Marc Marquez crowns a dominant weekend in Aragon with Grand Prix victory – Alex Marquez second again – Francesco Bagnaia back on the podium
Top favorite Marc Marquez won the Grand Prix at MotorLand Aragon (Spain) in commanding fashion. After finishing all practice sessions, qualifying, and the sprint at the front, the Ducati factory rider also cruised to victory on Sunday. Alex Marquez (Gresini-Ducati) finished second again. Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati) returned to the podium in third place.
“It was obviously a fantastic weekend – at the front in all practice sessions, fully concentrated, fully focused,” said a delighted Marc Marquez. For the first time since the Sachsenring in 2015, a rider has led every session. Back then, it was also Marc Marquez.
“I expected the others to get closer with each session, but I was consistent and just controlled the race. Celebrating with my brother was incredible.” They had already taken the top two places in the sprint.
At the start of the 23-lap race, Marc Marquez took the lead ahead of his brother Alex going into the first corner. Behind them were Bagnaia, the KTM duo Pedro Acosta and Brad Binder, as well as Fermin Aldeguer (Gresini-Ducati) and Franco Morbidelli (VR46-Ducati).
Everyone was riding with medium rear tires, which was also the preferred choice for the front. Only Acosta had opted for hard front tires. In the early stages, he put pressure on Bagnaia. They fought for third place.
In the first quarter of the race, the Marquez brothers did not pull away at the front. Bagnaia, Acosta, and Binder were close behind. Bagnaia in particular was closing in on the Marquez brothers step by step, but the KTM duo also kept up.
In the eighth lap, Marc Marquez picked up the pace and shook off his pursuers by a second. His lead grew steadily thereafter. Behind him, the group with Alex Marquez, Bagnaia, Acosta, and Binder moved closer and closer together.
At the halfway point of the race, Marc Marquez led by two seconds. Alex Marquez defended second place against Bagnaia. On the twelfth lap, Binder’s front wheel collapsed in turn 3 and he crashed while lying in fifth place.
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Acosta was unable to keep up with the pace of Alex Marquez and Bagnaia’s Ducatis at the start of the second half of the race. Bagnaia continued to put pressure on the Gresini rider but was unable to make a pass.
Alex Marquez finally shook off his pursuer by a second, sealing the duel. As the Gresini rider had to concede defeat to his brother in both races at Aragon, his deficit in the championship grew to 32 points (in the championship standings).
“I already had Pecco on my radar,” said Alex Marquez. “I didn’t have a perfect feeling with the medium rear tire. I’m really happy—we got the maximum out of this weekend: P2 in the sprint and P2 in the main race.”
Bagnaia: Important step for confidence
Bagnaia finished third, his first podium finish since Jerez. A small change to the setup helped him a lot: “This morning we tried something we hadn’t really expected – a small change that gave me a little more confidence.”
“And that little bit of extra confidence also gave me a little more speed – I’m happy. This third place today is more than just a podium for us – it’s above all a big step towards regaining confidence.”
With fourth place, Acosta equaled his best result of the season so far at Le Mans. In a thrilling duel for fifth place, Morbidelli prevailed over Aldeguer in the final stages. This meant that five Ducatis finished in the top six (see results).
Joan Mir finished seventh on the Honda. Starting from 20th on the grid, Marco Bezzecchi (Aprilia) staged a comeback, just like in the sprint, and fought his way up to eighth place. Fabio Di Giannantonio (VR46-Ducati) followed in ninth. Raul Fernandez (Trackhouse-Aprilia) completed the top 10.
The best Yamaha rider was Alex Rins in eleventh. The remaining World Championship points went to Enea Bastianini (Tech3-KTM), Augusto Fernandez (Yamaha), Jack Miller (Pramac-Yamaha), and Miguel Oliveira (Pramac-Yamaha).
In lap nine, Johann Zarco (LCR-Honda) crashed out in turn 12. In lap twelve, his French compatriot Fabio Quartararo (Yamaha) crashed in turn 1. It was his third consecutive Grand Prix retirement.
Four laps before the end of the race, Maverick Vinales crashed off his KTM in turn 12. At that point, the Spaniard was in eighth place behind Mir. Vinales crossed the finish line in 18th and last place.