It was yet another dramatic Spanish GP after a near fairy tale story for Marc Marquez (Gresini Racing MotoGP™), who was denied a first race win in 917 days by Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati Lenovo Team). The Italian showed why he is #1, defending from #93 all the way to the line - after a Grand Prix where they pushed each other to the limits with tactics, contact, and too many overtakes to count, all in 25 laps of yet another Jerez classic. It was a record-breaking Spanish GP, with almost 300,000 fans flooding the Circuito de Jerez – Angel Nieto - some arriving before 7 am. Those fans were treated to an absolute blockbuster after a dramatic Grand Prix, which will be spoken about for a long time. Behind the reigning World Champion after a race-long duel was Marc Marquez, who was forced to settle for second and celebrated in style with the Spanish crowd – finishing just 0.372s adrift. Marco Bezzecchi (Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team) was third and was only able to watch the battle for the lead – a further 3.531s behind as the duel at the head of the race pulled clear. So where was Jorge Martin (Prima Pramac Racing)? The Championship leader crashed out of the lead of the race, only able to watch from the sidelines.