An unrelenting Marc Marquez edged championship leader Jorge Martin in a titanic battle at the Australian MotoGP Sunday, with Francesco Bagnaia relegated to third.With 10 laps to go, Martin was just 0.225sec clear of Marquez with Bagnaia drifting 1.7sec behind.
Spain's Jorge Martin extended his championship lead to 16 points over title rival Francesco Bagnaia on Saturday after leading from start to finish in a windswept Australian MotoGP sprint race.- Unstoppable Martin - Ducati star Bagnaia won the sprint and main event in Japan two weeks ago to close the championship gap with Martin to just 10 points.
Championship leader Jorge Martin powered to a dominant pole position Saturday for the Australian MotoGP sprint race and grand prix with chief title rival Francesco Bagnaia starting from fifth.Martin leads Bagnaia by 10 points in the standings with four race weekends left after the Italian won both sprint and MotoGP in Japan a fortnight ago.
Marc Marquez topped the timesheets in weather-disrupted practice for the Australian MotoGP on Friday with championship leader Jorge Martin recovering from a tumble to go fourth fastest.Marquez set the early pace before being dethroned by Maverick Vinales with 10 minutes left, but he roared back to take top spot as Martin and Bagnaia threatened.