Marc Márquez wins again seven days later. 1,043 days have passed since his victory here in Misano in 2021 until his victory last weekend in Aragon. After that, he said he hoped it wouldn’t be too many days before he won again. Well said and well done. A week later, the 93rd wins again in Valentino Rossi’s territory and joins the fight for the World Cup. The man from Cervera took advantage of the rain to move from ninth to first place and beat Pecco Bagnaia at home in an unforgettable day for Jorge Martín, who finished fifteenth and managed to score a point.
The rain started just before the race. The first drops were starting to fall, but they were only a few drops in some areas of the course. The Race Direction displayed a white flag and allowed the riders to change bikes. But no one changed. Jorge Martín once again got off to a good start and finished second. This time, Pecco was able to hold on to first place despite the championship leader’s good start.
Behind, Pedro Acosta, fourth, pressed Franco Morbidelli. For his part, Marc Márquez gained a few places and finished seventh behind Binder and Bastianini. But the battle was on between the two great pretenders to the MotoGP throne. Jorge Martín made it clear that he could not let Pecco Bagnaia escape, because it was the Italian rider’s idea.
The Ducati Lenovo rider came out determined to escape and did so after managing to overtake one in first position. But Martinator stuck to him like a limpet to escape with him, so much so that they touched and this gave a few tenths of an advantage to the Italian. In the battle for the podium, sparks flew between Morbidelli and Acosta. The Shark collided with the Ducati while trying to overtake it and lost a wing. Although he managed to overtake him on the third lap, Pedro went wide and lost the position.
The KTM rider did not give in and in the middle of the battle for the podium he fell to the ground, even though he was able to get back on the bike and continue the race but already at the back of the race. Meanwhile, the rain was getting heavier and heavier in Misano. The track was starting to get wet and the opportunity to change bikes presented itself. Márquez took advantage of these moments of uncertainty to continue to get closer to the top positions, where Pecco Bagnaia was leading ahead of Jorge Martín. In this impasse, Morbidelli fell while crossing a wet area.
Marquez teams up with rain and pushes World Cup
When the first drops of rain began to fall, we entered Marc Márquez’s territory. There, the 93 is still the best and he showed it again. Martinator took a gamble and went to the pits to change bikes to take the other one with the rain tires. It was a very risky decision, it could go very well or very badly. Unfortunately for him, the rain calmed down and he had to go back a few laps later to find the previous bike.
Marc Márquez took advantage of all this. The Gresini rider chased Bagnaia when Martín first came in and took the lead with 20 laps to go. Although Pecco tried to hold on, the distance between them grew and he eventually imposed his law to add his second consecutive victory.
