In a fiercely contested race, the top three finishers—Maverick Vinales and Jack Miller—were separated by just 0.614 seconds.
Johann Zarco, who was going for his maiden series victory, got the holeshot and held it until he crashed on lap five. As a result, Miller was given the lead, but Alex Rins swiftly overtook him.
One lap later, Bagnaia passed Miller for second as the eventual victor sped past the pack. Bagnaia had to wait a few more laps before passing Rins on lap 12, but he managed to hang on for the last eight laps to win the British GP and bring home the trophy.
Quartararo struggled to gain momentum after receiving a lengthy lap penalty for colliding with Espargaro in the last race at Assen. Espargaro's disadvantage was more severe since he was racing with a fractured heel sustained after high siding in the previous British GP practice session.
Bagnaia cut 42 points off the championship lead with back-to-back victories at Assen and Silverstone with Quartararo in the previous two rounds and came within 49 of him. With eight games left, Espargaro is in the middle of the two, 22 points behind the leader and 27 points ahead of third. A win in MotoGP earns a rider 25 points, while riders who place outside the top 15 receive zero points.
Quartararo had two bad rounds, but Bagnaia could take advantage of the fact that he appeared to have the series under control at the midway mark. Quartararo finished last in the Motul TT Assen, earning 0 points, but finished seventh at Silverstone, earning a pitiful eight points.
Espargaro's situation might worsen as he hasn't been on the podium in the last four races and may experience long-term consequences from his shattered ankle.
Jake Dixon completed the podium. Like MotoGP, the difference between first and third place was less than seven-tenths of a second.
With a lead of 13 over Ai Ogura and 15 over Celestino Vietti, Fernandez is the overall Moto 2 points leader.
Joe Roberts, an American, came in eighth.
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