Marquez Mayhem

Marc Marquez rules chaotic German GP, just 10 finish in wild race

SACHSENRING, GERMANY — Marc Marquez marked his 200th MotoGP start with a dominant win in Germany on Sunday, pulling off a clean sweep after also winning the Saturday sprint. It was his seventh win of the 2025 season — and his fourth in a row — giving him a commanding lead in the championship at the halfway mark.

Starting from pole at the notoriously tricky Sachsenring, Marquez never looked back, finishing over six seconds ahead of the field. His brother, Alex Marquez, overcame a fractured hand to take second, while Ducati teammate and 2023 champ Francesco Bagnaia rounded out the podium.

Only 10 riders made it to the finish — the lowest number since the 2011 Australian GP — after a string of crashes knocked out much of the field. Eight riders failed to finish, and three others didn’t even start due to injuries from earlier in the weekend.

“It’s been a perfect weekend,” Marc said. “I came in with three straight wins and now it’s four. Confidence is really high.”

With 11 races done in a 22-race season, Marc now leads the standings by 83 points over Alex and 147 over Bagnaia.

Alex, who was celebrating his 100th MotoGP start, thanked the medical team for getting him race-ready after fracturing his left hand just two weeks ago.

Carnage at Sachsenring

Despite sunny weather replacing Saturday’s rain, the race turned into one of the most attritional of the year. Riders went down one after another, many at Turn 1 — including Marco Bezzecchi, Fabio Di Giannantonio, and Johann Zarco. Even early contenders like Pedro Acosta and Miguel Oliveira crashed out.

Bezzecchi’s crash came while he was trying to chase down Marquez, who had already built a solid four-second lead by that point.

KTM-Tech3 teammates Maverick Vinales (fractured shoulder) and Enea Bastianini (appendicitis) were ruled out before Sunday. Franco Morbidelli also missed the race after a nasty crash in Saturday’s sprint.

The MotoGP action continues next weekend in Brno, Czechia, where Jorge Martin is expected to make a comeback. The reigning champion has yet to finish a race this season due to multiple injuries but hopes to finally turn things around.