A yr on from shedding a podium on residence soil for miscounting what number of laps he had remaining, Espargaro made up for it by beating world champion Bagnaia by just below two seconds.
Sturdy all weekend at Barcelona, Espargaro ran fourth on the opening lap having dropped from second on the grid however would take the lead on lap seven.
Easing away from Bagnaia, Espargaro got here below no hassle as he took the chequered flag for his second win of the 2023 MotoGP season.
Bagnaia fended off the sister manufacturing facility Aprilia of Maverick Vinales over the remaining laps to safe runner-up spot by simply 0.051s.
Simply as he did in Austria, Bagnaia transformed pole to the holeshot as Vinales proved his begin woes had been fastened by rocketing into second.
Pramac Ducati rider Jorge Martin slotted into third forward of Espargaro, however by the beginning of lap two the latter had moved as much as second.
Bagnaia pushed early on and constructed a lead of 0.5s come the tip of the second tour, however Espargaro rapidly closed him down.
Near a number of makes an attempt into Flip 1 over the subsequent few laps, Espargaro’s decisive transfer got here on lap seven.
Utilising the turning capabilities of the RS-GP to launch onto the primary straight, he was in a position to attract alongside Bagnaia and outbrake him into Flip 1.
Espargaro took the chequered flag 1.9s up the street from Bagnaia, who rapidly dropped off the rear of the Aprilia rider.
Vinales accomplished the rostrum behind Bagnaia, with Brad Binder simply out of contact in fourth on his KTM.
Francesco Bagnaia, Ducati Group
Photograph by: Gold and Goose / Motorsport Pictures
Martin dropped again to his beginning spot of fifth forward of RNF Aprilia’s Miguel Oliveira, with Johann Zarco seventh on the sister Pramac bike.
Marco Bezzecchi was eighth on his VR46 Ducati, with the manufacturing facility Ducati of Enea Bastianini taking the ultimate level in ninth.
Alex Marquez missed out on factors in tenth on his Gresini Ducati, as Honda-mounted brother Marc Marquez was eleventh after operating huge late on whereas operating forward.
Fabio Quartararo’s tough day continued because the Yamaha rider struggled to 18th as team-mate Franco Morbidelli took fifteenth from KTM’s Jack Miller.
Tech3’s Pol Espargaro was the one crasher, after he took a tumble at Flip 5 when he ran huge onto the gravel on lap 4.
Regardless of shedding out to Aleix Espargaro, Bagnaia’s championship lead has prolonged to 66 factors.
