put to an end at Jerez on home
turf, and in some style.
After dueling with Manuel
Gonzalez (QJMotor Gresini
Moto2) in the early stages, Al-
deguer was able to put the ham-
mer down at the front and take
a relatively comfortable
1.2-sec-
ond win. Behind, a charge from
America's
Joe Roberts (Only-
Fans American Racing) saw the
Californian
slice up the order
to duel Gonzalez over the final
laps, coming out on top to take
second, and those 20 points put
him in the championship lead as
the 18 of Gonzalez was forced
to settle for third.
Rounding out the top five
were Sergio Garcia (MT Helmets
– MSI) and Gonzalez's team
-
mate Albert Arenas.
In the championship,
Roberts
the side of Johann Zarco (LCR
Honda), taking both riders out,
while Franco Morbidelli (Prima
Pramac Ducati) did the same to
Jack Miller, sending both riders
into the gravel and ending a
nightmare weekend for 2021
Jerez GP winner Miller.
After all that, Martin still leads,
but what should have been a pos
-
sible 47-point lead was reduced
to
17 ahead of Bagnaia on 75 and
Bastianini third on 70.
MOTO2
Fermin Aldeguer (Beta Tools
SpeedUp) was preseason
favorite coming into the 2024
season and came into the year
with a 2025 Ducati contract in
his pocket to boot. But the first
three races were a mixture of
bad luck and trouble, a run he
perfectly. I'm happy: this is my
third consecutive win in the full
race here and that makes every
-
thing even more special."
Bezzecchi
climbed back onto
the podium for the first time
this year in third ahead of Alex
Marquez, with Bastianini, Binder,
Fabio Di Giannantonio (Pertami-
na Enduro VR46 Racing Ducati),
Miguel
Oliveira (Trackhouse
Racing Aprilia), Vinales and
Acosta, who fought back from
18th on the first lap, rounding
out the top 10.
Augusto Fernandez (Red Bull
GasGas Tech3) failed to fin
-
ish, as did Dani Pedrosa, who
crashed
out early at high speed.
Aprilia wildcard, Lorenzo Sava
-
dori also failed to get to the line.
There was more
race drama
as Aleix Espargaro clattered into
ROUND 4 / APRIL 26-28, 2024
CIRCUITO DE JEREZ – ANGEL NIETO / JEREZ DE LA FRONTERA, SPAIN
MOTOGP I FIM MOTOGP WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
P86
Winner Fermin
Aldeguer leads Manuel
Gonzalez and Sergio
Garcia. The latter two
would be caught by the
flying Joe Roberts,
who would take
second place.
