Mumbai's 13-year-old Aashi Hanspal was selected as one of the 70 young girls from across the globe participating in the FIA Rising Stars programme aimed to encourage more young girls to participate in motorsport.
As pole-sitter Takaaki Nakagami crashed on the opening lap, Franco Morbidelli took the lead and dominated the race to this season's second victory. Both Alex Rins and Joan Mir were in their best performance and and secured the final places on the podium in this crash-ridden race.
Takaaki Nakagami secured his maiden pole position in the premier-class and LCR Honda's first since 2018. He has also become the first Japanese rider on pole since in MotoGP since 2004.