Jorge Martin gained the MotoGP World Championship race Sunday at Mandalika Worldwide Road Circuit, in Indonesia. Using his Prima Pramac Racing Ducati Desmosedici on Michelin management tires, the Spaniard gained the 27-lap race by 1.404 seconds.
It was Martin’s third full-length race win of the season however his first since his victory at Le Mans in Could. The win prolonged his lead within the MotoGP World Championship level standings to 21.
Rookie sensation Pedro Acosta was the runner-up on his Crimson Bull GASGAS Tech3 machine.
Two-time and defending World Champion Francesco Bagnaia positioned third on his Lenovo Workforce Ducati.
Martin’s teammate Franco Morbidelli put in one other robust exhibiting with fourth.
Marco Bezzecchi took fifth on his Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Workforce Ducati.
Extra, from a press launch issued by Dorna:
Martin makes Sunday assertion as Bagnaia’s late surge salvages podium
The #89 storms to victory on Sunday as Acosta returns to the rostrum, Bagnaia clinches third, Bastianini crashes out and Marquez suffers a technical situation in Indonesia
Sunday, 29 September 2024
Jorge Martin (Prima Pramac Racing) stormed to glory on the Pertamina Grand Prix of Indonesia, with the #89 taking his first Sunday win because the French GP. ‘The Martinator’ regarded unstoppable, claiming his first victory on the Pertamina Mandalika Worldwide Circuit after crashing out of the GP in each 2022 and 2023, in addition to within the Tissot Dash this season. Martin took a helpful 25 factors in his Championship cost, extending his benefit from 12 to 21 as key rival Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati Lenovo Workforce) got here dwelling third after a late cost.
Between the 2, Pedro Acosta (Crimson Bull GASGAS Tech3) pushed Martin arduous within the early phases earlier than being pressured to accept second, however shifting as much as fifth total.
At first, Martin made the dream launch, incomes himself clear observe forward with Enea Bastianini (Ducati Lenovo Workforce) in chase. In the meantime, Bagnaia struggled on the opening lap, dropping to fourth earlier than Marco Bezzecchi (Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Workforce) and Franco Morbidelli (Prima Pramac Racing) discovered their method by – dropping the Italian to sixth.
In the meantime, it was a dramatic first lap, with Jack Miller (Crimson Bull KTM Manufacturing unit Racing), Alex Marquez (Gresini Racing MotoGP™), Aleix Espargaro (Aprilia Racing) and Luca Marini (Repsol Honda Workforce) crashing at Flip 3. The FIM MotoGP™ Stewards investigated the incident, with no additional motion taken.
Marc Marquez (Gresini Racing MotoGP™) was unable to repeat his magical Dash launch, however the #93 nonetheless made floor within the opening phases. Marc Marquez began in twelfth and was quickly in seventh – setting sights on Bagnaia.
On the entrance, Martin set a red-hot tempo, setting the quickest lap of the Grand Prix and increasing his hole to 1.333s. In the meantime, Acosta was on the assault, leaping into second place forward of a charging Morbidelli in a powerful transfer for the rookie.
Fabio Di Giannantonio (Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Workforce) had an intense battle with Marc Marquez within the first 9 laps. Nevertheless, every thing unfolded for the Italian, shedding the entrance on the technical Flip 10 – dropping Di Giannantonio to seventeenth. In the meantime, Marc Marquez’ Championship probabilities then suffered an enormous blow, with technical points dropping the #93 out of rivalry on Lap 12 as he pulled off, bike on fireplace.
Behind Martin and Acosta, the battle for the rostrum then actually started with Morbidelli, Bastianini, Bezzecchi and Bagnaia locked collectively on the circuit. Bastianini tried to overhaul on Lap 16 earlier than the important thing transfer got here on Lap 17 – selling ‘The Beast’ to 3rd. It was then some unimaginable tempo unleashed from Bastianini, edging nearer at each sector to the leaders.
Bastianini’s rhythm was sensational, however then all of it got here aside with a crash on the entry to Flip 1 on Lap 21 – rider OK. It was an enormous blow for the #23, dropping over 70 factors behind Martin within the Championship as simply 12 riders remained within the Indonesian Grand Prix, solely two of whom have been prime title contenders.
Bagnaia’s momentum constructed from there on out, choosing off Bezzecchi on Lap 22 earlier than the transfer got here for third place on Lap 23 – demoting Morbidelli to fourth. Acosta was an extra three seconds up the street, a troublesome activity for even a two-time MotoGP™ World Champion.
Within the closing phases, Martin had a two-second benefit, controlling the tempo and the race on the entrance. The #89 was unstoppable on the ultimate lap, main the cost and storming to victory by 1.404s over rookie Acosta. In the meantime, Bagnaia took a helpful third, bagging some factors which might show to be essential.
Fourth place was taken by Morbidelli, with the Italian exhibiting a seamless to his spectacular type. The #21 claimed the bragging rights over Bezzecchi, who rounded out the highest 5 spots as Maverick Viñales (Aprilia Racing) crossed the road an extra 4.558s behind in sixth and ended the day as the highest Aprilia rider. In the meantime, Fabio Quartararo (Monster Power Yamaha MotoGP™) pulled off one other gorgeous trip, ending in seventh for the third GP in a row, beating Brad Binder (Crimson Bull KTM Manufacturing unit Racing) to the road.
Johann Zarco landed a ninth-place end on an unimaginable day for the CASTROL Honda LCR squad, Honda’s better of the season up to now. The Frenchman completed forward of Raul Fernandez (Trackhouse Racing), who took the ultimate spot inside the highest 10. Additional again, Alex Rins (Monster Power Yamaha MotoGP™) took eleventh after an attritional day which noticed Takaaki Nakagami (IDEMITSU Honda LCR) demoted to twelfth after a 16 second penalty as a consequence of tyre strain.
After an unbelievable weekend in Indonesia, we head to the long-lasting Mobility Resort Motegi for the Motul Grand Prix of Japan, and with the Championship battle in full movement. Is it now a two-horse chase or are there extra twists and turns simply across the nook? Be sure to be a part of us because the world’s most fun sport returns in only one week!
