Marc Marquez turned head for the Gresini Racing side this weekend at Aragon after he led every session on the weekend resulting in a win in the Sprint race as well as winning the Grand Prix. The win marked Marquez’s 60th Grand Prix win. Francesco Bagnaia had a horrible start that saw him drop to P8 and got into the dirty section of the track which compromised his grip. Marquez wouldn’t look back and controlled the race at the front for the remainder of the race. With Pedro Acosta and Jorge Martin battling behind Marquez was able to focus on pulling away from the pack and focus on managing his tires.
Francesco Bagnaia started to build an attack for the podium places fighting back to P4 with 5 laps to go. However, after a mistake from Gresini’s Alex Marquez running wide Bagnaia was able to attempt a pass. The move ended up being catastrophic for both riders. After Bagnaia came around the outside of Alex Marquez and made contact with the front wheel of Marquez sending both riders into a violent crash into the gravel trap. Bother riders appear to be ok.
FIM Issues Decision on the Incident
The FIM stewards determined that the crash was a racing incident and that no further action required. The Statement read: “The incident between Bagnaia #1 and Marquez #73 on Lap 18 at Turn 13 was placed under investigation and reviewed after the Race.
‘The FIM MotoGP Stewards interviewed both riders and heard the explanation of the incident from both of their perspectives, and as well reviewed multiple broadcast and other available image sources and machine data.
‘During the hearing both riders explained that the grip levels off of the racing line were difficult, and in the Stewards opinion these were a contributing factor in this case of the riders ability to have choices to avoid contact.
‘The conclusion of the FIM MotoGP Stewards after taking all points into consideration, and with no conclusive evidential factor, is that neither rider was determined to be predominantly responsible for the incident.’
Jorge Martin reclaimed the championship lead this weekend now with a 23 point lead of Francesco Bagnaia who leaves Aragon disappointed. The MotoGP season is in for a busy season ending with 8 more race weekends to go to decide the championship.
Aragon Grand Prix Race Results
MotoGP World Championship Standings