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Marquez Sweeps MotoGP’s Balaton Park Debut, Extends Lead to 175 Points

A medium rear tyre decision at Balaton Park underpinned a sweep that pushed his lead to 175 points.

MotoGP - Hungarian Grand Prix - Balaton Park Circuit, Balatonfokajart, Hungary - August 24, 2025 Ducati Lenovo Team's Marc Marquez celebrates winning the MotoGP race REUTERS/Bernadett Szabo
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MotoGP - Spanish Grand Prix - Circuito de Jerez, Jerez, Spain - April 27, 2025 Ducati Lenovo Team's Marc Marquez before the race REUTERS/Jon Nazca/File Photo

Overview

  • The Ducati rider completed his seventh straight sprint–grand prix double, winning Sunday’s Hungarian GP ahead of Pedro Acosta and Marco Bezzecchi.
  • Marquez started the weekend by breaking the new circuit’s lap record twice to secure pole in MotoGP’s first visit to Balaton Park.
  • Race control is reviewing sprint-lap-one incidents after Fabio Quartararo’s Turn 1 lunge triggered collisions involving Enea Bastianini and, later, Johann Zarco.
  • Acosta rebounded from a Q2 crash that destroyed a KTM to finish second in the grand prix after his team rebuilt both bikes overnight.
  • Francesco Bagnaia’s struggles deepened with his first Q1 exit of the season to 15th on the grid, 13th in the sprint and ninth in the grand prix, while Alex Marquez crashed and finished 14th.