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VOLUME 63 ISSUE 23 JUNE 9, 2026 P95 lap two and opened a gap of more than a second. Bagnaia settled into third as the leading pair pulled clear. As the race wore on, Mar- quez's pace improved dramati- cally. He reeled in Acosta and, after a fierce exchange on laps 14 and 15, retook the lead at turn nine. Once in front, he quickly broke away, setting the fastest lap of the race and build - ing a comfortable advantage. Marquez crossed the line for a landmark 100th Grand Prix vic- tory and Ducati's 100th premier- class win, firmly re-establishing himself as a title contender. Acosta secured second, while Bagnaia completed the podium. It also put Marquez as only the third rider in history to win 100 races. The other two? Giacomo Agostini and Marquez's dear old enemy, Valentino Rossi. "I gave it everything today, and luckily the choice of the medium tire paid off in the clos - ing stages; otherwise, it would have been a lot harder," Marquez said. "Now we'll see how things go at Brno and Assen because, once again, things went better here due to the higher number of left-handers." Ai Ogura (Trackhouse Aprilia) finished fourth ahead of Luca Marini (Honda HRC Castrol), with Moreira taking a career- best sixth. Iker Lecuona (Gresini Ducati) impressed in seventh as a fill-in rider for the still-injured Alex Marquez, followed by Jack Miller (Pramac Yamaha), Bas - tianini and Brad Binder (Red Bull KTM). Toprak Razgatlioglu (Pramac Yamaha) recorded Further back, Martin recov- ered from an early mistake while battling Diogo Moreira (Pro Honda LCR) to finish sixth. As the Sprint entered its second half, Marquez had already built a two-second advantage and was never challenged. The fight for third remained close until the closing laps, with Bezzecchi holding off Fernan - dez despite a track-limits warn- ing. Aldeguer ran wide while trying to close in, leaving him fifth at the finish. Marquez cruised to his 18th career Sprint victory, drawing level with Martin on the all-time wins list. Acosta took a com - fortable second, with Bezzec- chi claiming his second Sprint podium of the season. Fernan- dez finished fourth, just 1.2 seconds off the rostrum, ahead of Aldeguer. Martin, Moreira and Enea Bastianini (Red Bull KTM Tech3) completed the top eight, while Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati Lenovo Team) claimed the final point in ninth ahead of Di Giannantonio. Sunday MotoGP The race was disrupted im- mediately when Martin caused a massive turn-one pileup, smashing into Bezzecchi and taking Di Giannantonio, Fer- nandez and Aldeguer with him. Only Di Giannantonio rejoined, while Martin was later handed a double long-lap penalty for the next round in Czechia. Marquez led early before Acosta surged into the lead on TRACKHOUSE '75% THERE' FOR '27 LINEUP Trackhouse Racing is around two weeks from confirming its full 2027 lineup after a hectic month in which team manager Davide Brivio confirmed he'd be leav- ing for HRC. "This sort of kicked into high gear basically when the conversations with Davide's future started just a few weeks ago," said team owner Justin Marks at an unveiling for new title spon- sor SuperFile. "There's a lot of movement in the rider market, and we've got talent to solve for on the team side, obviously. I would say we're probably 75 percent of the way there. I think we're really close in getting our rider lineup and management solidified. I would suspect that there's going to be a very clear picture of the future of this team within the next 10-14 days. And we're very excited. It's all really good things." TURN ONE A CONCERN AFTER RESURFACING The narrow, bland Balaton Park Circuit was resurfaced at turns one and six after the recent World Superbike round and was caus- ing some concern on Friday. "I don't know what happened with the asphalt, but there is zero grip," said Pecco Bagnaia after practice. "When you have to start, and you need to stop, that asphalt could be a problem. But let's hope that nothing happens." Reigning WorldSBK Cham- pion Toprak Razgatlioglu agreed. "There is no grip there, and I think everyone has the same problem because the front is locking in straight braking." Briefly...