Marc Marquez was sublime in another MotoGP win in Aragon GP, as Alex Marquez resisted pressure from Francesco Bagnaia to end up P2.
It was a clean start from Ducati’s Marc Marquez in the main MotoGP race in Aragon GP as he led the way from Gresini Ducati’s Alex Marquez. Just behind, Ducati’s Francesco Bagnaia moved up to third from the KTM pair of Pedro Acosta and Brad Binder in the Top 5.
Gresini’s Fermin Aldegeur was sixth from VR46 Ducati’s Franco Morbidelli, who dropped places at the start to be ahead of teammate Fabio di Giannantonio and Yamaha’s Fabio Quartararo. Honda’s Joan Mir rounded out the Top 10 from Pramac Yamaha’s Jack Miller, with Tech 3 KTM’s Maverick Vinales losing places to be 12th.
While M Marquez led the way, A Marquez had a brief look in by Bagnaia, but he managed to fend off. The Italian had Acosta on his tail. The KTM rider tried multiple at multiple corners to get through the Ducati rider, but he was unable to stick on it in any occasion.
Eventually Bagnaia managed to hang on to third, as Acosta came in the clutches of Binder. The South African lost to recovering Morbidelli, who passed Aldeguer for sixth. But the Italian went wide to allow the KTM rider back through and stitch a gap between the two riders.
Aldeguer had di Giannantonio on his tail for long as Quartararo was in a distant ninth from Mir on his tail. Vinales managed to pass Miller for 11th, as LCR Honda’s Johann Zarco climbed up to 13th and brought Trackhouse Aprilia’s Raul Fernandez along, with Aprilia’s Marco Bezzecchi up to 15th.
Zarco was the first faller close to midway in the grand prix, which allowed Tech 3’s Enea Bastianini to get into the points in 15th. At the front, M Marquez started to pull out a gap, as A Marquez fell into the clutches of Bagnaia, who brought the pair of KTM riders along with him.
But Binder couldn’t hold for long as he crashed out at Turn 3 from fifth, which allowed Morbidelli to move up the order. Aldegeur left di Giannantonio behind and close in on Morbidelli. Just behind, Mir and Vinales cleared Quartararo but the Frenchman crashed out himself at Turn 1.
In all this, Bezzecchi climbed up to 10th with Fernandez in 11th from Miller, Bastianini and Yamaha pair of Alex Rins and Augusto Fernandez in the Top 15 points places. There were mini battles throughout the field with A Marquez keeping Bagnaia behind, like Morbidelli was keeping Aldegeur.
Di Giannantonio couldn’t hold Mir back after multiple moments, with the Honda rider climbing up to seventh. Vinales got through for eighth but a wide moment allowed the VR46 back in front. Just behind, Bezzecchi had Fernandez for 10th, as Miller, Bastianini and Rins fought for 12th.
The Australian couldn’t hold back Bastianini and Rins for long. It got feisty between Morbidelli and Aldegeur in the fight for fifth. The Gresini rider got through but the VR46 rider came back as the two went tow-to-tow on the straight which included a minor brush.
Morbidelli got back in fifth as Mir was a distant seventh being hounded by Vinales until the Tech 3 rider slipped at Turn 12. Bezzecchi was up to eighth after clearing di Giannantonio as Fernandez was up to 10th. The fight between Morbidelli and Aldegeur continued on, with more body blows.
Aldegeur got through but Morbdielli came back again and touched twice but escaped any fall to stay ahead. At the front, M Marquez pumped in lap record to win the MotoGP race in Aragon GP ahead of A Marquez and Bagnaia in the Top 3, with Acosta securing a fine fourth place finish.
Morbidelli kept fifth from Aldegeur from Mir, Bezzecchi, di Giannantonio and Fernandez in the Top 10. The other points places saw Rins in 11th ahead of Bastianini, A Fernandez, Miller and Pramac’s Miguel Oliveira, with LCR’s Somkiat Chantra, Aprilia’s Lorenzo Savadori and Vinales missing out on points.
Result: https://x.com/MotoGP/status/1931701027427799482
Here’s how MotoGP sprint panned out in Aragon GP
