Sho Nishimura took the holeshot from pole, but Takuma Matsuyama was quick to attack back and the two headed up a five-rider fight at the front, with Thongnoppakun, Shoki Igarashi and Adenanta Putra in the mix. There was a small gap back to Tatchakorn Buasri on the chase, and eventual winner Afridza Munandar was soon challenging too.

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Incredibly, at just his first visit to the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya aboard a Yamaha M1, the Frenchman finished inside the top two of all seven premier class sessions. That, of course, included a second pole position and a debut podium finish, meaning the Gran Premi Monster Energy de Catalunya was nothing short of being a dream weekend for the rookie sensation.

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Massimo Rivola, Aprilia Racing CEO: “This is undoubtedly a difficult time for us and Aleix’s injury is the most pressing issue right now. He is a supporting pillar of our team and we hope to see him back in the saddle as soon as possible. Even more disappointing is the fact that it was Bradley who caused the crash, who is working on developing the bike. These episodes should not occur. Andrea rode a good race, positive in the early stages and then dropping off toward the end, probably due to tyre wear. We are making significant efforts to grow our project, but at the moment, the results are not very comforting. We have an important test tomorrow for development in view of the future and this injury was the last thing we needed, but we are absolutely united in our determination to reverse the trend. It does not matter who hard and how long we need to work. We’ll get there.”

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All the full-time MotoGP™ riders will be back out on track putting in the work, but there’s one exception. After a crash during Sunday’s race at Turn 10, Aleix Espargaro (Aprilia Racing Team Gresini) has been diagnosed with a bone edema on the left knee, with further information being published tomorrow as doctors wait for the swelling to go down. The Spaniard will sit out Monday’s test, with testing duties being left to Smith and teammate Andrea Iannone.

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Every team and rider will be present as preparations start to ramp up, with anticipation building for the all-new electric series to get underway. You can keep up with how the riders and teams fare by checking out motogp.com for videos and reports after each of the three days, with the Energica Ego Corsa bikes on track on Monday 17th, Tuesday 18th and Wednesday 19th of June.

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Marc Marquez (Repsol Honda Team) has extended his Championship lead to 37 points after cruising to victory number four of the season in a controversial Gran Premi Monster Energy de Catalunya that saw his teammate Jorge Lorenzo, main Championship rival Andrea Dovizioso (Mission Winnow Ducati) and Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP duo Maverick Viñales and Valentino Rossi all crash out on Lap 2 at Turn 10…

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Meanwhile in the fight for the final podium place behind, class rookie Fabio DiGiannantonio (HDR Heidrun Speed Up) had a debut podium finish in his sights after diving up the inside of Fernandez. However, just a lap later whilst trying to break clear, the front end washed away from the young Italian bringing a disappointing end to a strong weekend.

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However, the Moto3™ race would see big drama in the opening handful of laps. From P10, Championship contender Lorenzo Dalla Porta (Leopard Racing) had made a cracking start to come through to the lead, but at the end of Lap 3, the Italian suffered an issue on board his Honda machine and was forced to retire. Then, a couple of laps later on Lap 5, disaster struck for a number of the riders in the leading group. Can Öncü (Red Bull KTM Ajo) got all sorts of crossed up heading into Turn 4, with the Turk making contact with Sama Qatar Angel Nieto Team’s Albert Arenas and Raul Fernandez and Sergio Garcia (Estrella Galicia 0,0), with Vicente Perez (Reale Avintia Arizona 77) and Redox PrüstelGP’s Filip Salac also going down.

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The leading duo will line up alongside each other on the grid for this afternoon’s race in Barcelona, but it looks set to be more than just Quartararo and Marquez who will be going for the win. Aleix Espargaro (Aprilia Racing Team Gresini) was third in Warm Up to finish 0.255 off Quartararo’s pace, the Spaniard leads two of his compatriots despite crashing: Maverick Viñales (Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP) and Team Suzuki Ecstar’s Alex Rins.

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