Jorge Martin won a crash-filled Indonesia MotoGP on Sunday to extend his championship lead, while closest rival Francesco Bagnaia limited the damage by claiming the final podium place.There was an intense all-Italian battle for the final podium place between Bagnaia, Enea Bastianini, Franco Morbidelli and Marcho Bezzecchi.
Francesco Bagnaia won a dramatic Indonesia MotoGP sprint race on Saturday, capitalising on an early crash by championship leader Jorge Martin to halve the Spaniard's lead to 12 points at the top of the standings.A win in the sprint would have guaranteed Martin the championship lead leaving heading into next week's Japan MotoGP, the first of five remaining race weekends in the 2024 season.
Jorge Martin grabbed pole position on Saturday for the weekend's Indonesia MotoGP sprint and Grand Prix with a scintillating lap record, as the championship leader aims to widen the gap to his title rivals.MotoGP returned to Indonesia in 2022 for the first time since 1997, at a new venue on the resort island of Lombok. jfx/dh