Bagnaia Reclaims MotoGP Championship Lead After 2023 Spanish GP

Francesco Bagnaia won the 2023 Spanish MotoGP at the Jerez Circuit on Sunday, April 30, 2023. With an additional 25 points from his victory, the Ducati Lenovo rider reclaimed the top spot in the 2023 MotoGP standings from Marco Bezzecchi.

Pecco Bagnaia had failed to finish the previous two MotoGP races in 2023, dropping him from the top of the standings. However, he has now managed to catch up.

Bagnaia won the Spanish MotoGP with a time of 39 minutes, 29.085 seconds. The Italian rider beat Brad Binder and Jack Miller, who finished second and third respectively.

The 2023 Spanish MotoGP race was temporarily halted with a red flag on the first lap following an accident involving Fabio Quartararo, Miguel Oliveira, and Marco Bezzecchi in turn two.

As a result of the incident, Oliveira was injured and unable to continue the race. Quartararo, however, was able to continue the race but only managed to finish 10th.

The accident also marked the first time Bezzecchi failed to finish a race. In the three previous races, he had twice reached the podium (3rd in the Portuguese Grand Prix and 1st in the Argentinian GP), and finished 6th in the other race.

The Spanish GP propelled Bagnaia to the top of the provisional 2023 MotoGP standings with a total of 87 points, while Bezzecchi dropped to second place with 65 points.

Here is the provisional MotoGP 2023 standings after the Spanish GP:

1. Francesco Bagnaia - 87 points
2. Marco Bezzecchi - 65 points
3. Brad Binder - 62 points
4. Jack Miller - 49 points
5. Maverick Viñales - 48 points
6. Luca Marini - 48 points
7. Jorge Martín - 48 points
8. Alex Rins - 47 points
9. Johann Zarco - 46 points
10. Alex Márquez - 41 points