Alex Marquez Ends Marc’s Winning Streak with Stunning Catalan GP Victory

Alex Marquez takes a dramatic win at the 2025 Catalan MotoGP, ending Marc Marquez’s 15-race streak and pushing the championship fight to Japan. 

Gresini Racing’s Alex Marquez delivered a career-defining performance on Sunday, ending his brother Marc’s dominant unbeaten run by winning the Catalan Grand Prix, his second-ever MotoGP race victory.

Marc Marquez had won the last 15 sprints and races, and a victory in Barcelona would have given him the chance to secure a seventh world title as early as next weekend at Ducati’s home race in Misano. But Alex tore up the script, beating his elder brother in front of the Catalan crowd and reducing Marc’s championship lead to 182 points with seven rounds to go.

The 28-year-old Spaniard’s redemption came just a day after crashing out of the lead in Saturday’s sprint. This time, he kept his composure, holding off Marc in the closing laps to take the chequered flag by 1.74 seconds.

“This feels so good,” Alex said. “It’s true that I still had yesterday’s crash in my head, but today I told myself, ‘This one needs to go home with me.’ I’m super happy for the team because they’ve always supported me in tough moments.”

Marc admitted he had no answer for his brother’s pace: “Alex was consistently one or two tenths quicker all weekend. I tried to attack in the last laps, but I made mistakes and realised second place was the best result. I’m still happy because this is a track where I usually struggle.”

Behind the Marquez brothers, Tech3 rider Enea Bastianini scored his first podium with the KTM team, fighting through the pack to claim third place. Factory KTM’s Pedro Acosta held on to fourth despite tyre struggles, while Fabio Quartararo gave Yamaha fans something to cheer with a strong fifth-place finish ahead of Aprilia’s Ai Ogura.

Elsewhere, Ducati’s Francesco Bagnaia staged a remarkable recovery, storming from 21st on the grid to finish eighth after capitalising on early crashes from Marco Bezzecchi and Fabio di Giannantonio.

Bastianini, who sits 12th in the standings, was delighted with his breakthrough result: “This podium feels so good. At one moment I was thinking about victory, but it was impossible to catch the two in front. Anyway, my first podium of the year is very special for me and the team.”

With Marc unable to seal the championship in Misano, the title fight will now stretch at least until the Japanese Grand Prix later this month. But for now, MotoGP fans can celebrate a new family rivalry: Marquez vs Marquez.