Ai Ogura seals historic Dutch Grand Prix victory as Marco Bezzecchi crashes out

[p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/fernandez-raul/dIyisVJD/"]Fernandez[/a] completed a ‌landmark day for the American team by finishing second, 2.004 ‌seconds behind, sealing Trackhouse’s first 1-2 in a grand prix a day after ‌they locked out the top two in the sprint.[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/ogura-ai/A3AtM47b/"]Ogura[/a]’s victory is ‌the first by a Japanese rider since [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/inagaki-makoto/vsa0loJi/"]Makoto Tamada[/a] at the 2004 Japanese Grand Prix.[/p][p][b]"It's just fantastic. I am happy to get a win for my people. ‌I wish to thank my people," [/b]Ogura said, ⁠before sending a message to home ‌fans in Japanese.[/p][embed guid="69866122-790e-4122-9865-5f0e7f0bd747" url="https://x.com/MotoGP/status/2071218692000547014" social-type="twitter" /][p]Pole-sitter [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/martin-jorge/zBBka6dR/"]Jorge Martin[/a] led for much of the race but was ​overhauled by both Trackhouse riders in the closing laps and finished third, completing an all-Aprilia podium. The result lifted Martin to ​the top of the standings, seven points clear of his teammate [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/bezzecchi-marco/EXzAZEse/"]Bezzecchi[/a].[/p][p][b]"The most important thing for me today was that I did better ⁠than yesterday. I am always ​trying to improve,"[/b] Martin said.[/p][p][b]"I have to congratulate Ai and Raul. I tried my best to keep up with them until the end, but I had reached my limit."[/b][/p][p]Further back, Ducati’s [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/marquez-marc/UPhfij2b/"]Marc Marquez[/a] came under pressure from ‌teammate [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/bagnaia-francesco/nahP9n9q/"]Francesco Bagnaia[/a] and KTM’s [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/acosta-pedro/KrGeaHq5/"]Pedro Acosta[/a] in the fight for fourth before Acosta retired with a problem in his right hand. Bagnaia then encountered technical trouble a lap later, allowing VR46 Racing Team’s [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/di-giannantonio-fabio/pI4o388M/"]Fabio Di Giannantonio[/a] and Gresini’s [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/marquez-alex/6uLgHlWF/"]Alex Marquez[/a] to move ahead.[/p][embed guid="993122cc-2ab0-43b7-a3b3-f78558ca8605" url="https://x.com/MotoGP/status/2071230889158451377" social-type="twitter" /][p]Marquez finished sixth on the road but was penalised for exceeding track limits on the last lap and dropped to seventh behind KTM’s [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/bastianini-enea/ht1WUmo9/"]Enea Bastianini[/a]. Di Giannantonio, despite serving a long-lap penalty after running off track following contact with ‌Marquez, finished fourth ahead of Alex Marquez.[/p][p]Bezzecchi crashed out on lap two, ​a week after he was banned in Brno for slapping ‌a marshal following a sprint crash, marking his third successive scoreless Sunday. Aprilia later said the Italian was conscious with no major physical or neurological damage and was taken to hospital for further examinations.[/p][p]Ogura moved to within 25 points of new leader Martin, while ⁠reigning champion Marc Marquez is 40 ⁠points back after a difficult ‌weekend for the Ducati rider.[/p]