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Pedrosa Snatches Home Victory In Aragon

Spanish Repsol Honda rider Dani Pedrosa took a dominant victory at his home race in Aragon ahead of his fellow compatriot Jorge Lorenzo and Italian Andrea Dovizioso.

Right after the lights went out Yamaha Factory Racing’s Jorge Lorenzo got the holeshot ahead of Pedrosa, with American Ben Spies in tow. In the fourth lap Pedrosa closed in on Lorenzo’s rear wheel and three laps later Pedrosa made his move on the current Championship leader, taking the lead for the first time. Lorenzo had a big wobble in the ninth lap, allowing Pedrosa to create a bigger gap at the front. From then on, Pedrosa controlled the race and claimed his first victory at the Aragon circuit.

The Ducati team experienced a tough race in Aragon, as Valentino Rossi touched the rear wheel of Repsol Honda’s Jonathan Rea early in the race, with 'The Doctor' forced to run off. His American team mate Nicky Hayden crashed heavily, being violently thrown over the advertising boards in Turn 16, after failing to slow down on time. The Kentucky man received instant medical attention and was later declared ok by the medical team, yet has been given a neck brace and will undergo more precautionary checks to rule out internal injuries. Rossi had fought his way back to finish eighth in Aragon.

German LCR Honda rider Stefan Bradl had a tremendous start, aiming for a podium finish in Spain, yet crashed out as he lost the front pushing too hard. This left both Monster Yamaha Tech 3 riders Cal Crutchlow and Andrea Dovizioso to hunt down Yamaha's Ben Spies, who regained his third position after Bradl's crash, for a spot on the podium.

With 13 laps remaining, Crutchlow ran wide coming onto the home straight, letting his team mate Dovizioso into fourth. Six laps later the Italian made his way past Spies' Yamaha Factory machine, with Crutchlow probing the inside line of the Texan, but to no avail.

Crutchlow got past Spies with five laps remaining, immediately setting his sights on Dovizioso. The Monster Yamaha Tech 3 duo provided a exciting last couple of laps fighting for third, with Crutchlow looking for a way past. The Brit was unable to overtake Dovizioso, with the Italian defending aggressively. In the end Dovizioso took his sixth podium this year.

Crutchlow came in a close fourth, with San Carlo Honda Gresini’s Alvaro Bautista, Rea, Rossi, and Cardion AB Racing’s Karel Abraham completing the top nine. Power Electronics Aspar’s Aleix Espargaro was the top CRT rider, finishing in tenth position at his home Grand Prix.

Yamaha Factory rider and Championship leader Jorge Lorenzo now has scored 290 points, 33 points ahead of Spanish Repsol Honda rider Dani Pedrosa. With four races remaining this season, the two only title contenders know that one mistake could be decisive.

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2024 F1 Championship Standings (as of March 24)

PDriverTeamPoints
1Max VerstappenRed Bull51
2Charles LeclercFerrari47
3Sergio PerezRed Bull46
4Carlos SainzFerrari40
5Oscar PiastriMcLaren28
6Lando NorrisMcLaren27
7George RussellMercedes18
8Fernando AlonsoAston Martin16
9Lance StrollAston Martin9
10Lewis HamiltonMercedes8
11Oliver BearmanFerrari6
12Yuki TsunodaRB6
13Nico HülkenbergHaas3
14Kevin MagnussenHaas1
15Alexander AlbonWilliams0
16Daniel RicciardoRB0
17Esteban OconAlpine0
18Pierre GaslyAlpine0
19Valtteri BottasKick Sauber0
20Logan SargeantWilliams0
21Zhou GuanyuKick Sauber0
PTeamPoints
1Oracle Red Bull Racing97
         Poles: 3       Sprint wins: 0       GP wins: 2
2Scuderia Ferrari93
         Poles: 0       Sprint wins: 0       GP wins: 1
3McLaren F1 Team55
         Poles: 0       Sprint wins: 0       GP wins: 0
4Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team26
         Poles: 0       Sprint wins: 0       GP wins: 0
5Aston Martin Aramco F1 Team25
         Poles: 0       Sprint wins: 0       GP wins: 0
6Visa Cash App RB F1 Team6
         Poles: 0       Sprint wins: 0       GP wins: 0
7MoneyGram Haas F1 Team4
         Poles: 0       Sprint wins: 0       GP wins: 0
8Williams Racing0
         Poles: 0       Sprint wins: 0       GP wins: 0
9BWT Alpine F1 Team0
         Poles: 0       Sprint wins: 0       GP wins: 0
10Stake F1 Team Kick Sauber0
         Poles: 0       Sprint wins: 0       GP wins: 0

2024 MotoGP Championship Standings (as of March 24)

PRiderTeamPoints
1Jorge MartinPramac Racing60
2Brad BinderRed Bull KTM42
3Enea BastianiniDucati Lenovo39
4Francesco BagnaiaDucati Lenovo37
5Pedro AcostaGASGAS Tech328
6Marc MarquezGresini Racing27
7Aleix EspargaroAprilia Racing25
8Maverick ViñalesAprilia Racing19
9Jack MillerRed Bull KTM16
10Fabio Di GiannantonioPertamina Enduro VR4615
11Fabio QuartararoMonster Energy Yamaha15
12Alex MarquezGresini Racing13
13Marco BezzecchiPertamina Enduro VR4612
14Miguel OliveiraTrackhouse Racing8
15Joan MirRepsol Honda7
16Johann ZarcoLCR Honda Castrol5
17Augusto FernandezGASGAS Tech35
18Alex RinsMonster Energy Yamaha3
19Takaaki NakagamiLCR Honda Idemitsu2
20Franco MorbidelliPramac Racing0
21Luca MariniRepsol Honda0
22Raul FernandezTrackhouse Racing0
PTeamPoints
1Ducati Lenovo Team76
         Poles: 1       Sprint wins: 0       GP wins: 1
2Prima Pramac Racing60
         Poles: 1       Sprint wins: 1       GP wins: 1
3Red Bull KTM Factory Racing58
         Poles: 0       Sprint wins: 0       GP wins: 0
4Aprilia Racing44
         Poles: 0       Sprint wins: 1       GP wins: 0
5Gresini Racing MotoGP40
         Poles: 0       Sprint wins: 0       GP wins: 0
6Red Bull GASGAS Tech333
         Poles: 0       Sprint wins: 0       GP wins: 0
7Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team27
         Poles: 0       Sprint wins: 0       GP wins: 0
8Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP18
         Poles: 0       Sprint wins: 0       GP wins: 0
9Trackhouse Racing8
         Poles: 0       Sprint wins: 0       GP wins: 0
10Repsol Honda Team7
         Poles: 0       Sprint wins: 0       GP wins: 0
11LCR Honda Team7
         Poles: 0       Sprint wins: 0       GP wins: 0