The Gresini rider certified on pole for the primary time on a Ducati earlier than happening to attain his first grand prix podium after an exciting 25-lap race at Jerez on Sunday.
Marquez locked horns with Bagnaia within the latter phases of the grand prix, with the pair partaking twice at Flip 9 on laps 21 and 22.
On the primary try, Marquez launched his bike up the within of Bagnaia’s at Flip 9, earlier than the latter retaliated at Flip 10 because the pair ended up making contact.
Each survived this and Bagnaia got here via into the lead, defending a second try from Marquez on the next tour.
Marquez finally misplaced out on the win by 0.372s to Bagnaia and admitted he was “a bit stiff” within the early laps having crashed out of the lead of the Americas GP and the Jerez dash.
“It was an vital race – a brilliant vital race,” he stated.
“At first, I used to be a little bit bit stiff as a result of I crashed in Austin, I crashed yesterday and to start with with the complete [fuel] tank I used to be stiff and I misplaced some positions.
Marc Marquez, Gresini Racing
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“However the pace was there to come back again, the pace was there to battle with Bagnaia.
“It was a decent battle, even like outdated occasions. That is good, it is racing. I attempted to shut the door, however he was inside and that is one thing that occurs within the racing.
“On the final lap, he was tremendous good, he pushed, and he did the quickest lap of the race. After which I attempted to comply with him however he had a bit extra.
“However I am tremendous glad for this primary [grand prix] podium. As you see, it would not matter what occurred up to now – simply I battle till the top.”
Second at Jerez marked Marquez’s first grand prix podium for the reason that moist Japanese GP final yr, a number of days after which he knowledgeable Honda he can be leaving the group on the finish of 2023.
Not for the reason that 2022 Australian GP has Marquez stood on a grand prix podium within the dry.
He now sits sixth within the standings on 60 factors, 32 behind championship chief Jorge Martin after the Pramac rider crashed out of the Spanish GP whereas main on lap 11.
