Alex Marquez wins the sprint race in Catalonia. He drives for the team Ducati. The race is very close. Pedro Acosta is the second driver. He is only 41 thousandths of a second slower. This is a new record for the sprint. Fabio Di Giannantonio reaches third place.
Pedro Acosta starts at the front on Sunday. This is called pole position. He improves in the world championship ranking. He is now in third place. Marco Bezzecchi drives for Aprilia. He leads the world championship. He finishes ninth in the sprint race. He makes a mistake before. He drives into the gravel bed.
Jorge Martin falls in the race. Pecco Bagnaia reaches the sixth place. The main race happens on Sunday. It starts at 2 pm. The race is in Montmelo. This is in the north of Barcelona.