Marco Bezzecchi takes third in the MotoGP World Championship away from Francesco Bagnaia with a third-place finish in the Australian MotoGP at Phillip Island.
Alex Marquez likewise has one hand on title runner-up, behind absent brother Marc, with a 97-point advantage in second place and a maximum of only 111 points remaining.
If Bagnaia’s current slump continues – without a point in the two rounds since his perfect double win in Motegi – a 41-point advantage over KTM’s Pedro Acosta in fifth will also disappear.
Phillip Island runner-up Fabio di Giannantonio moves ahead of VR46 team-mate Franco Morbidelli for sixth, while new MotoGP winner Raul Fernandez moves into the top ten.
The Malaysian MotoGP at Sepang takes place next weekend…
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