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MotoGP Austrian GP: Marc Marquez beats brother Alex in Spielberg sprint

The factory Ducati rider won as team-mate Bagnaia had a nightmare race

Marc Marquez, Ducati Team

Marc Marquez, Ducati Team

Photo by: Jure Makovec / SOPA Images / LightRocket via Getty Images

Marc Marquez kept up his phenomenal run of success in MotoGP with sprint victory at the Austrian Grand Prix on Saturday.

He headed his brother Alex (Gresini Ducati) home, with Pedro Acosta earning a third-place medal for the factory KTM team at its home track.

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Marquez has not been defeated in either a sprint or a grand prix since Marco Bezzecchi won the British Grand Prix in May.

The Marquez family made sure to show up polesitter Marco Bezzecchi at the start of the race by claiming the first two spots at the first corner. It was Alex leading Marc at this stage, but the suspicion was always that the older brother would find a way past when it suited him.

Riders take the start of the sprint race

Riders take the start of the sprint race

Photo by: Jure Makovec / SOPA Images / LightRocket via Getty Images

After following Alex for nine laps, Marc duly did so on the 10th, outbraking the light-blue GP24 at Turn 3. From there, he streaked to another comfortable win despite starting the race fourth.

Bezzecchi managed to hold on to third place for the first lap, but he succumbed to Acosta on the second. These two would hold station for the remainder of the race.

Raul Fernandez had a strong ride on the Trackhouse Aprilia and ran as high as fifth early on. But, shortly after Brad Binder (KTM) took that spot away from him on lap eight, the Spaniard was forced to retire with an apparent mechanical issue.

Binder retained fifth until the flag, while behind him Fermin Aldeguer (Gresini Ducati) won an entertaining, race-long battle with Enea Bastianini (Tech 3 KTM).

Fabio Di Giannantonio (VR46 Ducati) and Johann Zarco (LCR Honda) were the final points scorers.

And what of Francesco Bagnaia, who had shared the front row with Bezzecchi and Alex Marquez? His GP25 tried to throw him off in a flurry of wheelspin at the start, dropping him to the lower reaches of the field. He continued to fight issues at the rear of the bike as he plummeted to last place, before finally retiring to the pits after eight laps. 

Austrian 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 14

20'56.071

      12
2 Spain A. Marquez Gresini Racing 73 Ducati 14

+1.180

20'57.251

1.180     9
3 Spain P. Acosta Red Bull KTM Factory Racing 37 KTM 14

+3.126

20'59.197

1.946     7
4 Italy M. Bezzecchi Aprilia Racing Team 72 Aprilia 14

+4.032

21'00.103

0.906     6
5 South Africa B. Binder Red Bull KTM Factory Racing 33 KTM 14

+4.782

21'00.853

0.750     5
6 Spain F. Aldeguer Gresini Racing 54 Ducati 14

+6.032

21'02.103

1.250     4
7 Italy E. Bastianini Tech 3 23 KTM 14

+8.294

21'04.365

2.262     3
8 Italy F. Di Giannantonio Team VR46 49 Ducati 14

+10.953

21'07.024

2.659     2
9 France J. Zarco Team LCR 5 Honda 14

+11.999

21'08.070

1.046     1
10 Spain J. Martin Aprilia Racing Team 1 Aprilia 14

+12.111

21'08.182

0.112      

Photos from Austrian GP - Sprint and Practice

Pedro Acosta, Red Bull KTM Factory Racing, Alex Marquez, Gresini Racing, Marc Marquez, Ducati Team

Austrian GP - Saturday, in photos

Enea Bastianini, Red Bull KTM Tech 3

Austrian GP - Saturday, in photos

Fabio Quartararo, Yamaha Factory Racing

Austrian GP - Saturday, in photos

Alex Rins, Yamaha Factory Racing

Austrian GP - Saturday, in photos

The Factory Yamaha mechanics prepare the bikes.

Austrian GP - Saturday, in photos

Johann Zarco, Team LCR Honda

Austrian GP - Saturday, in photos

Jack Miller, Pramac Racing

Austrian GP - Saturday, in photos

Luigi Dall'igna, Austrian MotoGP.

Austrian GP - Saturday, in photos

Enea Bastianini, Red Bull KTM Tech 3

Austrian GP - Saturday, in photos

Francesco Bagnaia, Ducati Team

Austrian GP - Saturday, in photos

Fabio Quartararo, Yamaha Factory Racing

Austrian GP - Saturday, in photos

Ai Ogura, Trackhouse Racing

Austrian GP - Saturday, in photos

Joan Mir, Honda HRC

Austrian GP - Saturday, in photos

Brad Binder, Red Bull KTM Factory Racing

Austrian GP - Saturday, in photos

Marco Bezzecchi, Aprilia Racing

Austrian GP - Saturday, in photos

Enea Bastianini, Red Bull KTM Tech 3

Austrian GP - Saturday, in photos

Francesco Bagnaia, Ducati Team

Austrian GP - Saturday, in photos

Franco Morbidelli, VR46 Racing Team

Austrian GP - Saturday, in photos

Francesco Bagnaia, Ducati Team

Austrian GP - Saturday, in photos

Luca Marini, Honda HRC

Austrian GP - Saturday, in photos

Jorge Martin, Aprilia Racing

Austrian GP - Saturday, in photos

Enea Bastianini, Red Bull KTM Tech 3

Austrian GP - Saturday, in photos

Johann Zarco, Team LCR Honda

Austrian GP - Saturday, in photos

The fans watch from the grandstands.

Austrian GP - Saturday, in photos

Marc Marquez, Ducati Team

Austrian GP - Saturday, in photos

Marc Marquez, Ducati Team

Austrian GP - Saturday, in photos

Alex Marquez, Gresini Racing

Austrian GP - Saturday, in photos

Marco Bezzecchi, Aprilia Racing

Austrian GP - Saturday, in photos

Marco Bezzecchi, Aprilia Racing

Austrian GP - Saturday, in photos

Francesco Bagnaia, Ducati Team

Austrian GP - Saturday, in photos

Marco Bezzecchi, Aprilia Racing

Austrian GP - Saturday, in photos

Francesco Bagnaia, Ducati Team, Marco Bezzecchi, Aprilia Racing, Alex Marquez, Gresini Racing

Austrian GP - Saturday, in photos

Francesco Bagnaia, Ducati Team

Austrian GP - Saturday, in photos

Riders take the start of the sprint race

Austrian GP - Saturday, in photos

Riders take the start of the sprint race

Austrian GP - Saturday, in photos

Riders take the start of the sprint race

Austrian GP - Saturday, in photos

Fabio Di Giannantonio, VR46 Racing Team

Austrian GP - Saturday, in photos

Jorge Martin, Aprilia Racing

Austrian GP - Saturday, in photos

Alex Marquez, Gresini Racing

Austrian GP - Saturday, in photos

Marc Marquez, Ducati Team

Austrian GP - Saturday, in photos

Marc Marquez, Ducati Team

Austrian GP - Saturday, in photos

Marc Marquez, Ducati Team

Austrian GP - Saturday, in photos

Alex Marquez, Gresini Racing

Austrian GP - Saturday, in photos

Marc Marquez, Ducati Team

Austrian GP - Saturday, in photos

Alex Marquez, Gresini Racing

Austrian GP - Saturday, in photos

Pedro Acosta, Red Bull KTM Factory Racing, Alex Marquez, Gresini Racing, Marc Marquez, Ducati Team

Austrian GP - Saturday, in photos

Pedro Acosta, Red Bull KTM Factory Racing, Alex Marquez, Gresini Racing, Marc Marquez, Ducati Team

Austrian GP - Saturday, in photos

Pedro Acosta, Red Bull KTM Factory Racing

Austrian GP - Saturday, in photos

Alex Marquez, Gresini Racing

Austrian GP - Saturday, in photos

Pedro Acosta, Red Bull KTM Factory Racing, Alex Marquez, Gresini Racing, Marc Marquez, Ducati Team

Austrian GP - Saturday, in photos

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