2024 – MotoGP™ – Rd 12 – Race – Aragon – 1st September

Race Summary:

  • Marc Marquez (Gresini Racing MotoGP™) returns to the top step of the podium after 1043 days. Marquez dominates the Gran Premio GoPro de Aragon for his first win since 2021, with his first victory on a Ducati
  • Jorge Martin (Prima Pramac Racing) finishes second, extending his Championship lead to 23 points after Pecco Bagnaia (Ducati Lenovo Team) crashes out in a clash with Alex Marquez (Gresini Racing MotoGP™). The FIM MotoGP™ Stewards ruled it a racing incident
  • Pedro Acosta (Red Bull GASGAS Tech3) third-place, his first podium since the Americas GP in April
  • Francesco Bagnaia struggles off the line and finds himself in P7. After working his way through the field, Bagnaia is involved in a collision with Alex Marquez, causing both riders to crash out
  • Brad Binder (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing) finishes fourth, having held strong throughout the race. Enea Bastianini (Ducati Lenovo Team) recovers from a poor starting position to finish fifth
  • Franco Morbidelli (Prima Pramac Racing) delivers a solid performance to finish in sixth, with Fabio Di Giannantonio (Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team) and Marco Bezzecchi in the following two positions, though Di Giannantonio later faces a tyre pressure penalty
  • Alex Rins (Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP™) finishes in P9, while Aleix Espargaro (Aprilia Racing) rounds out the top ten after Jack Miller (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing) receives a tyre pressure penalty, dropping him out of the top ten
  • Miguel Oliveira (Trackhouse Racing) and Fabio Quartararo both DNF after crashes

 

Comments:

  • Marc Marquez is sixth rider to do the Sprint/Race double over the weekend, joining: Bagnaia, Martin, Vinales, Bastianini and Aleix Espargaro
  • Acosta is first non-Ducati rider to finish on the podium since Austin
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