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Gresini Ducati rider Alex Marquez won the Malaysian Grand Prix sprint at Sepang, as Jorge Martin took a small chunk out of Pecco Bagnaia’s MotoGP points lead
Alex Marquez, riding for Gresini Ducati, won the Malaysian Grand Prix sprint at Sepang, cutting into Pecco Bagnaia’s MotoGP points lead. Marquez showcased dominant form throughout the weekend, securing his second Saturday win of the season. Bagnaia’s lead was reduced to 11 points, but the main concern remains his pace heading into Sunday. While Bagnaia maintained his lead from pole position, Jorge Martin slipped two places at the start, but quickly overtook Enea Bastianini and Marquez. After some back-and-forth battles, Marquez eventually made a successful move on Bagnaia and comfortably led the race until the end, finishing 1.6 seconds ahead of Martin. Despite some drama with a piece of paper getting briefly lodged on his fairing, Bagnaia managed to maintain his pace and secure third place. Bastianini had an impressive performance, overtaking both factory KTM riders to secure fourth place, followed closely by Brad Binder. The other works KTM rider, Jack Miller, finished in sixth place. Ducati and KTM were the only teams to score points in the sprint, while Aprilia’s lead rider was Maverick Vinales in 10th place. Honda’s lead rider, Takaaki Nakagami, finished 19th, with both Marc Marquez and Joan Mir crashing but rejoining the race.
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