Ducati’s Marc Marquez fought back to take a comprehensive seventh MotoGP Sprint victory of the season in Aragon.
The eight-time World Champion was demoted to fourth on the start, but was able to carve through the riders in front to win the Sprint by just over two seconds.
Alex Marquez got the jump off the line and took the lead going into the first corner ahead of Franco Morbidelli.
Polesitter Marquez made contact with Pedro Acosta off the line and was demoted to fourth, but was able to pass his fellow Spaniard to regain third immediately.
Former rivals Acosta and Fermin Aldeguer battled throughout the opening lap, with the KTM rider getting the better of the rookie to hold onto fourth place.
Just ahead of the pair, Marquez used his superior pace to overtake Morbidelli for second at Turn 1.
The Italian rider lost touch with the Spanish rider and was being hunted down by Acosta for the final podium position.
Acosta made a move at Turn 1 but ran wide, which allowed Morbidelli to ride around the outside and remain in third place.
The Spanish rider then made an error, allowing Aldeguer to close back in as the pair reignited their duel from the opening lap.
The rookie was able to use the better pace of his Gresini Ducati machine to take fourth place and charge after Morbidelli.
At the front, the Marquez brothers commenced battle as Marc took the lead for the first time in the race, with the younger Marquez unable to respond in his usually strong Turn 5.
In the closing stages of the race, the closest battle on track was between Morbidelli and Aldeguer for the final podium position.
The rookie was able to use his medium tyres to his advantage as he overtook the Italian for the final place on the Sprint podium.
Out front, Ducati’s Marquez crossed the line to take Sprint victory at his home race in Aragon by 2.080s.
Alex Marquez earned another important second-place finish, as team-mate Aldeguer completed the podium in third.
Morbidelli was able to keep hold of fourth despite a late charge from Acosta, who finished fifth.
Fabio Di Giannantonio was sixth over the line, with Maverick Vinales flourishing in the late stages in seventh.
Marco Bezzecchi charged through to eighth after starting 20th on the grid, while Brad Binder took the last point in ninth.
Raul Fernandez completed the top 10 ahead of Fabio Quartararo who crossed the line in 11th.
Francesco Bagnaia had a nightmare Sprint and could only manage 12th, as Jack Miller took 13th despite facing a long lap penalty for an incident with Joan Mir.
Alex Rins was 14th, with satellite Yamaha rider Miguel Oliveira just behind in 15th.
Johann Zarco struggled in the Sprint race and finished 16th ahead of Enea Bastianini in 17th.
Lorenzo Savadori took 18th over the line as Somkiat Chantra completed the standings in 19th.
Augusto Fernandez retired due to a technical problem and joined Mir as the retirements from the MotoGP Sprint.
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