2024-07-27 16:11:49
Pecco Bagnaia wins the Race of Champions of the 2024 Ducati World Week. The Italian rider was unopposed, taking a beautiful victory ahead of Andrea Iannone and Marc Márquez, who achieved his first podium in Misano on a Ducati performance….
With the traffic light off, the Ducati exhibition began. As for the new generation Panigale V4 S presented this weekend, Pecco Bagnaia took first place, while Iannone lost the first place he had won on Friday by a pole. For his part, Jorge Martín went wide in the first corner, which made him drop to the bottom of the classification, after the group.
As soon as the first positions were established in a 10-lap sprint race, Bagnaia managed to keep the first place against Andrea Iannone who did not leave behind, and Bulega completed the provisional podium. yes indeed Marc Márquez had already had a warning as he was slowly closing in on the leading three riding alone.
Little by little the battles on the road were happening and soon the overtaking would be reached at the border. One of them It was the one maintained by Álex Márquez and Álvaro Bautista for 12th place, when they came into contact, a situation that Jorge Martin would soon take advantage of to put himself in 10th place.
Escaping alone and remembering that it is the clear reference within the Borgo Panigale brand, This is how Pecco Bagnaia was managing the race from first place with almost a second advantage. Naturally, all attention was focused on the fight for second place between Iannone and Bulega, who scored lap after lap as Marc Márquez settled for fourth.
Going into the last lap, Marc Márquez went on the attack, having managed the degradation of the tires perfectly. Marking curve by curve to Bulega, The one from Cervera understood when he had to beat the Italians, that is. with which he had a small collision in the final corner, which ended up with the Superbike rider on the ground.
Pecco Bagnaia takes part in the big Ducati festival 🔴
Marc Márquez finishes third after Bulega crashes in the last corner 🥉 pic.twitter.com/1kH2NBcSeA
— DAZN Spain (@DAZN_ES) July 27, 2024
As the checkered flag waved, Pecco Bagnaia remembered that he was the leader of the project, and it is not surprising. By escaping alone from the start, Ducati Lenovo set a pace that few could follow, offering a great show for all tifosi. For her part, Andrea Iannone was happy with second place, ahead of Marc Márquez.
The duo founded by Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team pilots, Marco Bezzecchi and Fabio di Giannantonio complete the top five, and Rinaldi in sixth place. Franco Morbidelli was seventh, with Enea Bastianini, Jorge Martín and Michele Pirro completing the top 10.
And the @motogp World Championship in charge @PeccoBagnaia for @lenovaitalia Winner of the Race of Champions! 🔥#WDW2024 pic.twitter.com/5IgNci5SZ2
— Ducati Corse (@ducaticorse) July 27, 2024
Ducati World Week Race of Champions 2024 he confirmed that the Italians are in one of their best moments, dominating the MotoGP world championship and fighting for the lead in Superbikes, offering a very nice race to all the fans who travel to the Misano circuit.
Also read: Bagnaia, on Márquez’s arrival at Ducati: “Mind games don’t work for me”
If you want, You can watch the entire race below:
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