Marc Marquez snatches sprint glory from Marco Bezz...

Marc Marquez overtook Marco Bezzecchi on the ultimate lap of a humid and dramatic dash race to win on the Sachsenring on Saturday.

It was Marc’s tenth dash win out of a doable 11 in 2025, having missed out solely on the British Grand Prix in Might.

Whereas Marquez stretched his championship lead over brother Alex (driving with a hand harm) with one more dash victory, his team-mate Francesco Bagnaia couldn’t add to his tally after ending a lowly twelfth.

Manufacturing unit Ducati rider Marquez made an excellent begin from pole place, solely to throw all of it away by braking too late for the primary nook. That put him again to fifth place – however the mistake served solely to set the stage for a superbly timed restoration experience.

Racing on a moist however drying circuit on which leaving the tried-and-trusted line was significantly perilous, not even Marquez was capable of shoot again from the early mistake in his standard quick and emphatic style. The Spaniard wanted each one of many 15 laps to combat his well beyond first Johann Zarco (LCR Honda), then Fabio di Giannantonio’s VR46 Ducati and the Yamaha of Fabio Quartararo, earlier than lastly getting a great have a look at Bezzecchi’s Aprilia on the final tour.

Marquez made his transfer underneath braking for Flip 1. Though he struggled to get the bike stopped, giving Bezzecchi hope that the transfer wouldn’t stick, he managed to get it again onto the racing line in time for Flip 2. From there, it was recreation over because the Sachsenring maestro constructed up a small lead that will see him by means of the remainder of the lap.

Whereas it was heartache for the resurgent Bezzecchi in Germany, this was his third consecutive top-three end following his third and second locations final trip within the Netherland.

Quartararo additionally managed his afternoon effectively to see off a late risk from di Giannantonio, who needed to make do with fourth place.

Di Giannantonio’s VR46 Ducati team-mate Franco Morbidelli ran second behind Bezzecchi for the primary two laps of the race earlier than crashing out in horrifying style at Flip 8 on lap three.

Damp-weather fan Jack Miller got here by means of to complete fifth for Pramac Yamaha, with Brad Binder scoring an encouraging sixth for KTM.

Zarco dropped again down the sector following his determination to run the identical medium rear compound that had earned him a front-row grid spot earlier within the day. The tempo got here to him too late within the race, bringing a couple of gentle restoration to seventh place.

Injured Alex Marquez stayed out of bother to complete eighth forward of Pedro Acosta, who recovered to grab the final level after working off the street when positioned fourth halfway by means of the race.

Alex’s two factors imply that he achieved his purpose of stretching his benefit over Bagnaia within the factors race, wherein he lies second. After failing to attain due to his humiliating twelfth place, Bagnaia is now 60 factors behind Alex in third.

Marc, in the meantime, continues his serene progress on the high of the desk, and can head into Sunday 78 factors away from his brother.

MotoGP German GP – Dash outcomes

Images from German GP – Qualifying & Dash