Dutch MotoGP | Binder stripped of third place for exceeding track limits, Bagnaia wins gripping race

Francesco Bagnaia wins Dutch MotoGP, Binder demoted from third

Francesco Bagnaia won the Dutch MotoGP at Assen on Sunday to extend his lead in the championship.

Marco Bezzecchi took second with Brad Binder in third only for the South African to pick up a penalty for exceeding track limits that saw him demoted to fourth.

That promoted Aleix Espargaro to the podium after Binder suffered exactly the same fate in Saturday's sprint. Bagnaia takes a 35-point lead over Bezzecchi into the summer break, with racing resuming in early August at Silverstone.

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Lap 24/26: Bagnaia got back into his groove and is now 1.4sec ahead of Bezzecchi. He needed to do it, because Bezzecchi was closing quick.

Espargo is not letting go of Binder in third place, but now Martin has closed onto Espargo and could also insert his name as a late contender for the final podium position. 

Lap 22/26: Bezzecchi is closing quick on Bagnaia and the winner could be either one of them.

Binder is keeping Espargo at bay, but the battle for third is hotting up!

Lap 20/26: Espargo is closing on Binder and could have a say in who will appear on the podium. Bagnaia is leading by 1.3 seconds, with Bezzecchi second.

Both Espargo and Bezzecchi have been quicker than Bagnaia. Could we be in for an epic finish?

Lap 5/26: Bagnaia managed to pass Binder for first, but there is nothing between the race leaders. Bezzecchi is third.

Vinales also crashed out of the race having set the quickest lap of the race just moments before.

Lap 2/26: Binder's teammate, Jack Miller, crashes out of the race. Meanwhile, Binder is holding onto the lead.

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