Aprilia’s Marco Bezzecchi led much of the race after starting from pole position before Marquez pounced. The Italian then succumbed to charging Gresini Ducati rider Fermin Aldeguer, who took his best MotoGP result with second place.

Ducati’s Marc Marquez extends his championship lead after repelling a late charge from rookie Fermin Aldeguer to win the MotoGP Austrian Grand Prix for the first time. One of only four circuits on the current calendar where the 32-year-old hasn’t won at previously, he righted that in imperious fashion with his sixth successive 37-point weekend.

Six-time MotoGP champion Marc Marquez celebrated the 1,000th premier class race by claiming his first-ever victory at the Austrian Grand Prix. Marquez's win extends his lead to 142 points over his brother Alex in the championship.