Marc Marquez claimed his eighth grand prix win of the season, including his fifth on the bounce, to extend his MotoGP championship lead over brother Alex, who crashed out early on at Brno

Alex Marquez was not trying to pass Joan Mir when they crashed together in the Czech MotoGP. Alex Marquez says he was “just trying to calculate the move for the next lap” when he crashed at turn 12 and took down Joan Mir in the Czech MotoGP at Brno.

Marc Marquez won the Czech MotoGP on Sunday for his eighth victory in 12 races this season and fifth in a row, extending his commanding lead in the world championship. Bagnaia started from pole on a sunny Sunday at Brno but only retained the lead until the second lap when Bezzecchi eased past him,