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Marquez Completes Aragon Double to Cut Martin’s Lead

Marquez’s sweep at MotorLand Aragon leaves him 19 points behind Jorge Martin in the championship.

Overview

  • On Sunday Marquez won both the Sprint and the 23‑lap Grand Prix after a dramatic lap‑six bar‑to‑bar pass on Marco Bezzecchi to take the lead.
  • The Aragon double moved Marquez to second in the standings and reduced Jorge Martin’s lead to 19 points.
  • Pedro Acosta finished second and Marco Bezzecchi third, with Bezzecchi having taken pole earlier with a new MotorLand lap record of 1:44.962.
  • Several front‑running riders failed to finish or crashed, including Raul Fernández who retired with a gearbox problem and Francesco Bagnaia and Franco Morbidelli who fell out of the race.
  • Teams cited Aragon’s anti‑clockwise layout, tyre choice and ride‑height device behaviour as key factors in pace and passing, leaving Misano as the next round where the title battle could shift again.