The Gresini rider certified on pole for the primary time on a Ducati earlier than going on to score his first grand prix podium after an exciting 25-lap race at Jerez on Sunday.
Marquez locked horns with Bagnaia within the latter phases of the grand prix, with the pair participating twice at Flip 9 on laps 21 and 22.
On the primary try, Marquez launched his bike up the within of Bagnaia’s at Flip 9, earlier than the latter retaliated at Flip 10 because the pair ended up making contact.
Each survived this and Bagnaia got here by means of into the lead, defending a second try from Marquez on the next tour.
Marquez finally misplaced out on the win by 0.372s to Bagnaia and admitted he was “a bit stiff” within the early laps having crashed out of the lead of the Americas GP and the Jerez dash.
“Yeah, I imply it was an essential race – an excellent essential race,” he mentioned.
“To start with, I used to be a bit bit stiff as a result of I crashed in Austin, I crashed yesterday and to start with with the total [fuel] tank I used to be stiff and I misplaced some place.
Marc Marquez, Gresini Racing crash
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“However the velocity was there to return again, the velocity was there to struggle with Bagnaia.
“It was a good struggle, even like previous occasions. That is good, it’s racing. I attempted to shut the door, however he was inside and that is one thing that occurs within the racing.
“On the final lap, he was tremendous good, he pushed, and he did the quickest lap of the race.
“After which I attempted to observe him however he had a bit extra.
“However I’m tremendous glad for this primary [grand prix] podium. As you see, it doesn’t matter what occurred previously – simply I struggle till the top.”
Second at Jerez marked Marquez’s first grand prix podium for the reason that moist Japanese GP final 12 months, a couple of days after which he knowledgeable Honda he could be leaving the staff on the finish of 2023.
Not for the reason that 2022 Australian GP has Marquez stood on a grand prix podium within the dry.
He now sits sixth within the standings on 60 factors, 32 behind championship chief Jorge Martin after the Pramac rider crashed out of the Spanish GP whereas main on lap 11.