Francesco Bagnaia beats Marc Marquez in epic battle at Jerez

Francesco Bagnaia wins the Spanish MotoG🌊P after an epic battle against Marc M🎃arquez.

Francesco Bagnaia, MotoGP, Spanish MotoGP, 26 April
Francesco Bagnaia, MotoGP, Spanish MotoGP, 26 April

Unlike the sprint, Marc Marquez made the peꦺrfect start from pole as he led from MotoGP series l🍷eader Jorge Martin.

However, Marquez came under big pressure from Fr💮ancesco Bagnaia, just moments after the reigning world champion completed a stunning double overtake on Martin and Marco Bezzecc꧂hi around the outside of turn six.

Bagnaia to🎃ok the lead before th🌊e opening lap was over, but Marquez tried to come straight back which gave Martin a sniff of the lead.

Bagnaia held strong untiꦿl the end of lap two when he got his braking wrong at the final corಞner, which gave Martin top spot.

Further b🔴ack, rookie sensation Pedr🍰o Acosta got a dreadful start as he dropped from tenth to P18.

C🤪ontact was made with Johann Zarco coming through turn five which resulted in Acosta havinಌg to sit up before losing several positions.

There💫 was no repeat of the sprint podium for Dani Pedrosa, who retired early on following a crash.

Zarco waꩲs part 🌜of another incident, however, this time it ended as a crash as Aleix Espargaro took down the Honda rider in his own crash.

Another fall took place a few corners later but this 💦time it was as dramatic as it could get as Martin crashed from the lead at turn six.

With a lead of over one seꦗcond, Bagnaia was seemingly cruising following Martin’s e🍨rror.

However, a new challenger was in second after Marquez overtook Bezzecಌchi at turn six with 12 laps to go.

A new fastest lap o൲f the race was then set by Marquez as the eight-time world champion was putting the hammer down to catch Bagnaia.

And he was doing just that as another three tenths were taken out of Bag✱naia’s lead with ten laps to go.

After catching Bagnaia, Marquez finally made his first 🎶move for the lead at turn nine.

Contact was then made wh🐎en Bagnaia pushed Marquez wide on the exit of turn ten.

On the following lap, Marquez went for it again but Bagnaia was equal to his attempt and g🌠ained the lead back at turn ten.

That was the final attempt Marqueཧz had as Bagnaia t൲hen set a fastest lap of the race to do just enough.

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