Indian MotoGP: Marco Bezzecchi wins as Francesco Bagnaia makes huge error

Marco Bezzecchi has won the first-ever Indian MotoGP while Francesco Bagnaia lost second place when he crashed out shortly after overtaking title rival Jorge Martin. 
Marco Bezzecchi, Ducati MotoGP Buddh 2023
Marco Bezzecchi, Ducati MotoGP Buddh 2023

After another sensational start it ⛎was Martin who took the lead away from Bezzecchi.

Bagnaia also came 😼through as he applied pressure to Martin heading into turn three.

Pushing his luck under braking, Martin ran wide which then allowed Bagnaia and Bezzecchi to get ahead of 🍰the Pramac rider.

Bezzecchi, who was the fastest rider in yesterday’s sprint, wast▨ed no time in taking the le𓂃ad as he dove to the inside of Bagnaia at the final corner. 

Bagnaia tried to respond on the exit of the corner but Bezzec🌼chi managed to find enough traction to stay ahead. The Italian then put the hammer down as he began gapping the world champion. 

After spending two laps tied up behind Bagnaia, Mart♛in finally made his way through which put the series leader under pressಞure from Marc Marquez. 

However, the pressure then eased as Marquez lost the front-end of his Honda at turn one on l꧋ap six. 

Following Martin along the main straight, Bagnaia madꦺe an error under braking as he nearly clipped ꦺthe rear of Martin. 

Despite pushing his GP23 to the limit, Martin was continuing to shed time to race lea💙der Bezzecchi, as the Italian was 3.8 seconds clear on lap 10.

Running behind Brad Binder in seventh, Aleix Espargaro suffered a s🔥econd non-finish after a gearbox issue resulted in him being stuck in seco♋nd gear. 

At the front, Bagnaia was shaping up for an overtake on Martin for second as th🧸e Pramac rider began to struggle for grip.

But after a💧 brilliant move at turn nine, Bagnaia suddenly crashed out after losing the front-end of 🍰his machine. 

Martin’s race was not entirely smooth-sailing following Bagnaia’s mistake as his lea𝔉t👍hers came undone.

Martin then lost a full second as 🧔he attempted to zip his Alpinestars suit back up with four lap⛎s to go.

The Spaniard managed to immediately p🐎ut time back into Quartararo, however a mistake on the final lap saw Quartararo come through. 

Martin then responded two corners later with a very bold move around the outside of𒐪 Quartararo, as the pair nearly collided.

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