MotoGP German GP: Marc Marquez dominates, jumps to third in the standings

Marc Marquez converted pole into a dominant victory at the German Grand Prix, jumping to third in the MotoGP standings heading into the summer break. He won on the Sachsenring on a factory Ducati with a margin of 1.996 seconds, aided by a crash from Alex Marquez that ended the closest challenge early. Fabio di Giannantonio retired, and Marco Bezzecchi missed the race due to injury, leaving Marquez comparatively clear control of the front. At the start, Marquez took the holeshot from pole into Turn 1, with Alex Marquez second, while di Giannantonio dropped to fifth behind Ai Ogura and Raul Fernandez. The race shifted further when Alex Marquez lost the front end under braking for Turn 9 after nine laps. With that, Marquez extended his lead, secured his third win of the season, and earned his 13th career Sachsenring victory across all classes, matching Giacomo Agostini’s German GP record. Ogura later surged to second, and moved to 14 points behind Jorge Martin, who finished fifth.