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naia, Acosta and Binder tucking in behind. Morbidelli, meanwhile, blew his start from third on the grid, forcing him back to sev - enth, behind Aldeguer. For the first six laps, the lead quintet was together. Yet a devastating run of fastest laps, set on laps seven, eight, nine, 11 and 12, stretched Marc's lead out to 1.7 seconds and put this competition to bed. Marquez's ultimate quickest time, amaz - ingly set with three to go, was enough to assert his superiority. There was the impression his eventual winning margin could have far exceeded 1.1 seconds. The interest lay behind. While his brother was in the midst of his devastating run of fastest laps, Alex Marquez was in the clutches of Bagnaia, Acosta and Binder. By lap 14, half a second separated him and the second factory Ducati. Yet a strong late run saw him eke out a full second on the Italian to claim his fourth double second place of the year. Despite the low grip suiting the RC16 ("...it's not our level went up, the others' went down," according to Acosta), the KTMs just couldn't keep up. Binder's potential to score a season's best result came apart on lap 12 as he tucked the front at turn three. "I was slower, with less lean angle than normal," he said. That left Acosta free for fourth, equaling his best result of the season. Not that it pleased him. "I was five seconds behind Pecco and seven seconds from the winner—why should I be happy?" he asked. A few battles behind stirred in an otherwise forgettable finale. Twice, Aldeguer looked to have the measure of Morbidelli, as he first made a neat pass for fifth at turn 13 (lap 18), then at turn 12 (lap 22). Yet the Italian respond - ed with a block pass at turn 15. Three seconds back, Joan Mir (HRC Castrol) rode to his best finish since September 2023, after getting the better of Di Giannantonio and Maverick Vinales (Tech3 KTM) during a slugfest on lap 14. Vinales later crashed out at turn 12, and lamented a poor qualifying, which denied him a shot at the podium. Bezzecchi paid for a qualifying crash and rose from 20th to eighth, ahead of Di Gi - annantonio and Raul Fernandez (Trackhouse Aprilia). Marc (233 points) extends his lead in the championship to 32 points with Alex (201) still ROUND 8 / JUNE 6-8, 2025 MOTORLAND ARAGON / ALCANIZ, SPAIN ROAD RACE I FIM MOTOGP WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP P90 Bagnaia's Sprint race was nothing short of a disaster. The Italian took 12th place, a despondent result, saying afterwards it was the worst of his career.