Top riders expects intense fight for MotoGP lead in Indonesia this weekend

Riders of the Asia Talent Cup competition walk along the track ahead of the MotoGP Indonesian Grand Prix at the Mandalika International Circuit in Kuta Mandalika, Central Lombok, on Thursday, October 12, 2023. - AFP

LOMBOK, Indonesia (AFP): Championship leader Francesco Bagnaia said Thursday he expected an intense battle at this weekend's Indonesia MotoGP to stay at the top of the standings, with rival Jorge Martin only three points behind.

Martin, of Ducati satellite team Pramac, reduced the Italian's lead with six races left after winning a Japan MotoGP cut short by rain this month.