Marc Marquez now has the MotoGP world title in his grasp, while reigning champion Jorge Martin celebrated a fine fourth position

Marquez holds a 175 points lead over his younger brother Alex Marquez, who finished 14th, with eight races remaining

On Sunday, things went much better. He made a good start, got fortunate like a lot of riders to avoid Enea Bastianini on the first lap, and then let his pace get to work, passing Franco Morbidelli on lap seven, then Marco Bezzecchi on lap 16 to take second place. Marquez was long gone by then, but Acosta had salvaged his best result of the season.