Francesco Bagnaia called his Emilia Romagna Grand Prix a "strange" day and detailed the front lock-up and crash that ended his afternoon in Misano.

Race results from the Emilia Romagna MotoGP at Misano, round 14 (of 20) in the 2024 world championship. Enea Bastianini snatched the honour of Ducati’s 100th grand prix win with a controversial last-lap pass on Jorge Martin at the Emilia Romagna MotoGP. Both riders ran off track after the move, but remained upright.

Italian Enea Bastianini won his home Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix after a final lap showdown with Pramac Racing’s Jorge Martin to give Ducati a 100th MotoGP victory while reigning champion Francesco Bagnaia crashed out while in third place.

South Africa’s Brad Binder, who was sixth in Saturday’s sprint race, finished a disappointing 19th. Binder went off the track on the second lap and never recovered.

Defending champion Bagnaia’s fall allowed Martin to move 24 points into the lead despite being overtaken by eventual winner Ducati’s Bastianini on the final lap.

MISANO ADRIATICO, Italy (Reuters) -Italian Enea Bastianini won his home Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix on Sunday after a final lap showdown with Pramac Racing's Jorge Martin to give Ducati a 100th MotoGP victory while reigning champion Francesco Bagnaia crashed out while in third place.

Jorge Martin took advantage of Francesco Bagnaia crashing out of the Emilia-Romagna MotoGP to extend his championship lead despite being pipped to Sunday's race win by Enea Bastianini on the final lap.

Bastianini provisionally wins at Misano but only after a controversial last-lap pass over Martin as Bagnaia retired

MISANO ADRIATICO, Italy (Reuters) -Reigning MotoGP champion Francesco Bagnaia of Ducati recovered from a poor start to win the sprint at the Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix on Saturday after the pole sitter capitalised on a mistake by championship rival Jorge Martin of Pramac Racing.

Francesco Bagnaia won an exciting sprint race at the Emilia-Romagna MotoGP on Saturday to cut championship rival Jorge Martin's lead at the top of the riders' standings. He was 23 points behind Martin after crashing out of the Aragon MotoGP but if he wins Sunday's GP he will take the championship lead.