The Márquez brothers secure their sixth sprint double at the French GP.

MotoGP on Saturdays continues to follow the same pattern after another double win for the Márquez Alentà brothers in the sprint race, their sixth consecutive this season. No one has been able to challenge the Cervera brothers, who have consistently managed to finish first and second in the format this year, with Marc leading the way and Álex right behind him at every stage. The day's result at the French GP once again places the eight-time world champion ahead of his younger brother, who came into the race leading after scoring his first Grand Prix victory at Jerez two weeks ago. The number 93 is the first rider to win six consecutive sprint races since the format was introduced in 2023 and has a two-point lead in the standings (151 to 149).

In the 20th consecutive victory for a Ducati in the short race, the Italian factory once again flexed its muscles with another podium finish and Fermín Aldeguer's debut on the podium. The 20-year-old rookie from Murcia, Álex's teammate at the Gresini team, a client of the Bolognese team, continues to show very promising progress in his sixth weekend in elite motorcycling and didn't hesitate to throw down the gauntlet in a close battle with Fabio Quartararo. Despite the Frenchman's record-breaking pole position (1:29.324), the second consecutive for Yamaha and the spark that ignited the spirits of the stands at Le Mans, the 2021 world champion had nothing to do in the race against the Desmosedici GPs that dominate the championship.

As he did at the Spanish GP, Quartararo spiced up the battle with the 93, which this year has only been beaten by the Frenchman in qualifying. The elder Márquez, however, holding the upper hand at all times, managed to overcome a scare at the start to slowly cut tenths of a second off the Japanese factory leader without rushing. On the third lap, with his fastest lap of the race, he began to show his true colors and finally launched his attack on the sixth, at the Dunlop chicane. The Diablo put up a firm fight, but Marc prevailed and left the field to the rest.

Quartararo's performance plummeted, and behind him came Álex Márquez and Aldeguer, both with a clear path and no serious challenger for the podium after three-time champion Pecco Bagnaia crashed on the second lap of the race. It was the first clean sheet of the season for the Italian, who until now had been consoled by his consistency, having been unable to match the Márquez brothers' superior pace. In the fight to be the best of the rest, Pedro Acosta and Maverick Viñales engaged in a close battle between factory teammates that was unexpectedly resolved on the penultimate corner.

With everything already decided, the talented rider from Murcia inexplicably crashed and hit the gravel in what was set to be his best result of the season, having started far behind the front group on the KTM. The two-time world champion arrived in France after undergoing surgery to treat discomfort in his right forearm, and ended up losing fifth place to his Catalan colleague. Quartararo finished fourth.

This Sunday (2:00 p.m., DAZN), Ducati is aiming to break Honda's record for consecutive Grand Prix wins, held between the 1997 Malaysian GP and the 1998 Dutch GP. The Italians have gone over a year without defeat, on a run of 22 victories that began at the 2024 Spanish GP with Pecco Bagnaia and to which Enea Bastianini, Jorge Martín and the MotoGP brothers in fashion have contributed. The 23rd victory should fall today.