Bagnaia overtakes two rivals at the finish line and gains the upper hand in battle with Bezzecchi: this is how the MotoGP class remains after the Portuguese GP sprint

race tol MotoGP Sprint It was a real show everywhere. There was a battle for three podium spots all the way to the finish line, and the same thing happened a little further back. All these wars affected the general classification.

The first fight that got us all up from our seats was Victory battle between Alex Marquez and Pedro Acosta. The Cervera-bred won a fierce duel with the Murcia-bred, achieving his second sprint victory of the season. Although Acosta was unable to take his first win aboard the KTM, it helped solidify his position in fifth place overall, and he still has a chance of finishing third.

Third place currently remains in the hands of Marco Bezzecchi. The Aprilia rider was unable to maintain pole position and crossed the finish line in third place, trying to catch something else in case something happened between Marquez and Acosta. But in this third drawer; There is already a 10 point difference compared to Bagnaia. He will start from pole position again on Sunday.

In fact, Pekko met a tragic end. The Italian ran out of tires on the final straight of the race, and in the final corner’s long right-hand bend it became fatal to his gains. He started much slower than his rivals and lost two positions in one go to Aldeguer and Zarco in the final moments. He started the race in 4th place and finished 8th.

This is how the MotoGP classes will be divided after the Portuguese GP sprint

1. Marc Marquez (ESP/Ducati) 545 points

2. Alex Marquez (ESP/Ducati Gresini) 425 points

3. Marco Bezzecchi (ITA/Aprilia) 298 points

4th place Francesco Bagnaia (ITA/Ducati) 288 points

5. Pedro Acosta (ESP/KTM) 269 points

6. Fabio Di Giannantonio (ITA/Ducati VR46) 231 points

7. Franco Morbidelli (ITA/Ducati VR46) 227 points

8. Fermin Aldeguer (ESP/Ducati Gresini) 190 points

9th place Fabio Quartararo (France/Yamaha) 188 points

10. Raul Fernandes (ESP/Aprilia Trackhouse) 146 points

11. Johann Zarco (FRA/Honda LCR) 137 points

12. Brad Binder (RSA/KTM) 134 points

13th place Luca Marini (ITA/Honda) 128 points

14. Enea Bastianini (ITA/KTM Tech3) 106 points

15th Joan Mir (ESP/Honda) 93 points

18. Ai Ogura (JAP/Aprilia Trackhouse) 79 points

17. Maverick Vinales (ESP/KTM Tech3) 72 points

18th Jack Miller (Australia/Pramac Yamaha) 68 points

19th Alex Rins (ESP/Yamaha) 63 points

20th place Miguel Oliveira (POR/Pramac Yamaha) 36 points

21. Jorge Martin (ESP/Aprilia) 34 points

22. Pol Espargaro (ESP/KTM Tech3) 23 points

23rd place Takaaki Nakagami (JAP/Honda) 10 points

24th place Lorenzo Savadori (ITA/Aprilia) 8 points

25. Augusto Fernandes (ESP/Pramac Yamaha) 8 points

26. Somkiat Chantra (THA/LCR Honda) 7 points

27. Aleix Espargaro (ESP/Honda) 0 points