{"id":301812,"date":"2023-03-25T16:01:37","date_gmt":"2023-03-25T16:01:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/haftavasool.com\/haftavasool\/blog\/2023\/03\/25\/francesco-bagnaia-wins-first-ever-motogp-sprint-racing-news-times-of-india\/"},"modified":"2023-03-25T16:01:37","modified_gmt":"2023-03-25T16:01:37","slug":"francesco-bagnaia-wins-first-ever-motogp-sprint-racing-news-times-of-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/haftavasool.com\/haftavasool\/blog\/2023\/03\/25\/francesco-bagnaia-wins-first-ever-motogp-sprint-racing-news-times-of-india\/","title":{"rendered":"Francesco Bagnaia wins first ever MotoGP sprint | Racing News &#8211; Times of India"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/photo\/msid-98999240,imgsize-52792.cms\" \/><\/p>\n<div>Reigning world champion <!-- -->Francesco Bagnaia<!-- --> on Saturday became the first rider to win the newly-introduced <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/motogp\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" data-ga=\"Click-Hyperlink|link_topic-MotoGP-https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/motogp\" target=\"\" frmappuse=\"1\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">MotoGP<\/a> sprint race at the season-opening <!-- -->Portuguese Grand Prix<!-- -->. <br \/>Bagnaia clinched the sprint with a last-lap overtake and earned 12 points to move to the top of the rider&#8217;s standings ahead of the race on Sunday.<br \/>Introduced this season in a bid to make the sport more entertaining, sprints will be run a day before the race and are approximately 50% of the full distance, which was 12 laps around the Portimao circuit.<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/sports\/racing\/top-stories\/portuguese-grand-prix-hondas-marc-marquez-storms-to-pole-in-season-opener\/articleshow\/98995716.cms\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" data-ga=\"Click-Hyperlink|link_article-Marc Marquez stunned the field when he took pole position in qualifying-https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/sports\/racing\/top-stories\/portuguese-grand-prix-hondas-marc-marquez-storms-to-pole-in-season-opener\/articleshow\/98995716.cms\" frmappuse=\"1\">Marc Marquez stunned the field when he took pole position in qualifying<\/a> earlier with the help of a slipstream, but his Honda was no match for the Ducatis whose straight-line speed helped Bagnaia take the lead in the opening lap.<\/p>\n<div class=\"cdatainfo   id-r-component \" data-pos=\"17\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" lang=\"en\">\n<p>A slightly different ceremony! &#x1f60e;@PeccoBagnaia receives the first-ever winner&#8217;s medal for the #TissotSprint! &#x1f3c5;\u2026 https:\/\/t.co\/2Vfjv21Pk2<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 MotoGP&#x2122;&#x1f3c1; (@MotoGP) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MotoGP\/status\/1639653091149762562\">1679758734000<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p>Marquez struggled to keep his rivals at bay and soon Pramac Racing&#8217;s Jorge Martin went past him and even took the lead from Bagnaia while <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/jack-miller\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" data-ga=\"Click-Hyperlink|link_topic-Jack Miller-https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/jack-miller\" target=\"\" frmappuse=\"1\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jack Miller<\/a> and <!-- -->Miguel Oliveira<!-- --> also overtook the six-times champion who dropped to fifth.<br \/>But with two laps to go, Marquez saw an opening when Oliveira and Miller jostled for position, performing a risky double overtake to move up and finish third.<br \/>On the final lap, Martin looked set to take the chequered flag but the Spaniard went wide on a turn, opening the door for Bagnaia to storm ahead and win the sprint.<br \/>Former champions Fabio Quartararo and Honda&#8217;s Joan Mir were involved in a collision which saw the latter crash while the Yamaha rider managed to keep his balance, but he lost several positions as a result, eventually finishing 10th. <br \/><span class=\"strong\">(With inputs from Reuters)<\/span><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><script>!(function(f, b, e, v, n, t, s) {\n    window.TimesApps = window.TimesApps || {};\n    const { TimesApps } = window;\n    TimesApps.loadFBEvents = function() {\n      (function(f, b, e, v, n, t, s) {\n        if (f.fbq) return;\n        n = f.fbq = function() {\n          n.callMethod ? 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