MUGELLO: Spanish rider Alex Marquez, younger brother of world champion Marc Marquez, won the Moto2 at the Italian Grand Prix in Mugello on Sunday to close in on the overall world championship lead.
Marquez, who also won last time out at Le Mans led a Kalex sweep ahead of teammates Italian Luca Marini, the half-brother of Italian star Valentino Rossi, and Swiss Thomas Luthi.
The Spaniard pulled clear of his rivals on lap 14 of 21 to finish 1.928sec ahead of Marini with Luthi at 2.242.
For Marquez, 23, it was his fifth victory since he began racing in the category since 2015.
Italian Luca Baldassari holds the overall world championship lead after finishing fourth, but is just two points ahead of Marquez after six rounds.
Kalex riders took the top six places.