MotoGP Qatar: Marc Marquez returns to victory. Viñales surprises, Bagnaia on podium

Marc Marquez returns to victory: the Spanish centaur of Ducati triumphs in Qatar after 11 years and returns to the lead of the MotoGP championship standings at the end of a hard-fought race. Also on the podium were a surprising Maverick Viñales on an Aprilia and Pecco Bagnaia, who was good at coming back from’11th place. Fourth place for Franco Morbidelli, in the lead for the first part of the race. Jorge Martin crashed, Alex Marquez seventh.

The first half of the race is characterized by Franco Morbidelli’s excellent performance: the VR46 centaur takes a great start and finds himself leading the race. Behind, a real tussle for second place broke out between Marc Marquez, Maverick Viñales and Pecco Bagnaia, who quickly climbed up from’eleventh place.

The race was characterized by a great performance by Franco Morbidelli.

After half the race, Morbidelli dropped and was overtaken in’order by Viñales, Marquez and Bagnaia. The Aprilia rider struggles to resist the pressure of the Catalan and with 7 laps to go he goes wide, allowing the number 93 to tuck him in. It’s a fatal mistake for the’former Yamaha, and Marquez sprints to victory. Bagnaia takes third place.

Returning world champion Jorge Martin fell with nine laps to go (immediately to the medical center for a back injury), while there will be no shortage of controversy over Alex Marquez’s collision with Fabio Di Giannantonio, out of the points.

Order of finish (top 10)
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Marc Marquez
Vinales
Bagnaia
Morbidelli
Zarco
Aldeguer
Alex Marquez
Quartararo
Acosta
Bezzecchi