Sprint Race
FRANCESCO BAGNAIA (DUCATI Lenovo Team) qualified on pole in the qualifying session. Starting in second and third place respectively were Alex Rins (LCR Honda Castrol) and Luca Marini (Mooney VR46 Racing). Rins got a perfect launch at the start of the sprint as he took the holeshot into Turn One. Bagnaia battled with Rins and was able to take the lead, passing him on the back straight. Aleix Espargaro (Aprilia Racing) and Fabio Quartararo (Monster Energy Yamaha) had also made superb starts and were in P3 and P4 respectively. While Rins was chasing Bagnaia at the front, he braked a little too late at Turn 12, allowing Espargaro through to gain second. Quartararo also tried to take advantage of this situation but ended up making contact with Rins, thus not being able to make the move stick.
Two laps later, Jorge Martin (Prima Pramac Racing) joined the battle at the front as he passed Quartararo to move into P4 after having started 12th on the grid. A little later, Quartararo was also passed by Alex Márquez (Gresini Racing). Half a lap later, Quartararo crashed out of the race and re-joined in P21.
At this point, Bagnaia started to stretch out his lead and was over a second ahead with eight laps to go. He then continued to push and, towards the end, secured victory with a lead of 2.5 seconds. The battle for P2 was between Aleix Espargaro and Rins. Rins was all over the rear wheel of the Aprilia, while the Ducatis of Martin and Márquez were battling for fourth.
This story is from the May 2023 edition of Bike India.
Start your 7-day Magzter GOLD free trial to access thousands of curated premium stories, and 8,500+ magazines and newspapers.
Already a subscriber ? Sign In
This story is from the May 2023 edition of Bike India.
Start your 7-day Magzter GOLD free trial to access thousands of curated premium stories, and 8,500+ magazines and newspapers.
Already a subscriber? Sign In
Bagnaia Stamps His Authority
The 2024 MotoGP World Championship starts where it was left off as Francesco Bagnaia reminds the field why he is the reigning world champion
Apaches on a Go-kart Track
TVS invited us to their Apache Racing Experience GP. We had a lot of fun and we also learned a lot. Here is how the experience was
A Visit to Harley's Indian Home
It is always fascinating to watch things being put together. This time we got to watch X440s come to life in the \"Garden Factory\"
A Classic Re-energized
Kinetic Green launched the E-Luna recently and we just got our hands on one. We took it around town and here is what we feel about it
Almost Perfect
Anyone thinking of upgrading to a 600-cc-plus motorcycle must ride the Kawasaki Ninja 500 at least once
Xtremely Convenient
We had a ride on the Hero Xtreme 125R a few months ago at the time of its launch in Jaipur, Rajasthan. Of late we had an opportunity to test it out on our roads and here is how the ride went off
The Process of Elimination
The Kawasaki Eliminator has little competition, for it has always belonged to its own niche. We do not see other manufacturers bunging sport bike engines into cruiser chassis, do we?
Reincarnation
The first Super Duke arrived in 2005. Some 12 years after its demise, that magic \"990\" capacity returns to the fray. This time not as a Super Duke-only the gargantuan 1390 gets the \"Super\" tag these days-but simply as the 990 Duke. Here is how our first ride went off
Singularly Purposeful
Ducati produce a road-going single-cylinder for the first time in half a century and enter the supermoto class with intent
2024 Husqvarna Svartpilen 801
Drops All Pretence of Being an Off-roader