In the Moto GP record race, 185 thousand spectators of the Moto GP weekend in Malaysia, in the main - grand prix race, 90.000 spectators watched the incredible spectacle.
Even three rounds were led side by side by the competitors for the championship title, Franćesko Banjaja on a Ducati and Spaniard Jorge Martin on a Pramak Ducati.
The Italian won the duel, with an incredible drive he forced Martin to give up, settle for second position and wait for the last, final race of the season somewhere in his country to win the title with a good drive.
More precisely, Martin only needs what he did best during the season in the championship - to celebrate in the sprint of the last race in the calendar.
Third was another Ducati rider, Italian Enea Bastianini.
Martin will defend his 24-point advantage in the general standings, but the place and date have not yet been announced, after the floods and accidents that prevented Valencia from being the last in the calendar of fantastic motorcyclists.
Banjaya had the pole, Martin was right next to him and they fought for three full laps, but the Italian also showed an exceptional sportsmanship, because in a fraction of a second and the carelessness of the Spaniard, he could throw him off the track without any problems (he already did this this year Bastianini's season in the race in which Bestia won).
And Đoan Mir, Franco Morbideli and Mark Marques dropped out of the track, at the moment when his Grezini Ducati was "breathing down the neck" of compatriot Martin.
And on the track in Malaysia, a second start was needed, because Fabio Quartararo, Brad Binder and Jack Miller, who finished the race, "fell" already in the second corner in the first movement.
Kvartararo "limping" still decided to drive, but in the first start there was an unusual case when Banjaja prevented Martin from overtaking him with his right leg, he repelled the attack and broke away before the "red flag" was raised.
In the second start, Banjaja was significantly more precise and faster.
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