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Marc Marquez has won 10 of nan 14 MotoGP races truthful acold this season
Ben Collins
BBC Sport journalist
Marc Marquez claimed a seventh successive MotoGP triumph arsenic he won nan Hungarian Grand Prix connected Sunday.
The Spanish rider started from rod position connected his Ducati and slipped to 3rd connected nan opening lap, but he recovered to declare a assured triumph astatine nan Balaton Park circuit successful Balatonfokajar.
The six-time MotoGP champion comfortably outpaced 21-year-old compatriot Pedro Acosta, who vanished 2nd connected his KTM, while Italian Aprilia rider Marco Bezzecchi was third.
Marquez gained different 23 points connected his relative Alex Marquez to widen his title lead to 175 points, pinch 8 races remaining.
It was besides nan 32-year-old's seventh consecutive sprint-GP double - and his 10th of nan 2025 season.
After starting from pole, Marquez dropped backmost aft making interaction pinch Bezzecchi connected move two.
"When I saw that Marco was inside, I had to touch nan brakes and spell wide," he said.
"Then I started to onslaught and I had a ace bully rhythm. I was rolling information nan way truthful I'm ace happy."
Alex Marquez had a clang astatine nan commencement of thigh 2 and nan Ducati-Gresini rider yet vanished 14th.
Reigning world champion Jorge Martin started successful 16th spot and fought backmost to decorativeness successful fourth, conscionable down team-mate Bezzecchi, who has had 3 consecutive podium finishes for nan first clip successful his career.
The title consequence besides marks nan first clip Marc Marquez has won 7 consecutive races since 2014, erstwhile he won 10 consecutive en way to his 2nd MotoGP title. His astir caller title triumph came successful 2019, but different looks a adjacent formality.
The past clip nan leader did not triumph was erstwhile he vanished 3rd astatine nan British Grand Prix connected 25 May.