Frenchman closed the gap in the final laps, as SA's Brad Binder recovers to ninth after starting 17th
From left: Second-placed Fabio Quartararo, first-placed Francesco Bagnaia and third-placed Enea Bastianini. Picture: REUTERSsurvived a late charge from world championship leader Fabio Quartararo to win the San Marino Grand Prix on Sunday and claim a second consecutive MotoGP victory.led by 2.7 seconds at one stage before Quartararo closed the gap in the final laps, cutting the Italian’s advantage to two-tenths of a second.
Rookie Enea Bastianini of Avintia Ducati enjoyed a superb race to secure a debut podium finish after starting 12th on the grid. Repsol Honda’s Marc Marquez finished fourth.
“Two victories in a row is incredible for me. I was struggling to win my first race … there was something missing. Now I’m very happy.”“There were a few moments where I closed the gap, but Pecco [was on another level today … but we did the job today because we still have a good lead in the championship,” he said.SA’s Brad Binder finished ninth after qualifying 17th on his KTM.
Former world champion Valentino Rossi finished a disappointing 17th for Petronas Yamaha and reigning world champion Joan Mir of Spain came sixth on his Suzuki.
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