Marquez wins Japanese GP sprint to close in on Martin
Marquez took the lead on lap 1 and held off a late challenge as Martin fell to third after a track-limits penalty.
- On Saturday, Ducati rider Marc Marquez won the Japanese Grand Prix sprint at Motegi, seizing the lead at Turn 1 and narrowing his championship deficit to 7 points against leader Jorge Martin.
- Michelin introduced an expanded tyre allocation of three front and three rear options, including a reinforced rear construction, to address technical uncertainties posed by Motegi's newly resurfaced track.
- Race stewards demoted championship leader Jorge Martin and Enea Bastianini for exceeding track limits on the final lap, promoting Diogo Moreira to second place; HRC wildcard Takaaki Nakagami withdrew after a Friday practice crash that fractured his collarbone.
- Martin will start Sunday's main race from pole position, aiming to defend his 7-point championship lead against Marquez as the series enters a demanding overseas swing of five races in six weeks.
- As the season nears its conclusion, the championship battle between Aprilia rider Martin and reigning nine-time world champion Marquez will likely hinge on consistency across these high-stakes events in the demanding overseas stretch.
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The Spanish motorcyclist won the MotoGP sprint race for the Japanese Grand Prix at the Motegi circuit and moved closer to the world championship leader.
نُشر هذا المقال أولاً عبر Cedarnews.net. لمتابعة المزيد من الأخبار والتقارير الحصرية، زورونا على موقعنا. Marc Marquez took a confident victory in Saturday's Japanese GP sprint. The Ducati driver did not hesitate and "instinctively" attacked Jorge Martin already in. تم نشر هذا الخبر عبر موقع Cedarnews الإخباري. للاطلاع على مزيد من الأخبار العاجلة والتقارير الحصرية، زوروا موقعنا الرسمي.
Ducati's wins Motegi's Sprint and is placed at seven points of Jorge Martín, who finished second but was sanctioned and lost a post
Motorcycle superstar Marc Marquez won the MotoGP sprint for the Grand Prix of Japan in Motegi on Saturday. The Spanish Ducati driver won ahead of the Brazilian Diogo Moreira (Honda) and World Championship leader Jorge Martin (Aprilia). We show the highlights of the sprint in cooperation with ServusTV (see above)! World champion Marquez got closer to his fellow countryman Martin in the overall classification and with 306 points only seven points …
He added his seventh victory in the short race and cut five points for the Aprilia rider, who was penalized for stepping on the green zone in the last round. More information: Jorge Martín presses Marc Márquez and achieves a pole of record in Motegi.
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