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Marquez Claims Sixth Straight MotoGP Win With First Red Bull Ring Triumph

Victory in the 1,000th premier-class race boosted his championship margin to 142 points with nine rounds remaining.

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

  • Marc Marquez completed both the sprint and grand prix at the Red Bull Ring to notch his sixth consecutive premier-class victory and his first Austrian GP win.
  • His grand prix triumph in MotoGP’s 1,000th race widened his championship cushion to 142 points over the field.
  • Rookie Fermin Aldeguer surged through the order in the closing laps to secure second place, marking his best result in his debut season.
  • Marco Bezzecchi converted pole position into a late-race podium, leading much of the race before falling back to third.
  • Race incidents and penalties shaped mid-pack outcomes, with Alex Marquez recovering to 10th after a long-lap drop, Jorge Martin crashing uninjured, and Francesco Bagnaia fading to eighth amid rear-grip woes.