Di Giannantonio wins twice-stopped race, Martin taken out

VR46 Ducati MotoGP rider Fabio Di Giannantonio took victory in a twice red-flagged Catalan Grand Prix, in which Alex Marquez and Johann Zarco suffered injuries in separate crashes. Di Giannantonio won the 12-lap race – effectively the third running of this grand prix – after the stoppages, recording his first grand prix win since 2023 and the first grand prix win for Valentino Rossi’s team since that same season.Red flag oneThe race was initially suspended for around half an hour due to a terrible crash on the run to Turn 10, caused by the speed mismatch between Marquez and leader Pedro Acosta, whose KTM had suddenly cut out.The resulting impact sent Marquez’s now out-of-control Ducati off track, but he miraculously avoided being hit by the bike or being thrown into the circuit barriers. Instead, he suffered a major impact with the ground that required him to be hospitalised – albeit with confirmation that he is conscious.The …