MotoGP: World Championship Sprint Race Results From Catalunya

© 2024, Roadracing World Publishing, Inc. By David Swarts.

Just two days after announcing plans to retire at the end of the season, Spaniard Aleix Espargaro thrilled his home country fans by winning the MotoGP Tissot Sprint Race Saturday at Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya.

Riding his factory Aprilia RS-GP on Michelin control tires, Espargaro won the 12-lap race by 0.892 second.

After a rough time in qualifying left him 14th on the grid, six-time MotoGP World Champion Marc Márquez charged forward on his Gresini Racing Ducati to finish second.

Rookie sensation Pedro Acosta celebrated his 20th birthday by racing for the lead and finishing a close third, right behind Marquez.

Championship point leader Jorge Martin got fourth on his Prima Pramac Racing Ducati, and Enea Bastianini rounded out the top five finishers on Lenovo Ducati.

Bastianini’s teammate, two-time and defending MotoGP World Champion Francesco Bagnaia crashed out of the lead on the last lap of the race.

MotoGP Sprint Race

MotoGP Points after Sprint Race