Amadeu Garcia

Updated Sunday, March 10, 2024-7:30 p.m.

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Pecco Bagnaia

remembered in a big way in Sunday's Grand Prix why he has managed to win two MotoGP world championships.

The Italian had an incontestable career.

He took first in the third corner and did not give up the lead until the end, keeping a cool head and without making a single mistake.

The third place of

Jorge Martín

, whose fight with

Brad Binder

finally fell in favor of the South African, allows the Italian to leave Lusail with the lead of the championship in his hands.

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Marc Márquez

, meanwhile, transmitted excellent sensations and finished fourth, but perhaps the most spectacular race was completed by

Pedro Acosta

.

The Tiburón de Mazarrón, on the weekend of his debut in the top category, was able to snatch fourth place for a few moments from the six-time MotoGP world champion, but when both his physique and the tires said enough, he ended up losing finally falling to ninth place in a race with a bumpy start.

Raúl Fernández

's bike

failed just before the first start, something that reduced the race by one lap and forced him to start last and, finally, end up retiring four laps from the end.

«We worked in silence, we already knew what potential we have.

I tried to give my best on Saturday, but knowing that it was important to change some things and the work we did at night was important.

We managed this race differently, everything has worked very well and we are going to Portimao having taken another step forward with the bike," said Bagnaia, exultant at his victory.

"Pecco hasn't made any mistakes, I take my hat off to him," said Brad Binder, who was happy with the improvements made to his mount.

Jorge Martín, finally, assured that he also left with good feelings.

Bagnaia, winner at the Qatar GP.KARIM JAAFARAFP

«It was a difficult race, the rear tire didn't work well for me and Pecco was able to push harder.

He was trying to control the grip and, when I saw Marc arriving, although he pulled a lot, I was also able to pull to close the distance and almost passed Brad.

In the end, I was third, I achieved victory on Saturday and we have to be happy," said the one from San Sebastián de los Reyes.

"I'm not being able to ride as I would like, because of the vibrations, but for now I have to adapt to myself," he would later add in statements to DAZN.

Marc Márquez's first Grand Prix with Ducati, meanwhile, once again left very good feelings.

Although the cheeky Pedro Acosta took him by surprise for a moment and managed to momentarily snatch fourth place in the race, the man from Cervera showed that he is comfortable on his new mount.

Perhaps the only thing missing is just to accumulate a few more kilometers.

As for the rest of the Spanish drivers,

Álex Márquez

finished the race in sixth position,

Aleix Espargaró was eighth, Maverick Viñales, tenth, Joan Mir, thirteenth, Álex Rins, sixteenth and Augusto Fernández

, finally, seventeenth.

Special mention also deserves the seventh place achieved by

Fabio Di Giannantonio

whose error with the gearbox caused him to hit his bones on the asphalt in the

sprint race

on Saturday.