BRNO: Marc Márquez reaffirmed his title as the “King of Sachsenring” by winning the German Grand Prix on Sunday, navigating a crash-filled race in which only 10 riders made it to the finish line.

Marc Márquez celebrated his 200th career start and fourth consecutive weekend double in signature style, marking his ninth MotoGP victory at Sachsenring. With this win, he boosts his season total to 344 points, extending his championship lead to 83 points over his brother Álex, who finished second. His teammate, Francesco Bagnaia, rounded out the podium in third, and now trails by 147 points.

Álex Márquez delivered an impressive performance to finish second in his 100th MotoGP start, despite still recovering from a fractured hand sustained at the Dutch GP just two weeks ago. Starting from fifth on the grid, he battled through pain and chaos to join his brother on the podium.

Marc Márquez secured his seventh pole position of the season on Saturday and went on to win a wet sprint despite losing the lead in turn one. This time, however, he got the perfect start, taking the lead into turn one ahead of Bezzecchi and Di Giannantonio. As Márquez began to pull away steadily, the two Italians battled for second, exchanging positions while Álex Márquez and Pedro Acosta battled for fourth.

The race saw numerous crashes, especially at turn one, which took out several riders, including Lorenzo Savadori, Miguel Oliveira, Pedro Acosta, Marco Bezzecchi, Fabio Di Giannantonio, Johann Zarco, Ai Ogura, and Joan Mir.

Additionally, Somkiat Chantra, who got into a training accident, and Enea Bastianini, who suffered from appendicitis, withdrew before the weekend started. Then, in Saturday’s sprint race, both Maverick Viñales and Franco Morbidelli crashed and were forced to withdraw from the remainder of the weekend.

The MotoGP season now moves on to the Grand Prix of Czechia, which is set to take place in a week, marking the sport’s return to Brno after a five-year absence.