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2022 MotoGP

Pecco Bagnaia takes sensational Italian GP win in Mugello for Ducati ahead of defending MotoGP champion Fabio Quartararo.

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Pelumba Red Bull KTM, Miguel Oliveira merekodkan podium pertama musim ini selepas menjuarai GP Indonesia di Litar Mandalika.

Walaupun perlumbaan ditangguh sehingga jam 4.15 petang ekoran hujan lebat namun perlumbaan bermula dengan baik bagi kesemua pelumba.

Bagaimanapun, pengalaman di litar basah ternyata memberikan kelebihan besar buat Oliveira dan pelumba Ducati, Jack Miller yang mendahului kedudukan satu dua.

Namun, selepas mengekori Miller untuk beberapa lap, Oliviera seakan memiliki keyakinan dan cengkaman yang lebih baik untuk memintas dan terus mengekalkan kedudukan pendahulu sehingga garisan penamat.

Tempat kedua jadi milik pertahan juara dunia, Fabio Quatararo yang meskipun pada suatu ketika berada di kedudukan kelima berjaya memintas Alex Rins (Suzuki) dan Johann Zarco (Pramac) untuk mengesahkan kedudukan.

Zarco juga kembali ke podium selepas kali terakhir di Litar Catalunya musim lalu untuk melengkapkan podium di tempat ketiga.

Sementara itu, pelumba ‘rookie’ dari RNF Racing, Darryn Binder, boleh berasa bangga kerana berjaya menamatkan aksi di kedudukan ke-10.

Berikut keputusan penuh perlumbaan:

Jorge Martin produced a brilliant display on Saturday to take back-to-back pole at MotoGP season opener in Lusail Circuit, Qatar.

The Pramac Racing rider clocked the fastest time with 1 minute 53.011s ahead of Enea Bastianini (1m53.158s) and six-time MotoGP world champion, Marc Marquez (1m53.283s).

‘I’m happy. In general the weekend was not so bad.

“It’s been difficult to be consistent because we have been trying many set-ups, different mappings, but anyway, I think the pace is not bad.

“We will be one of the candidates for tomorrow, but I think we need something else to fight for the victory.

“Also the tyre choice will be crucial. Both the soft and medium are working well, but they are different and it’s something we need to understand.

“But I’m happy with this pole position and to make back-to-back poles here,” said the 24-year-old.

Riding on board the Ducati GP22, Martin was in full control, showing immense speed at the start of Q2.

Fellow Ducati rider, Bastianini who rode the GP21 – same machine used by Francesco Bagnaia last season – also displayed amazing run take P2.

Meanwhile, Marquez – despite not back to full fitness – clocked 1m53 in his frst Q2 run to take pole before he was pushed back by the rest and later improved his time again to settle at P3.

Despite came out as the fastest Yamaha rider on the grid, last season champion Fabio Quartararo will need to begin his title defence at P11.

The Frenchman endured a struggling session on Saturday after failing to secure a top 10 finished in Free Practice 3 and had to fight his way to Q2 via Q1.

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