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Oct 28 (Reuters) - Title-challenger Jorge Martin of Pramac Racing secured his third pole position of the season at the Thailand Grand Prix by setting a lap record on Saturday, with VR46 Racing's Luca Marini and Aprilia's Aleix Espargaro joining him on the front row. I am strong, and this is the most important thing," the 25-year-old Martin said after his performance, including the record 1 minute 29.287 second lap. "I did not expect to do 29.2, I think that is a very good lap... The Marquez brothers, Marc Marquez and Alex Marquez topped Q1, with the Gresini Racing rider coming ahead of the six-time MotoGP champion, who also has the most wins at Buriram. Alex Marquez managed to finish seventh and Marc Marquez eighth in the final session.
Persons: Jorge Martin, VR46 Racing's Luca Marini, Aprilia's, Espargaro, Francesco Bagnaia, Martin, Marco Bezzecchi, Brad Binder, Marquez, Marc Marquez, Alex Marquez, Maverick, Fabio Quartararo, Johann Zarco, Augusto Fernandez, Quartararo, Pearl Josephine Nazare, William Mallard Organizations: Pramac Racing, VR46, Chang, Circuit, Buriram, Aprilia, Thomson Locations: Thailand, French, Bengaluru
[1/5] Ducati Lenovo's Francesco Bagnaia celebrates after winning the MotoGP race at the Mandalika International Street Circuit in Kuta, Lombok, Indonesia, October 15, 2023. Antara Foto/Wahyu Putro A via REUTERS Acquire Licensing RightsMANDALIKA, Indonesia, Oct 15 (Reuters) - Ducati's Francesco Bagnaia battled heroically from 13th on the grid to win a thrilling Indonesia Grand Prix in Mandalika on Sunday, as he reclaimed the lead in the riders' championship after Jorge Martin crashed out. Bagnaia crossed the line 0.306 seconds ahead of Aprilia's Maverick Vinales in second, while Yamaha's Fabio Quartararo, the 2021 world champion, finished third. Champion Bagnaia is back on top of the riders' standings with 346 points, with Martin (328) in second and VR46 Racing's Marco Bezzecchi (283) in third. After Martin crashed, Vinales was briefly in the lead but Bagnaia kept up his aggressive riding, slowly and steadily gaining ground on the Aprilia rider before blowing past him in the 20th lap.
Persons: Ducati, Francesco Bagnaia, Antara, Jorge Martin, Bagnaia, Aprilia's, Vinales, Yamaha's Fabio Quartararo, Martin, Marco Bezzecchi, Pramac Racing's Martin, Pramac, Johann Zarco, Pecco, it's, Quartararo, Gresini's Fabio Di Giannantonio, Red Bull, Brad Binder, Jack Miller, Luca Marini, Binder, Marc Marquez, Aadi Nair, Muralikumar Organizations: MotoGP, Circuit, REUTERS Acquire, Aprilia, Red, Red Bull KTM, Gresini Racing, Thomson Locations: Kuta, Lombok, Indonesia, Mandalika, Bengaluru
Perfect Martin wins Japanese Grand Prix sprint from pole
  + stars: | 2023-09-30 | by ( ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +1 min
Sept 30 (Reuters) - Jorge Martin of Pramac Racing put on a masterclass to win Saturday's MotoGP sprint race at the Japanese Grand Prix after starting from pole position, piling the pressure on championship leader and reigning world champion Francesco Bagnaia. Title challenger Martin grabbed his fifth sprint race win of the season hours after he clinched his second pole position of the campaign by setting a lap record of 1:43.198 seconds at the Mobility Resort Motegi. The 25-year-old Spaniard led from the first corner to the chequered flag and was joined by KTM's Brad Binder and Bagnaia of Ducati on the sprint podium. Martin has closed the gap with the 26-year-old Bagnaia by eight points in the championship ahead of Sunday's race. Frenchman Johann Zarco finished fifth ahead of VR46 Racing's Marco Bezzecchi, who won the inaugural Indian Grand Prix last week.
Persons: Jorge Martin, Francesco Bagnaia, Martin, KTM's Brad Binder, Let's, Jack Miller, Bagnaia, Frenchman Johann Zarco, Marco Bezzecchi, Marc Marquez, Fabio Di Giannantonio, Maverick Vinales, Pearl Josephine Nazare, William Mallard Organizations: Pramac, MotoGP, Prix, Mobility, Ducati, KTM, Thomson Locations: Bengaluru
Martin wins in Germany after thrilling duel with Bagnaia
  + stars: | 2023-06-18 | by ( ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +1 min
[1/3] MotoGP - German Grand Prix - Sachsenring, Hohenstein-Ernstthal, Germany - June 18, 2023 Prima Pramac Racing's Jorge Martin celebrates on the podium after winning the race REUTERS/Lisi NiesnerHOHENSTEIN-ERNSTTHAL, Germany, June 18 (Reuters) - Spaniard Jorge Martin won the German Grand Prix for Pramac Racing after a thrilling duel with Ducati's reigning MotoGP champion Francesco Bagnaia of Italy on Sunday. The pair crossed the line just 0.064 of a second apart, their bikes also touching in the heat of battle two laps from the chequered flag. Martin's French team mate Johann Zarco completed the podium at the Sachsenring circuit as Ducati riders filled the top five places and eight of the top nine. Bagnaia's championship lead was cut to 16 points as Martin, winner of the Saturday sprint, celebrated a weekend double and his first grand prix victory since the Styrian round at Austria's Red Bull Ring in August 2021. Reporting by Alan Baldwin in London, Editing by Hugh LawsonOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.
Persons: Pramac Racing's Jorge Martin, Lisi Niesner HOHENSTEIN, Jorge Martin, Francesco Bagnaia, Johann Zarco, Martin, Alan Baldwin, Hugh Lawson Organizations: Pramac Racing, Ducati's, Sunday, Ducati, Thomson Locations: Ernstthal, Germany, ERNSTTHAL, Italy, London
Martin claims second sprint win at German Grand Prix
  + stars: | 2023-06-17 | by ( ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +2 min
HOHENSTEIN-ERNSTTHAL, Germany, June 17 (Reuters) - Pramac Racing's Jorge Martin scorched to his second sprint win of the MotoGP season at the German Grand Prix on Saturday to move up to second in the world championship standings, while Ducati's world champion Francesco Bagnaia finished second. Martin took the chequered flag 2.468 seconds ahead of Bagnaia, denying the Italian a fourth sprint win of the season. I'm happy, it's another sprint win and I hope we fight for the win tomorrow." "It was fun in the first laps, I really liked the fight with Jack (Miller), it was intense," overall leader Bagnaia said. MotoGP said no further action would be taken after reviewing the incident, with the Frenchman finishing ahead of the Australian.
Persons: Pramac Racing's Jorge Martin, Francesco Bagnaia, Martin, Bull, Jack Miller, Bagnaia, Miller, Marco Bezzechi, Jack, Jorge, It's, Marc Marquez's, Pramac, Johann Zarco, Brad Binder, jostling, Frenchman, Yamaha's Fabio Quartararo, Aadi Nair, Hugh Lawson Organizations: MotoGP, Honda, Thomson Locations: ERNSTTHAL, Germany, Bagnaia, Nashik, India
April 1 (Reuters) - Alex Marquez overcame a crash and fire on his Gresini Ducati machine in the first qualifying session to take his maiden pole position in MotoGP at the Argentina Grand Prix on Saturday, on a damp track where his tyre gamble paid off. "I did my best with the wet tyres. Later on I go in I thought there was no time to change the tyres. But we changed the tyres... and it was working, so really happy for that and looking forward to the sprint and the race." Maverick Vinales of Aprilia, who dominated Friday practice, was fifth fastest while Johann Zarco of Pramac Racing completes the second row.
Pilotul echipei Yamaha a câștigat Marele Premiu al Olandei, aceasta fiind a patra sa victorie în sezonul actual. Cursa de la Assen a avut un start incendiar, cu o luptă strânsă, pentru prima poziție, între Quartararo și coechipierul spaniol Maverick Vinales, de care a profitat din plin italianul Francesco Bagnaia. Pilotul de la Ducati a devenit lider și a păstrat șefia până în turul 7, când, totuși, a fost devansat de Quartararo. Legenda MotoGP-ului, deținătorul a 7 titluri, italianul Valentino Rossi de la Yamaha, a căzut în turul 7 și a abandonat cursa. Liderul Fabio Quartararo are 156 de puncte, fiind urmat de Johann Zarco, pilotul echipei Ducati, cu 122 de puncte, și de Francesco Bagnaia, cu 109.
Persons: Francezul Fabio Quartararo, Maverick, Francesco Bagnaia, Joan Mir, Valentino Rossi, Fabio Quartararo, Johann Zarco Organizations: Yamaha, Ducati, Suzuki Locations: Olandei
Fabio Quartararo a câștigat una dintre cele mai echilibrate curse de MotoGP din istorie. Francezul de la Yamaha a triumfat în Marele Premiu de la Doha, care a înregistrat o diferență de doar 8,9 secunde între învingător și motociclistul clasat pe locul 15. Jorge Martin, starul echipei Pramac Racing, a plecat din pole position și a condus o mare parte a cursei. Quartararo a fost al 5-lea la start, dar a progresat mult și, cu 5 tururi până la final, la devansat pe Martin. Pilotul francez a înregistrat a patra sa victorie în MotoGP.
Persons: Fabio Quartararo, Francezul, Jorge Martin, Martin ., Johann Zarco Organizations: Yamaha, Pramac Racing, Quartararo, Racing Locations: Qatar, Europa, Algarve, Portugalia
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