Reigning world champion Francesco Bagnaia won the first ever MotoGP sprint with a last-lap overtake at the season-opening Portuguese Grand Prix on Saturday to earn 12 points and move to the top of the rider’s standings ahead of the race on Sunday.
Introduced this season in a bid to make the sport more entertaining, sprints will be run a day before the race and are approximately 50 percent of the full distance, which was 12 laps around the Portimao circuit.
