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Thank you all.

Thank you all for joining us in this intense race with an exciting finish, it has been a pleasure to be with all of you. See you all again!
 

April 30, 2023 10:48 AM ET

Top 9 of the MotoGP World Championship

Bagnaia regains the lead and is 22 points ahead of Marco Bezzecchi

April 30, 2023 10:47 AM ET

Top 9 of the Spanish Grand Prix

These are the top nine finishers at the Spanish Grand Prix

April 30, 2023 10:35 AM ET

🏁 BAGNAIA TAKES VICTORY IN THE GRAND PRIX OF SPAIN.

April 30, 2023 10:07 AM ET

🏁  Lap 24/24

last round, binder and bagnaia are playing for the win;

April 30, 2023 10:02 AM ET

🏁 Lap 23/24

Two laps to go and Binder approaches Bagnaia, the South African does not give up 

April 30, 2023 9:57 AM ET

🏁 Lap 21/24

Bagnaia overtakes Binder and the reigning champion takes the lead of the race;

April 30, 2023 9:52 AM ET

🏁 Lap 19/24

Bagnaia's fast lap and he is already four days behind Binder

April 30, 2023 9:47 AM ET

Bezzecchi falls

If the race ends like this, Bagnaia would regain the World Championship lead.

April 30, 2023 9:42 AM ET

🏁 Lap 17/24 ❌ 

Crashes of Zarco and Bezzecchi who will lose the leadership of the World Championship 

April 30, 2023 9:37 AM ET

🏁 Lap 17/24

Eight laps to go, Martín pushes to overtake Miller in podium contention

April 30, 2023 9:32 AM ET

🏁 Lap 16/24

Bagnaia seeks to go for Binder, right now seven days ahead of the Italian of the South African 

April 30, 2023 9:27 AM ET

🏁 Lap 13/24

Aleix Espargaro goes long and Zarco takes advantage of it to move into fifth position;

April 30, 2023 9:22 AM ET

🏁 Lap 12/24

13 laps to go and the two KTMs are still ahead 

April 30, 2023 9:17 AM ET

🏁 Lap 9/24

Binder tries to escape, takes 8 days off Jack Miller 
 

April 30, 2023 9:12 AM ET

🏁 Lap 8/24

Bagnaia has to let Miller pass as requested by the stewards;
 

April 30, 2023 9:02 AM ET

🏁 Lap 7/24

About to touch Miller and Jorge Martín in turn 13&. While Fabio Quartararo will have to repeat the Long Lap.

April 30, 2023 8:57 AM ET

🏁 Lap 5/24

Bagnaia overtakes Miller and the Italian takes second place;

April 30, 2023 8:47 AM ET

🏁 Lap 4/24

Binder gives it back to his teammate and again the South African takes the lead;

April 30, 2023 8:42 AM ET

🏁 Lap 3/24 ❌ 

Mir falls, while Miller overtakes his teammate and leads the race;

April 30, 2023 8:32 AM ET

🏁 Lap 2/24 ❌ 

Fall of Alex Rins 

April 30, 2023 8:22 AM ET

🏁 Lap 1/24

Bagnaia overtakes Jorge Martín and the World Champion moves up to third place;
 

April 30, 2023 8:17 AM ET

🏁 Lap 1/24

Again the KTMs ahead, this time Binder leads the race, we will have 24 laps to go.

April 30, 2023 8:12 AM ET

 ❌ SANCTION TO QUARTARARO.

The stewards have decided that the Yamaha rider will have to do a long lap;

April 30, 2023 8:07 AM ET

THE PILOTS ARE LEAVING

Before the start of the race there will be another formation lap where Quartararo will start, albeit with a limp, while Oliveira will not be able to race in the Grand Prix of Spain;

April 30, 2023 8:02 AM ET

 🚨 LATEST NEWS

In just two minutes the pit lane will open and the race will be reopened;

April 30, 2023 7:57 AM ET

Miguel Oliveira

The Portuguese is being taken to the medical center for a check-up, while Quartararo is looking to leave at the restart;

April 30, 2023 7:52 AM ET

 🚨 LATEST NEWS

All riders who have fallen are aware and the race will start again with the original positions;

April 30, 2023 7:47 AM ET

🏁 Lap 1/25🟥 

RED FLAG AFTER THE STRONG FALL BETWEEN QUARTARARO, OLIVEIRA AND BEZZECCHI

April 30, 2023 7:37 AM ET

THE RACE BEGINS

It starts with a good start of the KTM and Fabio Quartararo and Oliveira go to the ground 

April 30, 2023 7:32 AM ET

WARM-UP LAP

The formation lap starts before the start of the race of the Spanish Grand Prix.

 

April 30, 2023 7:27 AM ET

THE ANTHEM OF 🇪🇸 IS PLAYING

Less than ten minutes before the start of the race, the anthem is played at the Circuito de Jerez.

April 30, 2023 7:22 AM ET

Remember the grid position

How the drivers will start the Spanish Grand Prix at the Jerez circuit

April 30, 2023 7:07 AM ET

Bastianini withdraws from the Spanish GP

The Italian rider who suffered an accident in the first race of 2023 was due to return in Jerez, but on Saturday after a few laps his team confirmed that the Ducati rider will not compete in the Spanish Grand Prix.

April 30, 2023 7:02 AM ET

MotoGP World Ranking

1. Marco Bezzecchi - 65 points
2. Francesco Bagnaia - 62 points
3. Maverick Viñales - 48 points
4. Álex Rins - 47 points
5. Johann Zarco - 46 points
6. Brad Binder - 42 points
7. Luca Marini - 38 points
8. Jorge Martin - 35 points
9. Fabio Quartararo - 34 points
10. Álex Márquez - 33 points
11. Jack Miller - 33 points
12. Franco Morbidelli - 29 points
13. Miguel Oliveira - 21 points
14. Aleix Espargaró - 18 points
15. Augusto Fernández - 14 points
16. Fabio Di Giannantonio - 13 points
17. Takaaki Nakagami - 7 points
18. Marc Marquez - 7 points
19. Joan Mir - 5 points
20. Michele Pirro - 5 points
21. Dani Pedrosa - 4 points
22. Jonas Folger - 4 points
23. Raúl Fernández - 2 points

Pol Espargaró
Enea Bastianini
Stefan Bradl
Iker Lecuona

April 30, 2023 6:57 AM ET

1 hour

In 1 hour the Grand Prix of Spain will start, both the preview and the minute by minute of the race can be followed here on VAVEL 
 

April 30, 2023 6:52 AM ET

Stay tuned to follow the Grand Prix of Spain

In a few moments we will share with you the live preview of the Spanish Grand Prix, as well as the latest information from the Circuito de Jerez. Don't miss any detail of the race with VAVEL's minute-by-minute online coverage.

April 30, 2023 6:47 AM ET

How to watch the MotoGP race at the Spanish Grand Prix?

If you want to watch the Spanish Grand Prix on television, your option is ESPN.
If you want to watch it online, VAVEL is your best option.

April 30, 2023 6:42 AM ET

What time is the MotoGP race at the Spanish Grand Prix?

This is the starting time of the race in several countries:
Argentina: 8:00 AM

Bolivia: 8:00 AM

Brazil: 9:00 AM

Chile: 8:00 AM

Colombia: 7:00 AM

Ecuador: 7:00 AM

USA (ET): 8:00 AM

Spain: 3:00 PM

Mexico: 7:00 AM

Paraguay: 8:00 AM

Peru: 8:00 AM

Uruguay: 8:00 AM

Venezuela: 8:00 AM

England: 13: 00 AM

Australia : 22:00 AM

India: 17:30 AM

April 30, 2023 6:37 AM ET

Brad Binder takes his second sprint

Brad Binder has won the sprint race of the Spanish Grand Prix that started with a red flag after an accident on the first lap. This is the second sprint of the season for the South African rider. This is what Binder said at the end of the sprint: "Today was a difficult day. The tires gave me several scares, but I tried to stay close to Jack and fight until the end. Many thanks to the team for this double".

 

April 30, 2023 6:32 AM ET

Top 10 of the Sprint Race

1. Brad Binder (12 pts.)
2. Francesco Bagnaia (9 pts.)
3. Jack Miller (7 pts.)
4. Jorge Martín (6 pts.)
5. Miguel Oliveira (5 pts.)
6. Dani Pedrosa (4 pts.)
7. Maverick Viñales (3 pts.)
8. Johann Zarco (2 pts.)
9. Marco Bezzecchi (1 pts.)
10. Luca Marini (0 pts.)

April 30, 2023 6:27 AM ET

Starting grid for the Spanish Grand Prix

1. Aleix Espargaró (1:37.216)
2. Jack Miller (+0.221)
3. Jorge Martín (+0.242)
4. Brad Binder
5. Francesco Bagnaia
6. Dani Pedrosa 
7. Miguel Oliveira
8. Johann Zarco
9. Luca Marini
10. Maverick Viñales
11. Takaaki Nakagami
12. Álex Márquez
13. Marco Bezzecchi
14. Franco Morbidelli
15. Fabio Di Giannantonio
16. Fabio Quartararo
17. Raúl Fernández
18. Álex Rins
19. Stefan Bradl
20. Joan Mir
21. Augusto Fernández
22. Jonas Folger
23. Iker Lecuona

April 30, 2023 6:22 AM ET

Dani Pedrosa returns

The Spanish rider retired in 2018, but this weekend he is back on a motorcycle to compete in a Grand Prix after receiving a Wild Card from the Grand Prix of Jerez to ride with the KTM team. He already knows what it's like to win at this circuit, he has done it three times and was the fastest on Friday in free practice 1, while tomorrow he will start from sixth position.

Photo: Getty Images
Photo: Getty Images

April 30, 2023 6:17 AM ET

These have been the last winners of the Spanish Grand Prix

2002: Valentino Rossi 

2003: Valentino Rossi

2004: Sete Gibernau

2005: Valentino Rossi

2006: Loris Capirossi

2007: Valentino Rossi

2008: Dani Pedrosa

2009: Valentino Rossi 

2010: Jorge Lorenzo

2011: Jorge Lorenzo

2012: Casey Stoner

2013: Dani Pedrosa

2014: Marc Marquez

2015: Jorge Lorenzo

2016: Valentino Rossi

2017: Dani Pedrosa

2018: Marc Márquez

2019: Marc Márquez

2020: Fabio Quartararo 

2021: Jack Miller 

2022: Francesco Bagnaia 

The rider who has won the most times at the Jerez circuit in the premier class has been Valentino Rossi with a total of six victories. While the team with the most victories is Honda with ten in MotoGp, while two menus have been used in the MotoGP category.

April 30, 2023 6:12 AM ET

The Circuit

The race will be held at the Circuito de Jerez which is located in the province of Cadiz. It was inaugurated on December 8, 1985 and has a capacity for 125,000 spectators. It has a length of 4'423 kilometers and has 13 curves.

April 30, 2023 6:07 AM ET

Fourth race of 2023 in MotoGP

We reach the fourth Grand Prix of the MotoGP World Championship after the passage through America, the championship returns to Europe with the Grand Prix of Spain in the city of Jerez where it arrives after the victory of Alex Rins in the Grand Prix of the Americas and with Marco Bezzecchi at the top of the table ahead of his compatriot Bagnaia who fell in the last two races;
 

April 30, 2023 6:02 AM ET

Welcome to VAVEL.COM's coverage of the Moto GP race at the Spanish Grand Prix.

My name is Manuel Carmona Hidalgo and I will be your antifrión for this race. We will offer you the analysis prior to the race and news here; live from VAVEL.
 

April 30, 2023 5:57 AM ET
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