Jerez de la Frontera (Spain) (EFE) .
“Pecco” Bagnaia beat South African Brad Binder (KTM RC 16) by just 221 thousandths of a second, with Australian Jack Miller (KTM RC 16) third, making the Italian the new leader of the provisional world championship standings, with 87 points, as his compatriot Marco Bezzecchi (Ducati Desmosedici GP23) failed to finish the race.
Triumph of the British Sam Lowes in Moto 2
The British Sam Lowes (Kalex) achieved victory in the Moto2 Spanish Grand Prix, which was held at the “Ángel Nieto” circuit in Jerez, ahead of the Spanish Pedro Acosta (Kalex) and Alonso López (Speed Up). .
Lowes achieved his first victory of the season in Moto2, ahead of the Spaniards Pedro Acosta (Kalex) and Alonso López (Speed Up), with which the Tiburón del Puerto de Mazarrón is the new leader, tied on points with the Italian Tony Arbolino (Kalex), who was fourth, for the highest number of victories -two-, so far this season compared to the transalpine.
Victory of Ortolá, number 700 of Spanish motorcycling
The Spanish Iván Ortolá (KTM) claimed victory in the Moto3 Spanish Grand Prix, at the “Ángel Nieto” circuit in Jerez de la Frontera, the 700th triumph of Spanish motorcycling, ahead of the Colombian of Spanish origin David Alonso (GasGas) and also Spanish Jaume Masiá (Honda).
“The race was very fast and braking was a bit difficult for me and I had to risk it to overtake, while in the fast corners I was gaining ground, which was my strong point, because I wasn’t braking well or hard, but I could accelerate quickly in the slow corners, which was important to get out quickly on the straight”, recalled Ortolá of the race.
“You could say that in the fast corners we achieved victory and, in the last lap I prepared to overtake, which I knew I could do at that point, and that’s how it was,” commented the Moto3 winner sincerely, who has won the right to remain in the Spanish motorcycling statistics for being the last to arrive and who achieved victory number seven hundred.