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)
P | Driver | Team | Points |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 51 |
2 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 47 |
3 | Sergio Perez | Red Bull | 46 |
4 | Carlos Sainz | Ferrari | 40 |
5 | Oscar Piastri | McLaren | 28 |
6 | Lando Norris | McLaren | 27 |
7 | George Russell | Mercedes | 18 |
8 | Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin | 16 |
9 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | 9 |
10 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 8 |
11 | Oliver Bearman | Ferrari | 6 |
12 | Yuki Tsunoda | RB | 6 |
13 | Nico Hülkenberg | Haas | 3 |
14 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas | 1 |
15 | Alexander Albon | Williams | 0 |
16 | Daniel Ricciardo | RB | 0 |
17 | Esteban Ocon | Alpine | 0 |
18 | Pierre Gasly | Alpine | 0 |
19 | Valtteri Bottas | Kick Sauber | 0 |
20 | Logan Sargeant | Williams | 0 |
21 | Zhou Guanyu | Kick Sauber | 0 |
P | Team | Points |
---|---|---|
1 | Oracle Red Bull Racing | 97 |
Poles: 3 Sprint wins: 0 GP wins: 2 | ||
2 | Scuderia Ferrari | 93 |
Poles: 0 Sprint wins: 0 GP wins: 1 | ||
3 | McLaren F1 Team | 55 |
Poles: 0 Sprint wins: 0 GP wins: 0 | ||
4 | Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team | 26 |
Poles: 0 Sprint wins: 0 GP wins: 0 | ||
5 | Aston Martin Aramco F1 Team | 25 |
Poles: 0 Sprint wins: 0 GP wins: 0 | ||
6 | Visa Cash App RB F1 Team | 6 |
Poles: 0 Sprint wins: 0 GP wins: 0 | ||
7 | MoneyGram Haas F1 Team | 4 |
Poles: 0 Sprint wins: 0 GP wins: 0 | ||
8 | Williams Racing | 0 |
Poles: 0 Sprint wins: 0 GP wins: 0 | ||
9 | BWT Alpine F1 Team | 0 |
Poles: 0 Sprint wins: 0 GP wins: 0 | ||
10 | Stake F1 Team Kick Sauber | 0 |
Poles: 0 Sprint wins: 0 GP wins: 0 |
2024 MotoGP Championship Standings (as of March 24)
P | Rider | Team | Points |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Jorge Martin | Pramac Racing | 60 |
2 | Brad Binder | Red Bull KTM | 42 |
3 | Enea Bastianini | Ducati Lenovo | 39 |
4 | Francesco Bagnaia | Ducati Lenovo | 37 |
5 | Pedro Acosta | GASGAS Tech3 | 28 |
6 | Marc Marquez | Gresini Racing | 27 |
7 | Aleix Espargaro | Aprilia Racing | 25 |
8 | Maverick Viñales | Aprilia Racing | 19 |
9 | Jack Miller | Red Bull KTM | 16 |
10 | Fabio Di Giannantonio | Pertamina Enduro VR46 | 15 |
11 | Fabio Quartararo | Monster Energy Yamaha | 15 |
12 | Alex Marquez | Gresini Racing | 13 |
13 | Marco Bezzecchi | Pertamina Enduro VR46 | 12 |
14 | Miguel Oliveira | Trackhouse Racing | 8 |
15 | Joan Mir | Repsol Honda | 7 |
16 | Johann Zarco | LCR Honda Castrol | 5 |
17 | Augusto Fernandez | GASGAS Tech3 | 5 |
18 | Alex Rins | Monster Energy Yamaha | 3 |
19 | Takaaki Nakagami | LCR Honda Idemitsu | 2 |
20 | Franco Morbidelli | Pramac Racing | 0 |
21 | Luca Marini | Repsol Honda | 0 |
22 | Raul Fernandez | Trackhouse Racing | 0 |
P | Team | Points |
---|---|---|
1 | Ducati Lenovo Team | 76 |
Poles: 1 Sprint wins: 0 GP wins: 1 | ||
2 | Prima Pramac Racing | 60 |
Poles: 1 Sprint wins: 1 GP wins: 1 | ||
3 | Red Bull KTM Factory Racing | 58 |
Poles: 0 Sprint wins: 0 GP wins: 0 | ||
4 | Aprilia Racing | 44 |
Poles: 0 Sprint wins: 1 GP wins: 0 | ||
5 | Gresini Racing MotoGP | 40 |
Poles: 0 Sprint wins: 0 GP wins: 0 | ||
6 | Red Bull GASGAS Tech3 | 33 |
Poles: 0 Sprint wins: 0 GP wins: 0 | ||
7 | Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team | 27 |
Poles: 0 Sprint wins: 0 GP wins: 0 | ||
8 | Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP | 18 |
Poles: 0 Sprint wins: 0 GP wins: 0 | ||
9 | Trackhouse Racing | 8 |
Poles: 0 Sprint wins: 0 GP wins: 0 | ||
10 | Repsol Honda Team | 7 |
Poles: 0 Sprint wins: 0 GP wins: 0 | ||
11 | LCR Honda Team | 7 |
Poles: 0 Sprint wins: 0 GP wins: 0 |