Defending champion Francesco Bagnaia wins in Japan to cut Jorge Martin's overall lead in the MotoGP championship to 10 points.

Marc Marquez still has a mathematical chance of winning the MotoGP title but the six-times premier class champion conceded on Thursday it was a now a two-horse race between points leader Jorge Martin and reigning champion Francesco Bagnaia.

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.

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.

Martin’s ride from a lowly 11th on the grid to within just over a second of Bagnaia by the end of the race was a successful damage limitation effort after a difficult weekend ab

Francesco Bagnaia is back to winning in MotoGP. This Sunday, the rider took the lead in the Japanese GP right after the start and never let it go, dominating the race at Motegi from start to finish, bringing him closer to the top of the championship,

(Reuters) -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,