Highlights: Champion Francesco Bagnaia surges to victory in MotoGP season opener in Qatar

Francesco Bagnaia got his MotoGP World Championship title defence off to the perfect start with a dominant win in Sunday’s Qatar Grand Prix. The Italian flew off the line to take the lead early on and held it until the end, holding off Brad Binder and Jorge Martin. Marc Marquez came fourth on his Ducati debut, while young debutant Pedro Acosta impressed.