The crowd at MotorLand Aragon was treated to a vintage performance as Marc Marquez stormed to victory in the MotoGP Sprint, securing a memorable win on home soil.
The Ducati factory rider shrugged off a poor start and mounted a charge to the front – taking control with a block-pass at Turn 1 on Lap 7 and never looking back.
It was a double celebration for the Marquez family, with Alex Marquez finishing second on the Gresini Ducati, giving the Spanish fans plenty to cheer about.
The younger Marquez had led the early stages after capitalising on a messy launch from his older brother when the lights went out.
Behind them, the story of the sprint was Fermin Aldeguer. The Gresini rookie backed up his recent form with another podium, using a medium rear tyre to his advantage in the second half of the race.
He hunted down Franco Morbidelli, slipping past on Lap 9 and eventually crossing the line 4.6 seconds off the lead.
Morbidelli held on to fourth ahead of Pedro Acosta and Fabio di Giannantonio, despite late pressure and a clear soft rear tyre drop-off.
💨 @Aldeguer54 just BREEZES past Morbidelli for P3 #AragonGP 🏁 pic.twitter.com/KxwRBVgXKv
— MotoGP™🏁 (@MotoGP) June 7, 2025
Maverick Viñales was the fastest rider on track with two laps to go, but he ran out of time to make inroads beyond seventh.
Marco Bezzecchi pulled off one of the drives of the day- starting 20th and slicing through to eighth, dispatching Brad Binder along the way.
The South African recovered slightly from an abysmal opening lap that saw him fall from P6 to P14, eventually finishing ninth.
Fabio Quartararo’s race came undone on Lap 7 after a messy fight with Viñales into Turn 1 saw both run wide.
Bezzecchi in the points as Quartararo loses ground 💥◀️#AragonGP 🏁 pic.twitter.com/kQ24W76dSW
— MotoGP™🏁 (@MotoGP) June 7, 2025
Bezzecchi and Binder took advantage, and Quartararo slipped to P10 before falling further down the order to finish 11th.
There was little joy for reigning champion Francesco Bagnaia, who lacked confidence from the outset. After an early drop to eighth, he steadily drifted backward to finish 12th – his fourth non-score in the last five races/sprints.
Further back, Jack Miller received a long lap penalty after an incident that sent Joan Mir down and out on Lap 2. Yamaha wildcard Augusto Fernandez retired with a technical issue on Lap 9.
