MotoGP: Bagnaia holds off Quartararo to win at Mugello
The Ducati Lenovo Team’s Francesco Bagnaia has scored his first victory in his home MotoGP™ race, the Gran Premio d’Italia Oakley. Despite falling deep into the top 10 in the opening corners at the Autodromo Internazionale del Mugello, he hit the front before the halfway mark and banked an important 25 points to get his title bid back on track.
World Championship leader Fabio Quartararo was a commendable second on a Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP entry which had to make up speed in the corners, while Aprilia Racing’s Aleix Espargaro finished third for the fourth race in a row.
Fabio ‘El Diablo’ Quartararo brought the gap back under a second with around half a dozen laps to go, but the works Ducati rider was able to respond. He was back out to a 1.1 second lead with a lap to go, before cruising to the checkered flag for a 0.6 second victory. It is a triumph which he will surely cherish, and an important one after recording a DNF a race ago in France.
Race Results
| Pos. | Rider | Num | Nation | Points | Team | Constructor | Behind |
| 1 | Bagnaia Francesco | 62 | ITA | 25 | Ducati Lenovo Team | Ducati | 41’18.923 |
| 2 | Quartararo Fabio | 20 | FRA | 20 | Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP | Yamaha | 0.635 |
| 3 | Espargaro Aleix | 41 | SPA | 16 | Aprilia Racing | Aprilia | 1.983 |
| 4 | Zarco Johann | 5 | FRA | 13 | Pramac Racing | Ducati | 2.590 |
| 5 | Bezzecchi Marco | 73 | ITA | 11 | Mooney VR46 Racing Team | Ducati | 3.067 |
| 6 | Marini Luca | 10 | ITA | 10 | Mooney VR46 Racing Team | Ducati | 3.875 |
| 7 | Binder Brad | 33 | RSA | 9 | Red Bull KTM Factory Racing | KTM | 4.067 |
| 8 | Nakagami Takaaki | 30 | JPN | 8 | LCR Honda | Honda | 10.944 |
| 9 | Oliveira Miguel | 88 | POR | 7 | Red Bull KTM Factory Racing | KTM | 11.256 |
| 10 | Marquez Marc | 93 | SPA | 6 | Repsol Honda Team | Honda | 11.800 |
| 11 | Di Giannantonio Fabio | 49 | ITA | 5 | Team Gresini Racing MotoGP | Ducati | 12.916 |
| 12 | Vinales Maverick | 12 | SPA | 4 | Aprilia Racing | Aprilia | 12.917 |
| 13 | Martin Jorge | 89 | SPA | 3 | Pramac Racing | Ducati | 17.240 |
| 14 | Marquez Alex | 73 | SPA | 2 | LCR Honda | Honda | 17.568 |
| 15 | Miller Jack | 43 | AUS | 1 | Ducati Lenovo Team | Ducati | 17.687 |
| 16 | Binder Darryn | 40 | RSA | 0 | WithU Yamaha RNF MotoGP Team | Yamaha | 20.265 |
| 17 | Morbidelli Franco | 21 | ITA | 0 | Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP | Yamaha | 20.296 |
| 18 | Pirro Michele | 51 | ITA | 0 | Ducati Test Team | Ducati | 21.305 |
| 19 | Gardner Remy | 87 | AUS | 0 | Tech 3 KTM Factory Racing | KTM | 30.548 |
| 20 | Dovizioso Andrea | 4 | ITA | 0 | WithU Yamaha RNF MotoGP Team | Yamaha | 31.011 |
| 21 | Fernandez Raul | 25 | SPA | 0 | Tech 3 KTM Factory Racing | KTM | 42.723 |
| 22 | Savadori Lorenzo | 32 | ITA | 0 | Aprilia Racing Test Team | Aprilia | 1 Lap |
| 23 | Bastianini Enea | 23 | ITA | 0 | Team Gresini Racing MotoGP | Ducati | DNF |
| 24 | Rins Alex | 42 | SPA | 0 | Team Suzuki Ecstar | Suzuki | DNF |
| 25 | Mir Joan | 36 | SPA | 0 | Team Suzuki Ecstar | Suzuki | DNF |
| 26 | Espargaro Pol | 44 | SPA | 0 | Repsol Honda Team | Honda | DNF |