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Enea Bastiainini took his first-ever MotoGP victory in an action-packed season opener at the Losail International Circuit ahead of Red Bull KTM’s Brad Binder and Honda’s Pol Espargaro, who led the way for the majority of the race.
The Spaniard, entering his second season in the famous colours of the Repsol Honda team, topped the combined timesheets in Indonesia with a fantastic 1:31.060, ahead of reigning champion Fabio Quartararo and Mooney VR46’s Luca Marini.
Enea Bastianini, who was impressive throughout 2021 with many impressive performances, topped the combined timesheets with a new lap record.
Marc Marquez won his third race of the season after he piled pressure onto Francesco Bagnaia all race long. The Italian crashed late on which handed the title to Fabio Quartararo at the Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli.
The Ducati man took glory at Misano for the second race in succession as he held off Fabio Quartararo, with Avintia’s Enea Bastianini coming home in third to clinch his maiden MotoGP podium.