The motorcycle pilots Stefan Bradl and Jonas Folger missed the points at the start of the fourth round of the MotoGP World Championship.
Honda driver Bradl finished 15th when South African Brad Binder won the sprint race in Jerez, Spain. KTM rider Folger, who was again riding the bike of Spaniard Pol Espargaro, who was seriously injured in a training crash in Portugal in March, finished 19th.
Binder (KTM) clinched victory in Andalusia ahead of defending champion Francesco Bagnaia and Australian Jack Miller. With his ninth place, Marco Bezzecchi successfully defended his lead in the World Championship classification after seven races ahead of Bagnaia.