Francesco Bagnaia he completes the work and places his first double of the year, repeating the success of the Sprint and winning the 2024 Italian Grand Prix, valid as the seventh round of the MotoGP World Championship. Fourth victory of the season in the race (the 22nd of his career in the top class, the 32nd overall in the MotoGP) for Pecco, who therefore wins for the third time in a row at Mugello after the victories in 2022 and 2023.
Total triumph today on the Tuscan circuit for Italy (on Republic Day) and for Ducati, with the Italian double completed by Enea Bastianini (amazing in overtaking Marquez and then Martin at the last corner) and a poker signed by the Borgo Panigale company. In reality, there are as many as six Ducati riders in the top seven positions at the finish line, testifying to the clear technical superiority of the Reds at least at Mugello.
Bagnaia built much of his victory at the start, recovering four positions in the first two corners (his aggressive overtaking on Martin at Luco was splendid) and then leading the race until the checkered flag, managing the situation very well and never allowing the of an attack on Martinator. The Spaniard from Team Pramac tried in the closing stages, but went into crisis and suffered the return of a wild Bastianini.
At the foot of the podium in fourth place Marc Marquezwho still brings home important points in terms of the championship, while the Spanish rookie of KTM Pedro Acosta he had to settle for fifth place, proving himself to be on another level compared to his brand mates and all the non-Ducatis on the grid. Good result on the Italian front also for Franco Morbidelli and Fabio Di Giannantonio, 6th and 7th.
At the end of the Italian GP, Martin still leads the overall standings in the World Championship with an advantage of 18 points over Bagnaia, 35 over Marquez, 57 over Bastianini, 70 over Acosta, 71 over Viñales, 86 over Binder, 89 over Aleix Espargarò and 97 over Di Giannantonio.
2024 MOTOGP ITALIAN GP RANKING
1 25 1 Francesco BAGNAIA ITA Ducati Lenovo Team DUCATI 40’51.385 177.1
2 20 23 Enea BASTIANINI ITA Ducati Lenovo Team DUCATI 40’52.184 177.1 0.799
3 16 89 Jorge MARTIN SPA First Pramac Racing DUCATI 40’52.309 177.0 0.924
4 13 93 Marc MARQUEZ SPA Gresini Racing MotoGP DUCATI 40’53.449 177.0 2.064
5 11 31 Pedro ACOSTA SPA Red Bull GASGAS Tech3 KTM 40’58.886 176.6 7.501
6 10 21 Franco MORBIDELLI ITA First Pramac Racing DUCATI 41’01.275 176.4 9.890
7 9 49 Fabio DI GIANNANTONIO ITA Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing T DUCATI 41’01.461 176.4 10.076
8 8 12 Maverick VIÑALES SPA Aprilia Racing APRILIA 41’03.068 176.3 11.683
9 7 73 Alex MARQUEZ SPA Gresini Racing MotoGP DUCATI 41’04.920 176.1 13.535
10 6 33 Brad BINDER RSA Red Bull KTM Factory Racing KTM 41’07.286 176.0 15.901
11 5 41 Aleix ESPARGARO SPA Aprilia Racing APRILIA 41’10,567 175.7 19,182
12 4 25 Raul FERNANDEZ SPA Trackhouse Racing APRILIA 41’11.692 175.7 20.307
13 3 72 Marco BEZZECCHI ITA Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing T DUCATI 41’11.731 175.7 20.346
14 2 88 Miguel OLIVEIRA POR Trackhouse Racing APRILIA 41’14.677 175.4 23.292
15 1 42 Alex RINS SPA Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP YAMAHA 41’14.998 175.4 23.613
16 43 Jack MILLER AUS Red Bull KTM Factory Racing KTM 41’19.802 175.1 28.417
17 44 Pol ESPARGARO SPA Red Bull KTM Factory Racing KTM 41’20.163 175.1 28.778
18 20 Fabio QUARTARARO FRA Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP YAMAHA 41’22.007 174.9 30.622
19 5 Johann ZARCO FRA CASTROL Honda LCR HONDA 41’22.842 174.9 31.457
20 10 Luca MARINI ITA Repsol Honda Team HONDA 41’23.695 174.8 32.310
21 32 Lorenzo SAVADORI ITA Aprilia Racing APRILIA 41’38.109 173.8 46.724
Not classified
30 Takaaki NAKAGAMI JPN IDEMITSU Honda LCR HONDA 16’15.226 174.2 14 laps
36 Joan MIR SPA Repsol Honda Team HONDA 10’52.470 173.6 17 laps
37 Augusto FERNANDEZ SPA Red Bull GASGAS Tech3 KTM 7’17.845 172.4 19 laps
