Marc Márquez delivered a sensational performance at Brno aboard the Desmosedici GP, entering Ducati’s history books as the first rider from the Bologna-based team to win five consecutive races in MotoGP. A result that highlights his exceptional connection with the bike and the strength of the entire team. Francesco Bagnaia, after a strong final charge, narrowly missed the podium and finished fourth, less than half a second from third place.

The race heated up from the very start: Márquez got off the line well, held onto second, briefly took the lead, and then dropped to third. But he quickly regained second place on lap two and stayed glued to Marco Bezzecchi until lap eight, where he pulled off a perfect overtake at turn three and began his decisive breakaway. Bagnaia, after a promising start, lost ground to the leading trio but pushed hard in the final laps, showing podium pace that wasn’t quite enough to catch Acosta.

With this win, Márquez increases his tally to 381 points, extending his lead over Alex Márquez in second place to 120. Bagnaia remains third, 168 points behind his teammate. The Ducati Lenovo Team strengthens its lead in the team standings with 594 points, while Ducati continues to dominate the constructors’ standings with 430 points. Now the team heads into the summer break before returning to action in Spielberg, Austria, from August 15–17 for round thirteen of the season.

Riders’ comments

Marc Márquez: “I felt really strong on the bike, just like in yesterday’s Sprint. I saw Marco Bezzecchi was pushing hard and taking some risks, so I decided to stay patient and manage the race, which was long. When I noticed the tyres starting to drop, I overtook him and pulled away, controlling the pace from there. The feeling with the bike was fantastic—actually even better than at Sachsenring. I was riding smoothly and still had margin to go faster. I’m really happy and enjoying this first part of the season a lot. The team and engineers have done an outstanding job.”

Francesco Bagnaia: “As the laps went by, I managed rear traction better and felt more comfortable reducing the traction control. Since we didn’t have a dry FP2 session, I wasn’t able to fine-tune the maps, so I improved that part during the race. On the front, though, I struggled with hard braking. I used to be tough to overtake under braking, but now it’s the opposite. We’re working on several areas to improve. Our approach has changed race after race—fighting with Marc in this form is tough, and we have to be realistic. Now we need to regroup and give our all, taking Alex as a benchmark.”