Aleix Espargaro wins British MotoGP with Binder third

Aleix Espargaro won the British MotoGP on the final lap from world champion Francesco Bagnaia at Silverstone on Sunday. Brad Binder of KTM completed the podium on the return of MotoGP after its mid-season break.

Baignaia extended his lead in the riders’ standings after his closest challenger Marco Bezzecchi crashed out. It was crazy, I felt super good with the bike,” said Espargaro who continued the race’s tradition of producing a different winner every year since 2013. Rain began to splatter the circuit late on to add spice to a tense finish with Espargaro timing his decisive move on Bagnaia to perfection.

“The last lap was dramatic!” said the Spaniard who prevailed despite starting from only 12th on the grid.

Aleix Espargaro takes victory with a last-lap overtake for his first win of the season

Solid result for Brad Binder as the South African grabs a podium after starting the race in 10thpic.twitter.com/GPnaDSYRzm

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In other news – Alex Marquez wins sprint race at British MotoGP

Alex Marquez held off a late charge from Marco Bezzecchi to win the British MotoGP sprint race at Silverstone on Saturday. Maverick Vinales completed the podium as world champion Francesco Bagnaia suffered a rare day off on his factory Ducati finishing down the field.

Bezzecchi, riding for Valentino Rossi’s VR46 Ducati satellite team, had battled atrocious conditions to claim pole in a rain-drenched qualifying in the morning. Read more