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Marquez Extends MotoGP Lead to 68 Points With Assen Win While Alex Crashes Out

The championship now pauses before the German round after Marquez’s Assen sweep.

Overview

  • Marc Marquez won Sunday’s main race at Assen, overtaking Francesco Bagnaia on lap five before holding off Marco Bezzecchi.
  • With victories in both the sprint and grand prix, Marquez stretched his championship lead to 68 points and maintained an unbeaten sprint record.
  • Alex Marquez crashed into Pedro Acosta while fighting for fourth, suffering a fractured left hand that requires surgery and sidelines him from upcoming rounds.
  • Fabio Quartararo again failed to convert pole position into race results, retiring from Saturday’s sprint and finishing 10th in the main event.
  • Francesco Bagnaia recovered to finish third, with Pedro Acosta completing fourth for KTM.