Martin starts MotoGP season on top with victory in Qatar sprint

Lights to flag victory for last year's runner-up saw him finish ahead of South Africa's Brad Binder and Aleix Espargaro.

Jorge Martin got the first points on the board in the new MotoGP season, winning Saturday’s sprint in Qatar with defending double world champion Francesco Bagnaia in fourth. The Spanish rider was followed across the line by South African Brad Binder and Aleix Espargaro .“It was fast, today I was really close to crashing on a lot of corners. We need to work on the bike and let’s see tomorrow if we can enjoy a big one .”Binder was all smiles, saying: “It’s always awesome to finish on the podium, especially in the first race back.”

The two front runners quickly built up a half second gap from the rest of the pack led by Aleix Espargaro.Fabio di Giannantonio, winner of the grand prix in Qatar last year, took a thumping fall from his VR46 Ducati bike on lap eight.

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