Mugello (Italy) (AFP)

"A lot of emotions even before the start": affected by the death a few hours earlier of the pilot Jason Dupasquier, Fabio Quartararo nonetheless won the Italian Grand Prix on Sunday alone to increase his lead from one to 24 points in head of MotoGP.

Once the finish line was crossed, the Frenchman from Yamaha pointed to the number and name of the Swiss, the victim of a serious accident on Saturday during Moto3 qualifying, on his helmet, before draping himself with the Swiss flag rather than the French flag in his downhill, taking him to the podium with him.

"It was a strange day, with a lot of emotions before I even started the race," said Quartararo, who learned the sad news at midday, two hours before hitting the track.

"I'm very emotional, so starting after a minute of silence was very difficult and, every time I passed turn 9 (where Dupasquier fell, editor's note), I thought of Jason. This victory is for him."

The 19-year-old Moto3 rider died Sunday from "serious brain damage," Careggi hospital in Florence told AFP, where he was transported after his accident at the start of the year. Saturday afternoon.

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- Bagnaia ashore ... -

The second Habs Johann Zarco (Ducati-Pramac), second until the 16th lap of 23, saved the furniture to finish fourth despite his damaged rear seat following a collision with the Italian Enea Bastianini (Ducati-Avintia) during the heating tower.

However, he may regret having lost "a lot of energy" in a fight with Quartararo in the first laps, which then cost him when it came to defending for his podium against the assaults of Oliveira and then Mir.

Starting from pole position for the fourth race in a row, the French winner set off to match that of the Ducatis of Francesco Bagnaia and Zarco, alongside him on the front row, only letting the Italian pass at the first corner.

But Bagnaia (Ducati) did not stay in control for long on the Mugello circuit: here is the former runner-up to Quartararo in the standings of drivers falling from the second lap.

It was then that "El Diablo" took the reins for two wrestling rounds with Zarco, before gradually widening the gap to go for his third victory in six GP this season, the sixth in MotoGP.

- ... Marquez and Rins too -

South African Brad Binder's second KTM is fifth.

Next come the Australian Jack Miller (Ducati), the Spaniard Aleix Espargaro (Aprilia), the Spaniard Maverick Vinales (Yamaha), the Italian Danilo Petrucci (KTM-Tech3) and his compatriot and national hero Valentino Rossi (Yamaha-SRT ).

The Spaniards Iker Lecuona (KTM-Tech3), Pol Espargaro (Honda) and Alex Marquez (Honda-LCR) then the Italian Lorenzo Savadori (Aprilia) were the last to finish in the points.

Spaniard Marc Marquez (Honda) crashed in the second lap, his compatriot Alex Rins (Suzuki) at the end of the race, bringing his current series of retirements to four.

But both will have the opportunity to do better next week in Catalonia.

In Moto2, Australian Remy Gardner (Kalex) won his first GP of the season to extend his lead in the championship from one to six points.

In Moto3, Italy's Dennis Foggia (Honda) had the "goal of winning" at home and he succeeded.

Only eighth, the leader of the drivers' standings, the Spaniard Pedro Acosta (KTM), still maintains a 52-point lead, against 54 previously.

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