Binder (Red Bull KTM Factory
Racing) crashed on lap one after
contact with Franco Morbidelli
(Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing
Team). Binder's teammate, Pedro
Acosta, moved up to fourth, just
ahead of Fabio Quartararo (Mon-
ster Energy Yamaha MotoGP).
The Marquez brothers
gradual-
ly pulled ahead, with Alex trailing
Marc
by two-tenths of a second
on lap four, while Bagnaia sat
1.3 seconds behind. Acosta still
ran fourth but had Zarco pres-
suring him. At halfway, Marc and
Alex were
lapping in the 1:37.7s,
with Bagnaia slightly slower. By
the next lap, he dropped into the
1:38s, leaving the Marquez duo
to battle for victory.
With four laps to go, Alex
was three-tenths of a sec-
ond behind but began losing
ground.
The gap widened to
seven-tenths of a second with
two laps left, and Marc held
firm to secure his third win of
the season following the Thai
double. Alex finished nine-
tenths of a second behind,
while Bagnaia took crucial
points in third.
Zarco recovered from his
slow start to claim fourth,
the best Honda result of the
season thus far, and just 1.1
seconds behind Bagnaia. Fabio
Di Giannantonio (Pertamina
Enduro VR46 Racing Team)
rounded out the top five, while
Marco Bezzecchi led the Aprilia
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11-13 MOTOGP
"The release at the start of the race
wasn't too bad, but then I had a bit
of wheelspin—maybe I was a little too
aggressive on the clutch, or the track
was quite dirty—which caused me
to lose a few positions," Miller said.
"Fortunately, I was able to recover
them fairly quickly. However, we
struggled with grip. We opted for the
medium rear tire, and I'm not sure if it
was the right decision, but it's always
easier to say that after the race."
MYOWNRACE
Marquez (93) gets the
jump in the Sprint. Little
brother Alex (73) couldn't
do anything but watch.
Fermin Aldeguer clatters into the side
of everyone's favorite rider to take
out, Miguel Oliveira, in the Sprint.
Oliveira was taken to the hospital for
a suspected broken collarbone but
was later discharged with no broken
bones. He still missed the Sunday GP.
MOTOGP
SPRINT RACE
After smashing the lap record
to take pole position, Marc
launched perfectly, leading Alex,
while Pecco Bagnaia (Ducati
Lenovo Team) slotted into third.
Johann Zarco (LCR Honda
Castrol) struggled off the start,
falling to sixth from his fourth-
place grid start, while Brad
