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Reigning MotoGP champion Francesco Bagnaia won his 3rd successive Spanish Grand Prix arsenic title leader Jorge Martin collapsed out.
Home favourite Martin mislaid power of his motorcycle connected nan 11th lap, allowing Italy's Bagnaia to unafraid triumph pursuing a back-and-forth tussle pinch six-time champion Marc Marquez, who vanished second.
Italy's Marco Bezzecchi came 3rd astatine nan Circuito de Jerez.
Pramac Racing's Martin, 26, remains nan leader successful nan wide standings, 17 points successful beforehand of Ducati's Bagnaia.
"The astir important point was nan first lap. After that I conscionable tried to push, and Jorge committed a correction by going excessively beardown connected nan brakes," said Bagnaia.
The title victor said he enjoyed nan title pinch Gresini's Marquez, who vanished 0.372 seconds down him.
"Every clip I conflict pinch Marc, I cognize I person to beryllium aggressive," Bagnaia said. "It was very good."
Spain's Marquez sported a tyre people connected his enarthrosis aft nan title pursuing a adjacent brushwood pinch Bagnaia aft nan brace overtook each different aggregate times.
"It was a tight fight, for illustration aged times. I tried to travel him afterwards, but he had a spot much than me," said Marquez.
