Starting from pole, the Spaniard had already cut the difference to Italy's Bagnaia to only eight points on Saturday with his third straight sprint victory and fifth of the season.
MOTEGI -- Jorge Martin narrowed the gap on championship leader Francesco Bagnaia to just three points with six races left on Sunday, Oct. 1, after winning a Japan MotoGP cut short by rain.
The 24-lap race began under overcast skies and light rain quickly intensified once the race started in mountainous Motegi. They attempted a restart but the red flags quickly came out again and the riders were awarded full points according to their positions at the stoppage."I felt really good with the rear grip and I was able to overtake all of them and make this gap to win today," he added.Bagnaia said he was happy with the result but said he thought he could have overtaken Martin.
Looking ahead, Bagnaia said competition was turning more"difficult" and"intense" as he dueled with Martin for the championship. He started from the third row, but as rain caused other riders to go wide or even into gravel, the Spaniard saw an opening to race to the podium.
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