Marc Marquez celebrated the 1,000th premier class race by winning the Austrian Grand Prix for the first time. This victory marked his sixth consecutive Grand Prix win since May, further extending his lead in the championship over his brother Alex.

Aprilia’s Marco Bezzecchi led much of the race after starting from pole position before Marquez pounced. The Italian then succumbed to charging Gresini Ducati rider Fermin Aldeguer, who took his best MotoGP result with second place.

Ducati’s Marc Marquez conquered his Austrian Grand Prix jinx in style by charging from fourth on the grid to claim victory in Saturday’s sprint race at the Red Bull Ring, with his brother and closest championship contender Alex finishing second.