MotoGP: Marc Márquez rules as king of Aragon … with brother Álex his closest challenger
Marc Márquez proved once again that he was the master of the circuit at MotorLand as the Ducati rider won the Aragon Grand Prix from pole to extend his lead in the championship on Sunday.
Márquez's brother Álex finished second for Gresini Racing while Ducati's Francesco Bagnaia came third.
Marc had completed the perfect weekend last year to win his first race in 1,043 days at the same circuit and he repeated his feat as the polesitter and sprint winner claimed a record-extending seventh victory.
Such was Marc's dominance this weekend that he became the first rider in 10 years to lead every session – including warmups, practice and qualifying – since he did it himself at the German Grand Prix in 2015
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