What Pedro Acosta was missing in Aragon GP win fight with Marc Marquez
Pedro Acosta says he would have had no tyre performance left if he had kept up with Marc Marquez in their fight for victory at the Aragon Grand Prix. The factory KTM rider produced one of the performances of the season at MotorLand Aragon, finishing just 1.7s behind his Ducati counterpart Marquez in second. After jumping from sixth to third early on, he pulled off a brilliant pass on ... Keep…
Aragon, Spain: Ducati's Marc Marquez clinched his third consecutive victory at the Aragon Grand Prix on Sunday, solidifying his dominance on anti-clockwise circuits and narrowing the gap on championship leader Jorge Martin from home soil. The reigning MotoGP champion secured his eighth triumph at MotorLand after a fierce contest with Aprilia's polesitter Marco Bezzecchi, who he overtook in a breathtaking manner on lap six as they rode side-by-side at speeds exceeding 300 kph.
KTM's Pedro Acosta rounded out the podium, extending his wait for a maiden MotoGP win despite claiming 14 podium finishes thus far, with Bezzecchi completing the top three and Alex Marquez finishing fourth. Having won the sprint on Saturday, Marquez amassed maximum points over the weekend, advancing to second place behind Aprilia's Martin (256) with 237 points, while Bezzecchi (232) held third.
The critical moment was the first corner, where Marquez made a costly mistake by forgetting to activate the rear ride-height device, causing him to lose ground to the riders behind him. The Spaniard attempted the same maneuver in the race but saw Bezzecchi reclaim the lead at the next turn. The incident highlighted Marquez's determination to catch up to Bezzecchi, as he set the fastest laps and targeted the Aprilia ahead while Acosta maintained a steady third place.
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