Remy Gardner claimed his second Moto2 victory in a row at Barcelona after leading a KTM one-two in the CatalanGP. 

Rookie teammate, Raul Fernandez continued his sensational run of form to complete the set in his home race, with fellow Spaniard, Xavi Vierge, just as delighted to see the Barcelona podium as he celebrated a debut trip to the rostrum for the Petronas SRT Moto2 squad. Sam Lowes completed the 22-lap race where he started, in eighth after dropping to 12th as the contest began, with Jake Dixon recovering from the back of the pack to 18th at the flag. 

A later than normal schedule saw Gardner launch from pole as Moto2’s 22-lap race ignited at Montmeló. His teammate Fernandez dropping a position as Bo Bendsneyder took an impressive start before the KTM pair regrouped out front after the opening corner. 

Vierge sat fourth from Augusto Fernandez and Marco Bezzecchi as the opening melee left Lowes down in 12th. Aron Canet advanced four positions from his gird spot as he circulated in seventh on the second lap, Ai Ogura, Fabio di Giannantonio and Tony Arbolino rounding out the top-10 in the early stages. 

Bezzecchi challenged Fernandez for fifth at the start of lap three, as Lowes too looked to promote himself back up the standings. The Brit sat on the fringes of the top-10 and hard on the wheels of Arbolino before the Italian was dispatched one lap later. Dixon was making progress of his own as the race unfolded, moving from 32nd to 26th by lap four with Hafizh Syahrin the next in line. 

Gardner was running comfortably out front, three-tenths ahead of Fernandez with the KTM pair a further half a second clear of Bendsneyder as the front riders began to space out. 

Lap seven saw Canet become the first casualty of turn five as the Aspar rider crashed out, Marcos Ramirez facing a similar fate at turn one next time around. 

Dixon’s progression continued as the Petronas rider advanced to 22nd with nine laps dispatched, Lowes sitting eighth as he looked to reel in Ogura ahead. 

The gap at the front remained constant as the laps ticked down, Vierge beginning to take a look at Bendsneyder for the final podium position, as the Dutchman looked to lose a section of his helmet, the KTM duo sitting one-second ahead. 

Fernandez pounced on his team-mate with 11 laps to go. The rookie taking the lead with ease as the Australian seemed just as comfortable to follow for the ensuing duration. The battle behind began to warm up as Bezzecchi focused in on Vierge, the Spaniard doing likewise on Bendsneyder with Lowes circulating strongly on front running pace from eighth, his race frustrated by his disappointing start. 

Vierge finally found himself on the podium thanks to a move up the inside of the first corner as lap 16 got underway, the Petronas Kalex instantly breaking a half-second gap as the Dutchman began to fade, Bezzecchi the next to capitalise down the home straight. 

Five to go and Lowes was struggling to make progress, a track limits warning registering for the Brit as he continued to run in eighth. Dixon dropping to 24th as Cameron Beaubier advanced while Lorenzo Dalla Porta brought his race to an early end at turn one.

Three to go and Gardner was back in charge as disaster struck Ogura at turn four and Bendsneyder continued to fade down the standings. Di Giannantonio and Hector Garzo coming together at turn one as the pair left the race too laps too early. 

The last lap saw Gardner push hard as he increased his lead to over a second and a half. Fernandez sitting comfortable in second, with Vierge doing likewise in third - the Spaniard claiming a home podium, his first since 2018 and the Petronas outfit’s first in the Moto2 class. 

Bezzecchi took fourth from Fernandez and Bendsneyder with Lowes completing Marc VDS’ 200th Grand Prix in seventh place. Marcel Schrotter, Somkiat Chantra and Joe Roberts rounded out the top-10 with Jorge Navarro, Albert Arenas, Arbolino, Celestino Vietti and Tom Luthi claiming the final points. Dixon’s Catalan battle finishing in a hard-fought 18th after bettering the American Racing machine of Beaubier in the closing stages.