seventh and eighth, Brad Binder
(Red Bull KTM Factory Racing)
slipped to ninth, securing the
final point, and Fabio Quartararo
(Monster Energy Yamaha Mo
-
toGP) edged Jack Miller (Red
Bull KTM) for P10.
Sunday MotoGP Race
When the chips are down, that's
when a champion shows his
mettle, and so it was that Fran-
cesco Bagnaia (Ducati Lenovo
Team) clinched a critical wet-
weather victory under extreme
pressure in Thailand.
Martin rocketed off the line
to take the lead at turn one and
Bagnaia followed him through,
the Spaniard making the early
running with Marc Marquez a
close third.
holding off Bagnaia to increase
his title lead by 22 points.
At the start, Bagnaia launched
from pole to lead into turn one,
but Martin quickly attacked,
sending both riders wide and al
-
lowing Bastianini and Marc Mar-
quez (Gresini Racing MotoGP)
to slip through. Martin then
dropped further as Pedro Acosta
(Red Bull GasGas Tech3) passed
him, only to crash shortly after,
his sixth race crash in a row.
Regaining his rhythm, Martin
overtook Marquez with a slick
move at the final corner and set
his sights on Bagnaia.
The top trio—Bastianini, Bag
-
naia and Martin—stayed closely
packed on track, with Martin
eventually passing Bagnaia at
turn seven, though not with
-
out a track-limits warning. The
chase intensified, with Bagnaia
pressing to regain second, but
Martin managed to fend him off,
flirting as close as he dared to
track limits but not triggering the
sensors and what would be a
disastrous long-lap penalty.
In the closing laps, Bastianini
held his lead, while Martin, under
intense pressure from Bagnaia,
defended his position and took
second. Bagnaia finished third,
conceding further ground in the
title race.
Marc Marquez claimed fourth,
unable to match the top three's
pace in the final laps, while his
teammate and brother Alex
Marquez rounded out the top
five. Franco Morbidelli (Prima
Pramac Racing) finished sixth,
Marco Bezzecchi (Pertamina
Enduro VR46 Racing) and team
-
mate Fabio Di Giannantonio took
In the Moto3 class, 2024
champion David Alonso (CFMo-
to Gaviota Aspar Team) made
it a record-breaking 12th win of
the year ahead of rookie Luca
Lunetta (SIC58 Squadra Corse)
and Collin Veijer (Liqui Moly
Husqvarna Intact GP).
MotoGP Sprint Race
Enea Bastianini (Ducati Lenovo
Team) took a commanding
victory in the Tissot Sprint in
Thailand, crossing the line 1.357
seconds clear to claim his
second Sprint win of the sea
-
son. Behind him, championship
contenders Jorge Martin (Prima
Pramac Racing) and Francesco
Bagnaia (Ducati Lenovo Team)
engaged, with Martin ultimately
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"Today we were the quickest on track,
so the result cannot be satisfactory,"
Marquez said. "There was no way to
overtake Pecco: I tried it in the safest
way possible, but it was easy to make
a mistake in these conditions. We did
make a mistake, and despite that, we
ended up 11th. Then, from the back
of the field, I had a lot to do in order to
score some points, but we managed
to do so. Now it is time for Malaysia, a
track where we're likely to struggle."
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