GP Spain 2024, Race: Veijer wins, Alonso crashes sensationally at the start | FP

Race report

The key episode of the fourth round of the championship occurred shortly after the start: Alonso, immediately fighting with Muñoz for first position already in the first corners, then regained the lead of the race shortly before the end of the first lap. However, just when the Colombian seemed to be laying the foundations for success, here's the big surprise: at the entrance to the last curve#80 lost control of his CFMoto, ending up in the gravel and relegated to last position, despite managing to get back on track. Already on the following lap, however, Veijer took the lead of the GP, overtaking Muñoz, in search of his first career victory in the MotoGP right in front of his home crowd. From that moment on, however, the Dutchman defended himself until the end of the race, taking advantage of the opportunity to slightly pull ahead of Muñoz and Ortolà, especially in the first half of the race, with the latter engaged in the fight for 2nd place. Behind them, Yamanaka closed the group of the first four riders distanced from the rest of the group, with the Japanese only losing pace in the final stages of the GP. In this situation, Muñoz attempted the decisive overtaking on Veijer on the last lap, failing to do so despite finishing in a photo finish. In doing so, the Husqvarna rider took his second career victory, his first since last year's Malaysian GP. Despite the crash at the start, Alonso still managed to finishrecover up to 11th place finishwhile Holgado crossed the finish line in 8th place ahead of the Italian duo of Carraro and Nepa, who thus completed the top-10.

Moto3 – Spanish GP 2024: order of arrival (top 15)