Jorge Martin emerged victorious in a tense grand prix where tyre preservation was crucial, holding off Brad Binder and Francesco Bagnaia in a thrilling battle for the win. Martin's victory narrows the gap between him and Bagnaia to just 13 points in the championship standings.
In a strategic 26-lap grand prix where tyre preservation was crucial, Martin, Binder and Bagnaia engaged in a tense dice over the final laps for victory. Having briefly lost the lead on lap 23, Martin came back through again on Binder on the penultimate tour and held firm on the final lap to score his fourth grand prix victory of the season.
Bagnaia tried a daring raid around the outside of the pair of them on the brakes into the final corner, but couldn’t pull it off, remaining third. Martin didn’t allow Binder another chance to come through on the final lap and took the chequered flag to complete the double in Thailand. On the final lap, Binder ran onto the green run-off area on the exit of Turn 5, which copped him a one-place penalty at the chequered flag, promoting Bagnaia to second. With 0.
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