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Straits Times
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Marc Marquez beats brother Alex in Aragon for seventh sprint win of season
Ducati's world championship leader Marc Marquez recovered from a poor start to win Saturday's sprint at the Aragon Grand Prix ahead of his brother Alex and Fermin Aldeguer of Gresini Racing for an all-Spanish podium on home soil. Marc's seventh sprint victory of the season in eight rounds moved him 27 points clear of Alex in the championship, with the Ducati rider winning by more than two seconds. Marc had broken the lap record in qualifying to take pole but he started poorly, losing traction due to wheelspin, to briefly drop to fourth when he was shoulder-barged aside by Pedro Acosta. Alex, meanwhile, shot off the line to take the lead going into turn one but Marc moved up to second with a neat overtake on turn one of the second lap, setting his sights on Alex. The younger brother managed to hold on for a few laps but Marc pounced once again on turn one, diving in on the inside at the start of the sixth lap to take first place as the home crowd roared in appreciation. "I had a small problem in the start because I started spinning the rear tyre and then I was able to manage and not lose a lot of positions," Marc said. "My plan was try to lead from the beginning until the end but I saw that Alex was pushing a lot on the first two-three laps. That was my weak point, with the soft rear tyre. "(But I) was calm and then in the end of the race the feeling was great, it was perfect." Once Marc moved into the lead, the two brothers disappeared into the distance, even as Marc continued to widen the gap, while Alex's Gresini team mate Aldeguer reeled in Franco Morbidelli and eased past him to take third with three laps left. VR46 Racing's Morbidelli finished fourth and Red Bull KTM's Acosta pipped Fabio Di Giannantonio to fifth place. Marc's team mate and twice MotoGP champion Francesco Bagnaia had another race to forget as the Italian, who started fourth on the grid, finished 12th as he continued to struggle with his Ducati bike. Bagnaia is still third in the championship but he now sits 84 points behind Marc. REUTERS Join ST's Telegram channel and get the latest breaking news delivered to you.
France 24
10-05-2025
- Sport
- France 24
Deja vu in France as Marc Marquez beats brother Alex in MotoGP sprint
The Ducati factory rider replaced his younger sibling at the top of the world championship standings after extending his sprint race haul in 2025 to six from six. "I was riding well, let's see if we can finish the job tomorrow (in Sunday's main race) - 'merci beaucoup'," beamed Marquez, after taking the chequered flag waved by Tour de France cycling legend Mark Cavendish. Home favourite Fabio Quartararo had set off from pole after lowering the lap record in qualifying. But the Yamaha rider struggled for pace to cross the line in fourth. "Fabio was super fast at the start, I was pushing a lot and said to myself 'I can't follow him'," said sprint king Marquez. "Then he dropped a bit in pace and I began to feel better and better," he added. "I did my best, I had fun and I reckon fourth was the best result I could have got today," said Quartararo. Quartararo held off the Marquez brothers at the start, triggering a delighted roar from the expectant home fans. Francesco Bagnaia then crashed his factory Ducati early on lap two as Marc Marquez tried to keep tabs on Quartararo. On lap four of 13 the six-time former world champion was all over the Yamaha leader's rear tyre. Approaching midway Marc hit the front, with Quartararo briefly stuck in the middle of a Marquez sandwich as Alex raced in third. The younger Marquez brother riding a Ducati satellite Gresini bike, nipped past the Frenchman on lap eight to finish second as he has done in every Saturday dash since the start of the season. "Really happy to be second, another P2!" said Alex. Rookie Fermin Aldeguer, Alex Marquez's Gresini teammate, claimed his first sprint podium in third. The 20-year-old's celebrations took an unexpected turn when he ran into the rear wheel of the race winner on the cool down lap. There was no harm done and Marc Marquez made a point of congratulating the youngster with a hug. "I feel incredible, it's a dream for me to be here with these top riders. We have the speed, we just need more experience," said the young Spaniard. Marquez goes into Sunday's main race on 151 points in the riders' standings, with Alex on 149. © 2025 AFP
Yahoo
27-04-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Why Alex Marquez was angry despite comeback from double crash at Jerez
Alex Marquez appears to be the man least impressed by his remarkable comeback after two crashes on Friday at the Spanish Grand Prix. The younger Marquez was the class of the field in all day at Jerez, despite a low-speed accident in the morning and then a heavy tumble at the beginning of the hour-long afternoon practice. Advertisement Following the second fall, which came as the Gresini Ducati rider followed brother Marc into the fast right-hander at Pons, there was some doubt as to whether Alex would even be able to return to action in the session. He spent much of it in his Gresini motorhome, where he was nursing an arm that had not enjoyed its trip through the gravel trap. But he emerged with 16 minutes to go in the session – just in time for the real push for a place in Q2 to begin. After all, he had been fast all day in between crashing, setting the fastest time in Free Practice 1 in the morning – impressively topping all four sectors. For the man who has routinely given best to his brother so far this season, it wasn't an afternoon to sit out injured. Alex duly delivered, shooting to the top of the timesheets with two minutes of the session remaining. He was a tenth of a second faster than Francesco Bagnaia, with his brother only fourth and missing his usual peerless pace on MotoGP's first day of action in Europe this season. Advertisement Alex's time of 1m35.991s was the first tour of the Jerez circuit a MotoGP bike has ever made below the 1m36s mark. And he achieved this with a set of medium tyres while all his rivals had a soft rear. As his team manager Michele Masini put it afterwards, 'our tyre plan was f***ed up' by the crash early in the session. Alex Marquez, Gresini Racing Alex Marquez, Gresini Racing Gold and Goose / Motorsport Images Gold and Goose / Motorsport Images Marquez may have had a degree of luck for this lap time to stand as a flurry of accidents late in the session led to yellow flags and rivals' laps being interrupted or cancelled. But there was no questioning the quality of his lap, particularly under the circumstances. Advertisement Yet Alex himself, who lies 17 points adrift of his illustrious brother in the standings, was having none of the praise when he spoke to media. He lamented not only his mistakes but the loss of valuable race preparation time in both sessions. 'The main objective was to be in Q2 and we managed that quite well,' he said. 'But I'm not happy about the day. We didn't do the job and the work that we needed to do. 'Today I was just too confident with the bike. I wasn't feeling the limit. I was just trying to push it and I didn't realise the limit was there. I'm angry because it was a mistake to get too confident.' On that subject, Alex also let slip a line used by a certain Ducati rider on his way to a world title. Advertisement 'The bike was too stable and too good,' he said, echoing the words of Bagnaia after the Italian had fallen out of the lead at COTA in 2023. 'We need to control that risk a little bit because, Fridays like this…OK, today nothing happened, but it can affect us for the championship.' Alex Marquez, Gresini Racing Alex Marquez, Gresini Racing Gold and Goose / Motorsport Images Gold and Goose / Motorsport Images When pressed, Marquez did reluctantly agree there had been some positives to his performance. 'Yes, we've done records, first places, everything you want in the morning and the afternoon. But we haven't done the work you really have to do on a Friday. So I have a bittersweet taste. Advertisement 'But we came back in a good way. The best way to say sorry to the team for mistakes is to be fast. So I was just trying to do that.' Read Also: Fabio Quartararo surprised by Yamaha pace at Spanish GP Are tracks designed for F1 more dangerous for MotoGP riders? Marquez confirmed that he would not take any injury problems into the weekend following the pair of crashes on Friday, despite the second one causing a loss of feeling in his hands in the immediate aftermath. 'It was a very fast impact, and very clean, but the stones at 200 km/h hurt and sting a lot,' he reported. 'So that was the biggest problem. Advertisement 'I couldn't feel my hands because of the abrasions caused by the gravel. It was just that. I was fine, but my arms were asleep and I couldn't feel what was happening. 'Now I'm just a little bit bruised, as is normal. But physically I am quite OK.' Photos from Spanish GP - Practice Alex Marquez, Gresini Racing Alex Marquez, Gresini Racing Gold and Goose / Motorsport Images Gold and Goose / Motorsport Images Aleix Espargaro, Honda HRC Aleix Espargaro, Honda HRC Gold and Goose / Motorsport Images Gold and Goose / Motorsport Images Aprilia Racing bike detail Aprilia Racing bike detail Gold and Goose / Motorsport Images Gold and Goose / Motorsport Images Marc Marquez, Ducati Team Marc Marquez, Ducati Team Gold and Goose / Motorsport Images Gold and Goose / Motorsport Images Pedro Acosta, Red Bull KTM Factory Racing Pedro Acosta, Red Bull KTM Factory Racing Gold and Goose / Motorsport Images Gold and Goose / Motorsport Images Andrea Dovizioso, Yamaha Factory Racing Andrea Dovizioso, Yamaha Factory Racing Gold and Goose / Motorsport Images Gold and Goose / Motorsport Images Alex Marquez, Gresini Racing Alex Marquez, Gresini Racing Gold and Goose / Motorsport Images Gold and Goose / Motorsport Images Marc Marquez, Ducati Team Marc Marquez, Ducati Team Gold and Goose / Motorsport Images Gold and Goose / Motorsport Images Marc Marquez, Ducati Team Marc Marquez, Ducati Team Gold and Goose / Motorsport Images Gold and Goose / Motorsport Images Johann Zarco, Team LCR Honda Johann Zarco, Team LCR Honda Gold and Goose / Motorsport Images Gold and Goose / Motorsport Images Franco Morbidelli, VR46 Racing Team Franco Morbidelli, VR46 Racing Team Gold and Goose / Motorsport Images Gold and Goose / Motorsport Images Francesco Bagnaia, Ducati Team Francesco Bagnaia, Ducati Team Gold and Goose / Motorsport Images Gold and Goose / Motorsport Images Alex Marquez, Gresini Racing Alex Marquez, Gresini Racing Gold and Goose / Motorsport Images Gold and Goose / Motorsport Images Jack Miller, Pramac Racing Jack Miller, Pramac Racing Gold and Goose / Motorsport Images Gold and Goose / Motorsport Images Ai Ogura, Trackhouse Racing Ai Ogura, Trackhouse Racing Gold and Goose / Motorsport Images Gold and Goose / Motorsport Images Fabio Quartararo, Yamaha Factory Racing Fabio Quartararo, Yamaha Factory Racing Gold and Goose / Motorsport Images Gold and Goose / Motorsport Images Marc Marquez, Ducati Team Marc Marquez, Ducati Team Javier Soriano - AFP - Getty Images Javier Soriano - AFP - Getty Images Alex Marquez, Gresini Racing Alex Marquez, Gresini Racing Gold and Goose / Motorsport Images Gold and Goose / Motorsport Images Marc Marquez, Ducati Team Marc Marquez, Ducati Team Gold and Goose / Motorsport Images Gold and Goose / Motorsport Images Marco Bezzecchi, Aprilia Racing Marco Bezzecchi, Aprilia Racing Gold and Goose / Motorsport Images Gold and Goose / Motorsport Images Somkiat Chantra, Team LCR Honda Somkiat Chantra, Team LCR Honda Gold and Goose / Motorsport Images Gold and Goose / Motorsport Images Bike of Alex Marquez, Gresini Racing after his crash Bike of Alex Marquez, Gresini Racing after his crash Gold and Goose / Motorsport Images Gold and Goose / Motorsport Images Fabio Quartararo, Yamaha Factory Racing Fabio Quartararo, Yamaha Factory Racing Javier Soriano - AFP - Getty Images Javier Soriano - AFP - Getty Images Francesco Bagnaia, Ducati Team Francesco Bagnaia, Ducati Team Burak Akbulut - Anadolu - Getty Images Burak Akbulut - Anadolu - Getty Images Alex Marquez, Gresini Racing Alex Marquez, Gresini Racing Gold and Goose / Motorsport Images Gold and Goose / Motorsport Images Francesco Bagnaia, Ducati Team Francesco Bagnaia, Ducati Team Gold and Goose / Motorsport Images Gold and Goose / Motorsport Images Raul Fernandez, Trackhouse Racing Raul Fernandez, Trackhouse Racing Gold and Goose / Motorsport Images Gold and Goose / Motorsport Images Alex Marquez, Gresini Racing Alex Marquez, Gresini Racing Jose Breton - Pics Action - NurPhoto - Getty Images Jose Breton - Pics Action - NurPhoto - Getty Images Marc Marquez, Ducati Team Marc Marquez, Ducati Team Gold and Goose / Motorsport Images Gold and Goose / Motorsport Images Alex Marquez, Gresini Racing Alex Marquez, Gresini Racing Gold and Goose / Motorsport Images Gold and Goose / Motorsport Images Marc Marquez, Ducati Team Marc Marquez, Ducati Team Burak Akbulut - Anadolu - Getty Images Burak Akbulut - Anadolu - Getty Images Franco Morbidelli, VR46 Racing Team Franco Morbidelli, VR46 Racing Team Gold and Goose / Motorsport Images Gold and Goose / Motorsport Images Luca Marini, Honda HRC Luca Marini, Honda HRC Gold and Goose / Motorsport Images Gold and Goose / Motorsport Images Augusto Fernandez, Pramac Racing Augusto Fernandez, Pramac Racing Gold and Goose / Motorsport Images Gold and Goose / Motorsport Images Alex Marquez, Gresini Racing Alex Marquez, Gresini Racing Mirco Lazzari GP - Getty Images Mirco Lazzari GP - Getty Images Aleix Espargaro, Honda HRC Aleix Espargaro, Honda HRC Gold and Goose / Motorsport Images Gold and Goose / Motorsport Images Fabio Quartararo, Yamaha Factory Racing Fabio Quartararo, Yamaha Factory Racing Gold and Goose / Motorsport Images Gold and Goose / Motorsport Images Brad Binder, Red Bull KTM Factory Racing Brad Binder, Red Bull KTM Factory Racing Gold and Goose / Motorsport Images Gold and Goose / Motorsport Images Franco Morbidelli, VR46 Racing Team Franco Morbidelli, VR46 Racing Team Gold and Goose / Motorsport Images Gold and Goose / Motorsport Images Marc Marquez, Ducati Team Marc Marquez, Ducati Team Burak Akbulut - Anadolu - Getty Images Burak Akbulut - Anadolu - Getty Images Alex Marquez, Gresini Racing Alex Marquez, Gresini Racing Gold and Goose / Motorsport Images Gold and Goose / Motorsport Images Pedro Acosta, Red Bull KTM Factory Racing Pedro Acosta, Red Bull KTM Factory Racing Gold and Goose / Motorsport Images Gold and Goose / Motorsport Images Marc Marquez, Ducati Team Marc Marquez, Ducati Team Jose Breton - 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Arab News
26-04-2025
- Sport
- Arab News
Quartararo denies Marquez his home Spanish MotoGP pole
JEREZ, Spain: Frenchman Fabio Quartararo beat crowd favorite and six-time MotoGP champion Marc Marquez to take pole position at the Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix at the Circuito de Jerez on Saturday, where the lap record was broken twice. For the latest updates, follow us @ArabNewsSport Championship leader Marquez looked on course for a fifth successive pole after he sped to a time of one minute and 35.643 seconds early in the second qualifying, but Quartararo put on a blistering lap in the final moments to stun the Ducati rider. The 26-year-old Yamaha rider clocked a time of one minute and 35.610 seconds to take his first pole since 2022. Twice MotoGP champion Francesco Bagnaia came third to complete the front row. 'It's a really special feeling, a special emotion for everybody,' Quartararo said. 'We know that the points are on the sprint and the race, but already to feel the atmosphere close to all these guys is something.' 'Hopefully, we can make a great fight on the sprint, on the race we know it's a little more difficult. But super happy to be here. We are working hard and the work will pay off.' Gresini's Alex Marquez was the fourth fastest, ahead of Franco Morbidelli of VR46 Racing in fifth. Marquez leads his younger brother Alex by 17 points in the championship and Italian Bagnaia in third by 26.
Asharq Al-Awsat
26-04-2025
- Sport
- Asharq Al-Awsat
Yamaha's Quartararo Denies Marquez His Home Spanish MotoGP Pole
Frenchman Fabio Quartararo beat crowd favorite and six-times MotoGP champion Marc Marquez to take pole position at the Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix at the Circuito de Jerez on Saturday, where the lap record was broken twice. Championship leader Marquez looked on course for a fifth successive pole after he sped to a time of one minute and 35.643 seconds early in the second qualifying, but Quartararo put on a blistering lap in the final moments to stun the Ducati rider. The 26-year-old Yamaha rider clocked a time of one minute and 35.610 seconds to take his first pole since 2022. Twice MotoGP champion Francesco Bagnaia came third to complete the front row. "It's a really special feeling, a special emotion for everybody," Quartararo said. "We know that the points are on the sprint and the race, but already to feel the atmosphere close to all these guys is something. "Hopefully, we can make a great fight on the sprint, on the race we know it's a little more difficult. But super happy to be here. We are working hard and the work will pay off." Gresini's Alex Marquez was the fourth fastest, ahead of Franco Morbidelli of VR46 Racing in fifth. Marquez leads his younger brother Alex by 17 points in the championship and Italian Bagnaia in third by 26. He has the opportunity to stretch it further in the sprint, which will be held later on Saturday.
