BY RENNIE SCAYSBROOK
PHOTOGRAPHY BY GOLD & GOOSE
A
leix Espargaro made a little slice of
MotoGP history at the 2022 Argentina
MotoGP, taking his and Aprilia's first
win in the premier category.
It was the Spaniard's 200th MotoGP race
and he made the most of it, taking a domi-
nant pole position and shadowing Pramac
Ducati's Jorge Martin for most of the encoun-
ter before launching two unsuccessful bids
for the lead at the end of the back straight.
Each time Martin would swoop back up
the inside, but it was a case of "third time's a
charm" as Espargaro made the race-winning
pass with four laps remaining, easing away to a
famous victory despite Martin refusing to give
in. The margin of victory was 0.8 seconds.
ROUND 3 / APRIL 1-3, 2022
TERMAS DE RIO HONDO / ARGENTINA
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MOTOGP I FIM MOTOGP WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
Aleix Espargaro celebrates his and
Aprilia's first-ever MotoGP victory.
AT LONG
It's taken Aleix Espargaro
finally landed on the top
after a superb ride
