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Marc Márquez Completes Sprint–GP Double in MotoGP’s 1000th Race to Extend Title Lead

A decisive lap-20 pass secured his first Red Bull Ring win, leaving him 142 points clear in the standings.

MotoGP - Austrian Grand Prix - Red Bull Ring, Spielberg, Austria - August 17, 2025 Ducati Lenovo Team's Marc Marquez celebrates with a trophy on the podium after winning the Austrian MotoGP REUTERS/Gintare Karpaviciute
MotoGP - Austrian Grand Prix - Red Bull Ring, Spielberg, Austria - August 17, 2025 Ducati Lenovo Team's Marc Marquez celebrates with his team after winning the Austrian MotoGP REUTERS/Gintare Karpaviciute
MotoGP - Austrian Grand Prix - Red Bull Ring, Spielberg, Austria - August 17, 2025 Ducati Lenovo Team's Marc Marquez celebrates with his team after winning the Austrian MotoGP REUTERS/Gintare Karpaviciute
MotoGP - Austrian Grand Prix - Red Bull Ring, Spielberg, Austria - August 17, 2025 Ducati Lenovo Team's Marc Marquez celebrates with a trophy on the podium after winning the Austrian MotoGP with second placed BK8 Gresini Racing MotoGP's Fermin Aldeguer and third placed Aprilia Racing's Marco Bezzecchi REUTERS/Gintare Karpaviciute

Overview

  • He achieved his sixth consecutive sprint–Grand Prix double by winning Saturday’s sprint and Sunday’s Austrian Grand Prix.
  • Márquez overtook polesitter Marco Bezzecchi on lap 20 after a prolonged tactical battle to claim his ninth victory of the season.
  • His weekend sweep boosted his championship total to nine wins and widened his lead to about 142 points after 13 of 22 rounds.
  • Rookie Fermín Aldeguer surged through the field in the closing laps to secure a career-best second place in his debut MotoGP campaign.
  • Álex Márquez dropped to 10th following a long-lap penalty from a prior incident, while reigning champion Jorge Martín crashed out on lap 14 but emerged uninjured.