Italian seals sprint race and grand prix double in MotegiMartín’s overall lead just 10 points with four races to go
Francesco Bagnaia won the Japanese Grand Prix on Sunday to complete a weekend double and cut his gap to title rival Jorge Martín down to 10 points at the top of the world championship standings.
The Ducati rider qualified in second after dominating practice and winning Saturday’s sprint race. Bagnaia quickly overtook the pole sitter, Pedro Acosta (Tech3-KTM), who crashed out while trying to reclaim the race lead on the third lap in Motegi.
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