MotoGP championship leader Marc Marquez says he “tried to copy” Gresini rookie Fermin Aldeguer’s riding in left-handers at the Austrian Grand Prix as “he was faster than me”. The 32-year-old won his sixth consecutive grand prix last weekend to keep his unbeaten run since Aragon alive at the Red Bull Ring.

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.

Six-times MotoGP champion Marc Marquez marked the 1,000th premier class race in history by winning the Austrian Grand Prix for the first time in his career to take a mammoth 142-point lead over his brother Alex in the championship.