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Marquez Claims Pole and Sprint Victory at Rain-Soaked Sachsenring

Overcoming an early blunder for his tenth sprint win, Marquez heads into the German GP with a 78-point lead ahead of Sunday's rain-threatened main race.

MotoGP - German Grand Prix - Sachsenring, Hohenstein-Ernstthal, Germany - July 12, 2025 Ducati Lenovo Team's Marc Marquez during practice REUTERS/Lisi Niesner
MotoGP - German Grand Prix - Sachsenring, Hohenstein-Ernstthal, Germany - July 12, 2025 Ducati Lenovo Team's Marc Marquez in the pit lane during practice REUTERS/Lisi Niesner
MotoGP - German Grand Prix - Sachsenring, Hohenstein-Ernstthal, Germany - July 12, 2025 Ducati Lenovo Team's Marc Marquez during qualifying REUTERS/Lisi Niesner
MotoGP - German Grand Prix - Sachsenring, Hohenstein-Ernstthal, Germany - July 12, 2025 Ducati Lenovo Team's Marc Marquez during practice REUTERS/Lisi Niesner

Overview

  • Marc Marquez secured pole position in Saturday’s wet qualifying at the Sachsenring with a lap of 1m27.811s to outpace Johann Zarco.
  • In the afternoon sprint, he recovered from a first-corner error to overtake Marco Bezzecchi on the final lap for a record-equalling 10th sprint win of the season.
  • The result extends Marquez’s championship lead to 78 points over his brother Alex, who rode with a fractured left hand to finish eighth in the sprint.
  • Fabio Di Giannantonio set a Sachsenring practice record of 1m19.071s on Friday and backed it up with a fourth-place finish in the sprint.
  • Wet conditions prompted crashes that hospitalized Franco Morbidelli with a left collarbone contusion and forced Maverick Vinales out with a shoulder fracture, reducing the grid to 20 riders.