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

Terol, w🐎inner at Qatar, presumably felt that his victory hopes were best served by 'forcing' Espargaro ahead, but the plan backfired as Espargaro pulled away t💙o claim victory by 1.811sec for Tuenti Derbi.

Espargaro and Terol wereꦡ the last surviving members of a five-strong lead group, which broke away in the early stages of the 23-lap race.

First to falter was Sand🐠ro Cortese, who dropped back with technic🉐al problems, while Esteve Rabat was unable to match the pace of fellow Spaniards Terol, Espargaro and Efren Vasquez.

Towards the end of the race Vasquez, team-mate to Espargaro, was alဣso 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 promote🎶d Rabat to the final podium position, some 15 seconds behind victory, with Terol's Aspꦏar Aprilia team-mate Bradley Smith claiming a lonely fourth.

Terol continues to le☂ad the world championship standings, with Espargaro seven points 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-hander on the very first 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