Marc Márquez delivers a magnificent performance to the crowd as he takes another win in MotorLand Aragón for the Ducati Lenovo team. The Spaniard has been dominant for the entire weekend after being the first to take the new track record on Friday, his Sprint win on Saturday and now maximum points on Sunday. The relieves some of the pain from his difficult weekend at Silverstone where he overall achieved only 10 points.
Pedro Acosta and Marco Bezzecchi complete the podium with three different manufacturers represented. The three riders battled hard in the race before they held positions to savour their points-scoring chances.
Johann Zarco received a double long lap penalty ahead of this weekend. This followed his actions that led to his crash at the Catalan Grand Prix with Pecco Bagnaia and Luca Marini.
Excitement from Lap 1
Positions from the start were already altering by the time that lights went out. Bezzecchi left his braking later than yesterday but was matched by Marc Márquez, allowing him to overtake in the first corner. But Bezzecchi’s exit was superb out of Turn 2 and pulled in front of him to take lead from pole position. This was later revealed to be a ride height issue on the Ducati of Márquez that he immediately solved.
Jorge Martín briefly took 2nd place from Márquez as he came up from fifth on the grid. This left Marc to battle with Raúl Fernández, Pedro Acosta and Álex Márquez where he and Acosta came out on top. Martin was back down to fourth and Álex Márquez then made his way past Raúl Fernández for fifth.
Problems persisted for Yamaha as Fabio Quartararo lost the most positions by dropping five places to last. It took until Lap 5 for him to overtake Lorenzo Savadori for 21st.
Three Manufacturers Fight at the Front!
By the end of Lap 3, Marc Márquez was only 0.001 seconds quicker than the Italian. The two remained close as Márquez closed the gap at a circuit where he has more wins than any rider.
Yellow flags were waved on Lap 6 as Pecco Bagnaia went down at Turns 9 and 10. It wasn’t long after that Márquez attacked Bezzecchi for the top position and were millimetres apart, ultimately taking first place. As viewers focused on this battle, Acosta ate away at his gap and overtook Bezzecchi in the same corner, putting him in third.
A second yellow flag came out as Morbidelli crashed out at Turns 16 and 17. Raúl Fernández pitted at the same time with engine issues. Zarco also dropped down the order to take his penalty. He slotted in just in front of Savadori as Quartararo climbed back to 16th from his disappointing start.
Márquez and Acosta continued to fight into Lap 8 with around a 0.200 second gap. Meanwhile Bezzecchi had to focus on keeping ahead of Álex Márquez. Behind him remained Martín and Fermín Aldeguer who raced over five seconds behind the Aprilia Racing rider. With over half of the race to go, there was still so much to play for.
Márquez and Acosta became equally matched as they set the exact same lap time on Lap 10. But Bezzecchi was the one to run faster than the both of them. There were still three potential winners at this point.
The two Spaniards continued to battle. Acosta slowly began losing his advantage to Márquez, dropping around a tenth in each sector. Bezzecchi had similarly dropped over one second behind him.
Battles in the Midfield
Jack Miller made a surprising move up the ranks as he battled with Enea Bastianini. Both riders who’s careers were confirmed recently as Miller leaves the MotoGP world and Bastianini continues with Trackhouse into 2027. The Australian lost ninth position to him as he continued to battle with Diogo Moreira for extra championship points. The Italian made this move and finished the race in eighth position.
Five laps to go and Márquez was 1.4 seconds in front of the entire pack but it was not all easy running. He once entered Turn 1 slightly off-line to shorten his lead but nothing that would severely impact his results. At the other end of the field, Fabio Quartararo continued to have issues as he once again dropped behind Savadori in last place on a Yamaha that has proved to be a difficult ride this weekend.
Acosta held onto his second place until the final moments as his teammate, Brad Binder, sat in 11th place. It is almost certain that viewers will see these battles with the nine time world champion more as they share the Ducati garage in 2027.
The Final Moments
A third yellow flag came at Turn 12 as Toprak Razgatlıoğlu dropped his bike into the corner near the end of the race. He got up without any apparent issues and made his way to the sidelines. These interuptions didn’t bother Márquez as he entered the final lap nearly two seconds ahead of Acosta. Cheers from the ‘We Are 93’ stands powered him towards his eighth Aragón Grand Prix success as he shows no sign of losing any time soon.
This makes this his 77th career Grand Prix win and the fourth occasion this season, where his only podium positions have been from a win. By doing this, the Spaniard now takes second place in the championship away from Bezzecchi and is still unbeaten at Aragón since signing with Ducati. Acosta now earns the title of having the most podiums in MotoGP without a win and Bezzecchi takes a fourth consecutive third place finish. Fabio Di Giannantonio also takes fourth in the championship away from Ai Ogura.
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