Marc Márquez finally wins the Austrian GP and opens a gap in the standings.

Marc Márquez continues unstoppable, and not even the holidays have been able to dampen his prodigious MotoGP streak. The Ducati rider scored a devastating double for the sixth consecutive weekend of competition and took another giant step towards his ninth world championship title, even more so after seeing his closest rivals sink in a lackluster race, the 1,000th in the history of the premier class. He was joined on the podium by rookie Fermín Aldeguer, who came second after coming from eighth place on his Gresini satellite Desmosedici, and polesitter Marco Bezzecchi on the Aprilia.

The leader, who emerges with a 142-point advantage over his brother Álex Márquez, once again knew how to moderate his ambition to deliver the final blow in the second section of the race, when worn tires reduced the effectiveness of the much-maligned aerodynamic and electronic devices, heavily criticized after the latest stability control update debuted at the Austrian track. The Italian Bezzecchi was the only one to put up a fight against the championship's totem pole, and he didn't back down when the latter tried to launch his first attack on the tenth lap. The eight-time world champion from Cervera had to wait another ten laps to launch his final offensive , with a blow on the slowest corner on the circuit that drew a response from Valentino Rossi's pupil.

With eight laps remaining, Márquez finally overtook his toughest rival of the season at the first corner and then seemed to have everything under control until Aldeguer emerged from nowhere. The talented rider from Murcia, who receives advice from the Cervera brothers every Grand Prix , made a mad dash for the podium and ended up within a second of the winner with just a couple of laps to go. Marc, the smartest rider in the pen, had one last chance to pick up the pace again, stabilize his advantage, and avoid another defeat on the final lap, as has happened three times to Lorenzo and Dovizioso in the past on this same track.

The curse broken, in 1993 he celebrated in style at the Red Bull Ring , the track owned by one of the sponsors he had to give up in order to join the factory Ducati team and which he decided, out of respect, not to replace despite the financial impact. In addition to taking the thousandth MotoGP race, the Catalan rider secured his tenth Ducati victory at what is now officially the Italian factory's most prolific circuit.

In their separate battle, his brother Álex Márquez and Pecco Bagnaia both had a disastrous Sunday, albeit for opposite reasons. The former had a poor start and had to serve a long-lap penalty he'd been carrying over since the Czech GP, when he crashed into and knocked out Joan Mir (Honda) due to overconfidence. From lapping just seconds behind the leader, he suddenly dropped to thirteenth on lap four and began a failed comeback bid. He only managed tenth, but he still emerged victorious in the duel with Bagnaia, who started off briskly but then plummeted despite having the same machine as the race winner. The three-time Italian champion, who started third and climbed to second after playing alongside his teammate, ran out of steam and made several mistakes until crossing the finish line in eighth place. Álex arrived in Spielberg with a 48-point lead and emerges with 55 thanks to his second place in Saturday's sprint.

Reigning world champion Jorge Martín had a bad weekend that ended with another crash and some pain, although after a visit to the medical center, the situation was resolved. Unable to ride at the top of the ladder, unlike his in-form teammate Bezzecchi, the Madrid native made it clear that he still has plenty of training time left after a 2025 marked by three serious injuries. At Aprilia, in fact, they've noted the insurmountable gap for their number one: Bez has accumulated 400 track runs, while he only has 80.