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Marc Marquez Takes Balaton Park Pole and Sprint to Extend MotoGP Lead

The debut circuit's limited passing made qualifying decisive, magnifying mistakes from key rivals.

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MotoGP - Hungarian Grand Prix - Balaton Park Circuit, Balatonfokajart, Hungary - August 24, 2025 Ducati Lenovo Team's Marc Marquez celebrates winning the MotoGP race REUTERS/Bernadett Szabo
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MotoGP - Spanish Grand Prix - Circuito de Jerez, Jerez, Spain - April 27, 2025 Ducati Lenovo Team's Marc Marquez before the race REUTERS/Jon Nazca/File Photo

Overview

  • Marquez set a new Balaton Park lap record at 1:36.518 to secure his eighth pole of the season, with Marco Bezzecchi and Fabio Di Giannantonio completing the front row.
  • The Ducati rider then dominated the Sprint for his 13th short‑race win of 2025, finishing 2.1 seconds clear of Di Giannantonio and Franco Morbidelli to push his championship advantage to 152 points.
  • A Turn 1 incident defined the Sprint start as Fabio Quartararo collided with Enea Bastianini, with stewards handing Quartararo a long-lap penalty and Bastianini two long-lap penalties for the grand prix.
  • Pedro Acosta’s pole bid was derailed by an early Q2 crash that destroyed his KTM, leaving him seventh on the grid before an off in the Sprint dropped him to the back.
  • Francesco Bagnaia endured his worst qualifying of the season in 15th and finished 13th in the Sprint, while Alex Marquez carries a three-place grid penalty for the grand prix after qualifying 11th and finishing eighth in the Sprint.