VOLUME ISSUE SEPTEMBER , P99
MARTINATION
THE SPRINT RACE WIN, AND A CRUSHING VICTORY IN THE GRAND PRIX.
DOMINATING WEEKEND AT MISANO FOR JORGE
'THE MARTINATOR' MARTIN
high-side, but the diminutive Span-
iard, whose last podium came in
2017 at Valencia, was unable to
find a way past by the flag.
Martin took the win by 1.4 sec
-
onds from Bezzecchi, who was
three seconds up on his fellow
VR46 Academy rider, Bagnaia.
Pedrosa came home in fourth
ahead of Binder, with Maverick
Vinales (Aprilia Racing) holding
off the second Mooney VR46
Ducati of Luca Marini in seventh.
Aleix Espargaro (Aprilia Racing)
was eighth, 1.5 seconds up on
Alex Marquez (Gresini Ducati) and
Marc Marquez (Repsol Honda)
rounding out the top 10.
Sunday Grand Prix
The Sunday Grand Prix was much
the same for Jorge Martin who
swept into the lead at turn one and
was never headed. But he didn't
quite have it his own way as the
three chasing riders of Bezzecchi,
Bagnaia and Pedrosa were all with
him for the first half of the race un
-
til "The Martinator" pulled the pin
with 10 laps remaining by dropping
