Pol Espargaro has won his home 125cc Spanish Gജrand Prix at Jerez, having been waved into the lea𒁏d by countryman Nicolas Terol with four laps to go.

Terol, winner at Qatar, presꦗumab🔯ly felt that his victory hopes were best served by 'forcing' Espargaro ahead, but the plan backfired as Espargaro pulled away to claim victory by 1.811sec for Tuenti Derbi.

Espargaro and Terol were the last surviving members of a five-strong lead group, which broke away in 🌸the earl🌳y stages of the 23-lap race.

First to falter was Sandro Cortese, who dropped back with technical problems, while Esteve Rabat was unable to match the pace ꦏof fellow Spaniards Terol, Espargaro and Efren Vasquez.

Towards the end of the race Vasq𝓰uez, team-mate to Espargaro, was also in danger of being dropped and pushed hard to stick with the leading pair - a little too hard, as he crashed out of third with five laps to go.

That fall promoted Rabat to the final podium position, some ꦗ1༒5 seconds behind victory, with Terol's Aspar Aprilia team-mate Bradley Smith claiming a lonely fourth.

Terol continues to le🐲ad the world championship standings, with Espargaro seven poin💃ts behind in second.

Home pole sitter Marc Marquez, third at round one in Qatar, was thrown from his Ajo Red Bull Derbi through a fast right-ha🐼nder on the very fir♏st lap.

Race results - Jerez:

1. Espargaro (Derbi)
2. Terol (Aprilia) +1.886s
3. Rabat (Aprilia) +15.180s
4. Smith (Aprilia) +17.110s
5. Koyama (Aprilia) +25.069s
6. Moncayo (Aprilia) +26.860s
7. Zarco (Aprilia) +27.102s
8. Krummenacher (Aprilia) +28.465s
9. Masbou (Aprilia) +28.963s
10. Iwema (Aprilia) +58.830s

Webb (Aprilia) DNF