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    'Emotional' Martin defies Bagnaia to claim first MotoGP world championship

    Spaniard Jorge Martin produced an ice-cool ride to finish third in the season-ending Barcelona GP on Sunday, which was good enough to secure him a first MotoGP world championship title."But today is for Jorge who did a very good season. 

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    Martin denies Bagnaia to win first MotoGP world championship

    Spanish rider Jorge Martin claimed his first MotoGP world championship title after finishing third in the season-ending Barcelona GP on Sunday. Bagnaia, however, has finished the season in blistering form, his victory in Barcelona giving him his fourth win over the final five races of the season. 

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    Bagnaia wins Barcelona MotoGP sprint to take season to final race

    Francesco Bagnaia produced a commanding performance to win Saturday's sprint at the Barcelona MotoGP, ensuring that the battle for the world championship title would go to the last race of the season.Bagnaia arrived in Barcelona with a 24-point deficit and knowing that he effectively needed to win both the sprint and the grand prix to have any chance of denying Martin a first world title. 

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    Bagnaia on pole for Barcelona MotoGP, Martin fourth

    Francesco Bagnaia took his third successive pole position, his sixth of the season, as he booked his place on Saturday at the head of the grid for this weekend's Barcelona MotoGP.  The Italian, who goes into the final weekend of the season 24 points behind championship leader Jorge Martin, did all he could to lay the pressure on the Spaniard who will start on the second row in fourth. Bagnaia needs to win the sprint later on Saturday to have any realistic hopes in Sunday's grand prix of overhaul