The MotoGP World Championships return this weekend with the second round of the year in Spain. This time, it’s the Catalan GP in Barcelona, featuring MotoGP, Moto2, Moto3, and the third round of MotoE.
In MotoGP, Jorge Martín (Prima Pramac/Ducati) leads the championship with a 38-point advantage over Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati). Regardless of the outcome in Catalonia, Martín will retain the lead. Following closely are Marc Márquez (Gresini/Ducati) and Enea Bastianini (Ducati), both 40 points behind the leader.
Maverick Viñales is in fifth place, and along with his Aprilia teammate Aleix Espargaró, has legitimate ambitions for a successful GP after Aprilia’s dominance in Barcelona last year. Pedro Acosta (Red Bull GasGas Tech3/KTM) is sixth, looking to return to good results after his first DNF of the year.
The Moto2 battle is more open. Sergio García (MT Helmets-MSi/Boscoscuro) leads with just a seven-point margin over Joe Roberts (OnlyFans American Racing Team/Kalex), who is still seeking his first win of the season. Fermín Aldeguer (SpeedUp/Boscoscuro) is third with the same 63 points as Ai Ogura (MT Helmets-MSi/Boscoscuro), but neither can take the lead, which is 26 points away.
In Moto3, Daniel Holgado (Red Bull GasGas Tech3) leads the championship by just one point over David Alonso (CFMoto Aspar). The title fight seems to be between these two riders, as third-placed Collin Veijer (Liqui Moly Husqvarna Intact GP) is already 31 points behind second place.
After Portimão and Le Mans, MotoE will have its third round of the year. Mattia Casadei (LCR E-Team) leads with only podium finishes, holding a two-point lead over Nicholas Spinelli (Tech3 E-Racing), who is a strong contender, having missed victory in just one of the four races so far. Kevin Zannoni (Openbank Aspar) is third, 30 points off the top.
Here is the full schedule for the Catalan GP in all categories, which you can always follow here on Motorcycle Sports.
- Friday, May 24
- 08h30-08h45: Practice 1 MotoE
- 09h00-09h35: Free practice Moto3
- 09h50-10h30: Free practice Moto2
- 10h45-11h30: Free practice 1 MotoGP
- 12h25-12h40: Practice 2 MotoE
- 13h15-13h50: Practice 1 Moto3
- 14h05-14h45: Practice 1 Moto2
- 15h00-16h00: Practice MotoGP
- 16h15-16h25: Qualifying Q1 MotoE
- 16h35-16h45: Qualifying Q2 MotoE
- Saturday, May 25
- 08h40-09h10: Practice 2 Moto3
- 09h25-09h55: Practice 2 Moto2
- 10h10-10h40: Free practice 2 MotoGP
- 10h50-11h05: Qualificação Q1 MotoGP
- 11h15-11h30: Qualificação Q2 MotoGP
- 12h15: Race 1 MotoE (7 laps)
- 12h50-13h05: Qualifying Q1 Moto3
- 13h15-13h30: Qualifying Q2 Moto3
- 13h45-14h00: Qualifying Q1 Moto2
- 14h10-14h25: Qualifying Q2 Moto2
- 15h00: Sprint race MotoGP (12 laps)
- 16h10: Race 2 MotoE (7 laps)
- Sunday, May 26
- 09h40-09h50: Warm-up MotoGP
- 11h00: Race Moto3 (18 laps)
- 12h15: Race Moto2 (21 laps)
- 14h00: Race MotoGP (24 laps)