Marc Marquez admits “it will be tough to beat” Alex Marquez in Sunday’s MotoGP Argentina Grand Prix despite winning the sprint from pole position. Championship leader Marc Marquez topped Friday practice with a new lap record, before securing pole with an even better lap on Saturday morning to solidify his status as the favourite for victory.

The Marquez brothers end up 1-2 in the final Practice session of the weekend ahead of Qualifying. Alex Marquez ends Saturday morning as the fastest rider at the Argentinian Grand Prix. The BK8 Gresini Racing MotoGP rider is still searching for his first victory, which could come this weekend.

Alex Marquez continued to shadow his elder brother on last year’s Ducati GP24 and clocked 1 minute 37.163 seconds. Honda finally had a reason to cheer as LCR satellite team Zarco claimed third place with 1 minute 37.205 seconds. Zarco showed that being the third fastest on Friday Practice was not a fluke.

Marc Marquez beat his younger brother Alex in Saturday's sprint at the Argentina Grand Prix to extend his lead in the MotoGP championship and Francesco Bagnaia came in third as Ducati swept the podium.

Marc Marquez won the battle of the brothers when beating Alex Marquez in the Argentina MotoGP sprint race on Saturday. Marc Marquez moved up to 49 points in the standings, with Alex on 38 and Bagnaia on 30.

Ducati's Marc Marquez won the sprint race at the Argentina Grand Prix on Saturday, ahead of brother Alex Marquez (team Gresini) and Francesco Bagnaia with the second official Ducati. As in Thailand, he was followed across the line by his younger sibling,

Ducati's Marc Marquez stormed to his second pole of the season with a lap record in cloudy conditions at the Argentina Grand Prix on Saturday, pipping his brother Alex to top spot as the leading two riders in the championship continued their dominance.