MotoGP | GP Misano Race: Bagnaia wins at home, Bastianini dream podium

MotoGP GP Misano San Marino and Riviera di Rimini Race – Francesco Bagnaia, after having conquered pole position yesterday, wins the San Marino and Riviera di Rimini Grand Prix, 14th stage of the 2021 MotoGP.

The Ducati rider, who started very well from pole, never left the lead of the race, crossing the finish line ahead of Fabio Quartararo, who came very close towards the end of the race, without however managing to undermine the Piedmontese of the two-man "Red". wheels.

For "Pecco" this is the second victory in MotoGP, which came exactly one week after that of Aragon. In the world standings he is now -48 behind the Frenchman from Yamaha. For Ducati it is victory #56 in Top Class.

Also on the podium was an amazing Enea Bastianini, a category rookie who rides an "old" Ducati of Team Avintia. For "Beast" it is the first podium in the Top Class in the debut season, an exceptional result, complete with a fastest lap of the race.

Fourth at the finish line was Marc Marquez (Honda), who got the better of Jack Miller (Ducati) and Joan Mir (Suzuki) right at the end.

Seventh and eighth place for the Espargarò brothers, with Pol (Honda) ahead of Aleix (Aprilia). Closing out the Top Ten are Brad Binder with the KTM and Takaaki Nakagami with the Honda LCR.

Also scoring points were Ducati tester Michele Pirro, Johann Zarco (Ducati Pramac), Maverick Vinales (Aprilia), Stefan Bradl (Honda tester) and Alex Marquez (Honda LCR).

Immediately outside the points zone was Danilo Petrucci, sixteenth with the KTM of Team Tech 3. “Petrux” preceded the Yamahas of Valentino Rossi (Petronas) and Franco Morbidelli, with the Italian-Brazilian finishing ahead of the Ducati rookie Luca upon his return. Marini.

The returning Andrea Dovizioso was twenty-first on arrival, while Alex Rins, Iker Lekuona and Jorge Martin did not finish the race.