The reigning double world champion led from begin to end on the Assen circuit to win the Dutch Bike Grand Prix.
Francesco Bagnaia claimed his third consecutive Dutch MotoGP forward of championship chief Jorge Martin to slender the hole to 10 factors in his quest for a 3rd straight world title.
Bagnaia’s manufacturing unit Ducati teammate, Enea Bastianini, accomplished the rostrum at Assen on Sunday.
Polesitter Bagnaia led from the begin to experience a flawless race, capping a memorable weekend after he additionally claimed victory in Saturday’s dash race.
After giving a using masterclass, the rider from Turin stated “It’s unbelievable.
“I needed to push from the beginning and struggling a bit from the rear tyre. However lap-by-lap I improved.”
“We had been very quick, very exact… I’m very happy,” added Bagnaia, who twice broke the Assen monitor file over the weekend.
The weekend’s win in Assen once more additionally highlighted Ducati’s dominance within the producer’s championship standings, delivering the fifth full Ducati podium in a row.
Bagnaia’s race by no means regarded unsure as each he and Martin opened a large hole over the remainder of the sector within the opening laps of the race.
All through the race, Martin stayed inside 5 seconds of the chief across the 4.5km (2.8-mile) monitor. He made a ultimate push to reel within the Bagnaia, however was unable to get shut sufficient to problem, ultimately trailing the Italian over the end line by 3.68 seconds.
“On the finish of the race I had nothing left. I attempted my very best to catch him,” Martin stated.
The true battle was for third place, which become a titanic wrestle between Bastianini, Aprilia’s Maverick Vinales, Marc Marquez on a Gresini Ducati and Fabio Di Giannantonio on a VR46 Ducati.
After rounds of racing ping-pong, Bastianini handed Vinales with 4 laps to go and held the third spot to the chequered flag forward of the Spaniard.
The riders now gear up for subsequent week’s German MotoGP at Sachsenring.
Martin now leads the 2024 MotoGP World Championship standings with 200 factors after eight of 21 rounds. Bagnaia is subsequent greatest on 190 factors, adopted by Marquez on 149.