At home race: Bagnaia takes another sprint victory

MotoGP world champion Francesco Bagnaia has further reduced his deficit to world championship leader Jorgen Martin ahead of the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix.

September 21, 2024

From: apa/sn

The Ducati star from Italy won the sprint race in Misano on Saturday ahead of the Spaniard and is now only four points behind his title rival.

Pole position man Bagnaia lost the lead to Martin at the start, but slipped past again after a mistake by the Spaniard six laps before the end. Enea Bastianini finished third on the second factory Ducati. Six-time world champion Marc Marquez, who also won the San Marino Grand Prix in Misano two weeks ago, finished fourth. Bagnaia had already won the Misano sprint two weeks ago.

The result: