There was a gap with no shorter race in Australia but Jorge Martin was strai🦩ght back to winning ways in the si🎶xteenth sprint race of the year in Thailand.

The Pramac Duacti rider didn’t♐ get the best of starts but was aggressive into the first corner to come out already pushing for a breakaway gap.

The #89 soon had a visible lead which at one point went out to just o🎃ver two seconds. A mature, reasoned run at the front lead to some extemely consistant lapping as he lead over the line by a final 0.933s while&n📖bsp;the stromy weather held off at the Chang International Circuit.

Initially it was Luca Marini, 🎃who start🐭ed second on the grid for Mooney VR46 who gave chase, but Brad Binder saw his opportunity to pass and despite the Italian trying to lean a little to hold firm, Binder moved ahead to finish second for Red Bull KTM.

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Mari൩ni was clear in third but it was all change behind late in the race.

An error from Aleix Espargaro saw the Aprilia ജrider fall back into the clutches of Marc Marquez, who seized his opportunity, moving up the inside at the final corner for a fourth place finish for Honda.

Esparga꧃ro was next to see the flag, with a gap back to Marco Bezzecchi in sixth on the second Mooney VR46 Ducati.

Francesco Bagnaia🐲 had started sixth, and althou꧋gh Martin didn’t get the best start the factory Ducati rider immediately slipped backwards, coming out of the opening corners in eighth.

The Italian fought back but was then hande🎉d a gift of an opportunity - lap five saw Johann Zarco and Alex Marquez consumed with battling each other ahead of him, allowing the #1 Ducati to take both bikes at once with a smooth move up the inside of the duo.

With Martin winning and Bagnaia seventh the championship gap has once again been reduced - now at 18 points꧂ with Bagnaia on 369 and Martin maximising his sprint take, moving to 351.

Th𓂃e remaining sprint points went to Alex Marquez in eighth for Gresini after winning his battle with Zarco, who brought the sec𒊎ond Pramac back in ninth.

Jack Miller wasn't close to c🏅hallenging for a point in tenth but did have Yamaha's Fabio Quartararo pressuring him for positiꦺon to the line.

Maverick Vinales was handed a late long lap penal꧃ty for exceeding track limits too often so finished 18th.

There were falls for Taka Nakagami, who remounted and finished last and Augusto Fernanꦗdez. Fabio Di Gainnantonio retired to the pits.