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MotoGP Indonesian GP: Marco Bezzecchi leads Aprilia 1-2-3-4; Jorge Martin reclaims points lead

Marco Bezzecchi outduelled Raul Fernandez to claim his first MotoGP win in over four months at the Indonesian Grand Prix, as his team-mate Jorge Martin retook the championship lead with third. Just a day after they made contact in an opening lap melee and crashed out of the sprint - an incident that left Fernandez with a broken finger and triggered a major outburst - Bezzecchi and Fernandez ...…

MotoGP Indonesian GP: Marco Bezzecchi leads Aprilia 1-2-3-4; Jorge Martin reclaims points lead

The Indonesian Grand Prix is set to see a mix of familiar faces and rising stars lining up on the starting grid. At the front, Raul Fernandez, who secured his first pole position in Saturday's qualifying, is determined to race despite breaking his finger in a sprint mishap. He will join his teammate, Marco Bezzecchi, on the front row, alongside Fabio di Giannantonio from Ducati, who secured his best starting position since Germany.

Ducati's Marc Marquez, who has taken the lead in the championship following his surprise victory in the sprint, will start in fourth place. Jorge Martin, another title rival from Aprilia, will line up in fifth. The second row of the grid will feature Fermín Aldeguer, nursing a leg injury, followed by Ai Ogura, who has admitted to being the slowest Aprilia rider this weekend.

Ai will start seventh, ahead of Alex Marquez from Gresini and Pedro Acosta from KTM. The top 10 of the grid will include Francesco Bagnaia from Ducati, followed by Fabio Quartararo on Yamaha in 12th place, and four Honda riders struggling at Mandalika all weekend. The grid concludes with Alejandro Espargaró from Honda in 22nd place.

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