Enea Bastianini he took a sprint race in Chang with which Jorge Martín slightly increased his advantage in the World Cup with respect to Pecco Bagnaia. The Madrid native was second, just ahead of the Italian, whom he unceremoniously overtook halfway through the race. Marc Márquez could not get on the podium although he was in the lead after a great start. The disappointment was for Pedro Acosta who crashed and ended up retiring after returning to the track and riding a few more laps.
The day started with the pole Pecco Bagnaiawhich made him the Ducati rider with the most pole positions in history (22), surpassing Casey Stoner. The Italian broke the track record and took advantage of the falls of Jorge Martín and Marc Márquez to take first place on the grid. Q1, very open, ended with Quartararo and Di Giannantonio surpassing the repechage and leaving Aleix Espargaró 15th, Augusto Fernández 17th, Rins 18th, Mir 20th and Raúl Fernández 21st. In the end the grid was configured with Bagnaia, Bastianini and Jorge Martin on the front line. Marc Marquez He started fifth, flanked by Marco Bezzecchi and Fabio Quartararo. The third line was for Pedro Acosta, Fabio di Giannantonio and Alex Márquez.
Moved exit, with Bastianini placing first and Márquez overtaking Bezzecchi, Martín and Bagnaia. After the first lap the peloton relaxed and Bastianini led, followed by Pecco, Márquez and Acosta, who had come back from seventh place. Martín was fifth, although he immediately overtook the Murcian from GasGas. Turn three was fateful for Pedro Acostawho crashed on the fourth lap although he was able to get his KTM up and continue racing. A few kilometers later Martín managed to overtake Márquez and went into pursuit mode on Bagnaia.
Bastianini He distanced himself a lot, fast towards victory. Pecco, Martin and Marquez They were fighting to get on the podium. One had to stay outside. Martín prioritized controlling Bagnaia, his great rival in the World Cup, waiting to launch an attack on the Italian. With seven laps remaining, Martín overtook Pecco, who not only found it difficult to return the move to Martinator but he suffered in front of Márquez. The Madrid player was almost green and was bordering on a penalty. Nerves in the Prima Pramac box. In the end there were no changes and Martín increased his lead in the World Cup by two more points.
«I turned out well but then something was missing. It’s strange. “We have lost two points but we can maintain concentration for tomorrow,” he explained. Bagnaiawho came third. Martin He came back and was happy: «I trust in myself and it was the most complicated race of the entire season. It was very hot. “I tried to push as hard as I could and I achieved today’s goal but tomorrow will be different because it will be a very long race.” The winner also spoke, Enea Bastianini: «It was difficult but after the race I managed to get into the lead and I just thought about pushing. “I achieved distance and was able to maintain it.”
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