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 levels of the grand prix, with the pair participating 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 by into the lead, defending a second try from Marquez on the next tour.
Marquez in the end 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 necessary race – a brilliant necessary race,” he stated.
“To start with, I used to be a bit of bit stiff as a result of I crashed in Austin, I crashed yesterday and at first 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 velocity was there to come back again, the velocity was there to combat with Bagnaia.
“It was a decent combat, even like outdated instances. 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 observe him however he had a bit extra.
“However I am tremendous joyful for this primary [grand prix] podium. As you see, it does not matter what occurred previously – simply I combat till the top.”
Second at Jerez marked Marquez’s first grand prix podium because the moist Japanese GP final yr, just a few days after which he knowledgeable Honda he could be leaving the group on the finish of 2023.
Not because the 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.
