Marc Marquez Dominates Hungarian MotoGP; Claims Seventh Consecutive Win

Marc Marquez triumphed in the inaugural MotoGP race at Balaton Park, securing his seventh consecutive victory in the process.

The factory Ducati rider continued his dominance as he sealed his tenth Grand Prix win of the season.

The Spaniard was joined on the rostrum by Pedro Acosta and Marco Bezzecchi, completing a podium made up of three different manufacturers.

Marquez held his lead from pole position to take the holeshot into Turn 1, but Aprilia’s Bezzecchi made an impressive overtake at Turn 2.

The Spaniard made contact with the Aprilia, which saw him drop back to fourth, but he immediately climbed back up to third.

Fabio Di Giannantonio appeared to have an issue with the rear of his bike, meaning he dropped from third to the pit lane.

Enea Bastianini was handed a double long-lap penalty after taking out Honda’s Johann Zarco in Saturday’s Sprint, but never got the chance to serve it, crashing out on Lap 1.

Alex Marquez went down at Turn 1 on the second lap, a crash that could have major implications for the championship considering his older brother’s advantage.

On Lap 3, Bezzecchi opened up a 0.8s advantage over his fellow VR46 Academy graduate Franco Morbidelli, with factory Ducati’s Marquez just a few bike lengths behind.

Yamaha’s Fabio Quartararo served his long-lap penalty on Lap 4, handed to him for taking out Bastianini at Turn 1 during Saturday’s Sprint, demoting him down to 12th.

Trackhouse rider Raul Fernandez and Joan Mir crashed out at the final corner on the exact same lap, but only Fernandez rejoined.