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Francesco Bagnaia on his way to victory in the Austrian Grand Prix. (Ducati Corse Photo)

Bagnaia Extends Points Lead With Austrian Triumph

It was a perfect day for Francesco Bagnaia, who scored the MotoGP Austrian Grand Prix victory on Sunday. 

The reigning MotoGP champion was flawless all weekend, earning the sprint victory on Saturday, then translating it to a dominating win at the Red Bull Ring the following day.

Starting on pole, Bagnaia blasted out front early. Brad Binder hung with Bagnaia at first, though by race’s end, Bagnaia was clear by over five seconds. 

It was the Ducati rider’s fifth win of the season. 

Marco Bezzecchi completed the podium after a disappointing DNF in the sprint race. Luca Marini and Alex Marquez rounded out the top-five. 

Bagnaia’s title rival Jorge Martin finished seventh after serving a penalty for causing a multi-rider accident earlier in the race. 

With the win, Bagnaia has now stretched his points gap to 62 markers over Martin.