Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati) won the Japanese Grand Prix this Sunday, closing the gap on world championship leader Jorge Martin (Ducati-Pramac) who finished 2ᵉ.
Bagnaia completely dominated the race after taking the lead just after the start while the young Spanish prodigy Pedro Acosta (GasGas-Tech3), started in pole position, quickly fell like the day before during the sprint race. It’s another Spaniard, the six-time world champion Marc Marquez (Ducati-Gresini) who climbs onto the 3rd step of the podium.
Starting 11th on the grid, the Spaniard Martin made a fantastic comeback, finishing one second behind Bagnaiaand maintains a 10-point advantage in the championship over the Italian with four races remaining.
“We managed to win 11 points this weekend”emphasized Bagnaia after the finish, keeping his eyes fixed on a 3rd title while he is a double reigning world champion. He had already won the sprint race the day before, Martin finishing 4th. The French Johann Zarco (Honda-LCR) et Fabio Quartararo (Yamaha) finished 11th and 12th respectively.
