{"id":7827,"date":"2026-07-12T17:36:15","date_gmt":"2026-07-12T17:36:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pronews.in\/index.php\/2026\/07\/12\/marc-marquez-dominates-germany-motogp-to-close-in-on-championship-lead\/"},"modified":"2026-07-12T17:36:15","modified_gmt":"2026-07-12T17:36:15","slug":"marc-marquez-dominates-germany-motogp-to-close-in-on-championship-lead","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pronews.in\/index.php\/2026\/07\/12\/marc-marquez-dominates-germany-motogp-to-close-in-on-championship-lead\/","title":{"rendered":"Marc Marquez dominates Germany MotoGP to close in on championship lead"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p><em>Reigning champion won his 10th German Grand Prix and moves to within 18 points of the riders\u2019 championship lead.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div aria-live=\"polite\" aria-atomic=\"true\">\n<p>Marc Marquez won the German MotoGP Grand Prix on Sunday as the Spaniard equalled Italian legend Giacomo Agostini\u2019s record of 10 premier class wins on a single circuit.<\/p>\n<p>The seven-time MotoGP world champion started on pole as he glided to a dominant win at the Sachsenring, 1.996 seconds ahead of Aprilia-Trackhouse\u2019s Ai Ogura in second with the Japanese rider\u2019s Spanish teammate Raul Fernandez completing the podium.<\/p>\n<section>\n<h2>Recommended Stories <\/h2>\n<p><span>list of 4 items<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span>list 1 of 4<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/sports\/2026\/7\/12\/pape-thiaw-fired-as-senegal-coach-after-disappointing-fifa-world-cup\">Senegal fire coach Pape Thiaw after disappointing World Cup<\/a><\/li>\n<li><span>list 2 of 4<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/sports\/2026\/7\/12\/fifa-world-cup-2026-biggest-takeaways-from-the-quarterfinals\">FIFA World Cup 2026: Biggest takeaways from the quarterfinals<\/a><\/li>\n<li><span>list 3 of 4<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/sports\/2026\/7\/12\/france-spain-fifa-world-cup-semifinals-mbappe-yamal-prediction-stats-venue\">Texas shootout: All to know before France-Spain clash in World Cup semi<\/a><\/li>\n<li><span>list 4 of 4<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/sports\/2026\/7\/12\/what-was-the-mistaken-identity-red-card-shown-in-argentina-vs-switzerland\">What\u2019s the \u2018mistaken identity\u2019 red card shown to Switzerland\u2019s Embolo?<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span>end of list<\/span><\/section>\n<p>Marquez, on his Ducati, also won Saturday\u2019s sprint race to further cement his reputation as the \u2018King of the Ring\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c(I\u2019m) super, super happy. You know, it was a special weekend,\u201d the 33-year-old said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was super concentrated because\u2026 if I want to have any chance to win the championship, I need to attack here.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s what we did these last races. And yes, super happy to achieve 10 victories in MotoGP class here in the Sachsenring.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Marquez has reignited his title challenge just before the summer break and is now firmly in contention to retain his crown, having closed the gap to 18 points behind his compatriot Jorge Martin, who finished fifth on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>In the early exchanges, the Catalan was locked in somewhat of a battle with his brother Alex Marquez, who started in second place, until the Ducati-Gresini rider slid off his bike after 10 laps.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4763740\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4763740\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/AFP__20260712__B9Y977C__v1__HighRes__MotoPrixGerMotogp-1783863697.jpg?w=770&#038;resize=770%2C513&#038;quality=80\" alt=\"Marc Marquez in action.\" fetchpriority=\"low\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4763740\">Marc Marquez, front, leads his brother Alex Marquez during the German MotoGP [Ronny Hartmann\/AFP]<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reigning champion won his 10th German Grand Prix and moves to within 18 points of the riders\u2019 championship lead. Marc Marquez won the German MotoGP Grand Prix on Sunday as the Spaniard equalled Italian legend Giacomo Agostini\u2019s record of 10 premier class wins on a single circuit. 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