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Marquez Secures Sixth Straight Sprint-Grand Prix Double With First Red Bull Ring GP Win

In MotoGP’s 1,000th race, winning the sprint followed by the grand prix boosted his championship lead to 142 points.

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

  • The Red Bull Ring sweep represented his sixth consecutive sprint-grand prix double, extending an unbeaten sprint streak since May’s British Grand Prix.
  • Rookie Fermin Aldeguer climbed from a poor start to finish second by posting late-lap times more than half a second quicker than the leaders.
  • Pole-sitter Marco Bezzecchi led for much of the grand prix before conceding to finish third on the podium.
  • Alex Marquez’s long-lap penalty dropped him into the midpack, capping his recovery at 10th while Francesco Bagnaia slipped back to eighth with rear-grip issues.
  • Marquez now leads the championship by 142 points as the series moves on to the next round in Hungary.