Under the watchful eye of an ecstatic Keanu Reeves, the German GP sprint race got underway with Alex and Marc Marquez starting the encounter from 5^th and 13^th position, respectively. The former had a challenging qualifying session as he crashed out in the final moments and suffered a big blow to his neck; Marc’s qualifying performance was even more unfortunate as he was held back by another rider found in the middle of the racing line during his last quick-lap attempt, which prevented him from making it through Q1. 
 
The race, however, smiled to the #93, who did well in finishing sixth after a comeback and a final overtake on Viñales that was sealed only at the photo finish. The Spanish rider is not on top form due to the big blow to the rib cage suffered yesterday, but he had a strong race up to the finish line; Alex’s encounter was a lot more difficult, with a not-too-good start and a good battle with KTM riders for the last point available.

6^th - MARC MARQUEZ #93
“To be starting from 13^th place here is a problem, because as much as you may like this track, there are only two spots where you can overtake… It’s been an unfavourable weekend from yesterday afternoon onwards. We’ll try to put another good performance tomorrow, but today’s sixth place finish is a good sign. I must thank the fact that there are mostly left-hand corners at this track for my physical condition, otherwise I would have likely not raced at all.”
 
9^th - ALEX MARQUEZ #73
“After the crash in qualifying I believe this is a positive result. I got a big blow to my neck, and this is where I had fractured my second vertebrae a few years back, so there was a little bit of worry. Fortunately, nothing is broken but today we struggled a bit in the race due to the lack of rest time between qualifying and race. The pace was good and tomorrow we’ll have another chance to got on holiday with a sweet taste in our mouths.”