Aleix Espargaró climbs to the podium after Binder’s sanction
MADRID, 25 Jun. (EUROPA PRESS) –
The Italian rider Francesco Bagnaia (Yamaha) prevailed this Sunday in the MotoGP race of the Netherlands Grand Prix, the eighth round of the Motorcycle World Championship, to confirm his first place overall in the premier class, at an appointment in in which Aleix Espargaró (Aprilia) managed to get on the podium due to the sanction of the South African Brad Binder (KTM) for exceeding the track limits on the last lap.
‘Pecco’, who will go into the break with a comfortable income, repeats his victory in Assen after also being crowned in 2022 ahead of Marco Bezzecchi (Ducati), winner of the sprint race and who was also second this Sunday. Binder came in third at the finish line, but Race Direction penalized him with a position for exceeding the track limit at Turn 8 during the final lap.
With this, Aleix Espargaró returns to the podium, ninth in his MotoGP career and tenth in his history in the World Championship, for the first time since MotorLand 2022, all in a race without the presence of Marc Márquez (Repsol Honda) and in the that only 14 pilots finished on the track.
The chaos of positions broke out once the traffic lights were turned off; South African Brad Binder (KTM) moved up four places to lead the test against Bagnaia and polesitter Marco Bezzecchi (Ducati), and Frenchman Fabio Quartararo (Yamaha), third in the sprint on Saturday, dropped to twelfth place .
Just two laps later, ‘Pecco’ took the lead while the Australian Jack Miller (KTM), the French Quartararo and Johann Zarco (Ducati) and Maverick Viñales (Aprilia) were left out of the race due to falls. The three front seats would no longer move.
The Italian Enea Bastianini (Ducati), the Portuguese Miguel Oliveira (Aprilia) and the Spanish Iker Lecuona (Honda) also ran out of options due to mechanical problems on their bikes.
Among the Spaniards, Jorge Martín (Ducati) was just nine thousandths off the podium, fifth, just ahead of Álex Márquez (Ducati), sixth. Augusto Fernández (KTM) was tenth and Raúl Fernández (Aprilia), twelfth.