Jorge Martín won the MotoGP Sprint race at Sachsenring. The Madrid native cut Pecco Bagnaia’s streak and is now the leader with a 15-point advantage over the Italian. Good comeback from Marc Márquez with a final pass to Viñales to be sixth.
Aleix Espargaró did not run, goes down due to pain in his right hand, due to his accident in Assen. Stephen Bradl, Honda tester, competed as a guest.
The temperature was very high, with 29 degrees in the environment and up to 43 on the asphalt. There was sun, few clouds and light wind. For this reason, they all came out with the hard front rubber and the soft rear rubber.
In the start, Martín went a little long in the initial corner and Bagnaia took controlor, also surpassing Oliveira, who was second. Raúl was fourth, with Viñales, fifth and Marc, tenth. Acosta, only 14th.
Martinator didn’t want Pecco to run away and rebasó to Oliveira after the first step across the finish line.
Jorge tried to repeat that maneuver in turn 1, but slipped slightly and the ‘1’ maintained first place. That did not slow down the Madrid native, who He launched himself and surpassed the Turin native shortly. Oliveira saw some signs of weakness in the current champion and he also overtook him.
Bastianini, Once again, he went further: he overtook Raúl and Viñales to place fourth.
Marc suffered, but, in the end, he was able to leave Binder behind. The two had been able to handle Álex Márquez who was suffering. Bagnaia received a penalty notice for stepping into a green area.
The ’93’ was ‘warming up’ and he did an interior to Raúl to surpass that of the Trackhouse in the angle of entry to the finish line. He was already seventh, while Fernández was behind.
A quartet was set up in front, with Martinator, Oliveira, Bagnaia and Bastianini. They quickly opened a sidereal distance with Morbidelliwhich had surpassed Vinales.
The eldest of the Márquezs did a ‘saved’ in turn 1. He did not fall, but his disadvantage to Maverick was again more than a second.
With five laps left, Martín opened a gap with the Portuguese, who was trying to keep the two official Ducati at bay.
Pedro Acosta He had reached tenth position, but had to go through the gravel with his GasGas and dropped to last place.
Marc tried to overtake Viñales when braking for Turn 1, but he went too far and the man from Roses maintained the position. Then, ’93’ was thrown in the final corner and passed Maverick to finish sixth by three thousandths.
From above, Martin controlled to win and change the trend in the World Cup. The leader once again increases his income. Oliveira was second and Bagnaia, third, because Bastiniani did not even attack. Morbidelli, fifth. Álex Márquez scratched a point.
