Although Marc Marquez (Ducati) won the Sunday GP, the big winner this weekend was Jorge Martin (Ducati). Martin took pole position, won Saturday’s Sprint race and finished second on Sunday. Finishing ahead of title rival Pecco Bagnaia (Ducati) in both races, Martin extended his championship points lead to 20.
Martin dominated Saturday’s Sprint with Marquez finishing second and Enea Bastianini (Ducati) finishing third. On Sunday, Martin took the lead from the start and built a reasonable gap over second place, but Marquez, after a terrible start, slowly reeled him in and was able to pass for the win near the end of the race.
Sunday’s podium for the full GP included Marquez, Martin and Bagnaia, who finished third.
The final three races begin with Thailand next weekend. Martin and Bagnaia clearly feel the pressure and covet each point they can gain over the other before the final round next month at Valencia. For full results and points for Saturday’s Sprint race, visit the MotoGP site here. For full results and points for Sunday’s MotoGP race, visit the MotoGP site here.
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