Marc Márquez proved once again that he was the master of the circuit at MotorLand as the Ducati rider won the Aragon Grand Prix from pole to extend his lead in the championship on Sunday.
Márquez’s brother Álex finished second for Gresini Racing while Ducati’s Francesco Bagnaia came third.
Marc had completed the perfect weekend last year to win his first race in 1,043 days at the same circuit and he repeated his feat as the polesitter and sprint winner claimed a record-extending seventh victory.
Such was Marc’s dominance this weekend that he became the first rider in 10 years to lead every session – including warmups, practice and qualifying – since he did it himself at the German Grand Prix in 2015.
“It was an amazing weekend. Leading all the practices, full focus, just full concentration,” he said. “As I expected, the others got closer and closer every session. In the race, the pace of Álex and Pecco [Bagnaia] was super fast, but it was consistent. [I was] just controlling the race distance. And the celebration together with my brother was amazing. The best way to come back with full Ducatis in the top.”
The Márquez brothers also danced arm-in-arm in front of the home fans sitting in a special stand dedicated to Spain’s fastest brothers on two wheels. Heading into the race weekend, they had also been involved in social media banter over who their mother would support and Marc had the last laugh when he handed her a red Ducati shirt at the winners’ circle in the paddock. He now leads Álex by 32 points in the championship.