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.

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.
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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.