Francesco Bagnaia secured a comfortable victory in the opening race of the 2024 MotoGP season in Qatar. The Italian rider, competing for Ducati, finished ahead of Brad Binder from KTM. Bagnaia made a strong start, moving up from fourth to third position by the first corner. He quickly overtook Binder and pole-sitter Jorge Martin to take the lead. Bagnaia maintained a steady pace throughout the race, ensuring his tires remained in good condition for the later stages. Despite Binder’s efforts to catch up, he lacked the necessary grip to challenge Bagnaia. After completing 21 laps, Bagnaia crossed the finish line with a lead of 0.886 seconds over Binder, who finished in second place for the second consecutive day. Martin, who struggled with rear grip, secured a solid third-place finish, two seconds behind the leader. Marc Marquez, in his first full-length race with Ducati, finished in fourth place, followed by Pedro Acosta in fifth. Alex Marquez, riding for Gresini Ducati, narrowly missed out on a top-five finish, coming in sixth. Fabio Di Gianantonio claimed seventh place, overtaking Acosta in the closing stages. Aleix Espargaro finished eighth, while Acosta dropped to ninth. Maverick Vinales had a slow start and could only manage a tenth-place finish. Fabio Quartararo and Joan Mir battled it out for the best-placed Japanese motorcycle, with Quartararo ultimately taking 11th place ahead of Mir in 12th. Marco Bezzecchi had a difficult weekend, struggling for speed and narrowly avoiding a scoreless race. He managed to pass Alex Rins and Miguel Oliveira to secure 14th place, while Oliveira earned a single point for Trackhouse Racing’s debut in the series. Raul Fernandez was the only retiree due to a mechanical issue with his spare bike, and Jack Miller crashed his KTM at Turn 1 on the second lap, finishing as the last classified rider.
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