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Spaniard’s Aragon stronghold continues with MotoGP sprint success Marc Marquez won the Aragon Grand Prix sprint for the third successive season, the reigning MotoGP world champion ambushing pole-sitter Marco Bezzecchi (Aprilia) at the first corner before cruising to victory on Saturday. Every MotoGP qualifying, practice and race LIVE and ad-break free from lights out to the chequered flag. New to Kayo? Start Your Free Trial Today > The Ducati rider, who led every lap of the sprint and Grands Prix at Aragon in 2024 and 2025, won his fifth sprint race in 12 starts in 2026, beating younger brother Alex Marquez (Ducati) by 1.140 seconds after 11 laps, with Bezzecchi rounding out the podium, 2.089secs adrift. MORE MOTOGP NEWS MILLER WAVES GOODBYE Aussie out at Yamaha as MotoGP journey ends TITLE CONTENDER DOWN Ogura set for time on sidelines after bad break After Bezzecchi had shattered the Aragon circuit lap record earlier on Saturday with a time of 1min 44.962secs to deny Marc Marquez pole by 0.089secs, Marquez immediately attacked the Italian when the lights went out for the sprint, aggressively passing the Aprilia rider at the first corner while younger brother Alex claimed second place at the second turn. Marc Marquez, who has won the full-distance Grand Prix at Aragon seven times in his career, immediately sprung to a 0.299sec lead after one lap, and steadily built his advantage from there, Bezzecchi unable to use his soft rear-compound Michelin tyre to make inroads late on a scorching day in Alcaniz, the track temperature peaking at 52 degrees. PIT TALK PODCAST: Renita and Matt preview round 13 in Aragon, discuss what could stop Marc Marquez adding an eighth win at a circuit where he’s dominated for years, and ponder the state of the rider market after Enea Bastianini signed with Trackhouse Aprilia. Listen to Pit Talk now “I knew that Marco was with the soft tyre, so the chance for the race was the first corner,” Marquez said after his 20th sprint win, an all-time record. “A good start helped a lot, and I was riding in a good pace but I saw the group was quite fast, especially Alex. Let’s see if tomorrow we can improve a bit and try to be as constant as today.” Aprilia’s championship leader Jorge Martin finished fifth from fifth on the grid, the Spaniard’s advantage at the top of the table shrinking to 29 points over Bezzecchi, with Marc Marquez four points further adrift and advancing to third with Aprilia rider Ai Ogura sidelined with a broken left hand after a training crash following the previous round in Silverstone. Australia’s Jack Miller, whose MotoGP career is entering its final races after Yamaha announced this week that it would not be renewing his contract for 2027, had his best sprint of the season, finishing 0.145secs outside of the points in 10th place after qualifying as the leading Yamaha in 13th. The 23-lap Aragon Grand Prix, round 13 of MotoGP’s 22-round 2026 season, will take place at 10pm (AEST) on Sunday.