Francesco Bagnaia won a dramatic Indonesia MotoGP sprint race on Saturday, capitalising on an early crash by championship leader Jorge Martin to halve the Spaniard's lead to 12 points at the top of the standings.

MotoGP: "I looked at all the data and I didn't do anything strange, it doesn't leave you calm not knowing why you crashed. Bastianini the most dangerous opponent tomorrow? My rival is Pecco, not Enea.

Ducati's Francesco Bagnaia says that his team “did something incredible” to pull off its MotoGP Sprint race victory in Indonesia.

Francesco Bagnaia regained ground in his fight with Jorge Martin for the MotoGP title after capitalising on his rival’s first-lap fumble to win the Indonesian Grand Prix Sprint at Mandalika. The defending double champion had expected to face a challenge in getting on terms with Martin during the 13-lap encounter after the Pramac Ducati rider blitzed the field by more than half-a-second for pole during qualifying earlier in the day.

Francesco Bagnaia, reigning MotoGP champion, claimed victory in the sprint at the Indonesia Grand Prix. The win, achieved in sweltering conditions, places him just 12 points behind Jorge Martin in the world championship standings after the Pramac Racing rider crashed while leading.

Francesco Bagnaia won a dramatic Indonesia MotoGP sprint race on Saturday, capitalising on an early crash by championship leader Jorge Martin to close the gap on the Spaniard at the top of the standings.