Defending champion Francesco Bagnaia wins in Japan to cut Jorge Martin's overall lead in the MotoGP championship to 10 points.

Italy's Francesco Bagnaia won the MotoGP class race of motorcycling's Japanese Grand Prix on Sunday for his eighth victory

Francesco Bagnaia says rain on the last lap of the MotoGP Japanese Grand Prix sprint led to him slowing right down and almost cost him victory.

Francesco Bagnaia profited from a mistake by rookie Pedro Acosta to win the Japan MotoGP sprint on Saturday and close the gap on overall championship leader Jorge Martin.

MotoGP title rivals Francesco Bagnaia and Jorge Martin were separated by just 0.005s during morning warm-up for the Japanese Grand Prix at Motegi. After overcast conditions and raindrops during Friday and Saturday, Sunday dawned dry and sunny.

MOTEGI: Francesco Bagnaia won the Japan MotoGP ahead of championship front-runner Jorge Martin on Sunday to cut

Marc Marquez finishes third-Pedro Acosta crashes again! Ducati Lenovo team’s Pecco Bagnaia won the Japanese Grand Prix

Italian two-time and reigning MotoGP champ Francesco Bagnaia won the Japanese MotoGP Sunday cutting Spaniard Jorge Martin's lead in the riders' championship standings to just 10 points. Martin same second.