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Marquez Wins Aragon Sprint After Bezzecchi's Record Pole

The Sprint reshuffled the title battle by narrowing gaps in the standings and leaves the Sunday Grand Prix to confirm who carries momentum.

Overview

  • Marco Bezzecchi set the pace all weekend with the fastest times in FP2, a new qualifying lap record to take pole and the quickest time in Sunday's warm-up.
  • Marc Marquez executed a planned, tyre-driven attack into turn one to win the Saturday Sprint, with Alex Marquez second and Bezzecchi third.
  • The Sprint produced key retirements that affected the order, including Fabio Di Giannantonio's crash and Fabio Quartararo's mechanical retirement.
  • The result tightened the championship: Jorge Martin's lead over Bezzecchi fell to 29 points and Marquez moved into third, 33 points behind the leader.
  • Support classes finished earlier on Sunday with Maximo Quiles winning Moto3 and Alonso Lopez taking Moto2, and the MotoGP Grand Prix later today will show whether Bezzecchi or Marquez can convert weekend form into full points.