Catalunya MotoGP Results: Aleix Espargaro Champion, Francesco Bagnaia Injured

Aleix Espargaro won his second win in MotoGP 2023 after winning the Catalunya Grand Prix at Barcelona, Sunday 3 September. (rash.net)

JAKARTA Aleix Espargaro won the 2023 MotoGP race for the Catalunya Grand Prix series, which was held at Barcelona on Sunday, September 3, 2023. This is the second victory for the Aprilia team rider throughout the 2023 season, which has been running 11 series.

Espargaro's victory could not be separated from Francesco Bagnaia's failure to continue racing, after he fell at the second corner when the race just started. Not only did Bagnaia also run over by Brad Binder's motorbike on the feet. The incident made the Ducati factory's mainstay rider have to be transported to the hospital.

The accident at Barcelona involved four riders, who ended up unable to continue the race. They are Brad Binder (KTM), Bagnaia (Ducati), Enea Bastianini (Ducati), and Raul Fernandez (Gresini Racing). Meanwhile, Pol Espargaro's (GasGas Racing) motorbike experienced technical problems, so it was unable to continue the race.

The red flag was issued as a result of the mass accident. It started again, and it gave Espargaro the advantage because its strong competitor in the Ducati factory team was eliminated.

On the finish line, Espargaro is in first place. Fellow Aprilia manufacturer Maverick Vinales is in second place. While Jorge Martin (Pramac Ducati) ranks third.

Before winning the Catalunya GP, Aleix Espargaro won the English MotoGP event at the Silverstone Circuit on August 6.