Overview

• Marco Bezzecchi converted pole for Aprilia to win the Misano sprint, with Álex Márquez second and Fabio di Giannantonio third.
• Marc Márquez briefly led on lap six before crashing at Turn 15 and retiring.
• The fall left the championship leader with his first sprint of the season without points.
• The outcome ended the Márquez brothers’ Saturday sprint dominance and halted Ducati’s long winning run in sprints.
• Marc Márquez still leads the standings by 173 points over Álex, and El Diario Vasco reported the title is now mathematically between the brothers.