Quartararo wins Spanish Grand Prix as Marquez breaks arm after crashing out
- Frenchman wins his first-ever MotoGP as motorcycling’s premier class returned after the pandemic-enforced break
- Defending champion Marquez catapults off his bike with four laps to go and suffers ‘fracture to his right humerus’ according to Honda
Petronas Yamaha’s Fabio Quartararo won his first-ever MotoGP race as he took the chequered flag in an incident-packed race at the Spanish Grand Prix in Jerez on Sunday.
Defending champion Marc Marquez of Honda made two mistakes in the race, with the second leading to a crash at turn four that ended his race with four laps to go.
“It felt amazing but strange to realise it because you [usually] have the fans around the track,” Quartararo said.
“We need to enjoy today a lot because it’s not everyday that you have your first MotoGP victory and from tomorrow we will focus on next week’s race.”
Frenchman Quartararo’s victory was also the first for Petronas Yamaha as he finished ahead of Yamaha’s Maverick Vinales in second, while Ducati’s Andrea Dovizioso finished third.
From his pole position Quartararo had a poor start and dropped to fourth in the first lap as Vinales took the lead, with Pramac Ducati’s Jack Miller also looking for a podium finish.
