Marc Márquez begins to calculate when he will win the World Championship.

BarcelonaIt's utopian to imagine a situation in which Marc Márquez doesn't end up winning this MotoGP World Championship. The Czech Republic Grand Prix has allowed him to take a lead of over 100 points in the World Championship standings—120, to be precise. His victory in Sunday's race, ahead of Italian Marco Bezzecchi and Murcia's Pedro Acosta, coupled with the crash of his brother Àlex, who had a disastrous weekend, practically seals a fight that for months has seemed like a win for him.

In any case, the race wasn't a smooth ride for the Cervera native. At least, not for the first half. At the start, he held onto his starting position in second place and even dropped to third. Afterwards, until the eighth lap, Bezzecchi led the race, with Márquez following him. But once he overtook him, the story ended. When Marc took the lead, his brother Àlex had been down for five laps, sweeping away the Mallorcan Joan Mir—who had started fifth, his best grid position since 2023—who expressed his indignation. The Cervera native apologized.

Brno, a legendary circuit in the world of motorcycling, had not been part of the MotoGP World Championship calendar for five years. It returned this Sunday, and the weather celebrated with splendid skies, only punctuated by a few small, harmless clouds, and mid-summer temperatures. Reigning world champion Jorge Martín also returned to a long MotoGP race after more than three months. The Madrid native gradually picked up the pace on his Aprilia and finished seventh.

Even more meritorious was the tenth place finish of Granollers' Pol Espargaró, who left his position as a DAZN commentator to replace the injured Maverick Viñales at the Brno circuit. Espargaró made the most of his opportunity and finished ahead of World Championship regulars such as Australian Jack Miller, Italian Luca Marini, Frenchman Johann Zarco, and Barcelona's Àlex Rins.