Finishing second was KTM’s Brad Binder with Pol Espargaro (Honda) crossing the line in third after leading most of the race.
Other than Bastianini, it was a bad day for Ducati with several of their riders suffering DNFs, including one mechanical (Jack Miller) and three crashes (Pecco Bagnaia, Jorge Martin and Marco Bezzecchi).
Defending champ Fabio Quartararo (Yamaha) also had a rough outing . . . eventually finishing in ninth position after being nipped at the line by Johann Zarco (Ducati).
For full results of today’s race, take a look here. You can find additional details on the MotoGP site.
You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can skip to the end and leave a response. Pinging is currently not allowed.