US EditionMarc Marquez Wins Chaotic Spanish Gp Sprint Despite Crash in Rain
- On Saturday in Jerez, Marc Marquez won the Spanish MotoGP sprint after recovering from a crash to secure his 17th sprint victory ahead of Francesco Bagnaia and Franco Morbidelli.
- Rain began falling three laps in, forcing Jorge Martin to retire due to an Aprilia technical problem while Alex Marquez took the lead on the seventh lap after impressing on Friday.
- Marquez crashed but successfully changed bikes, explaining, "We were lucky to crash on the last corner so that the bike didn't stall," before overtaking Bagnaia with three laps remaining.
- Overall leader Marco Bezzecchi crashed out without scoring points, while Pedro Acosta similarly failed to add to his tally, tightening the championship race significantly.
- This victory moved Marquez to fourth overall, placing him 24 points behind leader Bezzecchi ahead of Sunday's main event in Jerez.
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Scattering Saturday in Andalusia where a capricious spring has soaked several times the track, even with violent thunderstorms. In the morning the qualifications for the pole have been disputed...
“It was a mistake to stay on the track one more time, but the forecasts said it wouldn’t rain so hard,” the Spaniard acknowledged.More information: Marc Márquez, rain and luck: his own fall allows him to win in Jerez.
The reigning MotoGP world champion defeated teammate Francesco Bagnaia in chaotic rainy conditions on home soil.
Marc Márquez attended the media in Jerez after his epic victory in the sprint. The Ilerdense reigned in the middle of the chaos after suffering a fall that seemed to be the end. But the seven-time MotoGP champion has more lives than a cat and he did his own again. He got up, changed his bike and won the race. He didn’t believe it himself. “Some saint has helped me,” he said after explaining that today is his saint, “San Marc”. This 25th April Sa…
The current world champion left the 'pole position' and took the first place, while the leader of the championship, the Italian Marco Bezzecchi (Aprilia), sank in the platoon, descending to the 15th position.
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