Eight places gained for charging Mir to 12th
There was no giving in for Joan Mir as he extracted the maximum from the Spanish GP, battling back to 12th place. Repsol Honda Team teammate Luca Marini aims to look for answers during Monday’s test.
Record breaking weekend crowds of 300,000 were treated to another Spanish Grand Prix for the history books on Sunday. With blue skies and not a hint of Saturday’s rain, Joan Mir was determined to repeat his forward progress from the Sprint and end a complicated weekend on a high. Starting well, the #36 moved from 20th to 16th in the space of a single lap and maintained a steady pace further into the points.
Locked in a battle with Raul Fernandez for most of the race, Mir crossed the line in 12th and just under a tenth of a second from his best result of the season so far. The 2020 World Champion was full of praise for the Repsol Honda Team who worked diligently throughout. His attention immediately turns to continuing to find improvements in testing.
Luca Marini’s Sunday was complicated by the opening melee of the 25-lap Spanish Grand Prix. Initially launching well, the Italian found himself embroiled in contact down the field and did his best to recover from there. Unable to match his pace from earlier, the #10 and his team are aiming to use Monday’s test to help them find what was missing.
The entirety of the Repsol Honda Team will remain at the Circuito de Jerez – Angel Nieto for the in-season MotoGP Test. Both Joan Mir and Luca Marini are looking forward to another day of riding in order to continue developing the 2024 Honda RC213V.
Joan Mir
“We have to be content with what we achieved today. From the start of the weekend until now we have been able to improve, and I really have to say thanks to my team for their work in helping us make this progress. Today I was able to make a solid race, I think achieving the best that I could with the package that we have at the moment. Of course, the gap is still very big and we need to keep on working but tomorrow, Monday, we have a test. I am looking forward to trying what we have to understand what the next steps are.”
Luca Marini
“It was a really tough race. At the start I launched well but then there was a lot of contact in the back and we took some damage. When I tried to find my rhythm, I was much slower than I was expecting and the gap to Joan Mir was too big. We need to understand it and fortunately we have the test tomorrow. It will be important not just for the future but also for the next races. For sure Joan made a good race, but we are still far.”
Gran Premio de España
| Pos. | Rider | Num | Nation | Points | Team | Constructor | Time/Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bagnaia Francesco | 1 | ITA | 25 | Ducati Lenovo Team | Ducati | 40'58.053 |
| 2 | Marquez Marc | 93 | SPA | 20 | Team Gresini Racing MotoGP | Ducati | 0.372 |
| 3 | Bezzecchi Marco | 72 | ITA | 16 | Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team | Ducati | 3.903 |
| 4 | Marquez Alex | 73 | SPA | 13 | Team Gresini Racing MotoGP | Ducati | 7.205 |
| 5 | Bastianini Enea | 23 | ITA | 11 | Ducati Lenovo Team | Ducati | 7.253 |
| 6 | Binder Brad | 33 | RSA | 10 | Red Bull KTM Factory Racing | KTM | 7.801 |
| 7 | Di Giannantonio Fabio | 49 | ITA | 9 | Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team | Ducati | 10.063 |
| 8 | Oliveira Miguel | 88 | POR | 8 | Trackhouse Racing | Aprilia | 10.979 |
| 9 | Vinales Maverick | 12 | SPA | 7 | Aprilia Racing | Aprilia | 11.217 |
| 10 | Acosta Pedro | 31 | SPA | 6 | Red Bull GASGAS Tech 3 | KTM | 20.762 |
| 11 | Fernandez Raul | 25 | SPA | 5 | Trackhouse Racing | Aprilia | 23.508 |
| 12 | Mir Joan | 36 | SPA | 4 | Repsol Honda Team | Honda | 23.584 |
| 13 | Rins Alex | 42 | SPA | 3 | Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP | Yamaha | 28.452 |
| 14 | Nakagami Takaaki | 30 | JPN | 2 | LCR Honda | Honda | 29.049 |
| 15 | Quartararo Fabio | 20 | FRA | 1 | Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP | Yamaha | 32.015 |
| 16 | Bradl Stefan | 6 | GER | 0 | HRC Test Team | Honda | 41.433 |
| 17 | Marini Luca | 10 | ITA | 0 | Repsol Honda Team | Honda | 43.323 |
| 18 | Fernandez Augusto | 37 | SPA | DNF | Red Bull GASGAS Tech 3 | KTM | DNF |
| 19 | Miller Jack | 43 | AUS | DNF | Red Bull KTM Factory Racing | KTM | DNF |
| 20 | Morbidelli Franco | 21 | ITA | DNF | Pramac Racing | Ducati | DNF |
| 21 | Savadori Lorenzo | 32 | ITA | DNF | Trackhouse Racing | Aprilia | DNF |
| 22 | Martin Jorge | 89 | SPA | DNF | Pramac Racing | Ducati | DNF |
| 23 | Zarco Johann | 5 | FRA | DNF | LCR Honda | Honda | DNF |
| 24 | Espargaro Aleix | 41 | SPA | DNF | Aprilia Racing | Aprilia | DNF |
| 25 | Pedrosa Dani | 26 | SPA | DNF | KTM Test Team | KTM | DNF |
Rider standings
| Pos. | Rider | Num | Nation | Points | Team | Constructor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Martin Jorge | 89 | SPA | 92 | Pramac Racing | Ducati |
| 2 | Bagnaia Francesco | 1 | ITA | 75 | Ducati Lenovo Team | Ducati |
| 3 | Bastianini Enea | 23 | ITA | 70 | Ducati Lenovo Team | Ducati |
| 4 | Acosta Pedro | 31 | SPA | 69 | Red Bull GASGAS Tech 3 | KTM |
| 5 | Vinales Maverick | 12 | SPA | 63 | Aprilia Racing | Aprilia |
| 6 | Marquez Marc | 93 | SPA | 60 | Team Gresini Racing MotoGP | Ducati |
| 7 | Binder Brad | 33 | RSA | 59 | Red Bull KTM Factory Racing | KTM |
| 8 | Espargaro Aleix | 41 | SPA | 39 | Aprilia Racing | Aprilia |
| 9 | Bezzecchi Marco | 72 | ITA | 36 | Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team | Ducati |
| 10 | Di Giannantonio Fabio | 49 | ITA | 34 | Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team | Ducati |
| 11 | Marquez Alex | 73 | SPA | 27 | Team Gresini Racing MotoGP | Ducati |
| 12 | Quartararo Fabio | 20 | FRA | 25 | Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP | Yamaha |
| 13 | Oliveira Miguel | 88 | POR | 23 | Trackhouse Racing | Aprilia |
| 14 | Miller Jack | 43 | AUS | 22 | Red Bull KTM Factory Racing | KTM |
| 15 | Mir Joan | 36 | SPA | 12 | Repsol Honda Team | Honda |
| 16 | Fernandez Raul | 25 | SPA | 12 | Trackhouse Racing | Aprilia |
| 17 | Fernandez Augusto | 37 | SPA | 10 | Red Bull GASGAS Tech 3 | KTM |
| 18 | Pedrosa Dani | 26 | SPA | 7 | KTM Test Team | KTM |
| 19 | Morbidelli Franco | 21 | ITA | 6 | Pramac Racing | Ducati |
| 20 | Rins Alex | 42 | SPA | 6 | Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP | Yamaha |
| 21 | Zarco Johann | 5 | FRA | 5 | LCR Honda | Honda |
| 22 | Nakagami Takaaki | 30 | JPN | 4 | LCR Honda | Honda |
| 23 | Savadori Lorenzo | 32 | ITA | 0 | Trackhouse Racing | Aprilia |
| 24 | Bradl Stefan | 6 | GER | 0 | HRC Test Team | Honda |
| 25 | Marini Luca | 10 | ITA | 0 | Repsol Honda Team | Honda |
Location Information
Built in 1986 and hosting its first Grand Prix one year later, the circuit of Jerez is now one of the most popular MotoGP venues and the focal point for a city fanatical about sport. Set in a slight valley in the south of Spain, Jerez is blessed with consistently… read more.
| Length | 4.423 kilometres / 2.748 miles |
| Width | 11 metres |
| Left corners | 5 |
| Right corners | 8 |
| Longest straight | 0.607 kilometres / 0.377 miles |
| Constructed | 1986 |
| Modified | 2002 |
| Resurfacing | Complete resurfacing before 2018 round |
Circuito de Jerez, Jerez, Spain - View in Google Maps
Records
| Pole Position | 1m 36.170s (165.5km/h) Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati, 2022) |
| Race Lap | 1m 37.449s (163.3km/h) Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati, 2024) |
| Race Time | 40m 58.053s (161.9km/h) Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati, 2024) |
| 2024 Race Winner | Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati) |
| 2024 Sprint Winner | Jorge Martin (Ducati) |
