UPDATED: Bagnaia leads Ducati clean sweep in Italian Grand Prix
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Ducati’s Francesco Bagnaia extended his lead at the top of the championship after he rode to victory at his home Italian Grand Prix on Sunday for his second sprint and race double of the season.
Bagnaia was joined on the podium by the two Pramac Racing riders Jorge Martin and Johann Zarco while VR46 Racing’s Luca Marini was fourth, as four Ducatis finished in the top four in their home race in Mugello.
Honda’s six-times world champion Marc Marquez started on the front row but crashed on lap six while his brother Alex also slid into the gravel when he was in a good position to finish third.
Italian rider Francesco Bagnaia of Ducati Lenovo Team celebrates his win in the Sprint of the Motorcycling Grand Prix of Italy at the Mugello circuit in Scarperia, Italy. EPA-EFE/CLAUDIO GIOVANNINI
Meanwhile, Spanish rider Daniel Holgado of Red Bull KTM Tech3 celebrated his first place on the podium after winning the Moto3 race of the Motorcycling Grand Prix of Italy at the Mugello circuit in Scarperia, central Italy, 11 June 2023.
Holgado now leads the way in the rider’s points by a stiff 36 ahead of Masia, with Ortola a further six adrift heading into next weekend’s contest at the Sachsenring in Germany.
