{"id":1369,"date":"2026-08-29T11:09:05","date_gmt":"2026-08-29T14:09:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/?p=1369"},"modified":"2026-08-29T11:09:06","modified_gmt":"2026-08-29T14:09:06","slug":"marc-marquez-attacks-marco-bezzecchi-at-start-and-dominant-sprint-win-in-aragon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/motogp\/marc-marquez-attacks-marco-bezzecchi-at-start-and-dominant-sprint-win-in-aragon\/","title":{"rendered":"Marc M\u00e1rquez attacks Bezzecchi at start and dominant sprint win in Aragon"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Key takeaways<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Immediate lead switch:<\/strong> <strong>Marc M\u00e1rquez launched from 2nd to pass Marco Bezzecchi<\/strong> into Turn 1, leading all 11 laps to capture the Sprint win.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>M\u00e1rquez brothers 1-2:<\/strong> <strong>\u00c1lex M\u00e1rquez finished 2nd<\/strong> to seal a family 1-2 for Ducati, while Bezzecchi held on for 3rd aboard the Aprilia.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Standings shift:<\/strong> <strong>Marc M\u00e1rquez moved up to 3rd place in the World Championship<\/strong>, capitalizing on Ai Ogura&#8217;s injury absence.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Marc M\u00e1rquez<\/strong> produced a masterclass in tyre management and racecraft to claim a lights-to-flag victory in Saturday&#8217;s <strong>Sprint race at the Aragon Grand Prix<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Despite starting from pole, <strong>Marco Bezzecchi<\/strong> was immediately out-launched off the line as Marc M\u00e1rquez dove down the inside at Turn 1 to snatch the lead. <strong>\u00c1lex M\u00e1rquez<\/strong> followed his brother through to relegate the Aprilia rider to 3rd on the opening lap. The Spanish duo managed their pace expertly over the 11-lap distance on a scorching track surface exceeding 50\u00b0C.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Behind the top three, <strong>Pedro Acosta<\/strong> recovered to finish 4th for KTM after a mid-race battle with <strong>Jorge Mart\u00edn<\/strong>, who struggled with tyre degradation late on to settle for 5th. <strong>Diogo Moreira<\/strong> put on a standout performance for LCR Honda, running as high as 6th before dropping to a commendable 7th on the final lap following a fierce battle with <strong>Ferm\u00edn Aldeguer<\/strong>.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Disaster struck for several contenders: <strong>Luca Marini<\/strong>, <strong>Fabio Di Giannantonio<\/strong>, and <strong>Fabio Quartararo<\/strong> all retired early due to crashes or mechanical issues, while <strong>Francesco Bagnaia<\/strong> struggled to an 11th-place finish outside the points.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With this Sprint victory, Marc M\u00e1rquez officially leapfrogs injured Trackhouse rider Ai Ogura to take 3rd in the World Drivers&#8217; Championship standings with 204 points.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Sprint action follows an eventful weekend at MotorLand Arag\u00f3n, including <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?q=https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/motogp\/bezzecchi-defeats-marc-marquez-to-secure-pole-position-for-aragon-gp-with-record-lap\/&amp;authuser=3\">Bezzecchi securing pole position over Marc M\u00e1rquez with a lap record<\/a>, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/motogp\/pirelli-mirrors-f1-and-introduces-color-coded-tires-for-motogp-testing-in-aragon\/\">Pirelli testing F1-style color-coded tires for 2027<\/a>, and <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/motogp\/motogp-set-to-cancel-qatar-gp-without-replacement-amid-middle-east-conflict\/\">MotoGP nearing the cancellation of the Qatar GP<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Track action at MotorLand Arag\u00f3n concludes on <strong>Sunday, August 30<\/strong> with the main Grand Prix race. <strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/\">GRANDE PR\u00caMIO<\/a><\/strong> provides complete live coverage of every session across all classes. Follow all updates on our <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/news\/\">news page<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Aragon GP \u2013 Sprint Race Results (Top 10)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th>Pos<\/th><th>Driver<\/th><th>Team<\/th><th>Bike<\/th><th>Gap<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>1<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Marc M\u00e1rquez<\/strong><\/td><td>Ducati Lenovo Team<\/td><td>Ducati<\/td><td><strong>11 Laps<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>2<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>\u00c1lex M\u00e1rquez<\/strong><\/td><td>BK8 Gresini Racing<\/td><td>Ducati<\/td><td>+1.140<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>3<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Marco Bezzecchi<\/strong><\/td><td>Aprilia Racing<\/td><td>Aprilia<\/td><td>+2.089<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>4<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Pedro Acosta<\/strong><\/td><td>Red Bull KTM Factory<\/td><td>KTM<\/td><td>+2.648<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>5<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Jorge Mart\u00edn<\/strong><\/td><td>Aprilia Racing<\/td><td>Aprilia<\/td><td>+6.237<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>6<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Ferm\u00edn Aldeguer<\/strong><\/td><td>BK8 Gresini Racing<\/td><td>Ducati<\/td><td>+10.475<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>7<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Diogo Moreira<\/strong><\/td><td>LCR Honda<\/td><td>Honda<\/td><td>+11.071<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>8<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Ra\u00fal Fern\u00e1ndez<\/strong><\/td><td>Trackhouse Racing<\/td><td>Aprilia<\/td><td>+11.213<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>9<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Johann Zarco<\/strong><\/td><td>LCR Honda<\/td><td>Honda<\/td><td>+12.021<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>10<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Jack Miller<\/strong><\/td><td>Prima Pramac Racing<\/td><td>Yamaha<\/td><td>+12.166<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Frequently asked questions (FAQ)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>1. Who won the 2026 MotoGP Aragon GP Sprint race?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Marc M\u00e1rquez<\/strong> won the Sprint race aboard his factory Ducati GP26, leading all 11 laps from Turn 1 onward.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>2. Where did pole-sitter Marco Bezzecchi finish in the Sprint?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Marco Bezzecchi finished in <strong>3rd place<\/strong> behind Marc M\u00e1rquez and \u00c1lex M\u00e1rquez.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>3. Did Diogo Moreira score points in the Sprint?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Yes, <strong>Diogo Moreira<\/strong> crossed the line in <strong>7th place<\/strong>, scoring 3 championship points for LCR Honda.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Marc M\u00e1rquez executed a decisive Turn 1 overtake on pole-sitter Marco Bezzecchi to claim Sprint victory at MotorLand Arag\u00f3n, leading a M\u00e1rquez brothers 1-2 finish.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1020313223,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"42wp_featured_image_caption":"Marc M\u00e1rquez took a dominant victory in the Aragon GP Sprint","42wp_featured_image_credits":"MotoGP","42wp_featured_video":"","42wp_featured_image_hidden":false,"42wp_authors_list":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[38],"tags":[164,295,104,173],"42wp_author":[59,267],"class_list":["post-1369","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-motogp","tag-alex-marquez","tag-aragon-gp","tag-marc-marquez","tag-marco-bezzecchi","42wp_author-fabricio-carvalho","42wp_author-guilherme-bloisi"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1369","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1369"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1369\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1370,"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1369\/revisions\/1370"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1020313223"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1369"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1369"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1369"},{"taxonomy":"42wp_author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/42wp_author?post=1369"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}