Jorge Martin announced himself as a true MotoGP title threat with a double victory at the German Grand Prix. The Pramac Ducati rider went without a grand prix victory since the 2021 Styrian GP, but finally took a full 25 points after beating Francesco Bagnaia in a thrilling scrap. A win in the sprint meant Martin left Germany with a maximum haul of 37 points and is now just 16 behind Bagnaia in the standings.
But the big talking point of the weekend was the misery Marc Marquez suffered, as five crashes on his Honda ultimately forced him to pull out of the grand prix. At a venue he has won at every year he has raced it in MotoGP, it marked a new low for the Honda/Marquez relationship.
