Overview
- Marc Márquez led from pole to win the MotoGP sprint at Balaton Park, his 13th sprint victory of the season, and now holds a 152‑point lead over Álex Márquez and 209 over Francesco Bagnaia.
- A first‑corner mistake by Fabio Quartararo caused collisions that ended his race and delayed rivals, Pedro Acosta later crashed on lap 6, and the podium was Márquez, Fabio Di Giannantonio and Franco Morbidelli.
- In Moto3 qualifying at Balaton Park, 17‑year‑old Máximo Quiles claimed pole in 1:46.060 despite morning falls, with Valentín Perrone second by 0.060 seconds.
- La Vuelta opened with a 186.1 km stage from Torino–Reggia di Venaria to Novara, where Jasper Philipsen won the bunch sprint to pull on the first red jersey.
- The race in Spain starts abroad this year and lacks several marquee GC contenders, with Tadej Pogačar, Primož Roglič, Richard Carapaz and Enric Mas not taking the start.