MotoGP Full Sprint Race Results | Marquez dominates on Saturday

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Marc Marquez won the Sprint of the MotoGP Japanese Grand Prix, and managed to cut his gap to Jorge Martin in the riders' standings. The Aprilia rider finished in third place.
The MotoGP Sprint began with drama as Pedro Acosta, Fabio Di Giannantonio, and Alex Marquez all crashed out at Turn 3 on the opening lap. The Gresini rider was at fault, as he began the domino effect by hitting Acosta's KTM. The incident will be investigated by the stewards after the Sprint.
Marc Marquez also took the lead from Martin into Turn 2 on the opening lap, after the Ducati rider had made a better start from the second grid slot, and began to pull away.
Martin could not fight back and, on the final lap, lost a further position to Diogo Moreira after he marginally went off track, along with Enea Bastianini. As a result, Marquez's gap to the Aprilia rider is now only seven points in the riders' standings.
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It was a day to forget for Marco Bezzecchi. After the crash during the opening lap, the Italian found himself in third place, but lost multiple positions to Bastianini, Moreira, and Ai Ogura as well. The Aprilia rider crossed the finish line only in sixth place.
After a hard-fought battle, Johann Zarco finished in second place ahead of Raul Fernandez. Fabio Quartararo managed to score a single point for Yamaha as well after finishing ninth.

Full Results - MotoGP Sprint Race of the Japan Grand Prix

PositionRidersTeamsPoints
P1Marc MarquezDucati12
P2Diogo MoreiraLCR9
P3Jorge MartinAprilia7
P4Enea BastianiniTech36
P5Ai OguraTrackhouse5
P6Marco BezzecchiAprilia4
P7Johann ZarcoLCR3
P8Raul FernandezTrackhouse2
P9Fabio QuartararoYamaha1
P10Fermin AldeguerGresini
P11Luca MariniHonda
P12Franco MorbidelliVR46
P13Alex RinsYamaha
P14Somkiat ChantraHonda
P15Maverick ViñalesTech3
P16Jack MillerPramac
P17Toprak RazgatliogluPramac
P18Brad BinderKTM
P19Francesco BagnaiaDucati
DNFPedro AcostaKTM
DNFFabio Di GiannantonioVR46
DNFAlex MarquezGresini

What happened in Moto2 and Moto3 qualifying earlier today?

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Izan Guevara stormed to pole position in Moto2. The future MotoGP rider with Pramac Racing defeated Filip Salac and championship rival Manuel Gonzalez to secure the best slot on the grid for Sunday.
In Moto3, David Almansa set the best lap time, finishing ahead of KTM's Brian Uriarte and Alvaro Carpe. Maximo Quiles, who can be crowned champion on Sunday, will start from P4.

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