Aprilia’s Espargaro beats Martin for first grand prix win

Making his 200th MotoGP race start this weekend, Espargaro took Aprilia’s first modern era pole on Saturday and carried it through to claim his first-ever grand prix win – ending a record wait for a victory in any class spanning 283 races back to 2004.

Aprilia made its MotoGP return in 2015 after bowing out at the end of a miserable spell in 2004, with it only taking its first…