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<\/a>Marquez celebrates a landmark victory in Hungary, joining Giacomo Agostini and Valentino Rossi in the 100-win club.<\/p>\nThe Ducati Lenovo Team rider completed the full Sunday job in Hungary, adding the Grand Prix win to his Sprint victory and pole position, while Acosta took second for Red Bull KTM and Francesco Bagnaia completed the podium. Jack Miller was eighth for Prima Pramac Yamaha, his first top-ten Grand Prix finish of the season.<\/p>\n
The result was historic for Marquez, but the race was also defined by a costly first-corner crash for Aprilia, with Jorge Martin, Marco Bezzecchi and Raul Fernandez all out before the opening lap was complete.<\/p>\n
MotoGP
\nMarquez reaches 100 with Balaton victory<\/p>\n
Marc Marquez joined Giacomo Agostini and Valentino Rossi in the 100-win club with a controlled Hungarian Grand Prix victory, but the winning margin did not tell the full story of a race that Pedro Acosta led for more than half the distance.<\/p>\n
Marquez had started from pole, with Acosta alongside him and Fermin Aldeguer completing the front row. The opening seconds, however, were shaped less by the battle at the front than by the accident behind them.<\/p>\n Jorge Martin lost control of the Aprilia under braking for Turn 1 and triggered a multi-rider incident that ended the race for Martin, team-mate Marco Bezzecchi, Raul Fernandez and Aldeguer. Fabio Di Giannantonio was also caught up in the incident, but remounted and continued.<\/p>\n Aprilia later confirmed that medical checks showed no visible fractures for Bezzecchi or Martin, with Bezzecchi suffering contusions to his right leg and hand, while Martin had contusions to his back and right foot. Martin was also handed a double Long Lap penalty to be served at the following Grand Prix in Brno.<\/p>\n Massimo Rivola was blunt in Aprilia\u2019s post-race communication, describing the swing from Mugello to Balaton as \u201ca cold shower\u201d and apologising to Trackhouse and the other riders involved. It was an especially costly one, as Aprilia had three riders ruled out of contention in the first few seconds of the race.<\/p>\n Acosta makes Marquez work for it<\/p>\n Marquez led the first lap, but Acosta was not content to sit and wait. The KTM rider attacked at Turn 5 on lap two and moved into the lead, immediately trying to stretch Marquez and make use of the early grip available from his package.<\/p>\n Acosta soon stretched his advantage beyond a second, while Bagnaia emerged from the opening-lap chaos in a clear third, already detached from the fight behind. Behind him, Miller was leading the next group, with Luca Marini, Diogo Moreira, Enea Bastianini, Joan Mir, Ai Ogura and Iker Lecuona all in the fight for positions behind the podium.<\/p>\n Bastianini\u2019s race became complicated when he was given a Long Lap penalty for an unsafe rejoin after an incident involving Mir. The KTM Tech3 rider later served another Long Lap for a shortcut at Turn 16, but still recovered to finish ninth.<\/p>\n At the front, Marquez\u2019s medium rear began to come to him. The gap to Acosta came down steadily, and by lap 13 the Ducati rider had dragged himself back into striking range. The decisive phase began on lap 14, when Marquez launched at Turn 9. Acosta initially fought back, first cutting underneath through Turn 10 and then resisting another move at Turn 15 by holding his line through the final sector.<\/p>\n Marquez tried again at Turn 9 on the following lap and this time made it stick. From there, the race changed quickly. Once clear, Marquez opened the gap and then stamped his authority on proceedings with the fastest lap of the race on lap 20, a 1m38.313.<\/p>\n Acosta remained the only rider with genuine race-winning pace, but Marquez had enough in reserve to bring the Ducati home 1.343 seconds clear. It was his first MotoGP Grand Prix victory since the San Marino Grand Prix last year, his 100th Grand Prix win across all classes, and also Ducati Lenovo Team\u2019s 100th MotoGP win.<\/p>\n Bagnaia finished a distant but valuable third, 11.632 seconds behind his team-mate. It was his third MotoGP Grand Prix podium in succession, following third places in Catalunya and Italy, and moved him to 99 points in the championship.<\/p>\n Ogura was the first rider home behind the podium, capping a difficult Aprilia day with fourth for Trackhouse. The Japanese rider had strong late-race pace and moved ahead of Marini in the final laps to secure 13 points.<\/p>\n Marini\u2019s fifth equalled his best MotoGP result with Honda, while sixth for Moreira was the Brazilian rookie\u2019s best premier-class result to date. With Marini fifth and Moreira sixth, Honda had two riders inside the top six of a MotoGP Grand Prix for the first time since last year\u2019s French Grand Prix.<\/p>\n Lecuona finished seventh as a substitute for the injured Alex Marquez at Gresini, an impressive ride given the circumstances. Miller followed in eighth, holding on for his first top-ten Grand Prix result of the season after starting 12th but running fourth for most of the opening laps.<\/p>\n Bastianini and Brad Binder completed the top ten, while Toprak Razgatlioglu recorded his best MotoGP result so far in 11th for Prima Pramac Yamaha.<\/p>\n Di Giannantonio\u2019s recovery to 12th after being caught in the Turn 1 incident may yet prove important in the championship fight.<\/p>\n Alex Rins, Franco Morbidelli and Maverick Vi\u00f1ales completed the points. Vi\u00f1ales was classified 15th after a 16-second penalty for a technical regulations infringement, while Fabio Quartararo retired after serving two Long Lap penalties for shortcuts.<\/p>\n Bezzecchi still leads the MotoGP World Championship on 180 points despite his first-corner retirement, with Martin second on 160 and Di Giannantonio third on 138. Acosta\u2019s second-place move puts him at 132 points, 48 off the lead, while Marquez climbs to fifth on 108 after taking 37 points from the Hungarian weekend.<\/p>\n<\/a>Acosta led Marquez for more than half the race, but the Ducati rider had enough in reserve once the rear tyre came to him.<\/p>\n<\/a>The MotoGP field launches from the grid at Balaton Park, moments before the race was reshaped by the Turn 1 crash.<\/p>\n<\/a>Aprilia\u2019s Sunday unravelled in the opening corner, with the factory squad and Trackhouse all caught in the costly Turn 1 incident.<\/p>\n<\/a>Acosta took the race to Marquez in Hungary, leading the Ducati rider before their mid-race battle swung decisively the other way.<\/p>\n<\/a>Pedro Acosta leads Marc Marquez during their race-shaping battle at Balaton Park, before Marquez found a way through and went on to claim his 100th Grand Prix victory.<\/p>\n<\/a>Pedro Acosta leads Marc Marquez through a right-hander at Balaton Park, the KTM rider still resisting before Marquez eventually found a way through.<\/p>\n<\/a>Marquez, Acosta and Bagnaia became the decisive podium trio in Hungary after early drama removed several contenders.<\/p>\n<\/a>Marc Marquez finally broke Pedro Acosta\u2019s resistance after a hard mid-race battle and then edged clear for victory.<\/p>\n<\/a>Marc Marquez and Francesco Bagnaia both stood on the Balaton Park podium as Ducati Lenovo Team reached 100 MotoGP wins.
\nBagnaia podiums again, Ogura leads the chase<\/p>\n<\/a>Francesco Bagnaia banked another important podium with third place in Hungary, finishing behind Marquez and Acosta.<\/p>\n<\/a>Enea Bastianini recovered to ninth despite serving two Long Lap penalties, while Fabio Quartararo\u2019s race eventually ended in retirement.<\/p>\n<\/a>Brad Binder completed the top ten for KTM, while Iker Lecuona produced one of the rides of the day to finish seventh for Gresini.<\/p>\n<\/a>Maverick Vi\u00f1ales was classified 15th after a 16-second penalty, while Franco Morbidelli picked up two points in 14th.
\nChampionship picture<\/p>\n