Marc Marquez has once again been among the protagonists in what was the final European race of the season before the long, extra European MotoGP journey begins – with one final return to European turf at Valencia in November for the season finale. This was a very important result as the after a not-as-brilliant start (compared to yesterday’s sprint race at least), the #93 was already in fifth place at the end of lap one. Making the most of the crashes first by Acosta and then by Bagnaia, Marc bags 16 crucial points that keep him in the higher part of the standings, albeit in fourth place. 
 
Alex Marquez put together a great comeback from the very back of the grid as he finished ninth. His start was not the best, but then a proud performance came in a weekend where everything seemed to be going the wrong way. With some valuable points in the bag, he gets fresh motivation ahead of the upcoming races in Indonesia and Japan. 

3^rd - MARC MARQUEZ #93 (4^th in the championship standings with 281 points)
“Let’s enjoy this podium, even though our pace was worthy of a fourth-place finish today. I could have taken more risks and then finish fourth with a three-second gap or manage my pace and finish fourth with 8 seconds… Pecco’s crash surely helped us, we are bagging 16 valuable points and look forward to Indonesia.”
 
9^th - ALEX MARQUEZ #73 (9^th in the championship standings with 121 points)
“This was likely my worst race start of the year and despite that we scored a good result in what was a tough race. We suffered from the extra grip here and now it’s time for Indonesia, a race that I missed out last year due to injury and where conditions will be very different.”