The key moments in Bagnaia's 2023 MotoGP title defence
Bagnaia made history in 2021 when he overturned a 91-point deficit to end a 15-year wait for Ducati's second world title in MotoGP. Dominant in the first half of 2023, Bagnaia led the championship by 66 points after the sprint in Barcelona only to crash out of that grand prix and suffer injury in a horrible collision with Brad Binder. Pramac's Jorge Martin was able to capitalise on this as he came into a purple patch, briefly overhauling Bagnaia in the standings by seven points after the sprint in Indonesia before losing it again in the grand prix. The pair came into the finale split by 14 points, but Bagnaia won the Valencia GP after Martin crashed with Marc Marquez. Bagnaia's advantage over Martin at the end of the season stood at 39 points as he became the first rider since Marc Marquez in 2019 to successfully defend their crown. Here are the key moments of Bagnaia's 2023 season. Portuguese GP – Round 1 Photo by: Gold and Go...