Marc Marquez seized the sprint victory at the Aragon GP, recording his 20th career win and giving Ducati a 1‑2 finish with brother Alex Marquez behind the wheel of a Ducati.
Opening move that set the pace
Second on the grid, Marquez executed a clean outbrake at Turn 1, slipping past Marco Bezzecchi who had opened the front row with a flawless soft‑shod start. Alex Marquez seized the vacated second spot, pressuring Bezzecchi from behind.
Bezzecchi, who had topped both practice and qualifying, blunted the Ducati duo’s challenge, remaining third as the sprint progressed. By lap 5 the gap between Marquez and his brother had widened to nearly a second, with no rider capable of mounting a counter‑attack.
Cumulative points and championship impact
The 12 points Marquez collected moved the Valencian champion into third place in the standings, solidifying Ducati’s dominance in the sprint format.
Other top contenders and finishing order
Pedro Acosta finished fourth for KTM, starting from sixth and gaining an opening four‑pole advantage after a tussle between Jorge Martin and Raul Fernandez. Martin briefly overtook Acosta but was relegated to fifth on lap 5, his tenure on the soft rear tyre paying off only once.
Fermin Aldeguer climbed from 11th into sixth, slamming LCR Honda’s Diogo Moreira late. Ruben Fernandez hovered in eighth, while Johann Zarco captured the last championship point in ninth after an impressive statement on his MotoGP return.
Yamaha’s Jack Miller rounded the event in tenth place, ahead of Ducati’s Francesco Bagnaia, Yamaha’s Alex Rins and Toprak Razgatlioglu.
Retires and incidents
Luca Marini was the first to exit, crashing on the opening lap. Fabio di Giannantonio followed suit on lap 2, and Fabio Quartararo suffered an engine blowout mid‑race, forcing him to retire and spewing smoke across the track.
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