Marquez takes Magnificent Seventh Sprint Victory

Home stars shine as Alex Marquez and Aldeguer complete Aragon podium sweep

Marc Marquez had to work for it, but in the end, he claimed a seventh consecutive Sprint victory in 2025 after a dramatic and action-packed showdown. The race began with drama right off the line as Marc suffered wheelspin, allowing his brother Alex Marquez to storm into the lead into Turn 1, with Franco Morbidelli also slotting through into second. Pedro Acosta launched an aggressive start of his own, muscling his way past Marc, but he ran wide under braking, allowing Marc to recover position. Behind them, rookie Fermin Aldeguer made his intentions clear, aggressively taking Acosta into Turn 5 to grab fourth. Just behind, Pecco Bagnaia’s race unravelled immediately, dropping to seventh after starting from fourth in a messy opening sector.

The scrap between Acosta and Aldeguer continued, with the KTM rider briefly reclaiming the position before a bold repass from the Gresini rider. Their back-and-forth allowed the top trio of Alex Marquez, Morbidelli, and Marc to open up a slight gap.

Lap 2 saw Marc slice past Morbidelli into Turn 1 to take over second, setting his sights on his brother ahead. Fabio Quartararo made progress to sixth while chaos behind saw a coming together between Jack Miller and Joan Mir, with Mir ending up in the gravel trap. Acosta continued to battle Morbidelli ferociously on Lap 3, gaining the spot again briefly before Franco fought straight back, holding the place as Alex Marquez clocked the fastest lap and even began to pull away from Marc.

Marc responded with ruthless efficiency, chopping the gap down to half a second on Lap 4, as Acosta once again ran wide, inviting pressure from Aldeguer. The Gresini rookie made the move stick at Turn 12, though Acosta roared back on the straight in a thrilling wheel-to-wheel drag. Aldeguer, running the medium rear tyre, appeared to have more edge grip in reserve, setting him up well for the second half of the race. Further back, Marco Bezzecchi was carving through the pack, now up to tenth after starting all the way down in twentieth.

By Lap 5, Marc’s superior rhythm had him climbing all over Alex’s rear tyre, and the decisive move came on Lap 6 into Turn 1; Marc outbraking his younger sibling for the lead, with Alex not even bothering to fight the move too hard. From there, Marc began to ease away, opening up a full second lead as Aldeguer, now past Morbidelli, closed in on the podium positions. Bagnaia, meanwhile, slipped further to 13th in what was becoming a nightmare outing factory Ducati man.

Lap 8 saw Aldeguer make his move on Morbidelli stick at Turn 4, his medium rear continuing to pay dividends. Morbidelli had more trouble building from behind as well with Acosta making rapid progress and dragging Fabio Di Giannantonio along with him.

On the final lap, Morbidelli dug deep, resisting immense pressure and somehow holding off Acosta by braking impossibly late into Turn 1. Acosta again pushed hard into the flip-flop chicane but ran wide, leaving the door still ajar. Di Giannantonio stayed glued to their tails, having also benefited from the medium tyre in the final laps, yet couldn’t find a way through either.

Out front, Marc Marquez cruised across the line to thunderous applause from the Spanish crowd, taking victory with level headed superiority and securing his seventh Sprint win of the season. Alex Marquez held on for a strong second, while Aldeguer celebrated his second Sprint podium in three races, completing an all-Spanish rostrum that had the home fans in raptures. Morbidelli’s gritty ride earned him fourth ahead of Acosta, with “Diggia” taking a solid sixth. Viñales held on to seventh, Bezzecchi finished a remarkable eighth, Binder came home ninth, and Raul Fernandez rounded out the top ten. Bagnaia, anonymous for much of the race, took home zero points in 12th.

It’s tempting to say that the long race tomorrow is looking like a formality, but Marquez has made mistakes this season from seemingly strong positions. It’s hard to see where the challengers could come from if he keeps it togther though, such is Marc’s dominance here. Vinales had very strong late race pace and could have something for the other Ducatis though, if he can get a clean start.

Marc Márquez (P1) – “I’ve been feeling really good so far. This is a track that suits my riding style well, on top of being one of my all-time favourite circuits. I’m enjoying my time here. The race was more challenging than expected, especially as I experienced some rear-tyre spinning at the start, but I’m sure we’ll improve in this area tomorrow. We still have to stay focused ahead of the race and keep the same level of intensity we’ve shown so far.”

Alex Marquez (P2) – “Marc’s start was a bad one, but not as bad as I’d hoped. I tried to push, but when I saw him behind me, I realised that the smartest thing to do was to settle for second place. On a racetrack where your main rival is so dominant, we need to have a clever approach to racing. We’ll obviously try to defeat him tomorrow, but at the moment he’s got one and a half gears on us. We celebrate another podium and don’t give anything for granted; great job also by Fermin, who keeps growing.”

Fermin Aldeguer (P3) – “We did take a gamble with the tyre choice, but it wasn’t luck. We worked on it, and it was a carefully thought decision. It was a risk worth taking in the Sprint race also to gather some data ahead of tomorrow. We got a great start which will be hard to replicate tomorrow, but we have all it takes to do well tomorrow”

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