Ducati’s Enea Bastianini wins her first grand prix of the season, finishing a MotoGP double at Silverstone.
Ducati’s Enea Bastianini received the British Grand Prix at Silverstone to finish a weekend double, taking the chequered flag forward of recent world championship chief Jorge Martin and two-time MotoGP champion Francesco Bagnaia.
Bagnaia, who certified second on the grid for Sunday’s characteristic race, led pole-sitter Aleix Espargaro on the opening lap however discovered himself within the battle for third place within the second a part of the race after Martin overtook him with eight laps to go.
Chief Martin was answerable for the race and appeared set for victory. On the penultimate lap, the Pramac Racing Ducati rider went off on the third nook, permitting Bastianini to take the lead.
A dominant closing lap and a half allowed Bastianini to overhaul Martin with instant impact to take the win, whereas Bagnaia narrowly held off six-time MotoGP champion Marc Marquez for the ultimate podium place.
“It was a really troublesome race as a result of I made some errors at first and I used to be in fourth place, however then I had confidence…” stated Bastianini, who additionally out-qualified Martin to win Saturday’s dash race.
“I approached Aleix [Espargaro] I already Pecco [Bagnaia]. The final 4 or 5 laps, Jorge [Martin] “I put quite a lot of stress on him and it was very troublesome to shut the hole with him.”
Martin now leads the championship by three factors, whereas reigning champion Bagnaia has dropped to second and Bastianini stays in third place. Marquez is fourth within the standings.
The following MotoGP race is the Austrian Grand Prix on August 18.
