MotoGP News: Bagnaia wins Misano Sprint race

Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati Lenovo Team) closed in on the Championship lead on Saturday at the Gran Premio Pramac dell’Emilia-Romagna after a stunning performance from the reigning World Champion at home round.

The Italian was initially pushed back to second before making the move for the lead stick on Lap 8.

Bagnaia claimed another gold medal after he was chased to the line by title rival Jorge Martin (Prima Pramac Racing), whose advantage has now shrunk to just four points ahead of Sunday’s GP. Meanwhile,

Enea Bastianini (Ducati Lenovo Team) had another strong Sprint, claiming third position after a good opening lap.

Marc Marquez held onto fourth position, with the eight-time World Champion increasing his gap to Acosta to over a second. The #31 had another strong ride and crossed the line as the top Pierer Mobility rider after beating Binder at the flag. The South African was unable to recover the positions lost in the opening laps, securing sixth and further Sprint points.

Meanwhile, Quartararo would get the better of Bezzecchi, with the Frenchman increasing his gap to over half a second as he crossed the line to finish in seventh. Bezzecchi did take eighth, while the final point went the way of Morbidelli in ninth.

There is still plenty of action to come from the Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli as we await to see if Bagnaia can repeat his success on Sunday to complete a dream weekend.

Misano Sprint Race Results

* Rookie