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MotoGP: Martin wins in Portogallo, Bagnaia crashes out

World champion comes into contact with Marquez on a bend

Redazione Ansa

(ANSA) - ROME, MAR 24 - Spaniard Jorge Martin won the Portuguese MotoGP Grand Prix on Sunday for the Ducati Pramac team ahead of Italy's Enea Bastianini on a Ducati factory team bike.
    KTM's Pedro Acosta came third.
    Italy's twice world champion Francesco Bagnaia crashed out on the other factory Ducati after coming into contact with Marc Marquez on a bend in an incident that saw both riders hit the tarmac.
    Aprilia's Maverick Vinales fell too, crashing when he was in second place with one lap to go.
    Victory in the second grand prix of the season took Martin to the top of the riders' standings with 60 points, 18 more than KTM's Brad Binder, who came fourth on Sunday, and 21 more than Bastianini, who started in pole position in Portugal.
    Bagnaia, who went into the weekend at the top of the table, has dropped to fourth, 23 points off the pace. (ANSA).
   

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