Martin, who started from pole and won Saturday’s 13-lap sprint race, extended his series lead over reigning world champion Francesco Bagnaia to 20 points after Bagnaia finished third, 10.100secs behind Marquez after briefly taking the lead just before half-distance.

Marc Marquez overcame a horror start at Phillip Island to clinch his fifth Australian MotoGP victory on Sunday afternoon.

Marc Marquez returns to winning ways as he beat Jorge Martin in a head-to-head duel in the Australian Grand Prix.

Warm-up results from the Australian MotoGP at Phillip Island, round 17 (of 20) in the 2024 world championship.

MotoGP star Marco Bezzecchi has been taken to hospital after he was involved in a spectacular crash with Maverick Vinales during the sprint race at Phillip Island on Saturday. Vinales overtook Bezzecchi for fifth place when the latter rocketed into the back of Vinales at the first corner at 230km/h.

Free Practice 1 at the Australian Grand Prix was cancelled on Friday as the expected heavy rain hit the Phillip Island circuit. Race direction gave the 45-minute session every chance to go ahead, delaying the opening of pit lane multiple times in the hope that the rain would ease enough for the resurfaced track to dry.

The start of the long MotoGP race at this Australian GP was marked by an unusual moment that cost Marc Márquez the loss of about ten positions at the beginning of the race, and all because of… a piece of plastic.