From Autosport · Rachit Thukral · · 1m 20s
MotoGP: Bezzecchi Wins, Martin Takes Points Lead
Bezzecchi secures Aprilia 1-2-3-4 at Indonesian GP as Martin regains championship lead from Marquez.
In brief
Bezzecchi secures Aprilia 1-2-3-4 at Indonesian GP as Martin regains championship lead from Marquez. Marco Bezzecchi wins Indonesian GP for Aprilia, Jorge Martin takes points lead over Marquez with two points difference. Originally reported by Autosport.
Bezzecchi wins Indonesian GP
Marco Bezzecchi claimed his first MotoGP win in over four months at the Indonesian Grand Prix.
“Marco Bezzecchi outduelled Raul Fernandez to claim his first MotoGP win in over four months at the Indonesian Grand Prix”
Martin regains championship lead
Jorge Martin reclaimed the championship lead with a third-place finish after a strong race.
“Martin had no answer to his Aprilia compatriots but a third-place result put him back at the top of the standings”
Bezzecchi and Fernandez battle
Bezzecchi and Fernandez engaged in a race-long battle for the lead after a crash the previous day.
“Just a day after they made contact in an opening lap melee and crashed out of the sprint - an incident that left fernandez with a broken finger and triggered a major outburst - bezzecchi and fernandez engaged in a thrilling race-long battle for top honours in mandalika”
Bezzecchi passes Fernandez
Bezzecchi passed Fernandez on lap 19 to win the race with a 4.2-second margin.
“After biding his time in second, factory aprilia rider bezzecchi passed the spaniard on lap 19 of 27 and then pulled away at the front, taking the chequered flag with a winning margin of 4.2s”
Martin moves up the standings
Martin moved from sixth to third place after passing Marquez early in the race.
“This put him directly behind his title rival marquez, who appeared to struggle in the early laps after taking a shock win in saturday’s sprint”
Aprilia achieves 1-2-3-4
Aprilia secured the top four positions with Bezzecchi, Fernandez, Martin, and Ogura finishing in order.
“Ai Ogura, who admitted to being the slowest aprilia rider on saturday, rose from seventh on the grid to pass ktm’s pedro acosta on the penultimate lap to complete a 1-2-3-4 for aprilia”
Marquez finishes sixth
Marc Marquez finished sixth after a challenging race following his sprint win.
“With marquez only managing sixth, martin leads the championship again - by two points - heading into the australian grand prix in two weeks’ time”
Martin takes points lead
Martin reclaimed the championship lead with two points ahead of Marquez heading into the Australian Grand Prix.
“With marquez only managing sixth, martin leads the championship again - by two points - heading into the australi grand prix in two weeks’ time”
Next race in Australia
The Australian Grand Prix will be the next race in the MotoGP championship calendar.
“heading into the australian grand prix in two weeks’ time”
The main idea
Marco Bezzecchi wins Indonesian GP for Aprilia, Jorge Martin takes points lead over Marquez with two points difference.
