Bagnaia led from early in the race, but was hounded by competitors all the way to the flag. First, Maverick Viñales (Aprilia) closely shadowed Bagnaia for most of the race before being passed by Enea Bastianini (Ducati) with several laps remaining.
Bastianini quickly closed the gap to Bagnaia and seemed to be the faster of the two riders. As a Ducati rider, and Bagnaia’s factory teammate next year, Bastianini clearly understood he had to be extremely careful if he were to pass Bagnaia. Ultimately, Bagnaia held off Bastianini to take the win by the narrowest of margins, with Viñales coming home third a few seconds back of the two Ducati riders.
Championship points leader Fabio Quartararo (Yamaha) could only manage 5th place today, and leaves with a 30 point advantage over Bagnaia.
For full results of today’s race, take a look here. You can find additional details on the MotoGP site.
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