BY RENNIE SCAYSBROOK
PHOTOGRAPHY BY GOLD & GOOSE
T
he MotoGP World Cham-
pionship made its long-
awaited debut at the
Buddh International Circuit for
the very first Indian MotoGP,
the spectacular layout seeing
the title race blown wide open
with Marco Bezzecchi (Mooney
VR46 Ducati) taking the Sunday
race win, Jorge Martin (Prima
Pramac Ducati) claiming the
Sprint race win, and Francesco
Bagnaia (Lenovo Ducati) see
-
ing his once 62-point title lead
reduced to just 13 points after
crashing out of the Sunday
Grand Prix.
Pedro Acosta (Red Bull KTM
Ajo) once again made mince
-
meat of the Moto2 field and
Jaume Masia (Leopard Racing
Honda) at long last converted
his scintillating practice and
qualifying speed into a race win
in Moto3 to tie up the champion
-
ship lead with Daniel Holgado
(Red Bull KTM Ajo).
ROUND 13 / SEPTEMBER 22-24, 2023
BUDDH INTERNATIONAL CIRCUIT / UTTAR PRADESH, INDIA
MOTOGP I FIM MOTOGP WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
P80
GAME ON
IN INDIA
THE MOTOGP WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
HAS BEEN SPLIT WIDE OPEN AFTER
A DRAMATIC ROUND IN INDIA SAW
JORGE MARTIN CLOSE RIGHT UP IN
THE TITLE FIGHT. BEZZECCHI WON.
BAGNAIA BLUNDERED.
