Bagnaia promoted to second after Binder was handed a penalty for exceeding track limits.
Just a week after he missed out on the podium in Australia, Jorge Martin took a hard-fought victory in the 2023 Thai GP. Red Bull KTM’s Brad Binder finished second on road, but he exceeded lap limits which meant he had to drop down to third. Factory Ducati rider and reigning world champion Francesco Bagnaia was promoted to second.
- Just nine points separate Martin and Bagnaia
- Martin won both Sprint and main races this weekend
Battle for the podium
Martin led for much of the Thai GP, but on a few occasions Binder was able to overtake him, although he couldn’t make it stick. Bagnaia had a poor start and at one point during the race was in eighth place. However, he was able to make his way through the field in due course and was running fourth behind Alex Marquez, when the Gresini Ducati rider crashed out.
Quartararo, Marquez finish in the top 7
Factory Yamaha rider Fabio Quartararo, who qualified tenth, claimed he had a “good feeling” on the bike this weekend and was able to replicate this success out on the track. He finished the main race in sixth place. Repsol Honda rider Marc Marquez (who is moving to Gresini Ducati next year) took the chequered flag in seventh place, after battling with Quartararo for much of the race. In 2019, Marquez took his eighth world title while battling with Fabio at this very circuit.
2023 MotoGP world championship standings
Despite wins in both the Sprint and feature-length races Jorge Martin is nine points adrift of championship leader, Francesco Bagnaia. Bagnaia’s VR46 academy stablemate Marco Bezzecchi is third in the overall standings.
MotoGP heads to Malaysia in two weeks’ time, so keep watching this space for the latest developments.
2023 Thai MotoGP results
| 2023 Thai MotoGP results | ||
|---|---|---|
| Position | Rider | Team |
| 1 | Jorge Martin | Prima Pramac Ducati |
| 2 | Francesco Bagnaia | Ducati Lenovo |
| 3 | Brad Binder | RedBull KTM |
| 4 | Marco Bezzecchi | VR46 Ducati |
| 5 | Aleix Espargaro | Aprilia Racing |
| 6 | Fabio Quartararo | Monster Energy Yamaha |
| 7 | Marc Marquez | Repsol Honda |
| 8 | Luca Marini | VR46 Ducati |
| 9 | Fabio Di Giannantonio | Gresini Ducati |
| 10 | Johann Zarco | Prima Pramac Ducati |
| 11 | Franco Morbidelli | Monster Energy Yamaha |
| 12 | Joan Mir | Repsol Honda |
| 13 | Enea Bastianini | Ducati Lenovo |
| 14 | Takaaki Nakagami | LCR Honda Idemitsu |
| 15 | Raul Fernandez | RNF Aprilia |
| 16 | Jack Miller | RedBull KTM |
| 17 | Augusto Fernandez | GASGAS Tech 3 |
| 18 | Pol Espargaro | GASGAS Tech 3 |
| NC | Maverick Vinales | Aprilia Racing |
| NC | Miguel Oliveira | RNF Aprilia |
| NC | Alex Marquez | Gresini Ducati |