Full Qualifying results and grid line-up for the Saturday Sprint and main Sunday race at the Spanish MotoGP at Jerez, round 4 of 20 in the 2023 world championship.
Aleix Espargaro produced once again for Aprilia to claim a first MotoGP pole position of the season, and his first in front of his home crowd in Jerez.
Rivals were impressed but not surprised to see Dani Pedrosa fighting at the front on day one of his wild-card entry for the Spanish MotoGP, his first competitive event at Jerez since 2018.
Enea Bastianini might be returning to competitive MotoGP action this weekend at Jerez, but the Italian is not expecting to fight for wins until Mugello.
Current MotoGP champion Francesco Bagnaia believes his high number of crashes from a leading position have nothing to do with the pressures of being at the front.
The MotoGP World Championship will not introduce penalties for breaking the minimum tyre pressure regulations until at least round six at Mugello, in mid-June.
Fabio Quartararo says the post-Spanish MotoGP test at Jerez will consist of small upgrades coming to the M1, but nothing that will make a considerable difference.