MotoGP, Sachsenring, Championship: Jorge Martin gave an unexpected wedding gift to Pecco Bagnaia

Jorge Martin gave Pecco Bagnaia an unexpected surprise two laps from the end of the German Grand Prix, the ninth round of the 2024 MotoGP, at the Sachsenring. The crash allowed Bagnaia to regain first place in the championship, before going on holiday, a summer break synonymous with a honeymoon since the Ducati boss will get married on July 20.

While he was leading
the race And Pecco Bagnaia
I came back quickly, Georges Martin lost the front of his Desmosedici GP24, handing victory and the lead of the world championship to bagnaiaThis victory marks the sixth of the season in MotoGP for the Piedmontese rider, the 24th in Top Class and the 34th of his career.

Brothers Mark also shone in this race. Marc Marquez made a spectacular comeback from the fifth row to finish second, while‘Alex Marquez finished third, giving great satisfaction to the entire Gresini family.

Enea Bastianini finished fourth, followed by
Franco Morbidelli (Pramac Racing), who returned to form and completed the top five for Ducati. Miguel Oliveira (TrackHouse Racing) finished sixth, the best Aprilia rider, ahead of the rookie Pierre Acosta
(GASGAS Tech3), Marco Bezzecchi (Ducati VR46 Racing Team), Brad Binder (KTM Factory) and
Raul Fernandez (Aprilia Trackhouse Racing).

Five points in the championship for Fabio Quartararo’s hundredth

fabio quartararo scored points by finishing eleventh, the best of the Japanese motorcycle riders with his Yamaha . Maverick Vinales
(Aprilia Factory) paid the price for an early mistake that sent him off track, finishing twelfth. Jack Miller (KTM Factory), Augusto Fernandez
(KTM GASGAS Tech3) and Takaaki Nakagami (LCR Honda) completed the points.

Luca Marini (Honda Repsol) missed out on his first world championship point, finishing sixteenth, just 0.037s behind Nakagami. Behind Marini,
Johann Zarco (Honda LCR),
Stephane Bradl (Honda HRC tester),
Joan, I am (Honda Repsol) and Remy Gardner (replacing the injured Alex Rins on the Yamaha) closed the ranking. Fabio di Giannantonio
(Ducati VR46 Racing Team) had to retire due to a rear tire puncture.

MotoGP, Sachsenring, Championship: standings

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