HE Italian pilot Marco Bezzecchi (Ducati) receives the award this Sunday Victory at the French Grand Prix, In the fifth round of the World Motorcycle Championship, Ducati led the trio with Spain’s Jorge Martín and France’s Johann Zarco on the podium, while Marc Márquez (Repsol Honda) rode from podium positions, two laps behind the last.
With his second win of the year at the 1,000th Grand Prix in World Championship history, Bezzecchi puts pressure on compatriot Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati), who crashed after colliding with Maverick Viñales (Aprilia) on lap five at Le Mans.
Despite the “zero”, “Pecco” remains in the lead with 94 points, but currently has just one point on Bezzecchi (93), beating South Africa’s Brad Binder (KTM), who finished sixth this Sunday, in second place. Jorge Martín is currently fourth (80), 14 units behind the leader.
In a bumpy race that only 13 drivers managed to finish, positions began to change rapidly behind Márquez as Márquez took the lead with Australian Jack Miller (KTM) behind the wheel, past his post-keeper Bagnaia. The ocean rider passed Cervera on the second lap and started shooting with him.
The fall of Bagnaia and Viñales after just two laps, This ended with both riders battling on the dirt, eliminating the possibility of the big contenders snatching the lead from the Italian, and Álex Márquez (Ducati) and Luca Marini (Ducati) were soon out of the race. more like Joan Mir (Repsol Honda) in the afternoon.
Meanwhile, Bezzecchi joined Miller and Márquez’s fight and managed to beat them with 17 laps to go. Martín left Miller behind and went after Márquez, starting a battle that ended with the Ilerd man falling when the Madrid man had already passed him..
With only two laps left, no one could stop Bezzecchi from seeing the checkered flag for the first time.It gave Ducati a fourth consecutive victory in the top category on the French circuit.
Among the 13 drivers who managed to finish the race, Augusto Fernández (KTM) finished fourth, just ahead of Aleix Espargaró (Aprilia).