The Madrid native finishes second and now only has a ten-point lead over the Italian
MADRID, 30 Jun. (EUROPA PRESS) –
The Italian rider Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati) has won this Sunday the MotoGP race of the Grand Prix of the Netherlands, the eighth round of the motorcycling World Championship, ahead of the Spanish Jorge Martín (Ducati), who sees his number reduced distance in the general classification on the transalpine.
As throughout the weekend, ‘Pecco’ showed in Assen that he is in a sweet moment; at an unattainable pace, at no time did he see his victory in danger this Sunday, heading a podium in which he was accompanied by the Madrid native and the also Italian Enea Bastianini (Ducati).
With this result, he has won his second consecutive double and five consecutive races, counting the sprints. Despite everything, Martín remains at the top of the overall standings in the premier class with 200 points, ten more than the Italian (190), and Marc Márquez (Ducati), who finished fourth on Sunday but fell to tenth place due to incorrect tyre pressure, is third with 142 points.
As soon as the traffic lights went out, Bagnaia began to pull to try to get away from Martín, who managed to retain second place while the fight for third place broke out behind him; Just two laps after the start, Marc Márquez (Ducati) managed to displace Maverick Viñales (Aprilia) from the podium positions.
The Italian Fabio di Giannantonio (Ducati) joined the fight and placed third a few laps later, establishing the front positions at the halfway point of the race. Pedro Acosta (KTM) and Enea Bastianini (Ducati) were also encouraged, and the transalpine waited for his opportunity to climb to the last place with only five laps remaining.
Up front, ‘Pecco’ increased his lead over the rider from San Sebastián de los Reyes to secure his 23rd victory in the premier class and his third consecutive win at Assen, which brings him closer to his main rival in the championship standings.
Marc Márquez managed to finish fourth, but his penalty for incorrect tyre pressure condemned him to tenth place. Viñales, who finished fifth, lost a place for exceeding the track limits, but thanks to the penalty from the rider from Cervera he retained fifth place. Pedro Acosta, who was riding in the points, saw them slip away after crashing on the last lap.
Additionally, Alex Márquez (Ducati) was seventh, just ahead of Raúl Fernández (Aprilia), and Augusto Fernández (KTM) finished fourteenth. Finally, Alex Rins (Yamaha) suffered a fall on the first lap, while Joan Mir (Repsol Honda) was also unable to finish the event.
2024-06-30 13:01:08
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