Quartararo wins maiden MotoGP title for France
The Hindu
Pole sitter Bagnaia was leading Ducati's home race when he crashed with five laps to go, handing Honda's Marc Marquez the race victory and the world title to Quartararo
Yamaha's Fabio Quartararo became the first Frenchman to win the MotoGP world championship following a fourth-placed finish in the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix on Sunday, October 24 as his closest title contender Francesco Bagnaia of Ducati crashed.
Pole sitter Bagnaia was leading Ducati's home race when he crashed with five laps to go, handing Honda's Marc Marquez the race victory and the world title to Quartararo who has an unassailable lead in the standings with two races left.
"I still can't believe it," the 22-year-old Quartararo said as he broke down in tears in the pit lane.