Enea Bastianini barged past Jorge Martin on the final lap to take a controversial win in the MotoGP Emilia Romagna Grand Prix, while Francesco Bagnaia crashed out.
Italian rider Enea Bastianini celebrates on the podium after the MotoGP Pramac Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix at the Misano World Circuit Marco-Simoncelli in Misano Adriatico, on September 22, 2024. Picture: Andreas Solaro / AFP.
Pramac rider Martin, who is hunting a first world crown, was forced off the “Marco Simoncelli” track by Bastianini’s move which earned Ducati their 100th MotoGP victory, and gestured angrily as he crossed the line in second place. “It’s been an incredible race today. I tried with three laps to go but he closed the line from the exit at turn number six,” said the Italian, who was born down the road from Misano in Rimini.
“Today I was speaking to the team and we said fourth place would have been good for us,” said Marquez, who started seventh on the grid.Starting second on the grid, Martin was fastest off the line but was quickly overtaken by Bagnaia on the first set of corners before the Variante del Parco turn.
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