See here)
FP4	1'37.517 Francesco Bagnaia (See here)	XXXXXXX
Q1	1'37.003 Johann Zarco (See here)	1'36.493 Francesco Bagnaia (See here)
Q2	1'36.170 Francesco Bagnaia (See here)	1'37.216 Aleix Espargaró (See here)
Sprint	XXXXXXX	Binder, Bagnaia, Miller
Warm up	1'37.442 Takaaki Nakagami (See here)	(See here)
Course	Bagnaia, Quartararo, Aleix Espargaro (See here)	(See here)
All time lap record	1'36.170 Francesco Bagnaia (See here)

It's 30° in the air and 50° on the track: the sun is out

In immersion with the poleman…!

The Doctor visiting to support his troops!

Marc Marquez ..fans await his return..Wink

It's time for the warm-up lap. There will be 12 laps to go!

It's off and it's Miller who takes the hand in front of Binder and Espargaro.

Marquez, Morbidelli and Bezzecchi Falls. Domino effect…Quartararo is 7th, very good start, Zarco is 10th

Red flag! Bezzecchi's motorcycle was on fire

New start for 11 laps with starting positions, scheduled for 15:13 p.m.!

Grid!

Heating tower...

It's off and it's Binder who takes the lead ahead of Miller and Martin. Bagnaia is 4th, Zarco, 6th and Quartararo 15th

Martin attacks Miller and it passes but Miller responds. Martin changes again and takes 2nd position

Things are moving quickly.. Binder holds on but behind Miller regains his property to the detriment of Martin who goes by Bagniaia

Top 5 / Binder, Miller, Bagnaia, Martin and Espargaro

Miller attacks Binder and takes the hand. Marquez falls, Quartararo is 14th, Zarco is 8th

New top10 with 8 laps to go: Miller, Binder, Bagnaia, Martin, Espargaro, Oliveira, Pedrosa, Zarco, Vianles and Marini

Score on the mat

Espargaro Falls

There are 5 laps left and the positions in front are as follows: Miller, Binder, Bagnaia, Martinet Oliveira. Zarco is 7th, Quartararo is 12th

Fall of Mir

3 more laps and the 2 KTMs hold the race. Who is Miller or Binder?

Binder passes 2 laps from the finish

Binder widens the gap on Miller: Miller misses, Bagnaia is 2nd, Miller, 3rd, Martine t Oliveira, 4th and 5th

Race won for Binder for the 2nd time this season. Zarco is 8th, Quartararo is 12th

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