Marc Marquez wins Hungarian MotoGP for weekend sweep

Marc Marquez celebrates with champagne on the podium of the Hungarian Motorcycle MotoGP Grand Prix at the Balaton Park circuit in Balatonfokajar, Hungary. Pic/AFP

Reigning world champion Marc Marquez won on a Sunday for the first time this season as he held off young Spanish compatriot Pedro Acosta to take the Hungarian MotoGP.

Francesco Bagnaia finished a distant third. The 33-year-old Marquez, who also won Saturday's sprint, and Acosta, 22, exchanged the lead a couple of times before the veteran pulled away in the closing laps. Marquez beat Acosta 1.343 seconds.

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