MotoGP, Great Britain, Silverstone, LIVE Race: Enea Bastianini claims victory again!

This MotoGP weekend at Silverstone is very special, as the 75-year history of the motorcycle world championship is commemorated with numerous events at the venerable West Northamptonshire circuit. MotoGP teams, for example, will compete this Sunday with a design based on previous eras. And before the melee breaks down, let's review the starting grid...  

Winner last year at Silverstone, Aleix Espargaro qualified with his Aprilia on pole for the second time this year with Catalonia, establishing a new lap record on the English track. He finished P3 of the Sprint for his third podium in this format since the start of the year and he will now aim to get on the GP podium for the first time since his victory in Catalunya last year. This Sunday, he becomes the third driver with the greatest number of Grand Prix starts after Valentino Rossi (432) et Andrea Dovizioso (346)

After Jorge Lorenzo (2018) Marc Marquez (2019) Pol Espargaro (2021) Johann zarco (2022) et Marco Bezzecchi (2023) I will espargaro becomes the sixth different pole-sitter in the last six GPs at Silverstone.

Francis Bagnaia (Ducati Lenovo Team) qualified second, which is his fifth top three qualifying finish so far this year in 10 Grands Prix. He fell in the Sprint, ending a streak of three successive sprint podiums, and will aim to win his fifth consecutive Grand Prix victory, which no one has done since Marc Marquez in 2019, from Misano to Australia.

Enea Bastianini (Ducati Lenovo Team) qualified third, matching his second-best qualifying result for the opening Grand Prix in Qatar. He has won his first Sprint victory – which is also his first Sprint podium – and will now aim to take his sixth MotoGP victory and his first since Malaysia last year, where he also qualified third.

George Martin (Prima Pramac Racing) Position qualified fourth, which is only the third time this year that he has failed to qualify in the top three. He finished P2 in the Sprint for his eighth Sprint podium so far this year and closed the gap to one point with bagnaia in the championship. On Sunday, he will try to achieve his eighth MotoGP victory.

Alex Marquez (Gresini Racing MotoGP) qualified fifth, equaling his second best qualifying result so far this year compared to last time at the Sachsenring. He finished P6 in the Sprint and he will now aim to add to his collection of podiums in the premier class (two with Honda and three with Ducati so far) or take his first MotoGP victory.

There have been nine different winners in the last nine MotoGP races at Silverstone: Lorenzo (2013), Marc Marquez (2014), Rossi (2015), Viñales (2016), Dovizioso (2017), Rins (2019), Quartararo (2021). ), Bagnaia (2022), Espargaró (2023). Another winner would become the 10th different winner in the last 10 races at this track.

Brad Binder (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing) Position qualified sixth, his second best qualifying result so far this year after Qatar, Spain and Catalonia, where he qualified fourth. He finished P4 in the sprint but will now aim to get on the podium for the second time since the start of the year with Qatar (P2), or to win for the first time since Austria in 2021. KTM/GASGAS riders could take the first victory from the factory at Silverstone. So far, their best result here is P3 in 2023.

Marc Marquez (Gresini Racing MotoGP) qualified seventh for his second-worst MotoGP qualifying result at Silverstone. He has fell in a sprint but will now aim to win for the first time since Emilia Romagna 2021 (there 1015 days). It would be his first Grand Prix victory with Ducati and Gresini, and his second Grand Prix victory at this circuit.

Maverick Viñales (Aprilia Racing) qualified eighth, and he also finished eighth in the Sprint. He will be looking for his 11th MotoGP victory and second on track in the category after 2016, when he took his first MotoGP victory (then with Suzuki).

Peter Acosta (Red Bull GASGAS Tech3) qualified ninth, which is his second-worst qualifying result so far this year. He finished P5 in the Sprint after contact with Binder in the early stages. old 20 years and 71 days Sunday, he can aim to become the second youngest winner of the premier category after Marc Marquez (20 years and 63 days in Austin in 2013).

Fabio DiGiannantonio (Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team) qualified 10th, the third time he has missed the top nine in qualifying so far this year. He scored a point in the sprint, finishing 9th after serving a long lap for exceeding track limits, and will now aim to take his second premier class victory or third premier class podium.

Jack Miller (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing) qualified 11th for his best qualifying result since qualifying ninth in Catalunya this year. He finished P7 in the Sprint and will now aim to make the podium for the first time since his P3 in Spain last year.

Marco Bezzecchi (Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team) Position qualified 12th for the second consecutive time. He has crashed on the first lap of the Sprint following contact with Morbidelli. On Sunday, he will attempt to secure his 10th podium in the premier category and his second so far this season with Spain (P3).

What will this have in store for us? British Grand Prix at Silverstone? Before knowing it, here is the table which summarizes the facts known so far.

MotoGP™ Great Britain, Silverstone	2023	2024
FP1	2'00.295 Marco Bezzecchi (See here)	1'59.383 Jorge Martin (See here)
Practice	1'58.183 Aleix Espargaro (See here)	1'57.911 Jorge Martin (See here)
FP2	2'18.076 Fabio Di Giannantonio (See here)	1'59.039 Jorge Martin (See here)
Q1	2'15.884 Franco Morbidelli (See here)	1'58.373 Alex Marquez (See here)
Q2	2'15.359 Marco Bezzecchi (See here)	1'57.309 Aleix Espargaro (See here)
Sprint	Alex Marquez Bezzecchi Vinales (See here)	Bastianini, Martin, Espargaro (See here)
Warm Up	2'10.207 Marco Bezzecchi (See here)	(See here)
Course	Espargaró, Bagnaia, Binder (See here)	Bastianini, Martin, Bagnaia
All time lap record	1'57.309 Aleix Espargaró 2024 (See here)

It's race day!!

Here we are again after the summer break, our bags full of fights in preparation for the end of the season!!

Who will win today? Your predictions here and now...

Espargaro, the poleman in “zen and fun” mode

For our memories of goldfish… a reminder of the forces present!!

It's 19° in the air and 29° on the track: the sky is overcast...

Grid…

The drivers will have 20 laps to complete.

A special day..75 years of MotoGP….and therefore a special race and a winner just as special as the one who will win today!!

Warming round…

Drops of rain appear...

It's off and it's Bagnaia who takes the lead in front of Martin and Espargaro. Bastianini and MMarquez, 4th and 5th

Bastianini takes 2nd position…

Fall of RFernandez and Oliveira.

Martin takes 2nd position following a deviation from the Ducati rider.

The top10 is made up of: Bagnaia, Martin, Bastianini, Espârgaro, MMarquez, AMarquez, Acosta, Di Giannantonio, Miller and Vinales

Espargaro takes 3rd position to the detriment of Bastianini, Zarco is 17th, Quartararo 11th.

Abandonment of Binder following mechanical problem

There are 15 laps left to complete Bagnaia cannot escape the pressure from Martin who does not let go...The latter is only 0.158s behind...Espargaro, Bastianini and MMarquez complete this top5

The choice of tires…

Di Giannantonio attacks AMarquez to gain 6th position and it passes...

There are 10 laps left to complete before taking the checkered flag...Bagnaia holds firm at the front. He is ahead of Martin, Espargaro, Bastianini, MMarquez, Di Giannantonio, AMarquez, Acosta, Bezzecchi. and Miller.

Bastianini comes back strongly on Espargaro, the Ducati rider passes him and thus recovers 3rd place on the podium.

In front Martin takes the lead!!!

Abandonment for Mir

The contenders for the title have no room for error...Martin tries to fly away...but Bagnaia doesn't let go..

7 more laps and Bastianini is attacking his teammate, he takes advantage of the latter widening, he passes him and recovers 2nd position...

New top5: Martin, Bastianini, Bagnaia, Espargaro and MMarquez

0.624s separate Bastianini from Martin who is 5 laps from victory...He's scratching...and at 4 laps, he's back to less than 0.460s...hot hot..

MMarquez very efficient, passes Espargaro and takes 4th position. 

Bastianini arrives...he is in Martin's wheel...he gives in to the Martinator, he misses the rope and Bastianini takes the lead of the troops with 2 laps to go

Last round…

Victory for Bastianini ahead of Martin and Bagnaia.

 

 

 

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