Overview

• Marc Márquez converted pole into victory in the Balaton Park Sprint, with Fabio Di Giannantonio second and Franco Morbidelli third for a Ducati podium sweep.
• Márquez had taken pole with a 1'36"518, with Marco Bezzecchi and Di Giannantonio completing the front row for Sunday’s race.
• Luca Marini finished fourth ahead of Fermín Aldeguer and Joan Mir, with Bezzecchi seventh, Alex Márquez eighth and Jorge Martín ninth.
• Francesco Bagnaia started 15th after a Q1 exit, finished 13th, and had earlier said he "cannot ride this bike" in reference to his Ducati struggles.
• The Sprint featured early drama as Fabio Quartararo ran long at Turn 1 and later crashed after contact involving Enea Bastianini, who then fell following a clash with Johann Zarco.