Round 13 of the season sees the paddock land at MotorLand Aragon with a further 37 points up for grabs. It’s the scene of plenty of final-lap duels and unpredictable results, giving us the perfect opportunity to get warmed up with some of the best battles we’ve been treated to in Alcañiz!
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2014: Lorenzo wins flag-to-flag encounter
Rain is a rarity when we race in Aragon, but a sprinkling of water on that 2014 Sunday added a nice slice of drama to proceedings. Jorge Lorenzo mastered the conditions to clinch his first victory of the season, whilst Aleix Espargaro pipped Ducati’s Cal Crutchlow in a phenomenal battle for P2 that saw the Spaniard become the first rider to put an 'Open Class' machine on the rostrum. Meanwhile, there were crashes for three big names: Marc Marquez, Dani Pedrosa and Valentino Rossi.
2015: THAT iconic Pedrosa vs Rossi battle
2015 is a year that is remembered for plenty of reasons, and one of them is the iconic late-race scrap between Pedrosa and Rossi for second place. Eventual title winner Lorenzo clinched what would prove to be a crucial victory, with his compatriot doing the #99 a favour by beating the #46 in an epic fight.
2018: Marquez vs Dovizioso vs Iannone vs Rins
Speaking of epic fights, 2018 offered up a brilliant four-rider MotorLand tussle. A pair of Suzukis in the form of Andrea Iannone and Alex Rins mixed it with title rivals Marquez and Andrea Dovizioso, with the #93 eventually fending off the onslaught by less than a second to collect his fourth MotoGP win in Aragon on his way to the crown.
2021: Pecco defeats Marc for maiden MotoGP win
The King of MotorLand vs Ducati’s chosen one. Pecco Bagnaia vs Marc Marquez at the 2021 Aragon GP was the first proper head-to-head scrap between the two greats. Bagnaia, who hadn’t won a MotoGP race up to this point, beat Marquez on a favourable battlefield for the seven-time MotoGP World Champion, making it a huge victory for the #63 - the first of 30 to date.
2022: Bastianini beats Bagnaia
A Ducati duel between two Italians. A year prior, Bagnaia battled his way to victory. But not this time. Enea Bastianini, in the colours of Gresini Racing, took five points away from title-hunting Bagnaia with a last-lap move at Turn 7 as 'The Beast' claimed his fourth win of an impressive 2022 campaign by a slender 0.042s.
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