Martin seizes championship lead with dash win

Martin has now received 4 dash races on the bounce to go Bagnaia within the standings for the primary time in 2023.

Ducati has additionally wrapped up the constructors’ championship for 2023 following Martin’s dash victory.

The Spaniard beat poleman Luca Marini by 1.131 seconds having began sixth on the grid following a crash in qualifying, and now leads the championship by seven factors.

A late error for Marini gifted Martin a snug margin to victory, whereas VR46 celebrated double podium success as Marco Bezzecchi joined his team-mate on the podium.

Each VR46 Ducati riders come to Indonesia after latest collarbone fractures, with Marini injuring himself in a collision with Bezzecchi in India, whereas the latter went beneath the surgeon’s knife final Monday after a crash throughout coaching.

Failing to exit Q1, erstwhile championship chief Bagnaia struggled to maneuver ahead within the dash from thirteenth and will do no higher than eighth courtesy of a number of errors for others.

Marini bought the most effective launch off the entrance row initially of the 13-lap contest to keep up pole into Flip 1, whereas Maverick Vinales on the Aprilia and Yamaha’s Fabio Quartararo slotted in behind.

Vinales instantly took the lead from Marini at Flip 2 and rapidly broke away from the chasing pack.

A crash for Honda’s Marc Marquez on the opening lap pushed Bagnaia as much as eleventh come the tip of the tour.

Martin assaulted the rostrum locations initially of lap two, sending his Pramac Ducati up the within of Quartararo into Flip 1.

However he ran vast and let Quartararo again by way of, with the identical factor taking place moments later at Flip 10. Martin made the transfer stick at Flip 11.

Vinales’ lead stood at seven tenths initially of lap three and was near a second on the next tour.

Bagnaia would discover himself as much as eighth on lap 4, after Aleix Espargaro (Aprilia) and Brad Binder (KTM) collided on lap two and the sister manufacturing unit KTM of Jack Miller ran off at Flip 1 on the fourth tour.

In the meantime, Martin would discover his approach by way of on Marini on lap 5 and rapidly demolished Vinales’ lead because the Aprilia rider began to battle with tyre put on.

Martin took the lead on lap 9, however got here beneath late stress from Marini as soon as the VR46 rider bought again forward of Vinales on lap 10.

The hole between the highest two was simply 4 tenths initially of the penultimate lap, however a near-crash for Marini at Flip 13 ended his cost and allowed Martin to comfortably get to the chequered flag.

Vinales held onto fourth from Quartararo, whereas Gresini’s Fabio Di Giannantonio was sixth from manufacturing unit Ducati pair Enea Bastianini and Bagnaia.

Miller was ninth after his early off-track second to take the final level on provide, whereas RNF Aprilia’s Miguel Oliveira was tenth.

Binder rejoined after Espargaro took him down, however may do not more than nineteenth. The incident was investigated however no additional motion was taken.

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