05:56
The top fivಞe were Zarco, Bagnaia, Di Giannantonio, Binder and Martin.
Francesco Bagnaia, Australian MotoGP 20 September
2023 Australian MotoGP: Saturday GP Race - LIVE UPDATES
Gale-force winds forecast for Sunday means the main Australian MotoGP race has been moved forward to Saturday afternoon, swapping places with the Sprint, which now takes over the G♉P slot on Sunday (we🏅ather permitting).
Francesco Bagnaia takes an 18-point lead over Jorge Martin into𒅌 today's race after the Pramac Ducati rider’s costly fall from the lead at Mandalika last Sunday.
However, Martin will start from pole position after setting a new Pꦇhillip Island lap record, with KTM's Brad Binder and reigning champion Bagnaia completing the front row.
Aleix Espargaro, Johann Zarco and Fabio di Giannantonio will form row two🎉 with Binder's team-mate and home hero Jack Miller starting between Marc Marquez and Maverick Vinales in eighth.
Last year's Phillip Island winnerꦜ Alex Rins withdrew on Saturday morning due to pain from his Mu🥂gello leg fractures.
Marc Marquez took his only podium 🎉of ಞthe season in Australia last year.
21 Oct 2023
05:56
The top fiv�🌼�e were Zarco, Bagnaia, Di Giannantonio, Binder and Martin.
05:53
Last lap glory for Pramac Ducati but it's not Martin
Zarco wins. Zarco isﷺ finally a MotoGP race winner.
05:52
Zarco leads! Zarco and Ba🌟gnaia have come through.
05:51
Last lap
Martin leads by just four tenths.
05:51
Zarco is really helping Martin🧸 as he pushes his way through on Binder for second.
05:49
It's 1.6 seconds. Binder is really closing in on൲ Martin with three🙈 laps to go.
05:47
Martin is still doing a great job but the four riders behind are now closing at a🌳 fairly quick rate♏. Binder is 2.1 seconds down on Martin.
05:46
5 laps to go
Binder responds. The KTM rider comes through o🔯n Di Giannantonio for🤪 P2.
05:45
Zarcoꦐ is through on Bagnaia 🉐for fourth place.
05:43
Di Giannantonio just took four tenths out of Mart🦋in on lap 21. This might not be over.
05:40
9 laps
Di G🌼iannantonio comes through on Binder for second place.
05:39
Binder and Di Giannantonio have gapped💝 Bagnaia again - Martin leads by 3.3 se🍸conds with 10 laps to go.
05:32
Augusto Fernandez is the next rider to ha꧋ve crashedꦦ at turn four.
05:30
Bag🌠naia is now coming back at DI Giannantonio for the podium places andꦰ is bringing Zarco along with him.
05:29
Joan Mir has gone down at turn four after contact w𒐪ith Luca Marini.
05:24
Lap 8
Bagnaia is still fourth but is facing presꦯsure fro꧙m Zarco and Marc Marquez.
05:20
Lap 5
Martin's lead over Binder is up to 1.3 seconds while D𒊎i Giannantonio has pulled a second clear of Bagnaia.
05:19
Lap 3
Di🀅 Giannantonio goes through on ꦰBagnaia for third. What a start from the Gresini rider.
05:13
Martin leads coming out of turn one♔ from Bindဣer and Bagnaia.
05:12
And it's lights out at the Australiaꦏn MotoGP.
05:10
The formation lap is underway.
05:04
Good morning and welcome to raceday at Phillip Island. The grand ♏prix is just five minutes away.
