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2025 Czech MotoGP: Marc Marquez wins farcical sprint, dodges tyre pressure penalty
Ducati’s Marc Marquez claimed victory in the Czech Grand Prix sprint race despite facing a tyre pressure penalty scare that was eventually cleared by the FIM stewards after an investigation post-race. Marquez made a stunning charge from second place to take the lead on the opening lap and maintained his dominance throughout the 10-lap race at Brno. He briefly relinquished the lead to KTM’s Pedro Acosta on lap six, possibly to adjust his front tyre pressures, but regained it on the final lap to cross the finish line 0.798s ahead of the competition. The result marked Marquez’s 11th sprint win of the season and extended his championship lead to a commanding 95 points. Alongside Acosta and Enea Bastianini on the podium, Pecco Bagnaia, who faced a similar tyre pressure issue, had a challenging race and finished seventh. Yamaha’s Fabio Quartararo and Aprilia’s Marco Bezzecchi also had eventful races, with Quartararo completing the top five and Bezzecchi recovering to finish just behind Bastianini. Other notable incidents included crashes by Fabio Di Giannantonio, early contact involving Takaak Nakagami and Augusto Fernandez, and investigations into tyre pressure infringements for Alex Rins and Ai Ogura, who both escaped penalties.
