For a MotoGP rider, racing on his home circuit is both an honour and a challenge, and so it is also for our Aleix Espargaró, who in recent years has not had a great deal satisfaction on the Circuit de Barcelona.
After gaining several positions at the start, the n° 41 had to tackle a decidedly challenging race. Good management of tyre wear in the middle of the group and a few defections anyway allowed him to take a points place, with the final twelfth position at 15 seconds from the leader…