Pecco Bagnaia won the Sprint race of the Indonesian Grand Prix, marking his second consecutive victory in this format and the ninth of his career. The Ducati rider, who started from fourth position, took advantage of a mistake by poleman Jorge Martin to take the lead in the opening laps of the Mandalika circuit.
While Martin fell a few turns after the start, bagnaia was able to capitalize on this opportunity and impose a sustained pace. Behind him, Enea Bastianini drove a remarkable race despite a complicated start and a mistake at Turn 1. The Italian driver came back strongly, finishing just 0,107 seconds behind his teammate, sealing a one-two for the team Ducati.
Marc Marquez, meanwhile, made a spectacular comeback from 12th place. The eight-time world champion made an explosive start and was already in fifth position at the first corner. He eventually gave up second place to bastianini at the end of the race, but took a well-deserved podium after a complicated start to the weekend.
Marco Bezzecchi, who had the means to fight for the podium, was the victim of late braking while in second position. He finished fourth, just ahead of Franco Morbidelli, a solid fifth on his Pramac Ducati. Peter Acosta, best representative of KTM, finished in sixth position, confirming his consistency among the leading drivers.
Maverick Vinales is the only pilot Aprilia to score points, finishing seventh, while Johann zarco Honda LCR took a fine eighth place, showing encouraging signs of progress for the Japanese brand. Fabio DiGiannantonio completes the top 9, being the last to score points in this Sprint race.
George Martin, after his initial fall, managed to climb back up to tenth place, without however collecting any points, a poor performance which reduced his lead in the championship. 24 to 12 points on bagnaia. bastianini retains third place overall, 50 points behind Martin, While Marquez, fourth, remains in ambush at 53 points.
fabio quartararo, who seemed able to fight in the top six, finally finished 12th, just behind Jack Miller et Brad Binder, both on KTM. Luca marini, struggling with his Repsol Honda, finished 18th, far from the leaders.
This Sunday's long race promises to be crucial for the championship fight. Martin Will he be able to bounce back after this setback, or bagnaia Will he continue on his momentum to narrow the gap even further? Answer during the Indonesian Grand Prix of a Sunday, here is the program!
2024 MotoGP Indonesian Grand Prix Schedule
Sunday, September 29
Warm Up MotoGP 04-40
Moto3 race 06:00 p.m.
Moto2 race 07:15 p.m.
MotoGP race 09:00
MotoGP, Indonesia: Starting Grid
MotoGP, Indonesia Sprint: ranking
