Ducati’s Enea Bastianini romped to a first MotoGP victory since Aragon last September on Sunday at the Malaysian Grand Prix, as team-mate Francesco Bagnaia extended his championship lead.
On Saturday’s sprint race, Alex Marquez dominated the MotoGP Malaysian Grand Prix sprint, as Jorge Martin cut into Francesco Bagnaia’s championship lead in second.
But Bastianini who enjoyed his best weekend of the season at the Sepang International Circuit, having made a breakthrough with the set-up of his Ducati to have the last say in the main race.
In a year in which he missed eight trands prix through numerous injury woes, Bastianini’s factory Ducati seat has come under threat, as rumours mount that Jorge Martin could be promoted to Pramac.
Leading from Turn 1 from third on the grid, Bastianini stormed clear of Gresini’s Alex Marquez to score his fifth grand prix victory and first as a factory Ducati rider by 1.535 seconds. While Bagnaia saw off an early challenge from title rival Jorge Martin to complete the podium.
