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Francesco Bagnaia wins Italian MotoGP sprint race

motorsport10 June 2023 13:58| © AFP

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Francesco Bagnaia © Gallo Images

World champion Francesco Bagnaia won the Italian MotoGP sprint race at Mugello on Saturday.

The Ducati star capitalised on his record lap time to secure pole in qualifying to beat Marco Bezzecchi and Jorge Martin.

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Bagnaia now has a four-point lead over Bezzecchi going into Sunday's sixth round of the championship.

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