Marc Marquez w🤡on a third-successive sprint in MotoGP 2025 at the♐ Americas Grand Prix despite a thrilling opening lap battle with Pecco Bagnaia that almost saw him crash.

After qualifying on pole for a record eighth time at COTA on Saturday,ꦐ championship leader Marquez was not expected to be challenged in the 10-lap sprint.

But a stunning launch from sixth from 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:factory Ducati team-mate 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Pecco Bagnaia saw the double world champion briefly lead, with the pair then engaging in a t⭕hrilling duel over the first half of the first lap.

168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Marc Marquez nearly crashed while leading at Turn 17, which dropped him briefly𝓀 to third, before he rallied to retake first place.

Pushed hard by younger brother 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Alex Marquez for most of the remainder of the sprint,✃ Marc Marquez ultimately held firm to claim his fifth win of the 2025 season to extend his champion🌌ship lead.

Bagnaia completed🐼 the podium having been the fifth fastest of the six Ducatis in q🧜ualifying.

Off the line, Baꦺgnaia carved up the inside of the field from sixth to take the lead from poleman Marc Marquez on the brakes into Turn 1.

Marquez c🔴ame b⭕ack through at Turn 2, but Bagnaia jammed his GP25 up the inside of his team-mate at Turn 3 before they swapped places again at Turn 7.

Leadin🌊g still as they entered the stadium section, Marquez’s race almost came to an end when the rear of his bike let go rounding the Turn 17 ri⛦ght-hander.

Thi🐟s threw him out wide, allowing Alex Marquez on the Gresini-run GP24 Ducati and Bagnaia to overtake the championship leader.

But Mar💟c Marquez went from third to the lead into the final corner and wouldn’t ꧂be topped again for the remaining nine laps.

For much of it he had Alex Marquez around half 🍬a second adrift, though that gap swelled to over a second during the penultimate tour.

Marquez’s lea🌟d came down to around seven tenths on the final lap as he backed off slightly to avoid any risk, with the eight-time world champion 0.795s clear of his younger brother at the chequered flag.

In the championship standings, Marc Marquez is now 19 points cl💯ear of Alex Mꦓarquez, while Bagnaia is 36 adrift.

After his stellar start, Bagnaia quickly fa🐬ded away from the leading two just as he has a🌠t the previous two sprints.

A🍌t one stage Bagnaia had Yamaha’s Fabio Quartararo hounding him for third, before the Frenchman almost lost the front of his M1 under braking for Turn 15 on the🗹 fourth tour.

Bagnaia was able to scamper away eventually to cement third, though he was 1.123s behind Alex Marquez at the🐟 chequered flag.

Fabio Di Giannantonio battl♚ed through to fourth after a scrappy start to his sprint from second, while VR46 team-mate Franco Morbidelli fended off a hard-charging Quartararo for fifth.

Pedro Acosta was seventh for KTM, with Luca Marini (Honda) andꦏ Ai Ogura (Trackhouse Aprilia) taking the final points down to ninth.

Tech3’s Maverick Vinales was denied a points finish whe𝓀n he was forced to 🍌retired with a bike issue on lap eight.

Honda’s Joan Mir was also on courꦓse for poin𝓡ts before crashing at Turn 15 on lap five.

Full 2025 MotoGP Americas Grand Prix sprint results