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Jorge Martin Takes Second Sprint Win of MotoGP Season

Pramac Racing’s Jorge Martin won the German MotoGP sprint race on Saturday, moving up to second in the world championship standings.

Jorge Martin Takes Second Sprint Win of MotoGP Season
Jorge Martin Takes Second Sprint Win of MotoGP Season

Martin took the checkered flag 2.468 seconds ahead of Ducati’s world champion Francesco Bagnaia, who finished second.

Red Bull KTM’s Jack Miller finished third.Bagnaia started well after taking pole position earlier on Saturday, but was drawn into an early battle with Miller.

Martin took advantage of the pair’s tussle to sneak into the lead and never looked back.”I enjoyed the laps a lot, I was on the limit,” said Martin, who leapfrogged Marco Bezzecchi into second place in the overall standings after the VR46 Racing rider ended in seventh place.

“After seeing that I was creating this gap I kept pushing until there were seven laps to go, then I tried to keep that distance to (Bagnaia). I’m happy, it’s another sprint win and I hope we fight for the win tomorrow.”

Martin, who started on the second row, quickly moved up with a fastest lap early on and by the end of the fourth lap the charging Spaniard had taken the lead.

There was no stopping him once he had clear roads ahead of him as he turned on the afterburners, opening up a sizeable gap over Bagnaia and crossing the finish line well ahead of the chasing pack for his fifth straight podium finish.

“It was fun in the first laps, I really liked the fight with Jack (Miller), it was intense,” overall leader Bagnaia said.

“Jorge was faster today, I tried to close the gap, but it was difficult. He was faster than me. It’s certainly a great result, so I’m moving on and looking forward to tomorrow.”

The full race will take place on Sunday.

Read also: https://dailyolympic.com/2023/06/07/moeen-ali-to-return-for-ashes-after-retirement/

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