MotoGP: Bezzecchi dominates Indian GP
Italian Mooney-Ducati rider Marco Bezzecchi destroyed the MotoGP field to win the IndianOil Grand Prix going away.
The Italian put in an inch-perfect performance to take victory by a convincing 8.649s.
Polesitter Jorge Martin left absolutely everything he had out on the circuit, as the Spaniard came under threat from Francesco Bagnaia and Fabio Quartararo to take 2nd place.
The Pramac rider capitalized on Bagnaia crashing as he clawed the Championship lead down to just 13 points.
Martin also had his hands full of Fabio Quartararo after he fended off the 2021 World Champion in an epic last-lap scrap which saw the Frenchman return to the podium onboard his Yamaha M1.
Washed up Marc Marquez fell again.
Marquez was trying all he could to put himself in the mix as he watched on from fourth place. The pace was a little too hot for the Repsol Honda man however as his front end folded at Turn 1. The Spaniard quickly rejoined and managed to place himself just outside the points, losing just 10 seconds on the lap he went down.
2023 Indian GP Results
POS | RIDER | NAT | TEAM | BEHIND |
1 | Marco Bezzecchi | ITA | Mooney VR46 Ducati (GP22) | +0.000s |
2 | Jorge Martin | SPA | Pramac Ducati (GP23) | +8.649s |
3 | Fabio Quartararo | FRA | Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1) | +8.855s |
4 | Brad Binder | RSA | Red Bull KTM (RC16) | +12.643s |
5 | Joan Mir | SPA | Repsol Honda (RC213V) | +13.214s |
6 | Johann Zarco | FRA | Pramac Ducati (GP23) | +14.673s |
7 | Franco Morbidelli | ITA | Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1) | +16.946s |
8 | Maverick Viñales | SPA | Aprilia Racing (RS-GP23) | +17.191s |
9 | Marc Marquez | SPA | Repsol Honda (RC213V) | +19.118s |
10 | Raul Fernandez | SPA | RNF Aprilia (RS-GP22) | +26.504s |
11 | Takaaki Nakagami | JPN | LCR Honda (RC213V) | +28.521s |
12 | Miguel Oliveira | POR | RNF Aprilia (RS-GP22) | +29.088s |
13 | Pol Espargaro | SPA | Tech3 GASGAS (RC16) | +29.728s |
14 | Jack Miller | AUS | Red Bull KTM (RC16) | +31.324s |
15 | Stefan Bradl | GER | LCR Honda (RC213V) | +35.782s |
16 | Michele Pirro | ITA | Ducati Lenovo (GP23) | +49.242s |
Fabio Di Giannantonio | ITA | Gresini Ducati (GP22) | DNF | |
Francesco Bagnaia | ITA | Ducati Lenovo (GP23) | DNF | |
Aleix Espargaro | SPA | Aprilia Racing (RS-GP23) | DNF | |
Augusto Fernandez | SPA | Tech3 GASGAS (RC16)* | DNF |
* Rookie