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OCTOBER 19, 2022
Sunday, October 16, 2022 at 08:59AM 
(Photo of Alex Rins by AE Special Contributor Whit Bazemore)
Alex Rins (No. 42 Team Suzuki Ecstar) seized victory in an Animoca Brands Australian Motorcycle Grand Prix, which will go down as one of the all-time great MotoGP™ races. Not only did the Spaniard perhaps give Team Suzuki Ecstar one last win before the Hamamatsu marque sadly leaves us at season’s end, a crash for Fabio Quartararo (No. 20 Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP™) gifted the World Championship lead to Francesco Bagnaia (No. 63 Ducati Lenovo Team) with just two races left in 2022. Still, it could have been even worse for the Frenchman considering Bagnaia led a topsy-turvy encounter at the start of the final lap only to be passed by both Rins and Marc Marquez (No. 93 Repsol Honda Team), the latter of whom scored a 100th MotoGP™ podium by finishing second at Phillip Island. Watch the Top 5 Moments from the race here. (Thank you to MotoGP.com)
Alex Rins (No. 42 Team Suzuki Ecstar) seized victory in an Animoca Brands Australian Motorcycle Grand Prix, which will go down as one of the all-time great MotoGP™ races. Not only did the Spaniard perhaps give Team Suzuki Ecstar one last win before the Hamamatsu marque sadly leaves us at season’s end, a crash for Fabio Quartararo (No. 20 Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP™) gifted the World Championship lead to Francesco Bagnaia (No. 63 Ducati Lenovo Team) with just two races left in 2022. Still, it could have been even worse for the Frenchman considering Bagnaia led a topsy-turvy encounter at the start of the final lap only to be passed by both Rins and Marc Marquez (No. 93 Repsol Honda Team), the latter of whom scored a 100th MotoGP™ podium by finishing second at Phillip Island. Watch the Top 5 Moments from the race here. (Thank you to MotoGP.com)
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