Bagnaia scorches to Czech MotoGP sprint victory, Bezzecchi crashes (opens in new tab)

Championship leader Marco Bezzecchi started from fourth on the grid but failed to hold on to the spot and crashed out with two laps to go. He has however retained the overall lead with 180 points ahead of Aprilia Racing teammate Jorge Martin with 165 and Fabio Di Giannantonio on a VR46 Ducati with 144. The 29-year-old Bagnaia started from third on the grid and capitalised from a rocket start that saw him top the pack into turn one. He hailed Ducati's decision to use soft rear tyres on the bur...