‘Pecco’ has put himself back in the hunt with a 25-point haul in his home race
The Gran Premio d’Italia Oakley saw some key moments in the MotoGP™ title race. By being first to the chequered flag after 23 laps around the Autodromo Internazionale del Mugello, the Ducati Lenovo Team’s Francesco Bagnaia jumped from seventh to fourth in the World Championship standings, although some key rivals also banked solid points. Here, motogp.com takes a look at the state of play.
Gran Premio d’Italia Oakley: MotoGP™ race highlights
Close combat between Quartararo and Espargaro
Fabio Quartararo faced a difficult task in taking on the Ducatis at Mugello but the Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP™ rider could be proud of his efforts in finishing second. Also getting onto the podium, with his fourth consecutive third placing, was Aprilia Racing’s Aleix Espargaro. Those two remain first and second in the riders’ standings but ‘El Diablo’ has increased the gap over Aprilia’s ‘Captain’ marginally, from four points to eight.
“The best race of my career” – Quartararo
A damaging Sunday for Bastianini
Without a doubt, one of the big disappointments of the Italian GP was felt by…