Maverick Viñales becomes the first rider in the modern era of the championship to win with three different factories. The Spaniard won his first race on a Sunday since March 28, 2021.
The 29-year-old made an astonishing comeback of 11 positions during the race. Marc Márquez fell when he was leader after the first lap, but finished in second place ahead of Pedro Acosta and Matteo Bastianini. Aprilia's Italian team seems prepared to battle more than ever with its neighbors in Bologna, the great dominators of the competition after Liberty Media's purchase of the MotoGP brand. The American public was treated to a truly grand spectacle tailored to the purchase by Liberty Media after a trulygrand public after the American public's purchase by the Liberty Media brand after the purchase of MotoGP's parent company, F1. The Aprilia rider suffered at the start of the race, but was able to come back to finish his revalidation weekend ahead of Acosta.