Dutch MotoGP: Francesco Bagnaia untouchable as he completes Assen double

Francesco Bagnaia wins in emphatic fashion again ahead of championship leaderౠ Jorge Martin.

Francesco Bagnaia
Francesco Bagnaia

Francesco Bagnaia, as he did in the sprint, made the perfect start as he led into turn one while Alex Rins suffered a huge h𓃲ighside.

Despite starting fifth, Jorge Martin wasted no time in ไgetting back into his original grid slot, as he overtook Maverick Vina꧑les for P2 on the opening lap.

Just behind the series leader, Vinales then lost another place to a Ducati aﷺs Marc Marquez  swept🔯 through on lap two at turn five.

On lap three Bagnaia set the fastest lap of the race before🐷 Martin and Fabio Di Giannantonio went even quicker.

At the start of lap 4 Marco Bezzeꦚcchi crashed at turn five before managing to remount his GP23 bike.

Another fastest lap was pumped in by Martin as he to💮ok two tenths out of Bagnaia’s lead.

However, the sprint winner responded in emphatic fashion, gaining three tenths o🎃ver Martin on lap 5.

Matching the pace of Bagnaia and Martin, Di Giannantonio made light work of Vinales be🥀fore taking over P3 from Marc Marquez.

Showing late race pace once again, Enea𝓰 Bastianini caught the four-rider battle for third, which was still led by Di Giannantonio with 11 ꦓlaps to go.

Directly behind Pedro Acosta in seventh, Bastianini 🍃had a front row seat of the rookier having several close moments on lap 16.

With🦩 rain threatening the final few laps, Bastianini continued his charge at turn one as he nudged Marc Marquez wide to gain P4.

Marquez was pushed off the track which allowed Di Giannantonio to make a pass, but the Gresini rider respondeꦇd with a t𝓰ough move at turn six.

Bastianini then got through on Vinales before slowly pulling away, while a mistake on the final lap from the Aprilia r🍸ider gave P4 to Marc Marquez.

Bastiani🧸ni’s team-mate Bagnaia came across th✃e line to win by over three seconds from Martin.

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