Italy's Marco Bezzecchi's impressive start to the MotoGP season continues with victory in Brazil in a race shortened to 31 laps due to extreme heat.

Bezzecchi’s factory Aprilia teammate Jorge Martin finished second for his first podium finish since the final round of the 2024 season in Barcelona, where he took the world title for Ducati, while Di Giannantonio prevailed in a race-long battle with reigning world champion Marc Marquez for third, finishing half a second behind Martin.

By Rory Carroll March 22 (Reuters) - Aprilia's Marco Bezzecchi cruised to victory at the MotoGP Brazilian Grand Prix on Sunday for his fourth consecutive Grand Prix win and now leads the championship standings.

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It had been 22 long years since Brazil featured on the MotoGP calendar before last weekend’s return to the South American nation in Goiania, at the circuit named after Formula 1 great Ayrton Senna. As it turned out,

MotoGP: The Spaniard came away with just a bruise and said after the race: “They shortened the GP for the riders’ safety. There was very little grip on the track, but I think it was due to the Moto2 race.

Diogo Moreira has responded to claims that his move to MotoGP was down to his Brazilian passport, rather than his performances on the track. Brazil had been absent from MotoGP since Alex Barros stepped away in 2007.