KTM wins in Thailand, but Pecco Bagnaia earns a third gold place that allows him to get close to -2 on Fabio Quartararo.
There was no lack of emotions in this too Grand Prix of Thailand, with the anticipated rain that made its appearance falling abundantly already during the Moto2 race. The MotoGP riders had to postpone the start for 60 minutes, waiting for the disturbance to slip away from the sky of the Chang International Circuit. After some extraordinary works between turns 3 and 4, the turning off of the traffic lights dissolved the reins of the race.
He starts off strong Marco Bezzecchi who takes advantage of the pole position to hold the bench for a few laps, then his performances drop until he slips out of the points area. Jack Miller, master of the wet, and Miguel Oliveira’s KTM pass in front, with the Portuguese taking advantage of the “rain” situation to win his second season with the RC16 after his success in Indonesia, also in the wet.
Pecco Bagnaia new favorite for the World Cup
Cold and careful tender on the part of Pecco Bagnaia who earns a third place in gold, considering that Fabio Quartararo, in great difficulty, closes the GP of Thailand outside the points zone. The Turin-born Ducati rider takes 16 points and gets two distances from the leader of the standings, with the World Championship now officially reopened, indeed. Now the big favorite is Pecco: “I am really happy, first podium in the wet apart from Austria last year. I would like to thank Jack who was able to motivate me before the race“.
Satisfaction in the Ducati pits for this result, general manager Gigi Dall’Igna smiles under his chrome beard: “For us this third place is equivalent to a victory, Pecco was very cold, Zarco did a good job on Marquez, I thought he could ruin our plans“. Johann Zarco crosses the finish line in 4th place, defending Pecco from the attack in the final by Marc Marquez (5th).
Enea Bastianini also did well, gaining an excellent sixth place that brings him closer to third place in the standings. Vinales, Alex Marquez, Martin and Binder complete the top-10.
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