Six-time MotoGP world champion Marc grabs Sunday second with younger brother Álex banking third.
July 7, 2024
Six-time MotoGP champion Marc Márquez and younger brother Álex Márquez secured podium places for Gresini Racing MotoGP on Sunday at the German GP to become the first siblings to share a podium since Nubuatsu and Takuma Aoki in 1997.
– Jorge Martín came into the weekend leading the 2024 MotoGP World Championship rider standings from Italian rival Francesco Bagnaia and he won Saturday’s Sprint Race to extend that lead further.
– He started strongly on Sunday, only for Bagnaia to get past him on lap two with the Spaniard responding on lap seven to retake the lead as Marc Márquez began to move up to fifth behind.
– After a clash with Italian Franco Morbidelli on lap 22, Marc Márquez got past him and then brother Álex with Martín sadly crashing out on the penultimate lap when leading at turn one to gift Bagnaia victory.
– With Marc Márquez and Álex completing the podium, Portuguese Miguel Oliveira ended in sixth place while the Red Bull GASGAS Tech3 bike of rising star Pedro Acosta finished one place further back.
– The Red Bull KTM of South African Brad Binder gained another top-10 finish in ninth with Australian teammate Jack Miller in 13th, Spaniard Augusto Fernández 16th and Frenchman Johann Zarco 17th.
– Spaniard Marc Márquez, 31, said: “Amazing feeling to share the podium with my brother, the first time in our career and a day I will never forget. The body was better today and I could be more aggressive.”
– Álex Márquez, 28, said: “It wasn’t easy to be with the front and rear tyre in the perfect time. A really good day for us. An unexpected podium for me. Before, I said P7 was a real target because we didn’t have the pace, but we made changes which worked really well.”
– Martin, 26, said: “I think we did an amazing job today until the crash. It’s frustrating for sure. It’s a pity after doing such an amazing race, but we have to move forward. We have to get back up.”
2024 German GP result
1. Francesco Bagnaia ITA Ducati 40m 40.063s
2. Marc Márquez SPA Ducati +3.804s
3. Álex Márquez SPA Ducati +4.334s
4. Enea Bastianini ITA Ducati +5.317s
5. Franco Morbidelli ITA Pramac Ducati +5.557s
2024 MotoGP World Championship rider standings
1. Francesco Bagnaia ITA Ducati 222 points
2. Jorge Martín SPA Ducati 212
3. Marc Márquez SPA Ducati 166
4. Enea Bastianini ITA Ducati 155
5. Maverick Viñales SPA Aprilia 125