the south africa Brad Binder (KTM) achieved the first victory in a sprint race, a novelty in this 2023 World Championship, by winning the Argentine MotoGP Grand Prix, ahead of the Italians Marco Bezzecchi and Luca Marini, both on the tracks of the Ducati Desmosedici GP22.
The best in the sprint adds 12 points for the general classification, 9 for second and seven for third. The fourth, six, and so on until the ninth closes with a score.
This is half of the points that will be distributed this Sunday in the long race. The pole did it Alex Marquez.
The Italian maintains the leadership of the World Cup Francesco Bagnaiawhich continued to be accompanied by the Spanish Maverick Vinales.
CLASSIFICATION OF SPRINT RACE
1. Brad Binder (Saf/KTM) 19’56.8730
2. Marco Bezzecchi (Ita/Ducati) +0.072
3. Luca Marini (Ita/Ducati) +0.877
4. Franco Morbidelli (Ita/Yamaha) +2,354
5. Alex Márquez (Span/Ducati) +2,462
6. Francesco Bagnaia (Ita/Ducati) +2,537
7. Maverick Viñales (Span/Aprilia) +2.643
8. Jorge Martin (Span/Ducati) +3,754
9. Fabio Quartararo (Fra/Yamaha) +3,856
10. Jack Miller (Aus/KTM) +5.143
THIS IS THE MOTOGP WORLD CUP
1. Francesco Bagnaia (Ita/Ducati) 41 pts.
2. Maverick Vinales (Span/Aprilia) 28
3. Marco Bezzecchi (Ita/Ducati) 25
4. Brad Binder (Saf/KTM) 22
5. Alex Márquez (Span/Ducati) 17
6. Johann Zarzo (Fra/Ducati) 15
7. Jack Miller (Aus/KTM) 15
8. Jorge Martin (Span/Ducati) 11
9. Aleix Espargaro (Span/Aprilia) 11
10. Fabio Quartararo (Fra/Yamaha) 9
Source: La Verdad
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