Jorge Martin picked up where he left off after an absence of a sprint race in Australia and is already looking ahead for what the result means for Sunday’s Thailand Grand Prix
After warning he only had the pace for 10th-15th place on Friday, Marc Marquez instead battled his way to a surprise fourth by the final corner of the Thai MotoGP Sprint.
Jorge Martin made it five in a row after a rapid recovery from his start evolved into a dominant sprint race win in Thailand, with Francesco Bagnaia down in seventh.
Marc Marquez suffered an unusual incident as he pulled off track behind Jorge Martin at the midway stage of Friday afternoon’s practice for the Thai MotoGP.