Marc Márquez wins the sprint and takes the lead from Jorge Martín

The Catalan Marc Márquez (Ducati Desmosedici GP26) achieved surprise victory this Saturday in the sprint race of the Indonesian motorcycle Grand Prix that was held at the Mandalika circuit, where the Spanish Raúl Fernández (Aprilia RS-GP), Izan Guevara (Boscoscuro) and Brian Uriarte (KTM) achieved pole position in their respective categories.

The sprint race turned out to be very complicated and quite unexpected in its result and in the incidents recorded, since as soon as the traffic light went out up to four drivers arrived in parallel at the end of the straight, with Fabio di Giannantonio (Ducati Desmosedici GP26) on the inside, followed by Márquez, Marco Bezzecchi (Aprilia RS-GP) and Raúl Fernández (Aprilia RS-GP).

The margin between the four riders was so narrow that Bezzecchi had to correct the trajectory of his motorcycle, which caused Raúl Fernández to touch him and both ended up on the ground, while on the inside of the curve Jorge Martín, who had started fifth, slipped into first position.

Martín knew how to put a strong pace on the race until with less than five laps to go he had some kind of problem that made him release the accelerator and find himself overtaken by Marc Márquez, who thus took the lead until he saw the checkered flag.

Martín's bad luck did not end there, as with less than two laps to go he slipped into a corner and was overtaken by Ai Ogura and Fabio di Giannantonio, who completed the podium of the sprint race in Mandalika, with the Aprilia rider in fourth position.

The nine-time world champion, who had never scored points on the Mandalika track, is the new leader of the championship with 343 points, with Jorge Martín now second, with 339 points and Marco Bezzecchi, who did not score, remains third with 284 points.

Spaniard Raúl Fernández achieved his first pole position in the MotoGP category by being the fastest in the official classification for the Indonesian Grand Prix. Fernández set a best time of 1:28.852, and had previously established a new absolute circuit record with 1:28.725; Next to him on the first starting line will be the Italians Marco Bezzecchi and Fabio di Giannantonio.

The current world champion, Marc Márquez, finished in fourth position, ahead of the championship leader, Jorge Martín, and Fermín Aldeguer alongside them.

Moto2 and Moto3

The Spanish Izan Guevara (Boscoscuro) has added his fifth pole position of the season and a new absolute Moto2 record, with a best time of 1:31.963, the only Moto2 rider who lapped in that second, with which he broke the record that the Spanish-Colombian David Alonso (Kalex) had set in the morning, of 1:32.187.

The first starting line will be made up of Izan Guevara, Alex Escrig (Forward) and David Alonso, while the World Championship leader, the Spanish Manuel González (Kalex), will start from a late tenth position.

The Spanish Brian Uriarte (KTM) will start from pole position in Moto3, while the World Championship leader, the Spanish Máximo Quiles (KTM), who suffered a slight fall and has a second opportunity - after last week in Japan - to mathematically become world champion, will start from sixth place.

Uriarte, who has accumulated his third pole position of the season after Germany and Austria, set a best time of 1:36.861, with his compatriots David Almansa (KTM) and Álvaro Carpe (KTM), with him on the front line.