Marc Márquez Reigns Supreme In Austria With Sprint-race Motogp Double

Six-times MotoGP champion Marc Márquez marked nan 1,000th premier people title successful history by winning nan Austrian Grand Prix for nan first clip successful his profession to return a mammoth 142-point lead complete his relative Alex successful nan championship.

Having won Saturday’s sprint from nan 2nd row, Marc Márque claimed nan sprint-race double for nan sixth Grand Prix successful a row, pinch nan Spaniard unbeaten since nan British Grand Prix successful May. Not since 2014 had Marc Márquez claimed six Grand Prix wins connected nan bounce arsenic he inches person to a seventh MotoGP crown pinch 9 rounds left.

Gresini Racing rookie Fermin Aldeguer recovered precocious title gait to decorativeness 2nd while Aprilia’s rod sitter Marco Bezzecchi, who kept Marc Márquez astatine bay for arsenic agelong arsenic he could, vanished third. Alex Márquez vanished 10th aft serving a long-lap penalty.

“Super, ace happy to yet return nan first triumph present successful Austria,” Marc Marquez said. “I’m happy pinch six victories successful a row, but (I request to) support focus, adjacent week we person different race.”

Bezzecchi had claimed his first rod pinch Aprilia connected Saturday and contempt finishing 4th successful nan sprint, this clip he had nan cleanable motorboat to lead Francesco Bagnaia and Marc Márquez into move one.

Marc Márquez of Spain down Marco Bezzecchi of Italy successful nan early stages of nan race. Photograph: Guenther Iby/Getty Images

The 2 Ducatis went broadside by broadside connected thigh 1 erstwhile Marquez concisely overtook his teammate but Bagnaia did not relent and took nan spot backmost to enactment successful second. However, Marc Márquez made nan aforesaid move connected nan adjacent thigh to return 2nd and group his sights connected Bezzecchi, waiting for nan correct opportunity to pounce.

“In nan first portion he (Bezzecchi) was ace beardown but past I conscionable waited, I tried successful nan opening but it was excessively risky, past I preferred to hold and onslaught successful nan end,” Marc Marquez added.

Alex Márquez had a mediocre commencement and pinch a long-lap punishment to service for causing a clang astatine nan Czech Grand Prix, falling retired of nan apical 10 erstwhile he rejoined nan field.