Luckily for Bagnaia, the pressure was reduced after Pedro Acosta (Red Bull GASGAS Tech3) who was behind him had to fall at Turn 15.
However, Bagnaia will be threatened by Marquez who moved up to fourth place with only 1.3 seconds behind.
With 16 laps remaining, Bagnaia seems to only be able to secure third place after falling further behind Bastianini with a gap of 2.9 seconds.
However, he showed revival after rediscovering his speed.
While Martin and Bastianini raced with a pace of 1 minute 31 seconds, Bagnaia twice set a time of 1 minute 30 seconds as a new record.
The time difference from almost three seconds was reduced by the defending champion to under two seconds.
Unfortunately, Bagnaia seems to be pushing himself too hard.
With the remaining seven laps, Bagnaia experienced a front tire slip and fell while trying hard to return to the front of the competition
As a result, Marquez got third place for free.
CAN YOU BELIEVE IT?! 🤯@88jorgemartin has just been GIFTED a possible 29-point championship advantage! 💥#EmiliaRomagnaGP 🏁 pic.twitter.com/p0mUTnHABL
— MotoGP™🏁 (@MotoGP) September 22, 2024
Returning to the front position, the battle became fiercer between Bastianini and Martin in the last two laps.
Bastianini crazily executed a maneuver that was aggressive enough to push Martin off the track.
Martin, who went wide, was immediately 2 seconds behind Bastianini. He shook his head in disapproval.
However, there was no punishment for Bastianini until the race ended.
2024 Emilia Romagna MotoGP Result
No. | Racer | Team | Time |
1 | Enea Bastianini | Ducati Lenovo | 41:14.653 |
2 | Jorge Martin | Prima Pramac Racing | +5.002 |
3 | Marc Marquez | Gresini Racing | +7.848 |
4 | Marco Bezzecchi | Pertamina Enduro VR46 | +9.200 |
5 | Franco Morbidelli | Prima Pramac Racing | +13.601 |
6 | Maverick Vinales | Aprilia Racing | +15.484 |
7 | Fabio Quartararo | Monster Energy Yamaha | +20.922 |
8 | Aleix Espargaro | Aprilia Racing | +22.795 |
9 | Alex Marquez | Gresini Racing | +27.704 |
10 | Miguel Oliveira | Trackhouse Racing | +31.891 |
11 | Joan Mir | Repsol Honda | +33.062 |
12 | Luca Marini | Repsol Honda | +35.411 |
13 | Raul Fernandez | Trackhouse Racing | +36.335 |
14 | Fabio Di Giannantonio | Pertamina Enduro VR46 | +37.395 |
15 | Johann Zarco | LCR Honda | +38.909 |
16 | Jack Miller | KTM Red Bull | +40.454 |
17 | Takaaki Nakagami | LCR Honda | +46.394 |
18 | Augusto Fernandez | Red Bull GasGas Tech3 | +47.755 |
19 | Brad Binder | Red Bull KTM | +1’25.918 |
Francesco Bagnaia | Ducati Lenovo | ||
Pedro Acosta | Red Bull GasGas Tech3 |