British MotoGP, Silverstone - Race Results

Race results from the British MotoGP at Silverstone, round 9 of 20 in the 2023 world championship.
Aleix Espargaro, British MotoGP 4 August
Aleix Espargaro, British MotoGP 4 August
2023 British MotoGP, Silverstone - Race Results
PosRiderNatTeamTime/Diff
1Aleix EspargaroSPAAprilia Racing (RS-GP23)40m 40.367s
2Francesco BagnaiaITADucati Lenovo (GP23)+0.215s
3Brad BinderRSARed Bull KTM (RC16)+0.680s
4Miguel OliveiraPORRNF Aprilia (RS-GP22)+0.750s
5Maverick ViñalesSPAAprilia Racing (RS-GP23)+2.101s
6Jorge MartinSPAPramac Ducati (GP23)+7.903s
7Luca MariniITAMooney VR46 Ducati (GP22)+9.099s
8Jack MillerAUSRed Bull KTM (RC16)+9.298s
9Johann ZarcoFRAPramac Ducati (GP23)+9.958s
10Raul FernandezSPARNF Aprilia (RS-GP22)+19.947s
11Augusto FernandezSPATech3 GASGAS (RC16)*+20.296s
12Pol EspargaroSPATech3 GASGAS (RC16)+66.120s
13Fabio Di GiannantonioITAGresini Ducati (GP22)+87.605s
14Franco MorbidelliITAMonster Yamaha (YZR-M1)+88.913s
15Fabio QuartararoFRAMonster Yamaha (YZR-M1)+89.075s
16Takaaki NakagamiJPNLCR Honda (RC213V)+98.573s
17Iker LecuonaSPALCR Honda (RC213V)+109.674s
 Enea BastianiniITADucati Lenovo (GP23)DNF
 Marc MarquezSPARepsol Honda (RC213V)DNF
 Marco BezzecchiITAMooney VR46 Ducati (GP22)DNF
 Alex MarquezSPAGresini Ducati (GP22)DNF
 Joan MirSPARepsol Honda (RC213V)DNF

* Rookie

Aleix Espargaro snatched his and Aprilia's first victory of the season, from twelfth on the grid, after passing world champion Francesco Bagnaia at the penultimate corner of the British MotoGP at Silverstone.

Brad Binder completed the podium for KTM, just ahead of Miguel Oliveria and Maverick Vinales, in a tense race that saw rain spots fall during the final 8 laps.

Bagnaia’s title rival Marco Bezzecchi crashed out behind the race-leading factory Ducati under braking at the end of Hangar straight on lap 6 of 20.

Some riders at the tail of the field pitted for rain tyres late on, but the rain failed to intensify enough.

Nonetheless, as the moisture increased, Marc Marquez fell after clipping Enea Bastianini and Fabio Quartararo, who started last, was forced to pit after contact with Luca Marini during an attempted overtake ripped the fairing from his Yamaha.

Jack Miller was sent wide during an early pass by Vinales, which dropped him outside the top ten.

Jorge Martin retakes second in the championship from Bezzecchi despite being demoted to the back of the field after contact with Binder in the opening turns.

In a change from the usual schedule, the Moto2 race will be the final event of the day.

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A revised practice format from this weekend meant only Friday’s second session was used to determine the top ten riders receiving direct access to Qualifying 2. Opening practice now becomes a ‘free’ session, like FP3.

After being tested by teams in the opening eight rounds, punishments for breaching MotoGP’s new real-time Tyre Pressure Monitoring System will be implemented from Silverstone.

For now, post-race punishments will only be given if tyre pressure falls below the minimum specified by Michelin for at least 50% of a Sunday race distance and 30% of a Sprint race, and apply as follows:
· 1st offense: Warning
· 2nd offense: 3-second time penalty
· 3rd offense: 6-second time penalty
· 4th offense: 12-second time penalty

Pol Espargaro (GASGAS Tech3), plus Marc Marquez and Joan Mir (Repsol Honda) used the summer break to recover from injuries and returned to action this weekend - Espargaro for the first time since the Portimao season opener.

However, newly announced 2024 Yamaha rider Alex Rins remained absent due to his Mugello leg fractures and was replaced at LCR Honda by WorldSBK rider Iker Lecuona.

There had been eight different winners in the last eight races at Silverstone: Jorge Lorenzo (2013, Yamaha), Marc Marquez (2014, Honda), Valentino Rossi (2015, Yamaha), Maverick Vinales (2016, Yamaha), Andrea Dovizioso (2017, Ducati), Alex Rins (2019, Suzuki), Fabio Quartararo (2021, Yamaha) and Francesco Bagnaia (2022, Ducati).

The Austrian Grand Prix will take place at the Red Bull Ring from August 18-20.

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