Victory is Pramac rider’s first top-level win in nearly seven yearsJorge Martín is reeled in and ends up fifth after losing grip
Pramac Racing’s Johann Zarco won the Australian Grand Prix – his first MotoGP race victory in nearly seven years in the premier class – after his teammate Jorge Martín, a championship contender, dramatically lost the lead on the final lap.
Martín had taken pole by smashing the lap record and no rider on the grid was a match for the Spaniard’s searing pace, but he lost grip in the final laps and missed out on a podium place as Ducati’s Francesco Bagnaia stormed his way to second.
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