2023 Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix

The 2023 Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix (officially known as the Gran Premio MotoGP Guru by Gryfyn de España) was the fourth round of the 2023 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It was held at the Circuito de Jerez – Ángel Nieto in Jerez de la Frontera on 30 April 2023.

Spain  2023 Spanish Grand Prix
Race details
Race 4 of 20 races in the
2023 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
Date30 April 2023
Official nameGran Premio MotoGP Guru by Gryfyn de España
LocationCircuito de Jerez – Ángel Nieto
Jerez de la Frontera, Cádiz, Spain
Course
  • Permanent racing facility
  • 4.423 km (2.748 mi)
MotoGP
Pole position
Rider Spain Aleix Espargaró Aprilia
Time 1:37.216
Fastest lap
Rider Italy Francesco Bagnaia Ducati
Time 1:37.989 on lap 19
Podium
First Italy Francesco Bagnaia Ducati
Second South Africa Brad Binder KTM
Third Australia Jack Miller KTM
Moto2
Pole position
Rider United Kingdom Sam Lowes Kalex
Time 1:40.750
Fastest lap
Rider United Kingdom Sam Lowes Kalex
Time 1:41.366 on lap 4
Podium
First United Kingdom Sam Lowes Kalex
Second Spain Pedro Acosta Kalex
Third Spain Alonso López Boscoscuro
Moto3
Pole position
Rider Turkey Deniz Öncü KTM
Time 1:45.668
Fastest lap
Rider Japan Ryusei Yamanaka Gas Gas
Time 1:46.016 on lap 5
Podium
First Spain Iván Ortolá KTM
Second Colombia David Alonso Gas Gas
Third Spain Jaume Masià Honda

Practice session edit

MotoGP edit

Combined Practice 1-2 edit

The top ten riders (written in bold) qualified for Q2.

Fastest session lap
Pos. No. Biker Constructor Practice times
P1[1] P2[2]
1 41   Aleix Espargaró Aprilia 1:37.090 1:36.708
2 12   Maverick Viñales Aprilia 1:37.389 1:36.710
3 26   Dani Pedrosa KTM 1:36.770 1:37.251
4 89   Jorge Martín Ducati 1:36.804 1:37.306
5 43   Jack Miller KTM 1:37.262 1:36.835
6 5   Johann Zarco Ducati 1:37.432 1:36.896
7 88   Miguel Oliveira Aprilia 1:37.633 1:36.956
8 73   Álex Márquez Ducati 1:37.138 1:37.041
9 30   Takaaki Nakagami Honda 1:37.044 1:37.483
10 10   Luca Marini Ducati 1:37.053 1:37.276
11 33   Brad Binder KTM 1:37.097 1:37.390
12 72   Marco Bezzecchi Ducati 1:37.682 1:37.174
13 1   Francesco Bagnaia Ducati 1:37.388 1:37.233
14 25   Raúl Fernández Aprilia 1:38.055 1:37.403
15 42   Álex Rins Honda 1:37.487 1:38.132
16 20   Fabio Quartararo Yamaha 1:38.073 1:37.505
17 21   Franco Morbidelli Yamaha 1:38.106 1:37.700
18 36   Joan Mir Honda 1:37.850 1:37.916
19 49   Fabio Di Giannantonio Ducati 1:38.104 1:37.860
20 6   Stefan Bradl Honda 1:37.902 1:37.873
21 23   Enea Bastianini Ducati 1:38.931 1:37.985
22 37   Augusto Fernández KTM 1:38.278 1:38.928
23 94   Jonas Folger KTM 1:39.545 1:38.698
24 27   Iker Lecuona Honda 1:40.509 1:39.274
OFFICIAL MOTOGP COMBINED PRACTICE TIMES REPORT

Free practice edit

Pos. No. Biker Constructor
Time results[3]
1 88   Miguel Oliveira Aprilia 1:37.229
2 20   Fabio Quartararo Yamaha 1:37.332
3 41   Aleix Espargaró Aprilia 1:37.472
4 21   Franco Morbidelli Yamaha 1:37.512
5 30   Takaaki Nakagami Honda 1:37.524
6 72   Marco Bezzecchi Ducati 1:37.633
7 33   Brad Binder KTM 1:37.639
8 89   Jorge Martín Ducati 1:37.643
9 73   Álex Márquez Ducati 1:37.647
10 12   Maverick Viñales Aprilia 1:37.665
11 5   Johann Zarco Ducati 1:37.786
12 1   Francesco Bagnaia Ducati 1:37.816
13 10   Luca Marini Ducati 1:37.866
14 26   Dani Pedrosa KTM 1:37.917
15 43   Jack Miller KTM 1:37.920
16 49   Fabio Di Giannantonio Ducati 1:38.098
17 6   Stefan Bradl Honda 1:38.248
18 36   Joan Mir Honda 1:38.287
19 37   Augusto Fernández KTM 1:38.467
20 25   Raúl Fernández Aprilia 1:38.498
21 42   Álex Rins Honda 1:38.634
22 23   Enea Bastianini Ducati 1:39.093
23 94   Jonas Folger KTM 1:39.535
24 27   Iker Lecuona Honda 1:39.756
OFFICIAL MOTOGP FREE PRACTICE TIMES REPORT

Qualifying edit

MotoGP edit

Fastest session lap
Pos. No. Biker Constructor Qualifying times Final
grid
Row
Q1[4] Q2[5]
1 41   Aleix Espargaró Aprilia Qualified in Q2 1:37.216 1 1
2 43   Jack Miller KTM Qualified in Q2 1:37.437 2
3 89   Jorge Martín Ducati Qualified in Q2 1:37.458 3
4 33   Brad Binder KTM 1:36.541 1:37.532 4 2
5 1   Francesco Bagnaia Ducati 1:36.493 1:37.557 5
6 26   Dani Pedrosa KTM Qualified in Q2 1:37.583 6
7 88   Miguel Oliveira Aprilia Qualified in Q2 1:37.596 7 3
8 5   Johann Zarco Ducati Qualified in Q2 1:37.616 8
9 10   Luca Marini Ducati Qualified in Q2 1:37.666 9
10 12   Maverick Viñales Aprilia Qualified in Q2 1:37.765 10 4
11 30   Takaaki Nakagami Honda Qualified in Q2 1:37.876 11
12 73   Álex Márquez Ducati Qualified in Q2 1:37.920 12
13 72   Marco Bezzecchi Ducati 1:36.578 N/A 13 5
14 21   Franco Morbidelli Yamaha 1:36.793 N/A 14
15 49   Fabio Di Giannantonio Ducati 1:36.967 N/A 15
16 20   Fabio Quartararo Yamaha 1:37.072 N/A 16 6
17 25   Raúl Fernández Aprilia 1:37.164 N/A 17
18 42   Álex Rins Honda 1:37.256 N/A 18
19 6   Stefan Bradl Honda 1:37.297 N/A 19 7
20 36   Joan Mir Honda 1:37.346 N/A 20
21 37   Augusto Fernández KTM 1:37.753 N/A 21
22 94   Jonas Folger KTM 1:38.492 N/A 22 8
23 27   Iker Lecuona Honda 1:38.582 N/A 23
24 23   Enea Bastianini Ducati No time N/A 24
OFFICIAL MOTOGP QUALIFYING RESULTS

Moto2 edit

Fastest session lap
Pos. No. Biker Constructor Qualifying times Final
grid
Row
Q1[6] Q2[7]
1 22   Sam Lowes Kalex Qualified in Q2 1:40.750 1 1
2 37   Pedro Acosta Kalex Qualified in Q2 1:41.328 2
3 96   Jake Dixon Kalex Qualified in Q2 1:41.330 3
4 21   Alonso López Boscoscuro Qualified in Q2 1:41.459 4 2
5 79   Ai Ogura Kalex 1:41.245 1:41.507 5
6 7   Barry Baltus Kalex Qualified in Q2 1:41.570 6
7 13   Celestino Vietti Kalex Qualified in Q2 1:41.586 7 3
8 16   Joe Roberts Kalex 1:41.765 1:41.653 8
9 75   Albert Arenas Kalex Qualified in Q2 1:41.657 9
10 14   Tony Arbolino Kalex Qualified in Q2 1:41.762 10 4
11 35   Somkiat Chantra Kalex Qualified in Q2 1:41.772 11
12 40   Arón Canet Kalex Qualified in Q2 1:41.774 12
13 12   Filip Salač Kalex Qualified in Q2 1:41.801 13 5
14 54   Fermín Aldeguer Boscoscuto Qualified in Q2 1:41.960 14
15 64   Bo Bendsneyder Kalex Qualified in Q2 1:42.045 15
16 18   Manuel González Kalex 1:41.937 1:42.052 16 6
17 84   Zonta van den Goorbergh Kalex 1:41.807 1:42.071 17
18 11   Sergio García Kalex Qualified in Q2 1:42.587 18
19 52   Jeremy Alcoba Kalex 1:41.971 N/A 19 7
20 3   Lukas Tulovic Kalex 1:42.147 N/A 20
21 4   Sean Dylan Kelly Kalex 1:42.173 N/A 21
22 72   Borja Gómez Kalex 1:42.197 N/A 22 8
23 24   Marcos Ramírez Forward 1:42.286 N/A 23
24 71   Dennis Foggia Kalex 1:42.435 N/A 24
25 19   Lorenzo Dalla Porta Kalex 1:42.676 N/A 25 9
26 28   Izan Guevara Kalex 1:42.953 N/A 26
27 33   Rory Skinner Kalex 1:43.011 N/A 27
28 8   Senna Agius Kalex 1:43.335 N/A 28 10
29 2   Soichiro Minamimoto Kalex 1:43.788 N/A 29
30 17   Álex Escrig Forward 1:44.222 N/A 30
OFFICIAL MOTO2 QUALIFYING RESULTS

MotoGP Sprint edit

The MotoGP Sprint was held on 29 April.

Pos. No. Rider Team Manufacturer Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 33   Brad Binder Red Bull KTM Factory Racing KTM 11 18:07.055 4 12
2 1   Francesco Bagnaia Ducati Lenovo Team Ducati 11 +0.428 5 9
3 43   Jack Miller Red Bull KTM Factory Racing KTM 11 +0.680 2 7
4 89   Jorge Martín Prima Pramac Racing Ducati 11 +0.853 3 6
5 88   Miguel Oliveira CryptoData RNF MotoGP Team Aprilia 11 +1.638 7 5
6 26   Dani Pedrosa Red Bull KTM Factory Racing KTM 11 +1.738 6 4
7 12   Maverick Viñales Aprilia Racing Aprilia 11 +3.248 10 3
8 5   Johann Zarco Prima Pramac Racing Ducati 11 +3.380 8 2
9 72   Marco Bezzecchi Mooney VR46 Racing Team Ducati 11 +5.711 13 1
10 10   Luca Marini Mooney VR46 Racing Team Ducati 11 +7.015 9
11 49   Fabio Di Giannantonio Gresini Racing MotoGP Ducati 11 +7.174 15
12 20   Fabio Quartararo Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Yamaha 11 +7.467 16
13 42   Álex Rins LCR Honda Castrol Honda 11 +9.867 18
14 25   Raúl Fernández CryptoData RNF MotoGP Team Aprilia 11 +11.550 17
15 6   Stefan Bradl HRC Team Honda 11 +15.455 19
16 21   Franco Morbidelli Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Yamaha 11 +15.849 14
17 37   Augusto Fernández GasGas Factory Racing Tech3 KTM 11 +15.969 21
18 27   Iker Lecuona Repsol Honda Team Honda 11 +25.356 23
19 94   Jonas Folger GasGas Factory Racing Tech3 KTM 11 +25.530 22
Ret 36   Joan Mir Repsol Honda Team Honda 7 Accident Damage 20
Ret 41   Aleix Espargaró Aprilia Racing Aprilia 5 Accident 1
Ret 30   Takaaki Nakagami LCR Honda Idemitsu Honda 3 Accident 11
Ret 73   Álex Márquez Gresini Racing MotoGP Ducati 3 Accident 12
DNS 23   Enea Bastianini Ducati Lenovo Team Ducati Did not start
Fastest sprint lap:   Dani Pedrosa (KTM) – 1:37.927 (lap 2)
OFFICIAL MOTOGP SPRINT REPORT
  • Enea Bastianini withdrew from the sprint and the main race after experiencing pain from a previous injury.

Race edit

MotoGP edit

The race, scheduled to be run for 25 laps, was red-flagged during the first lap due to an accident involving Miguel Oliveira and Fabio Quartararo. The race was later restarted over 24 laps with the original starting grid.

Pos. No. Rider Team Manufacturer Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 1   Francesco Bagnaia Ducati Lenovo Team Ducati 24 39:29.085 5 25
2 33   Brad Binder Red Bull KTM Factory Racing KTM 24 +0.221 4 20
3 43   Jack Miller Red Bull KTM Factory Racing KTM 24 +1.119 2 16
4 89   Jorge Martín Prima Pramac Racing Ducati 24 +1.942 3 13
5 41   Aleix Espargaró Aprilia Racing Aprilia 24 +4.760 1 11
6 10   Luca Marini Mooney VR46 Racing Team Ducati 24 +6.329 9 10
7 26   Dani Pedrosa Red Bull KTM Factory Racing KTM 24 +6.371 6 9
8 73   Álex Márquez Gresini Racing MotoGP Ducati 24 +14.952 12 8
9 30   Takaaki Nakagami LCR Honda Idemitsu Honda 24 +15.692 11 7
10 20   Fabio Quartararo Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Yamaha 24 +15.846 16 6
11 21   Franco Morbidelli Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Yamaha 24 +17.209 14 5
12 49   Fabio Di Giannantonio Gresini Racing MotoGP Ducati 24 +17.911 15 4
13 37   Augusto Fernández GasGas Factory Racing Tech3 KTM 24 +19.010 21 3
14 6   Stefan Bradl HRC Team Honda 24 +27.294 19 2
15 25   Raúl Fernández CryptoData RNF MotoGP Team Aprilia 24 +36.371 17 1
16 27   Iker Lecuona Repsol Honda Team Honda 24 +36.753 23
17 94   Jonas Folger GasGas Factory Racing Tech3 KTM 24 +47.146 22
Ret 12   Maverick Viñales Aprilia Racing Aprilia 23 Snapped chain 10
Ret 5   Johann Zarco Prima Pramac Racing Ducati 16 Accident 8
Ret 72   Marco Bezzecchi Mooney VR46 Racing Team Ducati 16 Accident 13
Ret 42   Álex Rins LCR Honda Castrol Honda 2 Accident damage 18
Ret 36   Joan Mir Repsol Honda Team Honda 1 Accident 20
Ret 88   Miguel Oliveira CryptoData RNF MotoGP Team Aprilia 0 Did not restart 7
DNS 23   Enea Bastianini Ducati Lenovo Team Ducati Did not start
Fastest lap:   Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati) – 1:37.989 (lap 19)
OFFICIAL MOTOGP RACE REPORT

Moto2 edit

Pos. No. Biker Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 22   Sam Lowes Kalex 21 35:45.107 1 25
2 37   Pedro Acosta Kalex 21 +2.841 2 20
3 21   Alonso López Boscoscuro 21 +9.618 4 16
4 14   Tony Arbolino Kalex 21 +10.163 10 12
5 40   Arón Canet Kalex 21 +11.056 12 11
6 96   Jake Dixon Kalex 21 +11.923 3 10
7 35   Somkiat Chantra Kalex 21 +12.586 11 9
8 75   Albert Arenas Kalex 21 +14.948 9 8
9 12   Filip Salač Kalex 21 +16.470 13 7
10 54   Fermín Aldeguer Boscoscuro 21 +18.550 14 6
11 11   Sergio García Kalex 21 +22.134 18 5
12 18   Manuel González Kalex 21 +22.817 16 4
13 7   Barry Baltus Kalex 21 +23.080 6 3
14 16   Joe Roberts Kalex 21 +25.110 8 2
15 3   Lukas Tulovic Kalex 21 +26.709 20 1
16 52   Jeremy Alcoba Kalex 21 +26.922 19
17 64   Bo Bendsneyder Kalex 21 +28.568 15
18 71   Dennis Foggia Kalex 21 +30.384 24
19 72   Borja Gómez Kalex 21 +33.223 22
20 24   Marcos Ramírez Forward 21 +36.775 23
21 8   Senna Agius Kalex 21 +36.812 28
22 28   Izan Guevara Kalex 21 +37.151 26
23 84   Zonta van den Goorbergh Kalex 21 +39.637 17
24 33   Rory Skinner Kalex 21 +39.786 27
25 19   Lorenzo Dalla Porta Kalex 21 +1:02.572 25
26 2   Soichiro Minamimoto Kalex 21 +1:03.282 29
Ret 79   Ai Ogura Kalex 12 Accident damage 5
Ret 4   Sean Dylan Kelly Kalex 7 Accident 21
Ret 13   Celestino Vietti Kalex 1 Accident damage 7
Fastest lap:   Sam Lowes (Kalex) – 1:41.366 (lap 4)
OFFICIAL MOTO2 RACE REPORT

Moto3 edit

Pos. No. Biker Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 48   Iván Ortolá KTM 19 33:57.506 2 25
2 80   David Alonso Gas Gas 19 +0.034 16 20
3 5   Jaume Masià Honda 19 +0.215 4 16
4 71   Ayumu Sasaki Husqvarna 19 +0.422 7 13
5 99   José Antonio Rueda KTM 19 +0.549 9 11
6 96   Daniel Holgado KTM 19 +0.640 6 10
7 43   Xavier Artigas CFMoto 19 +0.738 8 9
8 24   Tatsuki Suzuki Honda 19 +1.991 15 8
9 53   Deniz Öncü KTM 19 +3.862 1 7
10 10   Diogo Moreira KTM 19 +4.397 13 6
11 55   Romano Fenati Honda 19 +4.412 3 5
12 19   Scott Ogden Honda 19 +4.722 10 4
13 18   Matteo Bertelle Honda 19 +10.012 17 3
14 7   Filippo Farioli KTM 19 +11.335 22 2
15 82   Stefano Nepa KTM 19 +11.613 21 1
16 72   Taiyo Furusato Honda 19 +14.667 23
17 16   Andrea Migno KTM 19 +16.525 14
18 66   Joel Kelso CFMoto 19 +26.905 11
19 64   Mario Aji Honda 19 +30.347 26
20 92   David Almansa CFMoto 19 +33.542 27
21 63   Syarifuddin Azman KTM 19 +33.578 28
22 22   Ana Carrasco KTM 19 +33.671 24
23 95   Collin Veijer Husqvarna 19 +35.488 19
24 70   Joshua Whatley Honda 19 +35.734 25
25 6   Ryusei Yamanaka Gas Gas 18 +1 lap 5
Ret 27   Kaito Toba Honda 14 Accident damage 12
Ret 54   Riccardo Rossi Honda 8 Accident 20
Ret 38   David Salvador KTM 5 Accident 18
DNS 44   David Muñoz KTM Did not start
Fastest lap:   Ryusei Yamanaka (Honda) – 1:46.016 (lap 5)
OFFICIAL MOTO3 RACE REPORT
  • David Muñoz withdrew from the race after suffering a left heel fracture from a crash in Q2.

Championship standings after the race edit

Below are the standings for the top five riders, constructors, and teams after the round.[8][9][10]

MotoGP edit

Moto2 edit

Moto3 edit

References edit

  1. ^ "GRAN PREMIO MotoGP GURU BY GRYFYN DE ESPAÑA Practice Nr. 1 Classification 2023" (PDF). www.motogp.com.
  2. ^ "GRAN PREMIO MotoGP GURU BY GRYFYN DE ESPAÑA Practice Nr. 2 Classification 2023" (PDF). www.motogp.com.
  3. ^ "GRAN PREMIO MotoGP GURU BY GRYFYN DE ESPAÑA Free Practice Classification 2023" (PDF).
  4. ^ "GRAN PREMIO MotoGP GURU BY GRYFYN DE ESPAÑA Qualifying Nr. 1 Classification 2023" (PDF). www.motogp.com.
  5. ^ "GRAN PREMIO MotoGP GURU BY GRYFYN DE ESPAÑA MotoGP Qualifying Nr. 2 Classification 2023" (PDF). www.motogp.com.
  6. ^ "GRAN PREMIO MotoGP GURU BY GRYFYN DE ESPAÑA Moto2 Qualifying Nr. 1 Classification 2023" (PDF). www.motogp.com.
  7. ^ "GRAN PREMIO MotoGP GURU BY GRYFYN DE ESPAÑA Moto2 Qualifying Nr. 2 Classification 2023" (PDF). www.motogp.com.
  8. ^ "MotoGP Standings" (PDF). resources.motogp.com. 30 April 2023. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
  9. ^ "Moto2 Standings" (PDF). resources.motogp.com. 30 April 2023. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
  10. ^ "Moto3 Standings" (PDF). resources.motogp.com. 30 April 2023. Retrieved 30 April 2023.

External links edit


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