Thai MotoGP: Martin wins to slash Bagnaia’s title lead

    Bagnaia promoted to second after Binder was handed a penalty for exceeding track limits.

    Published On Oct 29, 2023 05:25:00 PM

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    Just a week after he missed out on the podium in Australia, Jorge Martin took a hard-fought victory in the 2023 Thai GP. Red Bull KTM’s Brad Binder finished second on road, but he exceeded lap limits which meant he had to drop down to third. Factory Ducati rider and reigning world champion Francesco Bagnaia was promoted to second. 

    1. Just 13 points separate Martin and Bagnaia
    2. Martin won both Sprint and main races this weekend

    Battle for the podium

    Martin led for much of the Thai GP, but on a few occasions Binder was able to overtake him, although he couldn’t make it stick. Bagnaia had a poor start and at one point during the race, he was in eighth place. However, he was able to make his way through the field in due course and was running fourth behind Alex Marquez, when the Gresini Ducati rider crashed out.

    Quartararo, Marquez finish in the top 7

    Factory Yamaha rider Fabio Quartararo, who qualified 10th, claimed he had a “good feeling” on the bike this weekend and was able to replicate this success out on the track. He finished the main race in sixth place. Repsol Honda rider Marc Marquez (who is moving to Gresini Ducati next year) took the chequered flag in seventh place, after battling with Quartararo for much of the race. In 2019, Marquez took his eighth world title while battling with Fabio at this very circuit. 

    2023 MotoGP world championship standings

    Despite wins in both the Sprint and feature-length races Jorge Martin is still thirteen points adrift of championship leader, Francesco Bagnaia. Bagnaia’s VR46 academy stablemate Marco Bezzecchi is third in the overall standings. 

    MotoGP heads to Malaysia in two weeks’ time, so keep watching this space for the latest developments. 

    2023 Thai MotoGP results

    2023 Thai MotoGP results
    PositionRiderTeam
    1Jorge MartinPrima Pramac Ducati
    2Francesco BagnaiaDucati Lenovo
    3Brad BinderRedBull KTM
    4Marco BezzecchiVR46 Ducati
    5Aleix EspargaroAprilia Racing
    6Fabio QuartararoMonster Energy Yamaha
    7Marc MarquezRepsol Honda
    8Luca MariniVR46 Ducati
    9Fabio Di GiannantonioGresini Ducati
    10Johann ZarcoPrima Pramac Ducati
    11Franco MorbidelliMonster Energy Yamaha
    12Joan MirRepsol Honda
    13Enea BastianiniDucati Lenovo
    14Takaaki NakagamiLCR Honda Idemitsu
    15Raul FernandezRNF Aprilia
    16Jack MillerRedBull KTM
    17Augusto FernandezGASGAS Tech 3
    18Pol EspargaroGASGAS Tech 3
    NCMaverick VinalesAprilia Racing
    NCMiguel OliveiraRNF Aprilia
    NCAlex MarquezGresini Ducati

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