Overview

• Álex Márquez controlled the Grand Prix at Barcelona to beat Marc Márquez by 1.740 seconds, with Enea Bastianini completing the podium.
• Marc Márquez won Saturday’s sprint after Álex crashed shortly before the finish, a result that also secured Ducati the constructors’ championship early.
• The standings remain lopsided: Marc leads on 487 points, Álex has 305 after trimming only five, and Francesco Bagnaia sits third on 237 following a seventh-place finish.
• Marc Márquez said Álex had the superior pace and explained that late mistakes in Turns 7 and 10 ended his bid to attack for the win.
• The title clinch is postponed, with Marc unable to seal the riders’ championship at Misano and the earliest chance now in Motegi.