Jorge Martin has won the first MotoGP sprint race of 2024, while Marc Marquez was fifth on his first race appearance for Gresini Ducati.
But it was the factory KTM duo who made the best starts as Brad Binder moved up from fourth to second, while Jack Miller came from the fourth row to go seventh, ahead of a battling Marc Marquez and Fabio Di Giannantonio.Marc Marquez finally won the battle with Fabio Di Giannantonio and Jack Miller on lap two as he closed back in on the factory duo of Francesco Bagnaia and Enea Bastianini.
A mistake at the end of lap five saw Bastianini give up P5 to Marquez, who was still quicker than the riders ahead of him. In the process Marquez nearly lost the front but the eight-time world champion managed to remain aboard his Gresini machine.
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