MotoGP Indonesia: Jorge Martin seizes championship lead with fourth consecutive sprint win

Despite a great start from his first pole position, Luca Marini was quickly pushed൲ down 🅷to second as Maverick Vinales pounced at turn two.
The Aprilia rider then wasted no tಞime in setting a hot pace as he began to drop the chasing pack.
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Further back, title contender Jorge Martin also made a good start as he went from sixth to third by the end of l🍒ap two.
Martin initially struggle🔜d to complete a move on Fabio Qua🔯rtararo, however, it was third time lucky as he came through with a sweeping move at turn 12.
Marc Marquez was the first rider to 🐬crash out af🌟ter going down on the opening lap at turn 11.
Then was big drama on lap two as Aleix Espargaro crashed at turn 16 and took out ജBrad Binder in the process.
Espargaro tried to go down the inside of Binder but 🔥lost the front-end of his Aprilia as a result.
The🦩 fastest rider on ci𒁏rcuit, Martin’s charge continued on lap five as he came through on Marini at turn ten.
Try📖ing to overtake teammate Enea Bastianini and limit the damage, Bagnaia’s hopes of securing seventh faded with six laps to go as he ran ﷽wide at turn ten.
At the front, Martꦕin took five tenths out of Vinales’ lead on lap seven before going quic൩ker again on lap 8.
Lacking corner exit speed, Martin pounced at turn ꦉten as he took the lead on lap nine.
Martin then dropped Vinales immediately as his lead ꦍgrew to nearly eight tenths come the end of that same lap.
Vinales then lost second one la🅷p later as Marini came through at turn ten. The Italian then showed great pace as he surprisingly began catching Martin.
A nine tenths l𓂃ead was reduced to three tenths before a small mistake from Marini❀ led to Martin extending his advantage to 1.3 seconds.