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In an exciting battle at the Spanish Grand Prix, Pecco Bagnaia emerged victorious over Marc Marquez, securing a crucial win for the current MotoGP champion. The race took an unexpected turn when championship leader Jorge Martin suffered a fall, allowing Bagnaia to gain 25 points and narrow the gap. Starting from pole position, Marquez managed to hold off Martin, who eventually claimed second place after overtaking Marco Bezzecchi and Brad Binder. Bagnaia made a daring move, passing both Martin and Bezzecchi to take the lead. However, Marquez counterattacked, pushing both Bagnaia and Martin off the track and briefly taking the lead. Despite a braking error, Bagnaia managed to hold on to second place and the two main title contenders began to pull away from the rest of the pack. On the 11th lap, Martin’s championship hopes were dashed when he crashed while braking into a tight corner. This gave Bagnaia a comfortable advantage over Bezzecchi, who had overtaken Marquez. However, a mistake by Bezzecchi allowed Marquez to reclaim second place and start closing in on Bagnaia. Lap after lap, Marquez reduced the gap until he was right behind Bagnaia with five laps to go. An exciting battle ensued, with Marquez attempting to overtake Bagnaia several times. Bagnaia managed to resist with a brilliant display of skill and speed. In the end, Bagnaia crossed the finish line just 0.372s ahead of Marquez, securing a crucial victory. With this win, Bagnaia is now only 17 points behind Martin in the championship standings, while Marquez is 32 points behind in sixth place. Bezzecchi finished in third place, securing his first podium with the Ducati GP23. Alex Marquez and Enea Bastianini completed the top four, making the race a success for the Gresini riders. Bastianini’s overtaking maneuver on Binder ensured a Ducati podium with the top four positions. Fabio Di Giannantonio finished in seventh place, overtaking Miguel Oliveira in the final stages of the race. Oliveira still had a positive race, finishing in eighth place and holding off Maverick Vinales to secure the best position for Aprilia. Vinales progressed after a difficult start, but was unable to overtake Aleix Espargaro, whose race ended in a crash with Johann Zarco. Rookie Pedro Acosta had a challenging race, starting from 18th position and making contact with Zarco early on. He fought his way to 10th place before settling for the position. Joan Mir was the highest placed Honda rider in 12th place, closely followed by Alex Rins as the top Yamaha rider in 13th place. The race had fewer crashes and retirements compared to the sprint race the day before, but incidents between Jack Miller and Franco Morbidelli, as well as Dani Pedrosa and Lorenzo Savadori, resulted in their premature exits from the race.
