Pecco Bagnaia, the current MotoGP champion, emerged victorious in the sprint race at Mugello, while points leader Jorge Martin suffered a crash. Bagnaia’s win, his first in a sprint race since last year’s Austria event, came after several missed opportunities. Last weekend, he crashed while leading on the final lap. However, this time he held firm against late pressure from Marc Marquez and managed to reduce the gap to Martin by 12 points.
Martin started the race in pole position, but was overtaken not only by Bagnaia, but also by his own teammate, Enea Bastianini, on the first lap. Although Martin was able to regain the lead, a mistake by Bastianini allowed him to attack and ultimately led to a collision between the two. The incident was investigated, but no further action was taken.
Unfortunately for Martin, this incident did little to ease his disappointment. Despite initially staying close enough to Bagnaia to attack, he soon found himself overtaken by Marquez. With rookie Pedro Acosta also threatening to steal third place, Martin crashed on the eighth lap.
Marquez, who overtook Martin to secure second place, finished 1.5 seconds behind Bagnaia. In the championship standings, Bagnaia is now 27 points behind Martin, with Marquez a further five points back.
However, Bagnaia will start the next race in fifth position due to a penalty for obstructing during Friday’s practice sessions. Behind him, Acosta celebrated his new contract with the factory KTM by finishing third, while Franco Morbidelli achieved his best result with Pramac Ducati in fourth place. Maverick Vinales completed the top five for Aprilia.
Yamaha et Honda ont eu une course décevante, malgré avoir montré de la promesse plus tôt dans le week-end. Alex Rins a été le pilote Yamaha le mieux classé, terminant à la 13ème position, tandis que Fabio Quartararo a été retiré de la course tôt en raison d’une collision avec Miguel Oliveira. Le pilote invité de KTM, Pol Espargaro, a terminé 14ème lors de son retour à l’action du MotoGP, et Joan Mir a abandonné la course en raison d’un problème technique.
