Marc Márquez won the San Marino MotoGP sprint after starting second, taking the lead from Marco Bezzecchi on the inside line on the run to Turn 1. He controlled the 13-lap race to finish 1.068 seconds clear, with Bezzecchi second and Jorge Martin third.

Márquez builds the gap, then withstands pressure

Bezzecchi was approximately 0.5 seconds behind at the start of lap four. Márquez then extended the advantage to one second over the following two laps. The gap had fallen to 0.7 seconds by the start of lap nine, with Bezzecchi reducing it by another 0.1 seconds on the next lap, but Márquez remained in front to the chequered flag.

Different rear-tyre choices

Márquez and Martin used medium rear tyres, while Bezzecchi chose a soft rear. The result records the different strategies, but the supplied evidence does not establish that either choice caused the finishing order or the final gap.

Championship context and classification

The victory was described as Márquez’s 21st MotoGP sprint win and his sixth sprint victory of the campaign. Martin remained the championship leader after finishing third, with Márquez 14 points behind. Bezzecchi’s runner-up finish was his best sprint result of the season, leaving him 22 points behind Martin in the standings.

Martin moved into third on lap seven by overtaking Fabio Di Giannantonio, who finished fourth, 2.470 seconds behind Bezzecchi. Alex Márquez was fifth for Gresini Ducati, followed by Pedro Acosta for KTM and Trackhouse Aprilia’s Raul Fernandez. Fermin Aldeguer finished eighth for Gresini Ducati after starting third, Luca Marini was ninth for Honda and scored the final sprint point, and Johann Zarco took tenth for LCR. Pecco Bagnaia finished 13th. Fabio Quartararo was last after crashing at Turn 14 on lap three while attempting to overtake Diogo Moreira.