Aprilia s Bezzecchi wins British Grand Prix after Quartararo heartbreak

SILVERSTONE, England - Marco Bezzecchi won a chaotic British Grand Prix on Sunday for Aprilias first victory of the season in a race that was initially red flagged for an oil spill and riders crashed or retired while in the lead, including Fabio Quartararo.

The victory was a first for Aprilia since the Grand Prix of the Americas last year. LCR Hondas Johann Zarco came second and Ducatis Marc Marquez pipped Franco Morbidelli to finish third and extend his lead in the world championship.

Both Alex Marquez and his brother Marc crashed while leading before the race was restarted for an oil spill while polesitter Quartararo took the lead at the second time of asking before being forced to retire due to an issue with his bike.

Bezzecchis victory was his first since the 2023 Indian Grand Prix and the Italian also became the 11th different winner at Silverstone in the last 11 races.

Its amazing. It has been a really tough time for me in this past month... Aprilia trusted in me and we worked really hard, Bezzecchi said.

The team made a wonderful job... I was waiting for a day like this since my last win.

On the first start, sprint winner Alex had a perfect launch to take the lead from polesitter Quartararo but just as he leaned into turn one, he lost control and crashed, allowing Marc Marquez to take the lead.

Marc also lost control, however, and crashed out of the lead but the Marquez brothers earned a reprieve when the red flag came out for an oil spill in the final sector after Franco Morbidelli and Aleix Espargaro collided and crashed.

RACE RESTARTED

Since three laps had not been completed, all riders were eligible for the restart - where Quartararo took the lead from