Pol Espargaró’s initial Grand Prix win has been in waiting for a while now, given the outstanding form of the 18 year-old Spaniard and the five state appearances he has already taken prior to finally winning at Indianapolis on Sunday.

Espargaró came extremely close to that victory last season in the sole ever Red Bull Indianapolis Grand Prix as he competed the race lead with Nico Terol and had passed him just prior to the event being stopped by wet weather, with the ending places stripped from the competitors’ positions on the previous lap.

However it was Terol’s turn to disappoint as he missed out on the stage although holding the lead for the majority of the competition, with Espargaró smashing in due to an amazing final lap performance in which he held off Briton Bradley Smith and Italian Simone Corsi.

“I’m stll on cloud nine really and I’m just trying t let it sink in,” says the teenager after the 125cc event. “I was quite nervous at the start and was taking a few risks in order to keep up with Terol, who had a really fast machine. I managed to relax a bit and then we all just started to ride at an unbelievable pace, faster than in practice.

He adds, “When I saw my name in first place on the big screens I started crying, because I feel like I have deserved this win for a long time and for one reason or another it just hasn’t happened until now.”

The win puts Espargaró up to sixth place in the overall rankings.