A⛎fter both making good launches, Martin dove to the inside for title rival Bagnaia as contact was made heading into turn one.

Luca Marini led from🐭 pole with Alex Marquez second, however, the slowest starting Ducati was Fabio Di Giannantonio who dropped from second to sixth.

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There was coꦦntact again on lap two as Martin put a bi❀g move on Bagnaia for third, before the world champion lost fourth to Di Giannantonio. 

At the front, Marquez attempted to take the lead for the first 𒀰time but Marini fought🎶 straight back to keep the lead. 

The fastest riders on circuit, Martin and Di Giannantonio immediately caught the top two while Marc Maꦚrquez was shoved from sixth to ninth after contact from Brad Binder. 

After failing to make his second ൲attempt at taking the lead stick on lap five, Marquez lost second to a charging Martin. 

Before lap five was over, Martin took the lꦰead at the first time of asking as he dove to the inside of Marini at the final corner🔥. 

Trying to win his first race in MotoGP, Di Giannantonio tried to follow Martin after coming through on Marini on lap six♕. 

Clear of Marini, Di Giannanton𒈔io’s first lap in clean air was a quick one as he gained two tenths on Martin to reduce the lead to three tenths. 

D꧒espite intense pressure from the Gresini rider, Martin held strong to🐷 take victory and close to within seven points of Bagnaia. 

The reigning world c🍎hampion💞 was only fifth as he held off Maverick Vinales, who was the first non Ducati finisher.