Alex Márquez takes dominant victory in Jerez

Marc Márquez had a brilliant start, holding on to the lead. Even Marco Bezzecchi had a great start as he went from 4th to 2nd. Alex Márquez also improved his position to 3rd, while Jorge Martin, who started further down the grid, was in 4th place.

Alex Márquez continued to make up positions, and he moved to 2nd behind his brother Marc.

After the first lap, the top 10 looked as follows: M. Márquez, A. Márquez, Bezzecchi, Martin, Di Giannantonio, Zarco, Acosta, R. Fernandez, Bastianini, Ogura.

On lap 2, Alex took the lead of the race. However, shortly after, Marc Márquez crashed out of the race at Turn 11, retiring from it.

From lap 3, the long lap penalty could be completed. The riders with long lap penalties were Joan Mir and Toprak Razgatlioglu.

Further down the grid, Bastianini made a brilliant move on Acosta, but he made a mistake at Turn 1, immediately losing the position. Francesco Bagnaia, who finished on the podium in the sprint, was 10th.

On lap 6, Ogura overtook Acosta, moving to 8th place behind Bastianini. At the front, Alex Márquez was trying to create a gap to Bezzecchi in second place, while Di Giannantonio was trying to catch up to Bezzecchi.

Down the grid, the battle for 10th place took place, as Bagnaia tried to overtake Acosta. After some fighting, he managed to do so at the last corner.

Meanwhile, the race directors were investigating an incident involving Acosta and Raúl Fernández, where they made contact and part of KTM’s aero package was damaged.

On lap 10, the top 10 looked as follows: A. Márquez, Bezzecchi, Di Giannantonio, Martin, Zarco, R. Fernandez, Bastianini, Ogura, Bagnaia, Acosta.

Bagnaia, who had a decent race, ran wide at Turn 1 and dropped to 19th place. Meanwhile, Aldeguer overtook Acosta and improved his position inside the top 10. On lap 14, Bagnaia retired from the race due to technical difficulties with the bike.

Meanwhile, Ogura was fighting with Bastianini for 7th place. Going into the last corner, Ogura finally overtook Bastianini and moved to 7th. At the front, Alex Márquez had a gap of over 2 seconds to Bezzecchi in 2nd place.

On lap 20, the top 10 looked as follows: A. Márquez, Bezzecchi, Di Giannantonio, Martin, Zarco, R. Fernandez, Ogura, Bastianini, Aldeguer, Acosta.

With 4 laps to go, Zarco lost a position to Raúl Fernández, and it was up to him to defend it from Ogura behind him.

Entering the last lap, Ogura and Fernández were fighting each other for 5th place, while Alex Márquez safely delivered his victory ahead of his home crowd. Behind him finished Bezzecchi, and Di Giannantonio rounded out the podium.

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