Barcelona, Sept. 7 -- Heartache on Saturday, elation on Sunday. Alex Marquez (BK8 Gresini Racing MotoGP) banished his Barcelona Sprint demons to fend off the challenge of Marc Marquez (Ducati Lenovo Team) to earn a phenomenal 25-point haul on home turf, as the #93's unbeaten run ended at the Grand Prix of Catalonia on Sunday.

It is still a hard-earned P2 for the championship leader, but it's a result that means the title race rolls on to at least the Japanese GP. Behind the jostling brothers, P3 went to Enea Bastianini (Red Bull KTM Tech3) as the Italian secured his debut Sunday podium with KTM.

Well, Marc Marquez now mathematically cannot clinch the title next week in Misano, so it will be full focus on who can clinch victory at anothe...