Marc Marquez showcased his imperious form as he claimed a record-extending 13th victory at the Sachsenring in the German MotoGP race.
Marquez claimed his 10th victory in the premier class at the track, equalling Giacomo Agostini’s record for the most wins at a single circuit, while he achieved three further victories in his junior career.
The polesitter lead every lap after getting the holeshot and holding onto the lead of Alex Marquez into the first corner.
Behind the pair of brothers, the Trackhouse Aprilia riders started strongly, with Ai Ogura leapfrogging Raul Fernandez into third before the Spaniard got him back with a nicely timed move down to Turn 1 on the second lap.
Fabio Di Giannantonio was also keeping tabs on the podium battle until he slid out of fifth place on Lap 5 and exited the race, with Marquez maintaining the gap but unable to pull away out front.
However, Marquez was awarded a bigger lead after his younger brother slid out of second place at the final corner on Lap 10, with the Spaniard pulling the pin and building a strong lead over Fernandez.
The race fell into a lull in the middle stages as Marquez extended his lead out front with metronomic pace, while Ogura waited to show off his usual late race pace against Fernandez.
The Japanese rider was unable to find a way through until Lap 25, where he cleanly tucked under his team-mate and pulled away into a comfortable second place.
Ogura had nothing to challenge Marquez at the front however, as the nine-time world champion cruised to the line for a 10th MotoGP victory at the Sachsenring.
Marquez was joined on the podium by both Trackhouse riders, with Ogura second and Fernandez in third.
Pedro Acosta completed the race in a lonely fourth, as championship leader Jorge Martin rounded out the top five after an intense battle with former rival Francesco Bagnaia.
Fabio Quartararo finished seventh over Luca Marini and Enea Bastianini, while Brad Binder completed the top 10.
Diogo Moreira took the chequered flag in 11th after narrowly missing out on the top 10, as Jack Miller finished 12th.
Franco Morbidelli was 13th, almost a second clear of 14th-placed Alex Rins, as Toprak Razgatlioglu rounded out the points finishers in 15th.
Maverick Vinales retired from the race with a technical issue Joan Mir crashed on Lap 8, with Cal Crutchlow also exiting the race on Lap 22 and joined Di Giannantonio and Marquez as the non-finishers of the German Grand Prix.
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