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Ducati’s Marquez clinched the top spot ahead of Italians Marco Bezzecchi and Francesco Bagnaia, who came in second and third respectively.
Marc Marquez. (X)
Marc Marquez raced to the chequered flag at the Dutch Moto GP event in Assen, Netherlands on Sunday to extend his lead in the championship standings.
Ducati’s Marquez, who started the circuit from pole ahead, clinched the top spot ahead of Italians Marco Bezzecchi and Francesco Bagnaia, who came in second and third respectively.
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Alex Marquez, Marc’s younger brother, who came in second in the sprint race a day earlier behind his older sibling, but had to endure a heartbreak as he fractured his left hand during the race in Assen.
“I am sorry for Alex, my father says he injured a finger, but racing is like this,” said Marquez.
Marquez clinched the sprint race in Assen on Saturday as he turned the tables following two crashes in the practice sessions earlier.
“Of course I am super happy with the job the team did on Friday, after the crashes, and all weekend, amazing weekend,” the 32-year-old added.
Marquez pulled further ahead in the championship table as he took his tally to 307 points, and is followed by Alex on 239.
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The 26-year-old Bezecchi expressed his delight with his second-placed finish and acknowledged Marquez’ superiority on the day.
“I’m very very happy, really a fantastic race,” said the Italian.
“Marc was very fast, I wanted to attack but he had something more,” he added.
2023 MotoGP World Champion, Bagnaia, who completed the podium revealed that he managed to come in third despite struggling for pace at the circuit dubbed as the ‘Cathedral of Speed’.
“Third place was the maximum, I was struggling for pace,” said Bagnaia.
“However, we are moving in the right direction, got to take the positives,” Marquez’s Ducati teammate Bagnaia said.
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