Catalunya MotoGP, Barcelona - Sprint Race Results

Sprint race results from the Catalunya MotoGP at Barcelona, round 11 of 20 in the 2023 world championship.

02 Sep 2023

Aleix Espargaro, MotoGP sprint race, Catalunya MotoGP, 2 September

2023 Catalunya MotoGP, Barcelona - Sprint Race Results
Pos	Rider	Nat	Team	Time/Diff
1	Aleix Espargaro	SPA	Aprilia Racing (RS-GP23)	20m 2.744s
2	Francesco Bagnaia	ITA	Ducati Lenovo (GP23)	+1.989s
3	Maverick Viñales	SPA	Aprilia Racing (RS-GP23)	+2.040s
4	Brad Binder	RSA	Red Bull KTM (RC16)	+2.857s
5	Jorge Martin	SPA	Pramac Ducati (GP23)	+4.341s
6	Miguel Oliveira	POR	RNF Aprilia (RS-GP22)	+4.940s
7	Johann Zarco	FRA	Pramac Ducati (GP23)	+6.746s
8	Marco Bezzecchi	ITA	Mooney VR46 Ducati (GP22)	+6.888s
9	Enea Bastianini	ITA	Ducati Lenovo (GP23)	+8.068s
10	Alex Marquez	SPA	Gresini Ducati (GP22)	+10.380s
11	Marc Marquez	SPA	Repsol Honda (RC213V)	+11.823s
12	Luca Marini	ITA	Mooney VR46 Ducati (GP22)	+11.900s
13	Fabio Di Giannantonio	ITA	Gresini Ducati (GP22)	+12.018s
14	Raul Fernandez	SPA	RNF Aprilia (RS-GP22)	+13.284s
15	Franco Morbidelli	ITA	Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1)	+16.207s
16	Jack Miller	AUS	Red Bull KTM (RC16)	+16.404s
17	Augusto Fernandez	SPA	Tech3 GASGAS (RC16)*	+16.534s
18	Fabio Quartararo	FRA	Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1)	+17.147s
19	Iker Lecuona	SPA	LCR Honda (RC213V)	+18.658s
20	Takaaki Nakagami	JPN	LCR Honda (RC213V)	+19.080s
21	Joan Mir	SPA	Repsol Honda (RC213V)	+19.574s
	Pol Espargaro	SPA	Tech3 GASGAS (RC16)	DNF

*Rookie.

Aleix Espargaro makes up for his last-lap mistake of last season by winning his local Catalunya MotoGP Sprint race after passing reigning champion Francesco Bagnaia.

Maverick Vinales was a fraction behind Bagnaia, but kept KTM's Brad Binder at bay to make it two Aprilias on the podium.

It is Espargaro and the RS-GP's first victory in a Sprint race, following their grand prix wins in Termas 2022 and Silverstone 2023.