Italian MotoGP rider Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati) finished the race in second place Qatar Grand PrixPenultimate event of the World Cup to draw title defenses even closer 21 points difference about the second classified spanish Jorge Martin (Ducati), what a tenth.
The Madrid native saw the enthusiasm fade as current world champion ‘Pecco’ took first place at the start. Martín dropped to eighth place. The green light saw the Spaniard slip, and in addition to being relegated, he also found himself without a rhythm to recover from.
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Bagnaia delivered a blow to the World Cup despite victory slipping away. Fabio DiGiannantonio (Gresini Racing) four laps to go. The Italian, who was without a bike for the next year, won his first MotoGP race by beating Bagnaia, who gambled shortly after trying to regain the lead.
HE World Cup leader overbraked and came close to causing crashbut he saved his compatriot and was lucky not to lose further positions. In the end, Bagnaia’s second place is half a sentence because Martín could only come tenth. The Spaniard, who won the Sprint on Saturday, suffered a setback at the start and was losing positions because his tires did not feel good.
After falling seven points behind the leadership on Saturday, Martín finished the penultimate GP with 21 pointsHe will seek that success at the Valencia Grand Prix, between the Sprint and Sunday’s race at Ricardo Tormo, where the season ends next week. The podium in Losail was completed by Luca Marini (Ducati).
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Third place was very close, with a large group of riders within a few tenths of each other. Maverick Viñales (Aprilia) and Álex Márquez (Ducati) had to settle for fourth and sixth. Meanwhile, Repsol Honda riders Marc Márquez and Joan Mir finished the race in eleventh and fourteenth places.