Ducati reigns supreme at the 2023 Italian GP as Pecco Bagnaia wins it all

Ducati wins it all in their home race weekend as Pecco Bagnaia wins again on Sunday.

Ducati reigns supreme at the 2023 Italian GP as Pecco Bagnaia wins it all

Pecco Bagnaia (Via MotoGP.com)

The 2023 Mugello MotoGP weekend was a blast for Ducati rider Pecco Bagnaia. The Ducati powered bikes have had a stellar performance all throughout the weekend. The Italian rider who is racing for the Italian squad got a great reaction from the home fans during the whole weekend. His performance in both the Sprint and Sunday’s main race was truly commendable.

Pecco Bagnaia reigned supreme at the 2023 Mugello MotoGP weekend following a dominant win in Saturday’s sprint and an equally impressive victory in Sunday’s GP. By doing so, the Ducati rider has gone on to extend his lead in the riders championship. Pecco had to survive saturday’s sprint with tricky confidence in order to win. However, things were a bit different during the main race.

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Sunday’s race was a thriller of its own with Marc Marquez yet again crashing out whilst in a podium battle. When it came to the race start, KTM’s Jack Miller got the best of Pecco Bagnaia and overtook him. This move didn’t last long as the Italian retook the lead at turn 2 itself. After that, the Ducati rider went into his zone and went on to cross the checkered flag in first place.

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Pecco Bagnaia leads the championship standings by 21 points

Pecco Bagnaia
Pecco Bagnaia

The Ducati rider currently leads the MotoGP riders world championship by a staggering 21 points over rivals. This weekend marks the second time the Italian was able to win the sprint race and the main race in 2023. Despite his poor performances, Marco Bezzecchi still retains P2 in the championship standings. He finished the race in 8th place while Pecco’s teammate Enea Bastianini finishing 9th.

The 2023 MotoGP championship fight can go either ways. However, it is clear at this point the neither Fabio Quartararo, nor Marc Marquez are gonna be able to get their title glory this season. After having won the 2022 MotoGP riders world championship, it is clear that Pecco Bagnaia is hungry for more. It will be interesting to see what happens in the next few rounds of the championship when it comes to the title fight with Marco.

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