Martin grabbed the holeshot off the line from third on the grid and led all 25 laps to secure his first grand prix victory of the season.
Behind Martin drama unfolded as Ducati’s Enea Bastianini took second from Aprilia’s Maverick Vinales in a bizarre incident on the final lap.
Vinales slowed on the pit straight and allowed Bastianini to come through, before the Aprilia rider and sprint winner ran off at Turn 1 and crashed on the dusty run-off area.
This released a stunning Pedro Acosta into third, after the Tech3 GasGas rookie battled his way through from seventh on the grid to secure a maiden MotoGP podium in just his second grand prix.
A lap prior to this moment, Marquez and Bagnaia collided at Turn 5 as the former attempted an overtake for fifth.
Gresini’s Marquez launched a rain on the inside of Bagnaia into the Turn 5 right-hander, but ran slightly wide as he did so.
Cutting back to try to defend the line, the pair collided. Both were able to remount, but Bagnaia retired into the pits while Marquez finished 16th.
The incident will be reviewed by the stewards after the race.
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