MotoGp, Sprint Argentina: Marc Marquez lays down the law, Pecco Bagnaia on the podium

MotoGp, Sprint Argentina: 1° Marc Marquez, 2° Alex Marquez, 3° Pecco Bagnaia

It ends with Marc Marquez’s success in the MotoGp Sprint Race at the Termas de Rio Hondo circuit in Argentina. The Catalan rider of the Ducati Lenovo team, who had dominated all the timed sessions, confirms the extraordinary period of form at this start of the season, never surrendering first place over the course of the twelve laps on the program.

The podium of the Sprint è entirely of Ducati brand: in second place there'è in fact, Alex Marquez, who with the Desmosedici GP-24 of Team Gresini finished nine tenths from his brother, while behind him, thoughé slightly moreé delayed, è came Pecco Bagnaia, who compared to his teammate and race winner closed with 3"859 of delay.

As many as four Italians are in the first seven positions: behind Bagnaia there'è in fact, the Frenchman Johann Zarco (Castrol Honda LCR), able to anticipate a triptych of centaurs from the Bel Paese with Fabio Di Giannantonio (Pertamina Enduro VR46 on Desmosedici GP-25) fourth, ahead of Marco Bezzecchi (Aprilia Racing) and Franco Morbidelli (Pertamina Enduro VR46 on Desmosedici GP-24).

Closing the points zone are two Spaniards, Joan Mir on Honda and Petro Acosta on KTM, who complete the race in eighth and ninth place. In the top 10 there'è also Fabio Quartararo on Yamaha, but tenth place does not give; points in the short races on Saturday. As for the other Italians, thirteenth place for Luca Marini (Honda), fourteenth for Enea Basinanini (KTM), retired for technical problems Lorenzo Savadori (Aprilia).

In the overall standings Marc Marquez è full points with 49 points, behind him is his brother Alex at 38, while Pecco Bagnaia è third with 30 points.