{"id":7505,"date":"2023-09-24T23:00:14","date_gmt":"2023-09-24T23:00:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/bezzecchi-wins-indian-motogp-the-express-tribune\/"},"modified":"2023-09-24T23:00:14","modified_gmt":"2023-09-24T23:00:14","slug":"bezzecchi-wins-indian-motogp-the-express-tribune","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/bezzecchi-wins-indian-motogp-the-express-tribune\/","title":{"rendered":"Bezzecchi wins Indian MotoGP | The Express Tribune"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\nGREATER NOIDA:
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Pole-starter Marco Bezzecchi won India’s inaugural MotoGP in a near-flawless race on Sunday, but world champion Francesco Bagnaia<\/a> crashed out after slipping on a turn.<\/p>\n

Jorge Martin, who won Saturday’s sprint race, just held on for second spot with Fabio Quartararo a close third at the Buddh International Circuit.<\/p>\n

Italy’s Bezzecchi, on a Ducati-VR46, won his third race of the season and punched the air in celebration.<\/p>\n

But it was heartbreak for Bagnaia, who lost control of his Ducati and the bike went for a somersault.<\/p>\n

The Italian still leads the world championship but saw his lead cut at the top.<\/p>\n

Spain’s Martin, his nearest challenger in the title tussle, was given a scare by Quartararo<\/a> in a dramatic last lap that had the number two and three fighting hard.<\/p>\n

Martin had a strong start to the race, jumping into the lead from his second position on the grid, with Bagnaia and Bezzecchi second and third.<\/p>\n

Bezzecchi soon went past Bagnaia with a clean overtake at a corner and kept up the pace to increase the gap to over three seconds in the first five laps.<\/p>\n

Martin edged out Bagnaia as the competition for second and third spot remained tight, while fourth-placed Marc Marquez slipped on turn one of the sixth lap to slide down the order.<\/p>\n

Bagnaia, known as “Pecco”, found space on lap 13 and squeezed past Martin, before his race met a premature and painful end.<\/p>\n

The race belonged after that to Bezzecchi, who came in as one of the favourites after he scorched the track in qualifying.<\/p>\n

The race was trimmed by three laps to 21 after riders complained about heat and humidity in Friday’s practice sessions.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n