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Bagnaia holds off Quartararo to win at San Marino

19 September 2021 - 15:48
By Reuters
Francesco Bagnaia celebrates his race win on the podium during the qualifying session of the MotoGP Gran Premio Octo di San Marino e della Riviera di Rimini at Misano World Circuit on September 19, 2021 in Misano Adriatico, Italy.
Image: Steve Wobser/Getty Images Francesco Bagnaia celebrates his race win on the podium during the qualifying session of the MotoGP Gran Premio Octo di San Marino e della Riviera di Rimini at Misano World Circuit on September 19, 2021 in Misano Adriatico, Italy.

Ducati's Francesco Bagnaia survived a late charge from world championship leader Fabio Quartararo to win the San Marino Grand Prix on Sunday and claim a second straight MotoGP victory.

Pole-sitter Bagnaia led by 2.7 seconds at one stage before Quartararo closed the gap in the final laps, cutting the Italian's lead to two-tenths of a second.

Rookie Enea Bastianini of Avintia Ducati enjoyed a superb race to secure a podium finish after starting 12th on the grid. Repsol Honda's Marc Marquez finished fourth.

SA's Brad Binder finished ninth.

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