P1racenews AI automatic summary:
Jorge Martin got Pecco Bagnaia’s MotoGP championship lead back down to 14 points going into Sunday’s season finale by winning the Valencia sprint
Jorge Martin, the MotoGP title hopeful, won the sprint race at Valencia, keeping the championship battle open for the grand prix on Sunday. Despite starting in sixth place, Martin quickly overtook his rival Bagnaia on the opening lap and went on to win the race, with Bagnaia finishing fifth. Vinales initially took the lead at the start but was later overtaken by Martin and Binder. Martin then passed Vinales to take the lead and held off Binder to win by 0.190s. Marquez secured a podium finish by overtaking Vinales. Bagnaia’s race was uneventful, and he finished in fifth place.
