The Gran Premi Aperol de Catalunya produced with a spectacular weekend of action in the 125cc, Moto2 and MotoGP classes, with almost 90 riders present across the weekend. In total there were 46 crashes throughout the sessions and the races, with 26 of those on Sunday.
In the premier class Aleix Espargaró suffered disappointment in front of the home crowd of 80,000 as he failed to finish the race, and Andrea Dovizioso fell whilst trying to impose himself at the front of the race with Jorge Lorenzo. Neither were injured, and Marco Simoncelli also escaped unharmed from his own slip as he competed for the sixth place.
The Moto2 race was highly eventful and the drama started at Turn 1 where a huge nine-rider crash involved Shoya Tomizawa (Technomag-CIP), Sergio Gadea (Tenerife 40 Pons), Roberto Rolfo (Italtrans STR), Alex Debón (Team Aeroport de Castelló Ajo), Robertino Pietri (Italtrans STR), Dominique Aegerter (Technomag-CIP), Mike di Meglio (Mapfre Aspar), Héctor Faubel (Marc VDS Racing) and Alex Baldolini (Caretta Technology Race Dept).
For Debón the crash came just a week after he had suffered from fractured collarbone at Assen. However, the news was encouraging for the Spanish rider who suffered no further damage to the right clavicle and left hand he injured last week. He will however remain under a observation until at least Tuesday due to the abdominal blow he received in the fall at Catalunya.
In the premier class Aleix Espargaró suffered disappointment in front of the home crowd of 80,000 as he failed to finish the race, and Andrea Dovizioso fell whilst trying to impose himself at the front of the race with Jorge Lorenzo. Neither were injured, and Marco Simoncelli also escaped unharmed from his own slip as he competed for the sixth place.
The Moto2 race was highly eventful and the drama started at Turn 1 where a huge nine-rider crash involved Shoya Tomizawa (Technomag-CIP), Sergio Gadea (Tenerife 40 Pons), Roberto Rolfo (Italtrans STR), Alex Debón (Team Aeroport de Castelló Ajo), Robertino Pietri (Italtrans STR), Dominique Aegerter (Technomag-CIP), Mike di Meglio (Mapfre Aspar), Héctor Faubel (Marc VDS Racing) and Alex Baldolini (Caretta Technology Race Dept).
For Debón the crash came just a week after he had suffered from fractured collarbone at Assen. However, the news was encouraging for the Spanish rider who suffered no further damage to the right clavicle and left hand he injured last week. He will however remain under a observation until at least Tuesday due to the abdominal blow he received in the fall at Catalunya.
Andrea Dovizioso
| Nationality | Italian |
| Date of birth | March 23, 1986 |
| Place of birth | Forlì (Italy) |
| Website | andreadovizioso.com |
| Current team | Repsol Honda |
| Bike number | 4 |
| Championships | 125cc – 2004 |
| Race starts | 140 |
| Wins | 10 |
| Podium finishes | 47 |
| Pole positions | 13 |
| Fastest laps | 12 |
| Points | 1638 |
| 2009 position | 5th (133 pts) |
