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3d ago

Alex Marquez Ends Brother Marc's Sprint Streak with British GP Victory

Alex Marquez claims his first sprint win of 2025 at Silverstone, narrowing the championship gap to 19 points.

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British MotoGP sprint winner Alex Marquez with his ducati-Gresini team

Overview

  • Alex Marquez capitalized on a mistake by his brother Marc Marquez to win the British GP sprint race, ending Marc's six-race sprint winning streak.
  • The victory moves Alex Marquez to within 19 points of Marc in the riders' championship standings ahead of Sunday's main race.
  • Fabio Quartararo secured his third consecutive pole position with a record-breaking lap at Silverstone but struggled with race pace, finishing seventh in the sprint.
  • Francesco Bagnaia qualified on the front row but faded late in the sprint, finishing sixth, while Fabio Di Giannantonio claimed third after an impressive climb through the field.
  • Marc Marquez started from fourth, his first non-front-row start of the season, but recovered to finish second in the sprint despite his early error.