Quartararo rules and Aleix Espargaró makes history for Aprilia at Silverstone

The French pilot of MotoGP Fabio Quartararo (Yamaha) took the victory this Sunday in the British Grand Prix, the twelfth round of the Motorcycle World Championship, and extended their lead at the head of the general classification after a hard-fought victory in a race in which Aleix EspargaróThird, he achieved the first podium in the history of Aprilia in the premier class.

Quartararo, what kept a good pace during workouts, confirmed his great progression this Sunday and returned to the top of the podium two races later. The Frenchman started third but did not forgive at the start and only needed four laps to question all his rivals, putting himself at the forefront of the test.

It is the fifth victory of the season for Quartararo, the eighth of his career in the premier class, while the second and third positions were for the Spanish Alex Rins (Suzuki) and Aleix Espargaró (Aprilia). For his part, Pol Espargaró, who started from pole, finished fifth, signing his best result of the course.