It was ‘only’ a Sprint win but, after an absence of 1042 days, 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Marc Marquez finally returned to the top step of a MotoGP podium at Aragon on Saturday.

It was the 60th time he has done so as a MotoGP rider although the record books won’t show it🦹 as an official victory.

It was also his first win in the new Sprint format, introduced at the startཧ of last sea🐻son, and his first on a Ducati.

“I'm super happy,” said the eight-time world champion. “It's difficult to smile and to enjoy it a lot because we know that the most𒁃 important day is tomorrow.

“But as my team said to me, ‘it's only a Sprint race, but it🔯’s another step 🐠in our progression, in our evolution’. I’m happy, especially for all my team.”

Marquez has enjoyed a flawless weekend so far, topping every sessio🎀n to take pole by an “unbelievable” - in the words of Francesco Bagnaia - 0.8s.

After a few jitters on the opening lap in the dirty, low grip conditions, Marquez wen𒁃t on to lead the൲ Sprint from start to finish.

“On the first lap I did the first mistake in turn 1, ✱a big lock on the front and then I didn't disengage well the rear device and I was all the uphill with the r🦂ear device,” he revealed.

“I was calm, but anotheꦛr mistake in turn 12. Then I said, ‘OK, we need to understand the race track’ and already on the second lap, I started to ride better.

“It looks like with that [dirty] condition on🌸 the track, it's difficult to put temperature on the tyre in the beginning. But when I found the lines and the same feeling as practice and I just tried not t🦋o ‘exaggerate’.

Marไq🌺uez’s win was also the first by any GP23 rider this season.

The Spaniard has claimed not to feel pressure to end ꧃his multi-year MotoGP losing streak, since he’ll have plenty of opportunities as a factory Ducati rider next year.

Nonetheless, he now heads into Sunday’s grand prix as th🐬e overwhelmin﷽g favourite.

“The target tomorrow is to start well and lead from the f෴irst lap,” he said. “I know and I predict that if the grip level improves, Martin and even Pecco we cannot forget - they w🍌ill be closer to me.

“But we will try to manage everything.”

Marquez remains fourth in the world championship but has closed🧸 to within 13 pꦓoints of Enea Bastianini.