Spain's MotoGP leader Martin wins in Indonesia

Spain's Jorge Martin stretched his lead successful nan MotoGP standings to 21 points by winning Sunday's Indonesian Grand Prix astatine Mandalika.

The Pramac Racing rider collapsed astatine nan circuit past play to springiness up his wide lead to Italy's Francesco Bagnaia, who went connected to triumph nan title.

Martin, 26, admitted he was haunted by nan "ghosts" of his 2023 run aft crashing successful Saturday's sprint title while leading.

That again opened nan doorway for Ducati rider Bagnaia, who won nan sprint title to adjacent nan spread to 12 points successful this season's title race. But nan reigning champion had a mediocre commencement successful Sunday's title earlier yet recovering to declare third.

Martin, meanwhile, led from commencement to finish, converting his rod position into a 3rd triumph of nan season.

"This is not conscionable immoderate triumph because I deliberation aft each that happened past season, aft yesterday's crash, to execute this measurement was rather difficult," said Martin, who remains successful a beardown position to triumph his first title pinch 5 races of nan play remaining.

"I thought astir crashing each corner. Being capable to find that emotion during nan title and to triumph pinch this spread was incredible."

Martin was pushed each nan measurement by chap Spaniard Pedro Acosta, who vanished 2nd connected nan Red Bull KTM.

The title for nan insignificant places was punctuated by a succession of crashes successful basking and humid conditions.

There was a yellowish emblem connected nan opening thigh aft Australia's Jack Miller locked up and slipped disconnected nan track, besides taking retired Italian Luca Marini and Spanish riders Aleix Espargaro and Alex Marquez.

Six-time champion Marc Marquez suffered mechanical problems and had to leap disconnected his flaming Gresini motorcycle midway done nan race, while Italian Enea Bastianini's faint title hopes were each but dashed erstwhile he collapsed retired precocious successful nan race, while successful 5th place.