Bagnaia Wins In Italian Sprint Tissue, Marc Marquez In Second Place

Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati Lenovo Team/central), Marc Marquez (Gresini Racing MotoGPTM/right) and PedroACKa (Red Bull GAS Tech3) the winners of Tissue Sprint at Mugello (photo: x @motogp)

JAKARTA - Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati Lenovo Team) has won the Tassot Sprint for the first time since the 2023 Austrian Grand Prix. The reigning MotoGP champion managed to make up for his mistake when he fell on the final lap at Barcelona last week, with a brilliant performance on Saturday 1 June at Gran Premio d'Italy Brembo.

Bagnaia took the lead from the start and managed to hold Marc Marquez (Gresini Racing MotoGPTM) in the last few tense laps. Pedro Acosta (Red Bull GAS Tech3) completed the Sprint podium after news emerged that he would join the Red Bull KTM Factory Racing team next season.

The leader of the drivers' standings, Jorge Martin (Prima Pramac Racing), fell in the final stages of the race after colliding with Enea Bastianini (Ducati Lenovo Team).

Bagnaia shot from second place and immediately took the lead at the first corner of San Donato. His teammate, Bastianini, also got a good start and immediately took over second place, shifting Martin's pole sitter. Brad Binder (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing) moved up from 13th on the grid to compete in the top five, with Maverick Vibahles (Aprilia Racing) losing position to Binder and Marquez.

The first fight occurred between Binder and Marquez, where #93 attacked KTM on the main straight track. Marquez then chased the top three but the drama was already ahead.

Bagnaia took the lead when Martin passed Bastianini, but Bastianini tried to take over at the first corner, and there was a contact that made Bastianini fall from Sprint at home. This incident is being investigated by FIM MotoGPTM Stewards.

The results of the investigation show no further action is needed, which is certainly positive for Martin's hopes of getting key points, as now he has to face Marquez while Bagnaia is starting to move away in the front as Aska gets closer.

With four laps remaining, there are more dramas ahead. Martin, who led the championship, fell again at the corner of San Donato, leaving Bagnaia and Marquez competing ahead. Marquez took a sizeable distance on the final second lap, but Bagnaia responded well in the third sector and ensured victory with a distance of 1.469 seconds on the finish line.

Bagnaia cut the gap to 27 points at the top of the table with this win, while Marquez took another important point and will start Sunday's race ahead of the reigning champions. Asko, who grabbed the podium, also celebrated confirmation that he would join the Red Bull KTM Factory Racing team in 2025.

Martin will regret his mistakes, but still has 27 points at the top of the table as he tries to bounce back on Sunday.

Franco Morbidelli (Prima Pramac Racing) matched the best result of the season by finishing fourth, while Vi Morbidelli completed the top five after passing Binder. Binder remains in sixth place ahead of Fabio Di Giannantonio (Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team), Alex Marquez (Gresini Racing MotoGPTM), and Aleix Espargaro (Aprilia Racing) who completed the points. Raul Fernandez (Trackhouse Racing) completed the top ten, just ahead of Marco Bezzecki (Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team).

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