Heartache on Saturday, elation on Sunday in the he Catalan Grand Prix at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya.
Alex Marquez (BK8 Gresini Racing MotoGP) banished his Barcelona Sprint demons to fend off the challenge of Marc Marquez (Ducati Lenovo Team) to earn a phenomenal 25-point haul on home turf, ending his brother’s winning streak in the process.
Despite a decent enough launch from pole position, Marc won the Marquez battle into Turn 1 to earn an early lead from P3 on the grid, as Pedro Acosta (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing) got another lightning launch from the middle of the second row to grab P3.
Alex Marquez made a classic Turn 1 move stick on lap four and would lead Marc Marquez the remainder of the race.
Behind the jostling brothers, third went to Enea Bastianini (Red Bull KTM Tech3) as the Italian secured his debut Sunday podium with KTM.
Pedro Acosta finished fourth for Red Bull KTM Factory, while Fabio Quartararo (Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP) came home fifth.
Marc Marquez leads Alex Marquez by 182 points atop the standings.
