Márquez wins Phillip Island sprint and retakes lead; Martín breaks arm
Marc Márquez won the Australian GP sprint at Phillip Island in 19min09s411 and retook the lead of the 2026 MotoGP world championship. Álex Márquez finished 0s323 behind and Fabio Di Giannantonio was 0s590 back. Jorge Martín crashed on lap eight of 13 while chasing the win and broke his right radius; Diogo Moreira was eighth, 10s722 down.
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Marc Márquez ganhou neste sábado a Sprint do GP da Austrália, em Phillip Island, e voltou a liderar o mundial de MotoGP de 2026. A corrida curta teve drama: Jorge Martín caiu quando tentava a vitória e sofreu fratura no braço direito.
A pista estava seca, apesar da chuva da manhã. Márquez largou da pole e precisou segurar Martín, que tentou a ultrapassagem várias vezes. Na oitava volta de 13, o espanhol da Aprilia perdeu a frente da moto em alta velocidade ao perseguir o atual campeão.
Os exames confirmaram fratura do rádio direito e apontaram uma suspeita de lesão na ponta distal da ulna. Martín foi então declarado inapto para a corrida principal de domingo. Pouco depois, a Aprilia perdeu também Raúl Fernández, cortado por fratura em um dedo.
Sem o rival, Márquez administrou a parte final e cruzou em primeiro com 19min09s411. Álex Márquez terminou 0s323 atrás, e o terceiro lugar ficou com Fabio Di Giannantonio, a 0s590. A Ducati ocupou as três primeiras posições; Marco Bezzecchi foi quarto com a Aprilia e Pedro Acosta, quinto, com a KTM.
Brad Binder ficou em sexto, com o australiano Jack Miller, da Yamaha, logo atrás. Diogo Moreira, da LCR Honda, terminou em oitavo, a 10s722 do vencedor. Fabio Quartararo foi décimo, seguido por Enea Bastianini (11º) e Álex Rins (12º). Ai Ogura cruzou em 13º, mas recebeu punição por pressão dos pneus, assim como Augusto Fernández, 15º.
Além de Martín e Raúl Fernández, não completaram a prova Maverick Viñales, Johann Zarco e Francesco Bagnaia.
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