ALCAÑIZ: Spain’s Marc Márquez, riding a Honda, won Sunday’s Aragon MotoGP race to extend his lead atop the championship standings.

Márquez, after two second places and one third in the last three MotoGP races, finished in 41 minutes and 55 seconds, ahead of Italian duo Andrea Dovizioso (Ducati) and Andrea Ianonne (Suzuki).

Marquez now has 246 points in the MotoGP standings, with Dovizioso second on 174 and Yamaha’s Italian veteran Valentino Rossi in third (159).

In the Moto2, South African Brad Binder (KTM) celebrated the first pole of his career with a second victory of the season.

Championship leader Francesco Bagnaia and fellow Italian and Kalex teammate Lorenzo Baldassari rounded out the podium.

Binder kept his nerve in a thrilling race as he overcame contact with Bagnaia on turn 17.

The Moto3 race went the way of Spain’s Jorge Martín, who also started from pole on his Honda.

It was Martin’s fifth victory of the season, and the championship leader came home ahead of Italians Marco Bezzecchi (KTM) and Enea Bastianini (Honda), who had started 18th and 15th on the grid respectively.