Enea Bastianini (Ducati Lenovo Team) took victory at the PT Thailand Grand Prix, capturing glory by 1.357 seconds after a sublime performance in the Tissot Sprint. “The Beast” took the lead on the first lap, keeping his composure and setting a relentless pace to allow Jorge Martin (Prima Pramac Racing) no chance of responding in second position. It was a crucial day for the championship, with Martin securing second position and extending his championship lead to 22 points over his title rival. Francesco Bagnaïa (Ducati Lenovo Team). The Italian failed to finish higher than third, with everything still to play for on Sunday.

Once the lights went out, Bagnaia made a phenomenal launch from pole position, taking a slight advantage in the race until Turn 1. However, Martin was on the attack at Turn 1, launching an inside move before to run wide and fall to fifth. in the first round. No. 89 now had work to do as throughout the drama Bastianini was promoted to the lead after a strong start for ‘The Beast’.

Martin started working hard, putting the hammer down and finding a way through. Pedro Acosta (Red Bull GASGAS Tech3) in round 2 before aiming Marc Marquez (Grésini Racing MotoGP). Martin quickly found his way to the podium positions after a classic move on Marc Marquez in the final corner.

At the front, Bastianini made an early challenge, extending his lead to almost a second, setting the fastest lap. Then the drama began to unfold further when Acosta’s hopes of a good result were quickly dashed at Turn 3 after a crash that would later see the #31 retire in the pit lane.

Further, the Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing team Marco Bezzecchi And Fabio Di Giannantonio had their own battle. The Italians continued their fight throughout the Sprint while Brad Binder (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing) started to move down the rankings after climbing to 6th place in the early stages.

Martin began to close in on the reigning world champion, following his shadow before making the key move on lap 7. Martin would make the move, running wide on the exit and drawing a track limits warning to the Spaniard . The final was set to be tense, with the title rivals separated by just 0.350 seconds on the circuit. Bagnaia continued to pile on the pressure at every turn in a thrilling end to Saturday’s action.

On the final lap, no one could match Bastianini’s pace, with the #23 racing to victory in Thailand. Bastianini took victory by more than a second over Martin, who crucially extended his title advantage to 22 points over title rival Bagnaia ahead of Sunday.

Marc Marquez crossed the line in fourth, picking up some strong points after the #93 failed to keep pace with the top three. The eight-time world champion finished ahead of his teammate Alex Marquez (Gresini Racing MotoGP), who completes the top five after a sensational race. The Spaniard had to work hard in the final laps, with Franco Morbidelli (Prima Pramac Racing) finished sixth, 0.947 seconds behind. Meanwhile, Bezzecchi and Di Giannantonio continued their intense battle to the finish line under Binder’s eyes, claiming ninth place and the final point of the Sprint.

After another twist in history, be sure to join us as the world’s most exciting sport returns on Sunday at 3:00 p.m. local time (UTC +7) for the Thai GP, where Bagnaia will start from pole position and will try to reduce Martin’s advantage. !

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