After a relaxing summer break MotoGP was back to its action-packed best at the Austrian GP. While the rider at the top of the pile was unchanged, there were plenty of other winners and losers across t

SPIELBERG, Austria, Aug 17 (Reuters) - Six-times MotoGP champion Marc Marquez marked the 1,000th premier class race in history by winning the Austrian Grand Prix for the first time in his career to take a mammoth 142-point lead over his brother Alex in the championship.

He headed his brother Alex (Gresini Ducati) home, with Pedro Acosta earning a third-place medal for the factory KTM team at its home track. MotoGP Austrian GP: Marco Bezzecchi grabs pole as Marc Marquez crashes Marquez has not been defeated in either a sprint or a grand prix since Marco Bezzecchi won the British Grand Prix in May.