Phillip Island sprint
Martin wins and gives a hearty kiss
World championship leader Jorge Martin (Ducati-Pramac) won the sprint race at the Australian Motorcycle Grand Prix on Saturday. The Spanish Ducati rider distanced his world championship rival Francesco Bagnaia on Phillip Island, with the Italian only finishing fourth. In the overall standings, Martin extended his lead over Bagnaia by six points to 16 ahead of Sunday's GP.
Martin's compatriot and brand colleague Marc Marquez finished second in the sprint ahead of Enea Bastianini from Italy.
Binder, Miller, Acosta crash
Things went badly for the KTM riders in cold and windy conditions. Brad Binder, who had fought his way up from eleventh on the grid to fourth place, crashed, as did Jack Miller and Pedro Acosta. Only Augusto Fernandez saw the chequered flag from the KTM quartet, the Spaniard finished ninth and scored one championship point.
In the championship standings, Martin holds 404 points ahead of Bagnaia (388) and Marquez and Bastianini (320 each). Binder is in fifth place with 183 points, directly ahead of Acosta (181).
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