MotoGP championship battle takes another dramatic swing in Mandalika sprint
Francesco Bagnaia led a factory Ducati 1-2 in the MotoGP Indonesian Grand Prix sprint after championship leader Jorge Martin crashed out of the lead on the first lap.
This released Bagnaia, who had moved up to second from fourth, into a lead he would defend through to the chequered flag for his fifth sprint win of 2024. Bagnaia was able to put some distance between himself and the chasing pack once in the lead as VR46’s Marco Bezzecchi and Marquez battled over the other podium places with Tech3 GASGAS rider Pedro Acosta.
This promoted Marquez into second, though Bagnaia resisted this pressure as Bastianini began to close in on the pair having worked his way into third from fifth on the grid. Marquez dropped off the pace after Bastianini overtook him to secure third, 1.7s behind, while Bezzecchi was fourth ahead of Pramac’s Franco Morbidelli - both riders one of a few to use the soft front tyre.
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