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MotoGP Hungarian GP: Marc Marquez dominates after carnage in sprint   

A good start and first-corner carnage was all Marc Marquez needed to bag yet another MotoGP sprint win 

Marc Marquez, Ducati Team

Marc Marquez, Ducati Team

Photo by: Gold and Goose Photography / LAT Images / via Getty Images

Factory Ducati rider Marc Marquez strolled unchallenged to a 13th sprint win of the MotoGP season at Balaton Park on Saturday.  

Several major contenders were eliminated at the first corner, in a crash triggered by the Yamaha of Fabio Quartararo

Fears that difficulties overtaking around the new circuit would lead to early mayhem proved entirely founded at the start, when the usually clean and measured Quartararo caused carnage with an impossible lunge. 

The out-of-control M1 not only speared Enea Bastianini’s KTM off the road, but also cost front-row starter Marco Bezzecchi a great deal of time as he took evasive action. Pedro Acosta was also compromised as he swerved out of the way – while Quartararo himself was an instant retirement. 

All of this happened just a fraction after leader Marc Marquez had cleared the area, following a good start by the polesitter. That one error of judgement by Quartararo effectively ended the challenge of half the riders that started from the first two rows: Bezzecchi, Bastianini and the Frenchman himself. 

Almost by process of elimination, that left the VR46 riders in second and third. Franco Morbidelli initially led Fabio Di Giannantonio despite starting a row behind him – but Di Giannantonio put a move on his team-mate on the opening lap to secure a second place he would not lose. 

Fabio Quartararo, Yamaha Factory Racing, Enea Bastianini, Red Bull KTM Tech 3

Fabio Quartararo, Yamaha Factory Racing, Enea Bastianini, Red Bull KTM Tech 3

Photo by: Gold and Goose Photography / LAT Images / via Getty Images

The factory Hondas also benefitted from staying out of trouble, as Luca Marini took up fourth position ahead of Joan Mir. Next up were Fermin Aldeguer (Gresini Ducati), Pol Espargaro (Tech3 KTM), Bezzecchi and Gresini’s Alex Marquez

Despite threats of battle erupting, changes in the order were thin on the ground for the rest of the race. But overtaking did not prove entirely impossible. A mistake by Mir on lap four allowed Aldeguer to pass him for fifth place. And later, both Alex Marquez and Jorge Martin passed Espargaro to round out the top nine. 

That result gave Martin another point to go with the nine he picked up in the Czech Republic, getting the Aprilia rider into double figures for his injury-ravaged season. 

Francesco Bagnaia managed to finish the race following the difficulties that saw him start from 15th position. But the factory Ducati was only able to gain two spots by the chequered flag. 

A further first-lap incident saw the recovering Bastianini take out Johann Zarco in a similarly optimistic piece of riding to Quartararo’s. Both Bastianini and Quartararo are likely to face penalties when a post-race investigation by the stewards is complete. 

Hungarian Grand Prix - Sprint results

   
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Cla Rider # Bike Laps Time Interval km/h Retirement Points
1 Spain M. Marquez Ducati Team 93 Ducati 13

21'13.465

      12
2 Italy F. Di Giannantonio Team VR46 49 Ducati 13

+2.095

21'15.560

2.095     9
3 Italy F. Morbidelli Team VR46 21 Ducati 13

+3.595

21'17.060

1.500     7
4 Italy L. Marini Honda HRC 10 Honda 13

+4.890

21'18.355

1.295     6
5 Spain F. Aldeguer Gresini Racing 54 Ducati 13

+5.692

21'19.157

0.802     5
6 Spain J. Mir Honda HRC 36 Honda 13

+6.147

21'19.612

0.455     4
7 Italy M. Bezzecchi Aprilia Racing Team 72 Aprilia 13

+6.266

21'19.731

0.119     3
8 Spain A. Marquez Gresini Racing 73 Ducati 13

+7.332

21'20.797

1.066     2
9 Spain J. Martin Aprilia Racing Team 1 Aprilia 13

+10.779

21'24.244

3.447     1
10 Spain P. Espargaro Tech 3 44 KTM 13

+12.905

21'26.370

2.126      
11 Spain R. Fernández Trackhouse Racing Team 25 Aprilia 13

+13.148

21'26.613

0.243      
12 Australia J. Miller Pramac Racing 43 Yamaha 13

+14.097

21'27.562

0.949      
13 Italy F. Bagnaia Ducati Team 63 Ducati 13

+14.891

21'28.356

0.794      
14 Portugal M. Oliveira Pramac Racing 88 Yamaha 13

+15.342

21'28.807

0.451      
15 Japan A. Ogura Trackhouse Racing Team 79 Aprilia 13

+15.467

21'28.932

0.125      
16 Spain A. Rins Yamaha Factory Racing 42 Yamaha 13

+21.007

21'34.472

5.540      
17 Spain P. Acosta Red Bull KTM Factory Racing 37 KTM 13

+22.245

21'35.710

1.238      
18 South Africa B. Binder Red Bull KTM Factory Racing 33 KTM 12

+1 Lap

21'36.186

1 Lap      
dnf France J. Zarco Team LCR 5 Honda 0

+13 Laps

57.998

12 Laps   Retirement  
dnf Italy E. Bastianini Tech 3 23 KTM 0

+13 Laps

58.200

0.202   Retirement  
dnf France F. Quartararo Yamaha Factory Racing 20 Yamaha 0

+13 Laps

4.102

    Retirement  

Photos from Hungarian GP - Sprint and Qualifying

Marc Marquez, Ducati Team

Hungarian GP - Saturday, in photos

Marco Bezzecchi, Aprilia Racing

Hungarian GP - Saturday, in photos

Pablo Nieto, Team Manager VR46 Racing Team

Hungarian GP - Saturday, in photos

Marc Marquez, Ducati Team

Hungarian GP - Saturday, in photos

Davide Tardozzi, Team Manager Ducati

Hungarian GP - Saturday, in photos

Raul Fernandez, Trackhouse Racing

Hungarian GP - Saturday, in photos

Davide Tardozzi, Team Manager Ducati

Hungarian GP - Saturday, in photos

Jorge Martin, Aprilia Racing

Hungarian GP - Saturday, in photos

Fermin Aldeguer, Gresini Racing

Hungarian GP - Saturday, in photos

Marc Marquez, Ducati Team

Hungarian GP - Saturday, in photos

Enea Bastianini, Red Bull KTM Tech 3, Marc Marquez, Ducati Team

Hungarian GP - Saturday, in photos

Marc Marquez, Ducati Team

Hungarian GP - Saturday, in photos

Enea Bastianini, Red Bull KTM Tech 3

Hungarian GP - Saturday, in photos

Pedro Acosta, Red Bull KTM Factory Racing

Hungarian GP - Saturday, in photos

Luca Marini, Honda HRC

Hungarian GP - Saturday, in photos

Fabio Quartararo, Yamaha Factory Racing

Hungarian GP - Saturday, in photos

Marco Bezzecchi, Aprilia Racing

Hungarian GP - Saturday, in photos

Marc Marquez, Ducati Team

Hungarian GP - Saturday, in photos

Miguel Oliveira, Pramac Racing

Hungarian GP - Saturday, in photos

Joan Mir, Honda HRC

Hungarian GP - Saturday, in photos

Enea Bastianini, Red Bull KTM Tech 3, Marc Marquez, Ducati Team

Hungarian GP - Saturday, in photos

Enea Bastianini, Red Bull KTM Tech 3

Hungarian GP - Saturday, in photos

Marc Marquez, Ducati Team

Hungarian GP - Saturday, in photos

Marc Marquez, Ducati Team

Hungarian GP - Saturday, in photos

Marco Bezzecchi, Aprilia Racing

Hungarian GP - Saturday, in photos

Fabio Di Giannantonio, VR46 Racing Team

Hungarian GP - Saturday, in photos

Marc Marquez, Ducati Team

Hungarian GP - Saturday, in photos

Fabio Di Giannantonio, VR46 Racing Team

Hungarian GP - Saturday, in photos

Marco Bezzecchi, Aprilia Racing

Hungarian GP - Saturday, in photos

Fabio Di Giannantonio, VR46 Racing Team

Hungarian GP - Saturday, in photos

Marco Bezzecchi, Aprilia Racing

Hungarian GP - Saturday, in photos

Marc Marquez, Ducati Team

Hungarian GP - Saturday, in photos

Fabio Di Giannantonio, VR46 Racing Team, Marco Bezzecchi, Aprilia Racing, Marc Marquez, Ducati Team

Hungarian GP - Saturday, in photos

Enea Bastianini, Red Bull KTM Tech 3

Hungarian GP - Saturday, in photos

Marco Bezzecchi, Aprilia Racing

Hungarian GP - Saturday, in photos

Fabio Di Giannantonio, VR46 Racing Team

Hungarian GP - Saturday, in photos

Franco Morbidelli, VR46 Racing Team

Hungarian GP - Saturday, in photos

Alex Rins, Yamaha Factory Racing

Hungarian GP - Saturday, in photos

Marc Marquez, Ducati Team

Hungarian GP - Saturday, in photos

The fans watch from the grandstand.

Hungarian GP - Saturday, in photos

Marc Marquez, Ducati Team

Hungarian GP - Saturday, in photos

Marc Marquez, Ducati Team

Hungarian GP - Saturday, in photos

Francesco Bagnaia, Ducati Team

Hungarian GP - Saturday, in photos

Franco Morbidelli, VR46 Racing Team

Hungarian GP - Saturday, in photos

Alex Marquez, Gresini Racing

Hungarian GP - Saturday, in photos

Fabio Quartararo, Yamaha Factory Racing, Enea Bastianini, Red Bull KTM Tech 3

Hungarian GP - Saturday, in photos

Fabio Quartararo, Yamaha Factory Racing, Enea Bastianini, Red Bull KTM Tech 3

Hungarian GP - Saturday, in photos

Fabio Quartararo, Yamaha Factory Racing

Hungarian GP - Saturday, in photos

Marc Marquez, Ducati Team

Hungarian GP - Saturday, in photos

Marc Marquez, Ducati Team

Hungarian GP - Saturday, in photos

Marc Marquez, Ducati Team

Hungarian GP - Saturday, in photos

Marc Marquez, Ducati Team

Hungarian GP - Saturday, in photos

Marc Marquez, Ducati Team

Hungarian GP - Saturday, in photos

Franco Morbidelli, VR46 Racing Team, Fabio Di Giannantonio, VR46 Racing Team, Marc Marquez, Ducati Team

Hungarian GP - Saturday, in photos

Franco Morbidelli, VR46 Racing Team, Fabio Di Giannantonio, VR46 Racing Team

Hungarian GP - Saturday, in photos

Franco Morbidelli, VR46 Racing Team, Fabio Di Giannantonio, VR46 Racing Team

Hungarian GP - Saturday, in photos

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