Marquez out
Bezzecchi takes start-to-finish victory at season opener
Marco Bezzecchi secured a victory for Aprilia on Sunday at the opening weekend of the MotoGP World Championship. The Italian, who had crashed the day before, prevailed in Buriram, Thailand, ahead of KTM sprint winner Pedro Acosta and his Spanish compatriot Raul Fernandez (Aprilia). Defending champion Marc Marquez retired on lap 21 with rear tire damage, and his brother Alex Marquez (both Ducati) crashed shortly thereafter. Acosta leads the World Championship.
At least at the start of the season, Aprilia stole the show from Ducati, which had been so dominant last season. At the Buriram circuit, all four Aprilia riders finished in the top five. A Ducati rider had been on the podium for 88 MotoGP races in a row, but this time they only managed sixth place (Fabio Di Giannantonio).
Bezzecchi with a commanding performance after a good start
Bezzecchi, who won the last two races of last season when Marc Marquez was already confirmed as world champion and was absent due to injury, extended his winning streak to three victories. "Yesterday, a small mistake had a big consequence, but today we worked well and it was important to fight back," said the Italian, who explained that he needed a good start, which he achieved from pole position.
Here are the results in detail:
The 21-year-old Acosta can now call himself the World Championship leader. "Remember how difficult it was for us to score points here last year. And this year we are on the podium for the second time in a row. That's why we can be overjoyed," he said.
In Moto3, Leo Rammerstorfer finished in 16th place. The Upper Austrian rides for the SIC58 Squadra Corse team owned by Paolo Simoncelli, the father of the late former star Marco Simoncelli. The race was won by Spaniard David Almansa for KTM.
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