Trackhouse Racing’s Raul Fernandez led from the opening lap Sunday to win the British MotoGP at Silverstone, capitalizing on an early setback for championship leader Jorge Martin.
Spaniard Fernandez swept past pole-sitter Martin into Turn One and never looked back, stretching his advantage to more than four seconds before taking the chequered flag 2.54 seconds clear.
The victory was the Spaniard's second in MotoGP and his first since last year's Australian Grand Prix, completing an impressive recovery from a crash in Saturday's sprint.
"I am really happy for the team. Yesterday I was quite frustrated after my mistake. But we are human, and it is part of the sport," Fernandez said.
Spain's Martin, who won the sprint, was hampered at the start when his ride-height device failed to disengage at Turn One, dropping him behind Marc Marquez and fellow Aprilia rider Marco Bezzecchi.
