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3 hours ago
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MotoGP Austrian GP: Marc Marquez pulls off yet another win
Marc Marquez continued his march towards the world title with yet another MotoGP grand prix victory in the Austrian Grand Prix on Sunday. The win represented another 'double' following Saturday's sprint success and thus completed the factory Ducati rider's sixth consecutive perfect racing weekend – a run stretching back to the Aragon Grand Prix in June. Aprilia's Marco Bezzecchi led much of the race after starting from pole position before Marquez pounced. The Italian then succumbed to charging Gresini Ducati rider Fermin Aldeguer, who took his best MotoGP result with second place. More to follow... Austrian Grand Prix results To read more articles visit our website.
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a day ago
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Championship leader Marc Marquez wins sprint at Austrian MotoGP
Marc Marquez extended his lead at the top of the MotoGP standings when he won Saturday's Austrian Grand Prix sprint at the Red Bull Ring. It was his 12th sprint victory of the season, his sixth in succession, and it takes the Ducati rider 123 points ahead of his brother Alex Marquez with Sunday's Grand Prix still to come, followed by another nine race weekends in the 22-race season. Early leader Alex (Ducati-Gresini) was second in the 14-lap race with Pedro Acosta (KTM) completing the podium. Marc Marquez, who had never previously won at this circuit, had only been beaten once in sprints this year when his brother Alex outdid him at Silverstone and he had to bide his time to claim fraternal bragging rights once again. With five laps remaining, Alex made a slight error exiting a chicane which opened the door for his elder brother to slide through and take the lead which he held until the end. Marco Bezzecchi, who had been quickest in qualifying earlier in the day on his Aprilia and will start from pole in Sunday's main feature, held third until Acosta, on his team's home track, swept past him. Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati), who was unbeaten at Spielberg since 2022, made a terrible start on the front row, running wide off the track on the first corner, and slipped down to 14th. With something clearly wrong with his bike the two-time world champion drifted to the back of the field before heading into the pits and retiring. bsp/nr
CNA
a day ago
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Marc Marquez wins Austrian Grand Prix sprint from second row
Ducati's Marc Marquez won the Austrian Grand Prix sprint on Saturday despite starting on the second row of the grid, beating his brother and closest championship contender Alex to the finish line at the Red Bull Ring. Having never won a race in Austria, the Spaniard executed a flawless race from fourth on the grid to take his 12th sprint victory in 13 rounds this season, underlining his supreme dominance in the shorter format. The victory moves Marc Marquez 123 points clear of Gresini Racing's Alex Marquez at the top of the championship and 180 above Ducati teammate Francesco Bagnaia, who was forced to retire due to problems with his bike.
Yahoo
a day ago
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MotoGP Austrian GP: Marc Marquez beats brother Alex in Spielberg sprint
Marc Marquez kept up his phenomenal run of success in MotoGP with sprint victory at the Austrian Grand Prix on Saturday. He headed his brother Alex (Gresini Ducati) home, with Pedro Acosta earning a third-place medal for the factory KTM team at its home track. Read Also: MotoGP Austrian GP: Marco Bezzecchi grabs pole as Marc Marquez crashes Marquez has not been defeated in either a sprint or a grand prix since Marco Bezzecchi won the British Grand Prix in May. More to follow... Austrian Grand Prix - Sprint results To read more articles visit our website.
Reuters
a day ago
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Marc Marquez wins Austrian Grand Prix sprint from second row
Aug 16 (Reuters) - Ducati's Marc Marquez won the Austrian Grand Prix sprint on Saturday despite starting on the second row of the grid, beating his brother and closest championship contender Alex to the finish line at the Red Bull Ring. Having never won a race in Austria, the Spaniard executed a flawless race from fourth on the grid to take his 12th sprint victory in 13 rounds this season, underlining his supreme dominance in the shorter format. The victory moves Marc Marquez 123 points clear of Gresini Racing's Alex Marquez at the top of the championship and 180 above Ducati teammate Francesco Bagnaia, who was forced to retire due to problems with his bike. KTM's Pedro Acosta came third in the team's home race to complete an all-Spanish podium, while Aprilia's pole sitter Marco Bezzecchi finished fourth.
