Championship Leader Bezzecchi Banned From Brno Sunday Race, Bagnaia Takes First Sprint Win of the Season

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At Round 9 of MotoGP, the Czech GP at Brno, championship leader Marco Bezzecchi (Aprilia) made contact with a marshal after crashing in the Sprint and was handed a ban from Sunday's main race. Aprilia's appeal was rejected. In Saturday's Sprint, Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati) held off Ai Ogura (Aprilia) to claim his first win of the season.