The Spanish GP wasn’t overly dramatic or filled with much excitement after factory Ducati rider Marc Marquez crashed out of race-winning contention, and brother Alex took the lead. The younger of the two held first place until he saw the chequered flag – a relatively standard race, on the face of it. But when Alex Marquez crossed the finish line, he quietly added to MotoGP’s history of firsts.
At the Jerez Circuit, Alex Marquez ensured that he and Marc would go down in history as the first brothers to win MotoGP races in the modern premier class. In Alex Marquez's personal history book, this was also a first. The Gresini rider has wins in Moto3 and Moto2, and championships to go with them, but this was his first time at the top of the podium in the premier class.
