the gap to Pedro Acosta (Tech3
KTM) behind from the first lap,
and coolly soaking up the pres-
sure applied by both the rookie
and
briefly by Enea Bastianini
(Lenovo Ducati) in the race's
decisive moments.
Yet, any sense that this was
a triumph to scream to the
rooftops about was undermined
by his senseless first-lap Sprint
As witnessed here a year ago,
the Pertamina Mandalika Circuit
showed off the very best and
worst of the Spaniard. Martin
claimed a convincing victory
on Sunday, expertly managing
ROUND 15 / SEPTEMBER 27-29, 2024
PERTAMINA MANDALIKA CIRCUIT / INDONESIA
ROAD RACE I FIM MOTOGP WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
P88
93 MARC MARQUEZ
3RD/DNF MOTOGP
It was a disappointing weekend for
Team Gresini Ducati's Marc Mar-
quez, despite finding his way onto the
podium in the Sprint race. Crashes
in qualifying set the tone. "Honestly
speaking, I'm not happy," he said after
the Sprint race. "I made another mis-
take in qualifying, and we were able
to save the day today. This podium
made us forget our morning a little,
but the mistake is still there." Marquez
was making a move in Sunday's GP,
running fifth when his bike quit and
caught fire. "The engine broke during
what was my fastest lap of the race,"
he said. "I was trying to improve my
pace, but it ended up this way. These
things happen and it's nobody's fault."
20 FABIO QUARTARARO
12TH/7TH MOTOGP
"All weekend, we were not able to
warm the medium rear tire up fast,"
said Monster Energy Yamaha's Fabio
Quartararo, who said on Sunday he
was happy with his speed but not with
the results. "We lost many seconds
because of that at the beginning of the
race. The pace was good, though. We
went with the hard-medium front, and I
MYOWNRACE
After throwing away a "sure win"
in Saturday's Sprint race, Martin
redeemed himself with a dominant
performance in Sunday's GP.
