MotoGP race result as Marc Marquez takes dominant German Grand Prix win after Alex Marquez crash

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Marc Marquez closed the gap to Jorge Martin with yet another impressive win at the German Grand Prix.

Marc Marquez converted his pole position into a strong start to the German Grand Prix, with his brother Alex Marquez right behind him.

The Trackhouse pairing of Ai Ogura and Raul Fernandez quickly passed Fabio Di Giannantonio, leaving the Italian in a difficult position to start the race.

Championship leader Jorge Martin managed to move up to sixth place after a strong start, leaving him with a lot of ground to cover for the race.

Pedro Acosta did his best to hold off the man he will replace at Ducati, Francesco Bagnaia, in the opening laps, before turning his attention to Martin on the fourth lap and passing him.

Diggia’s poor start led to a quick end to his German Grand Prix, as he crashed at Turn 10 early on in the race, forcing a yellow flag.

It didn’t take long for the next crash, as Joan Mir would end up crashing his LCR Honda on Lap 8, forcing him out of the race.

Alex Marquez would follow Mir and Diggia to the garage after his crash just two laps later, paving the way for his brother driving for Ducati’s factory team to earn a comfortable win.

Fabio Quartararo found himself in an unlikely P7 position halfway through the race courtesy of the race, giving Yamaha a much-needed boost heading into the summer break.

At the back of the grid, Maverick Vinales’ poor season continued, as he found himself in last place once again. Right ahead of him, Toprak Razgatlioglu was overtaken by Cal Crutchlow for 15th place.

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With two-thirds of the race over, Marquez was almost two seconds ahead of Fernandez, riding safely to yet another win.

However, Fernandez had to worry about Ogura, with the Japanese star closing the gap to his teammate with each passing lap.

At the bottom of the top 10, KTM’s South African rider Brad Binder found himself on track for his best result since he finished seventh at the Catalan Grand Prix. Similarly impressive was Jack Miller, who managed to get his Pramac into P8.

Crutchlow became the fourth rider whose race ended early, as he crashed out of the race on Lap 22, marking a bad day for both Honda teams.

Ogura once again began pushing to pass his teammate, but Fernandez managed to hold him off on Lap 24, only to give up second place on the following lap.

A few places behind them, Francesco Bagnaia was trying to help out his Ducati teammate Marquez and take P5 away from Martin.

Maverick Vinales joined the DNF ranks, as his Tech 3 bike gave him trouble. Unfortunately for Miller, he fell back four places to P12, as his poor run of form continued.

In the end, it was a comfortable win for Marc Marquez, with Ai Ogura and Raul Fernandez completing the podium places to salvage the weekend for Aprilia.