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SowetanLIVE
6 days ago
- Sport
- SowetanLIVE
Alex Marquez wins British Grand Prix sprint to end brother Marc's winning streak
Gresini Racing's Alex Marquez ended his brother Marc's record streak of sprint victories when he capitalised on a mistake to win the British Grand Prix sprint on Saturday and close in on his sibling in the world championship. Ducati's Marc had won six straight sprints in the first six rounds of the season while Alex had finished second in all sprints, but this time it was a role reversal as the younger brother gave Gresini the sprint win. Marc lost the lead when he went wide early on, with the Spaniard shaking his head as he rejoined, allowing Alex to move into the lead and take the chequered flag while Fabio Di Giannantonio was third for VR46 Racing. The sprint victory moved Alex to within 19 points of Marc in the riders' championship ahead of Sunday's race. "Super happy ... We did everything perfectly," Alex said after he claimed his first gold medal of the season. "When he [Marc] went a little bit wide, I said, 'OK, now I need to make my pace, I need to go until the end'. It was a really good feeling with the bike. So everything was nice, everything was perfect."
The Hindu
24-05-2025
- Sport
- The Hindu
British MotoGP 2025: Alex Marquez wins sprint, ends brother Marc's streak
Gresini Racing's Alex Marquez ended his brother Marc's record streak of sprint victories when he capitalised on a mistake to win the British Grand Prix sprint on Saturday and close in on his sibling in the world championship. Ducati's Marc had won six straight sprints in the first six rounds of the season while Alex had finished second in all sprints, but this time it was a role reversal as the younger brother gave Gresini the sprint win. Marc lost the lead when he went wide early on, with the Spaniard shaking his head as he rejoined, allowing Alex to move into the lead and take the chequered flag while Fabio Di Giannantonio was third for VR46 Racing. The sprint victory moved Alex to within 19 points of Marc in the riders' championship ahead of Sunday's race. 'Super happy... We did everything perfectly,' Alex said after he claimed his first gold medal of the season. 'When he (Marc) went a little bit wide, I said, 'Okay, now I need to make my pace, I need to go until the end'. It was a really good feeling with the bike. So everything was nice, everything was perfect.' READ | Quartararo dominates qualifying at Silverstone for hat-trick of poles Fabio Quartararo had broken a lap record for the third straight MotoGP weekend when he claimed a hat-trick of poles and when the lights went out, the Frenchman had the perfect start off the line. But Marc made a bold move on the outside to overtake and gain two places to move up to second. By the end of the first lap, a clinical Marc found his way through to move into the lead. But Alex seized his chance when his elder brother went wide on a turn as he took the lead and did not look back. While Quartararo has dominated qualifying sessions this season, his Yamaha does not have the race pace as Ducati's Francesco Bagnaia also overtook him to move up to third while the Frenchman managed to keep Di Giannantonio at bay. Quartararo kept closing the door by braking late on turns but Di Giannantonio finally managed to win that battle to move up to fourth and set his sights on a fight with Bagnaia for the final podium spot. The two Italians traded positions three times on three corners before Di Giannantonio eventually moved up to third while Bagnaia had one eye on his compatriot and another on Aprilia's Marco Bezzecchi behind him. Up front, Marc decided to back off from his brother with two laps to go as Alex extended his lead to more than a second before taking Gresini's first sprint victory of the season. Bagnaia lost places at the end of the sprint and finished sixth -- behind Bezzecchi and French Grand prix winner Johann Zarco, a huge blow as it leaves him 56 points behind his team mate Marc in the standings.
TimesLIVE
24-05-2025
- Sport
- TimesLIVE
Alex Marquez wins British Grand Prix sprint to end brother Marc's winning streak
Gresini Racing's Alex Marquez ended his brother Marc's record streak of sprint victories when he capitalised on a mistake to win the British Grand Prix sprint on Saturday and close in on his sibling in the world championship. Ducati's Marc had won six straight sprints in the first six rounds of the season while Alex had finished second in all sprints, but this time it was a role reversal as the younger brother gave Gresini the sprint win. Marc lost the lead when he went wide early on, with the Spaniard shaking his head as he rejoined, allowing Alex to move into the lead and take the chequered flag while Fabio Di Giannantonio was third for VR46 Racing. The sprint victory moved Alex to within 19 points of Marc in the riders' championship ahead of Sunday's race. "Super happy ... We did everything perfectly," Alex said after he claimed his first gold medal of the season. "When he [Marc] went a little bit wide, I said, 'OK, now I need to make my pace, I need to go until the end'. It was a really good feeling with the bike. So everything was nice, everything was perfect."
Hans India
26-04-2025
- Sport
- Hans India
MotoGP: Marc Marquez extends dominance with sprint race victory at Spanish GP
Jerez de la Frontera: Marc Marquez continued his dream run in the 2025 MotoGP season, securing a fifth consecutive half-distance victory with a commanding performance at the Sprint Race in Spanish Grand Prix on Saturday. Racing in front of a raucous home crowd at Jerez, the Ducati star shrugged off an early challenge from Yamaha's surprise polesitter Fabio Quartararo to extend his lead in the championship standings. The atmosphere was electric as Quartararo, who stunned the paddock with a blistering qualifying lap to deny Marquez a fifth straight pole, lined up alongside the Spaniard. But once the lights went out, it was Marquez who reacted first, surging ahead before Quartararo muscled back into the lead with a bold move at Turn 1. However, Quartararo's challenge was short-lived. Marquez quickly retaliated, using the Yamaha's slipstream to retake first place at Turn 6. Just moments later, the Frenchman's hopes unraveled spectacularly as he lost control and crashed out on lap two, allowing Alex Marquez and Francesco Bagnaia to move up into podium contention. From there, it was the Marc Marquez show. Maintaining a relentless pace despite rising track temperatures, the eight-time world champion steadily built a gap to his brother Alex, who finished second for a fifth consecutive sprint race. Bagnaia held firm in third, but neither could touch Marc, who crossed the line with the crowd chanting his name in a moment of pure redemption at the very circuit that nearly ended his MotoGP career back in 2020. The result sees Marquez stretch his championship lead to 20 points over his brother Alex, with Bagnaia a further 11 points adrift. Behind the top three, VR46 Racing's Franco Morbidelli delivered a strong ride to finish fourth, ahead of Fermin Aldeguer in fifth. Fabio Di Giannantonio rounded out an all-Ducati top six, underlining the Italian manufacturer's dominance in Jerez. MotoGP: Marc Marquez extends dominance with sprint race victory at Spanish GP
Reuters
20-04-2025
- Automotive
- Reuters
Aprilia's Martin discharged from hospital after Qatar GP crash
April 20 (Reuters) - MotoGP world champion Jorge Martin has been discharged from hospital after suffering a collapsed lung and multiple rib fractures in a crash at the Qatar Grand Prix last weekend, his team Aprilia said on Sunday. The Spaniard went down on turn 11 under the lights at the Lusail International Circuit and he was hit in the back by the bike of VR46 Racing's Fabio Di Giannantonio. Martin was competing at his first Grand Prix weekend after missing the opening three rounds following a crash in pre-season testing that fractured his foot and hand. "Jorge has been discharged from Hamad General Hospital and will remain in Qatar for a few more days until his medical condition stabilises," Aprilia said in a statement. "As soon as his condition allows, an assisted flight will be organised to return to Europe." The next round of the MotoGP season is in Spain next weekend.
