MotoGP Japanese GP: Marquez Beats Martin in Early Duel to Close Points Gap
- Marc Marquez won the Japanese MotoGP at Motegi after overtaking pole-sitter Jorge Martin on lap 11.
- The victory reduced Martin’s championship lead to two points, with six events remaining.
- Marquez also won Saturday’s sprint race, completing a weekend double and earning his sixth Grand Prix win of the season.
- Marco Bezzecchi finished third, Enea Bastianini fourth, and Ai Ogura sixth.
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The MotoGP class of the World Championship was won by Spaniard Marc Marquez (Ducati), who beat rival Jorge Martin (Aprilia) by 1.363 seconds at the Motegi circuit.
Marco Bezzecchi (Aprilia) climbed on the third step of the podium, resisting Enea Bastianini (KTM-Tech3) in the last two laps. Martin took an excellent turn from pole position and kept his place ahead of Marc Marquez, unlike on Saturday when he was surprised at the second turn. Both riders broke out in the front and in the 11th lap, Marquez got into the first opening by making the inside of Martin to take the lead in the race. "The race was diff…
Marc Marquez wins the Japanese Grand Prix. The Ducati rider won the MotoGP World Championship in Montegi, crossing the finish line first in front of Jorge Martin's two Aprilias, who started from pole position, and Marco Bezzecchi. Marquez, after winning the Sprint on Saturday, is then repeated in the race [...] The MotoGP article in Japan, Marc Marquez wins ahead of Martin and Bezzecchi's Aprilia | Order of arrival and overall classification com…
The pulse between the two Spaniards for the title leaves both separated by only two points in the general ranking after the triumph of Ducati
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