VOLUME ISSUE APRIL , P79
BY RENNIE SCAYSBROOK
PHOTOGRAPHY BY GOLD & GOOSE
O
ne of the reasons we love
top-level sport of any
kind is seeing the best of
the best do what they do better
than anyone else. Another is the
unpredictability that arises when
you get the best of a chosen field
and watch them battle it out.
Such was the case during the
weekend of the 2024 Spanish
MotoGP, a race that saw the
best attended Grand Prix at
Jerez in nearly a decade, with
181,289 spectators treated to
two classic encounters—a Sprint
race that proved to be a race
of survival and a Sunday Grand
Prix that will go down as one of
the reigning World Champion's
finest victories.
The Moto2 class now has
an American leading a World
Championship for the first time
since Nicky Hayden in 2006
thanks to Joe Roberts' third
consecutive second-place finish
behind winner Fermin Aldeguer
and, what's more, Roberts'
points tally is a spooky 69.
The Moto3 class saw Collin
Veijer produce the ride of his
young GP career as he held off
charging Spanish locals David
Munoz and Ivan Ortola for his
second victory in the class.
MOTOGP
SPRINT RACE
Morning showers made the
Jerez circuit into every rider's
nightmare with treacherous wet
patches scattered between dry
lines as the field lined up for
the Saturday Sprint race, but it
wasn't wet enough for the whole
field to run anything but slicks.
With his Ducati adaptation
officially over, Marc Marquez
(Gresini Ducati) took his first
pole position on the Italian
machine ahead of a resurgent
Marco Bezzecchi (Pertamina
Enduro VR46 Racing Ducati) and
title leader Jorge Martin (Prima
Pramac Racing Ducati).
THE LATE,
GREAT NICKY
HAYDEN COINED
OUR HEADLINE,
AND NEVER
HAS IT BEEN
MORE FITTING
THAN FOR THE
NAILBITING
2024 SPANISH
MOTOGP
Marc Marquez has
just taken the lead, but
Francesco Bagnaia (1) is
refusing to back down,
forcibly retaking the
lead late in the race.
