Overview

• Marquez recovered from an early corner mistake to win the 15-lap sprint in heavy rain and notch his eleventh Sachsenring triumph.
• He secured his seventh pole of the season in a fully wet Q2 session and will lead the grid for Sunday’s German Grand Prix.
• Marco Bezzecchi held second place in the sprint with Fabio Quartararo completing the podium in third.
• Maverick Vinales withdrew after fracturing his left shoulder, Franco Morbidelli was hospitalized following a heavy crash, and Álex Marquez finished eighth despite a hand fracture.
• Uncertain weather for tomorrow’s main race adds strategic complexity to team preparations under the new sprint format.