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MotoGP: Jorge Martin claims first sprint win at French Grand Prix | Racing News – Times of India

LE MANS: Jorge Martin of Pramac Racing produced a flawless performance to hold off Brad Binder and win his first sprint race at the French Grand Prix in Le Mans on Saturday.Martin, who leapfrogged Ducati's reigning MotoGP world champion Francesco Bagnaia into the lead, took the chequered flag 1.840 seconds ahead of Red Bull KTM rider Binder, denying the South African a third sprint win of the season."I'm super proud, coming back to be first after a long time, even if it's only in the sprint but it's good for energy and for tomorrow," Martin said."Maintaining that gap with Brad wasn't easy."Bagnaia, who took pole earlier on Saturday, finished third after some back and forth with six-times world champion Marc Marquez of Honda, who eventually ended fifth behind Luca Marini of VR46 Ducati.T...
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Francesco Bagnaia wins first ever MotoGP sprint | Racing News – Times of India

Reigning world champion Francesco Bagnaia on Saturday became the first rider to win the newly-introduced MotoGP sprint race at the season-opening Portuguese Grand Prix. Bagnaia clinched the sprint with a last-lap overtake and earned 12 points to move to the top of the rider's standings ahead of the race on Sunday.Introduced this season in a bid to make the sport more entertaining, sprints will be run a day before the race and are approximately 50% of the full distance, which was 12 laps around the Portimao circuit.Marc Marquez stunned the field when he took pole position in qualifying earlier with the help of a slipstream, but his Honda was no match for the Ducatis whose straight-line speed helped Bagnaia take the lead in the opening lap.A slightly different ceremony! 😎@PeccoBagnaia rec...