After both making good launches, Martin dove to the inside fo𒉰r title rival Bagnaia as contact was made heading into turn one.

Luca Marini led from pole with Alex Marquez second, however, the slowest starting Ducati was Fabio Di Giannantonio w🎶ho dropped from second to sixth.

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There was contact again on lap two as Martin put a big move 💝on Bagnaia for third, before the world champion lost fourth to Di Giannantonio. 

At the front, Marquez attempted to take the lead for the first time bu🦹t Marini fought straight back t🎉o keep the lead. 

The fastest riders on circuit, Martin and Di Giannantonﷺio immediately caught the top two while Marc Marquez was shoved from sixth to n🤡inth after contact from Brad Binder. 

After failing to make his second attempt at taking theಞ lead stick on lap five, Marquez lost second to a charging Martin. 

Before lap five was over, Martin took the lead at the first time of asking as♊ he dove to the inside of M💖arini at the final corner. 

Trying to win his first race in MotoGP✱, Di Giannantonio tried to follow Martin after coming through on Marini on lap six. 

Clear of Marini, Di Giannan🔜tonio’s first lap in clean air was a quick one as he gained two tenths on Martin to reduce the lead to three tenths. 

Despite intense pressure from the Gresiꦺni rider, Martin held strong to take victory and close to within seven points of Bagnaia. 

The reigning world champion was only fifth as he held off Maverick Vinales, who was the first non Ducati finishe๊r.