Updated On: 25 October, 2021 08:55 AM IST | Misano | AFP
Bagnaia, who was 52 points behind Quartararo with three races including this race remaining, was comfortably leading when he fell with just a few laps left to hand the Frenchman his country’s first ever MotoGP championship

Fabio Quartararo
Fabio Quartararo won his first MotoGP world title on Sunday after his closest rival Francesco Bagnaia crashed out of the Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix.

Yamaha’s Fabio Quartararo yesterday. Pic/Getty Images