Marc Marquez had made his intentions clear from Friday. On the Sachsenring circuit, the Spaniard's home turf, the Ducati rider left no room for doubt, converting his pole position into a victory in the Sprint race of the German Grand Prix. This success confirms his return to the forefront of the championship fight.
Behind him, Ducati achieved a hat trick thanks to Alex Marquez et Fabio Di Giannantonio, While Francesco Bagnaia had another difficult Saturday.
On a track where he now boasts an impressive string of successes, Marc Marquez He was never really worried. He thus secures his 19th Sprint victory, her fourth of the season after Goiânia, Jerez and Balaton Park, as well as its 35th podium in this format.
Alex Marquez had long held onto the hope of staying in contention before finishing just 0.368 seconds behind his brother, while Fabio DiGiannantonio completes a new hat trick Ducati at 0.445 seconds. A result that also confirms the driver's excellent momentum VR46, now firmly established among the main contenders for the championship.
Conversely, Francis Bagnaia continues to go through a difficult period. Never able to fight at the front since the start of the weekend, the three-time world champion had to settle for seventh place, far behind the pace shown by his teammates. DucatiAt this stage of the season, the competitiveness gap with Marc Marquez becomes difficult to ignore.
Si Ducati dominates the podium Aprilia continues to impress. Winner at Assen, Ai Ogura confirms that his success was not a mere fluke by finishing fourth ahead of his teammate Raul fernandez. Jorge Martin also secured a solid sixth place riding the only official Aprilia engaged after the Marco Bezzecchi withdrawsHe suffered a heavy crash during qualifying. The Italian has an open fracture of his left clavicle and will undergo surgery by Professor Giuseppe Porcellini.
Tardozzi brings Dall' Igna to the Sprint podium via video call! 📲📞#GermanGP🇩🇪 pic.twitter.com/2ARPvptwQx
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Maverick Vinales' ordeal continues in Germany
Peter Acosta finishes eighth ahead fabio quartararoNinth, the Frenchman offers Yamaha the best performance of the Japanese manufacturers and scored the last point awarded during this Sprint.
At Honda, Diogo Moreira finishes tenth ahead Luca marini, while Brad Binder, Jack Miller, Enea Bastianini, Joan Mir, Alex Rins, Toprak Razgatlioglu and Cal Crutchlow complete the ranking.
The most worrying performance is undoubtedly that of Maverick VinalesAlready mired in an open crisis with KTM Regarding his future, the Spaniard finished dead last, more than 31 seconds behind. Marc Marquez and more than eight seconds from Cal Crutchlow, however, replacement of John Zarco.
A performance that perfectly illustrates the physical and mental difficulties the former driver is currently facing. Yamaha, Suzuki et Aprilia, at the very moment when his future in MotoGP appears increasingly uncertain.
In the general classification, George Martin keep the head with 11 points ahead of Marco Bezzecchi. Fabio DiGiannantonio amounts to only 13 lengths, Ai Ogura now points to 23 points, while Marc Marquez continues its climb and now only counts 32 points behind despite a start to the season disrupted by injuries.
Finally, this Sprint marked the first use of the new starting grid MotoGP expanded. An evolution requested by the drivers in order to reduce risks on the first corner and which seems to have been satisfactory during this first use at Sachsenring.
What will this Grand Prix hold in store for us? Sachsenring ? Before you know it, here is the table that summarizes the facts known so far.
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MotoGP™ Germany, Sachsenring |
2025 |
2026 |
| FP1 | 1'20.372 Marc Marquez (See here) | 1'20.829 Raul Fernandez (See here) |
| Practice | 1:19.394s Marc Marquez | |
| FP2 | 1'28.277 Marc Marquez (See here) | 1:20.333s Alex Marquez |
| Q1 | 1'27.827 Johann Zarco (See here) | 1'19.753s Francesco Bagnaia, 1.19.864s Fabio Quartararo |
| Q2 | 1'27.811 Marc Marquez (See here) | 1'19.041s Marc Marquez |
| Sprint | Marc Marquez, Marco Bezzecchi, Fabio Quartararo (See here) | Marc Marquez, Alex Marquez, Fabio Di Giannantonio |
| Warm Up | 1'28.802 Marc Marquez (See here) | (See here) |
| Course | Marc Marquez, Alex Marquez, Francesco Bagnaia (See here) | (See here) |
| All time lap record | 1'19.071 Fabio Di Giannantonio 2025 (See here) | 1'19.041 Marc Marquez |
Ready to come back stronger, and he means it 👊
Wishing you all the best, Bez! #GermanGP 🇩🇪 pic.twitter.com/QB6VXmZATy
- MotoGP @ 🏁 (@MotoGP) July 11, 2026
