The MotoGP race at the Circuit de Barcelona – Catalunya was won by Pecco Bagnaia (Ducati). The reigning World Champion had a solid contest in which he earned 25 valuable points. Behind the Italian rider, Jorge Martín (Ducati) and Marc Márquez (Ducati) closed the podium.
The Top 10 was completed by Enea Bastianini, Maverick Viñales, Pedro Acosta, Aleix Espargaró, Brad Binder, Fabio Di Giannantonio and Marco Bezzecchi.
With this result, Bagnaia regains second position in the overall standings, 39 points behind Jorge Martín.
The next round of the season will be held next weeked at Mugello.
Joan Mir rounds off the points at Montmeló
The Repsol Honda Team riders took to the track with the clear objective of testing out and understanding new updates for the RC213V.
As happened during the sessions on Friday and Saturday, Joan Mir did not feel fully comfortable with the changes implemented this weekend. However, the Repsol Honda Team rider improved his pace as the race progressed and crossed the finish line in 15th position.
Luca Marini had a good start that allowed him to get close to the points in the early stages of the race. The Italian rider was unable to keep up with his rivals later on, finishing in 17th place.
Catalan GP: Race Results (24 laps)
RIDER | TEAM | TIME |
1. Pecco Bagnaia | DUCATI | 40:11.726 |
2. Jorge Martín | DUCATI | +1.740 |
3. Marc Márquez | DUCATI | +10.491 |
4. Aleix Espargaró | APRILIA | +10.543 |
5. Fabio Di Giannantonio | DUCATI | +15.441 |
6. Raúl Fernández | APRILIA | +15.916 |
7. Álex Márquez | DUCATI | +16.882 |
8. Brad Binder | KTM | +18.578 |
9. Fabio Quartararo | YAMAHA | +20.477 |
10. Marco Bezzecchi | DUCATI | +21.023 |
15. Joan Mir | REPSOL HONDA | +33.132 |
17. Luca Marini | REPSOL HONDA | +36.689 |
General Standings
RIDER | TEAM | POINTS |
1. Jorge Martín | DUCATI | 155 |
2. Pecco Bagnaia | DUCATI | 116 |
3. Marc Márquez | DUCATI | 114 |
4. Enea Bastianini | DUCATI | 94 |
5. Maverick Viñales | APRILIA | 87 |
6. Pedro Acosta | GASGAS | 83 |
7. Aleix Espargaró | APRILIA | 76 |
8. Brad Binder | KTM | 75 |
9. Fabio Di Giannantonio | DUCATI | 62 |
10. Marco Bezzecchi | DUCATI | 42 |
18. Joan Mir | REPSOL HONDA | 13 |
23. Luca Marini | REPSOL HONDA | 0 |
Statements
Joan Mir
“A tricky weekend comes to an end, but we knew this would be the case for us at this track. We’re trying a few things here this weekend that will help us a lot in the future, but this weekend was complicated. I am confident that we will be stronger in the next races and be able to return to what we were doing in the first race. Let’s keep working and focusing on the long term, a step is coming.”
Luca Marini
“Today was my best race as a Honda rider, I was feeling very strong at the start. I was behind Nakagami in the slipstream a lot and this was raising the temperature of the front. I felt more pace but couldn’t overtake him and honestly, he was riding well. The spin we had here is always difficult for all riders, so we can’t lose our focus and be smart on where to work. I think we are doing this as the bike is improving and I am feeling better. There’s more to come.”