Reigning champion Francesco Bagnaia won MotoGP's Japanese Grand Prix sprint on Saturday after leader Pedro Acosta crashed out with four laps to go, reducing his gap with championship leader Jorge Martin, who finished fourth, to 15 points.Rookie Acosta, who took pole earlier in the day, had overtaken Bagna

Francesco Bagnaia wins MotoGP's Japanese Grand Prix sprint as Pedro Acosta crashes, closing gap with championship leader.

Nakagami crashes out of his home grand prix sprint after a collision with teammate Johann Zarco.

Francesco Bagnaia profited from a mistake by rookie Pedro Acosta to win the Japan MotoGP sprint on Saturday and close the gap on overall championship leader Jorge Martin. Spaniard Acosta crashed with four laps to go while leading the field at Motegi, allowing defending world champion Bagnaia to take first…

MOTEGI, Japan : Twice MotoGP champion Francesco Bagnaia won the Japanese Grand Prix in Motegi on Sunday to complete a weekend double and cut his gap to rival Jorge Martin at the top of the world championship down to 10 points.The Ducati rider, who qualified in second after dominating practice and won Satu

Francesco Bagnaia hailed an "example" weekend after winning the Japan MotoGP ahead of championship front-runner Jorge Martin on Sunday to cut the Spaniard's lead to 10 points with four races remaining. The Italian defending world champion overtook pole-sitter Pedro Acosta on the first lap at Motegi and stayed in front…