Marquez wins Hungarian GP at Balaton Park, extends 175-point lead

Marc Marquez delivered a commanding performance at the inaugural Balaton Park round on Sunday, winning the Hungarian Grand Prix to complete a seventh consecutive sprint and main-race double and extend his 2025 championship lead to 175 points. The factory Ducati rider started from pole, recovered from early contact, and pulled away in the second half of the 26-lap race at the new circuit near Lake Balaton to finish 4.314 seconds clear of KTM's Pedro Acosta, with Aprilia's Marco Bezzecchi third.

Marquez lost the lead into Turn 2 on the opening lap after contact with Bezzecchi, a moment he described as "scary" and accepted responsibility for, saying he had turned in late. Once his medium rear tyre came up to temperature he began reeling in the leaders and made the decisive pass for the lead on lap 11. He then steadily increased the margin and posted a race-best 1m37.699s to cement the victory. Marquez said the weekend felt "comfortable" and warned that while the run is not normal, he must guard against overconfidence.

The result continued an extraordinary streak for Marquez in 2025. He has now won 10 grands prix this season and 13 of 14 Sprint races, and has been unbeaten across 14...