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of the race. Martin was given
a long-lap penalty for the first
infringement, but the collision
with Marini was dubbed a racing
incident, although the Mooney
team probably didn't agree with
that verdict, especially when
Martin was giving his speech on
the podium for third place.
Bagnaia headed KTM's hope
Brad Binder to the flag, never
letting the South African get a
realistic sniff of victory, the final
margin being a touch over two
seconds in a processional race.
Martin was three seconds
back in third, three seconds
up on Alex Marquez (Gresini
amazingly stayed on his bike,
as did Enea Bastianini (Lenovo
Ducati) and Maverick Vinales
(Aprilia Racing).
Six laps later, Martin made
it a double for Mooney VR46
Ducati, as he and Luca Marini
touched at the turn-two chicane,
sending the Italian crashing out
