Martin extends championship lead over Bagnaia in nervy sprint race
Ducati’s Enea Bastianini led from start to finish in the MotoGP Thai Grand Prix sprint as Jorge Martin survived a track limits scare to finish a crucial second.
Responding to late pressure from Bagnaia, though, Martin cemented second by 1.015s to take two vital points and extend his championship lead to 22. Off the line, Martin jumped Bastianini and drew alongside Bagnaia into Turn 1, with an aggressive move forcing both wide. At the start of lap three, Bastianini was 0.8s clear of Bagnaia, while Martin would clear Marquez on lap four.
VR46 duo Marco Bezzecchi and Fabio Di Giannantonio came next, with KTM’s Brad Binder scoring the final sprint point in ninth.
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