Marc Marquez claimed a seventh successive MotoGP victory as he received the Hungarian Grand Prix on Sunday.
The Spanish rider began from pole place on his Ducati and slipped to 3rd on the opening lap, however he recovered to say a assured win on the Balaton Park circuit in Balatonfokajar.
The six-time MotoGP champion comfortably outpaced 21-year-old compatriot Pedro Acosta, who completed second on his KTM, whereas Italian Aprilia rider Marco Bezzecchi was third.
Marquez gained one other 23 factors on his brother Alex Marquez to increase his championship result in 175 factors, with eight races remaining.
It was additionally the 32-year-old’s seventh straight sprint-GP double – and his tenth of the 2025 season.
After ranging from pole, Marquez dropped again after making contact with Bezzecchi on flip two.
“After I noticed that Marco was inside, I needed to contact the brakes and go extensive,” he mentioned.
“Then I began to assault and I had an excellent good rhythm. I used to be rolling around the monitor so I am tremendous joyful.”
Alex Marquez had a crash initially of lap two and the Ducati-Gresini rider finally completed 14th.
Reigning world champion Jorge Martin began in sixteenth place and fought again to complete in fourth, simply behind team-mate Bezzecchi, who has had three straight podium finishes for the primary time in his profession.
The race end result additionally marks the primary time Marc Marquez has received seven consecutive races since 2014, when he received 10 straight en path to his second MotoGP title. His most up-to-date championship triumph got here in 2019, however one other appears to be like a close to formality.
The final time the chief didn’t win was when he completed third on the British Grand Prix on 25 Might.
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