Marco Bezzecchi wins the MotoGP World Championship race in Argentina
Rider Marco Bezzechi has secured the MotoGP World Championship victory at the Termas de Río Hondo Circuit in Argentina
The MotoGP World Championship field was the last to leave the Termas de Río Hondo Circuit in Argentina for the weekend’s long race. With track conditions very difficult and rain making its presence felt, expectation was at its peak. Mir will not be able to take part, having been declared unfit due to his ankle contusion and skull trauma.
The start was good for Marco Bezzecchi, who took the lead of the race. Álex Márquez held 2nd and Bagnaia was 3rd at the start of the race. On the first lap we saw Brad Binder, yesterday’s sprint race winner, crash.
As the laps went by, Bezzecchi imposed a pace that nobody could follow, leaving Álex Márquez more than a second behind, and the gap kept growing. There was no action at the front, and everything looked fairly clear unless one of the riders made a mistake. And the mistake came when, with 8 laps to go, Bagnaia went down, a heavy blow for the Ducati rider.
In the end, Bezzecchi took the victory, dominating without rivals and securing his first win in the MotoGP World Championship. Johann Zarco and Álex Márquez followed, while the top 10 was completed by Morbidelli, Martín, Miller, Quartararo, Marini, Rins and DiGGIa. With this result, Bezzecchi takes the Championship lead with 50 points, followed by Bagnaia, 9 points behind.
On to the next race.
