The 2023 Moto GP World Championship has started as the previous one ended, with the Italian Francesco 'Pecco' Bagnaia achieving a new victory dominating the category with his Ducati from the official Lenovo Team team.
In addition, the first Grand Prix of the season, held in Portugal, left us with two bad news in the form of falls and injuries to Spanish riders.
First Pol Espargaró, who suffered a spectacular accident on Friday and was transferred on a medicalized plane to Barcelona with two fractures to his vertebrae, another to his jaw and a bruised lung; and then Marc Márquez, who fractured the first metacarpal of his right hand when he fell in the early stages of the grand prix in a controversial action with which he also took Miguel Oliveira ahead.
Neither of them will be in the second test of the contest, which will be held next weekend at the Termas de Río Hondo Autodrome, in Argentina. In addition, the organization has decided to penalize Márquez with a double 'long lap' in the next World Cup event in which he participates.
In addition, the Portuguese Grand Prix also left us the first sprint race in history. A reduced test, of only 12 laps, which was also won by the current world champion 'Pecco' Bagnaia, who seems to be once again dominating the premier class with an iron fist.
The green shoots for Spanish motorcycling were led in Portugal by Maverick Viñales, who achieved a creditable third place with his Aprilia. Now, the World Cup changes continent to play the Argentine GP from March 31 to April 2.
The classification of the Argentine Moto GP Grand Prix, which is held this weekend at the Termas de Río Hondo Circuit, will be held this Saturday, April 1, starting at 3:50 p.m. (peninsular time). It can be seen on television on DAZN and can also be followed live on the La Vanguardia website.
In addition, on the same Saturday afternoon, starting at 8:00 p.m., the sprint race of the Argentine test will be held.
The qualifying training sessions for the rest of the World Cup categories will be held as soon as the premier class sessions finish. Those of Moto 3 are scheduled for 5:50 p.m., while those of Moto 2 will start at 6:45 p.m.
