Aprilia-Trackhouse rider Raul Fernandez surged to a maiden MotoGP victory in Australia on Sunday in his 76th race.

Fernandez benefited from two long lap penalties served by a flying Marco Bezzecchi to take the chequered flag 1.418sec clear of Ducati’s Fabio Di Giannantonio. Aprilia’s Bezzecchi came third, 2.410sec adrift.