Marco Bezzecchi (Ducati) started from pole position and was clearly the fastest rider on the track, but could only manage 5th place after being struck by his teammate Luca Marini in the first corner.
In Sunday’s main event, Bezzecchi avoided trouble, quickly took the lead and destroyed his competition with a nearly 9 second margin over 2nd place at the checkered flag. Behind him, Martin and Fabio Quartararo (Yamaha) finished 2nd and 3rd, respectively. Points leader Bagnaia crashed out while running in 2nd position (unhurt) and scored no points.
Martin closes to within 13 points of Bagnaia’s championship points total. The series continues next week at the Motegi circuit in Japan.
For full results and points for Saturday’s Sprint race, visit the MotoGP site here.
For full results and points for today’s MotoGP race, visit the MotoGP site here.
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