Combat jusqu’au bout : Le huitième triomphe en course Sprint ravive l’espoir de Jorge Martín à Valence.

Jorge Martín a remporté la course Sprint du GP de Valence de MotoGP, assurant que la discussion sur le titre se poursuivra jusqu’à la dernière course de la saison – qui aura lieu demain sur le Circuit Ricardo Tormo.

Forte arranque de Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati) pour se placer en tête, avant d’être dépassé par Maverick Viñales (Aprilia). Martín (Prima Pramac/Ducati) est rapidement arrivé en troisième position. Toujours dans le premier tour, l’espagnol a réussi à se placer devant Bagnaia, mais a perdu des positions au profit de Brad Binder (Red Bull KTM) et Marc Márquez (Repsol Honda).

🚦 LIGHTS OUT IN THE #TissotSprint 🚦@PeccoBagnaia gets a better start but Viñales leads now! 💪#ValenciaGP 🏁 | #PECCOvsMARTIN pic.twitter.com/noIikTZIen

— MotoGP™🏁 (@MotoGP) November 25, 2023

Martín wasted no time in overtaking Márquez. Nine laps from the end, Fabio Quartararo (Monster Energy Yamaha) retired from the race with a crash at turn six, as he was preparing to overtake Bagnaia and take fifth place.

WOAHHHH THAT WAS CLOSE! 😱

Down goes @FabioQ20 just ahead of @PeccoBagnaia 💥#ValenciaGP 🏁 | #PECCOvsMARTIN pic.twitter.com/grmCwt8dMe

— MotoGP™🏁 (@MotoGP) November 25, 2023

Leadership change on the seventh lap, with Binder overtaking Viñales… who would also be overtaken by Martín and Márquez. On the eighth lap, Martín overtook Binder to take the lead. Bagnaia was in fifth place.

Until the end, nothing else changed in the top positions. Binder tried his best, but couldn’t surpass Martín, and the Spaniard won with a 0.190s lead over the South African. Márquez finished third, with Viñales in fourth and Bagnaia in fifth. These results give the Italian a 14-point lead before the last race of the season.