Ducati's Marc Marquez won the sprint at the Dutch Grand Prix on Saturday despite starting fourth on the grid, taking the lead on lap one to clinch his ninth sprint victory of the season ahead of his brother Alex of Gresini Racing.

Marc Marquez (Ducati Lenovo Team) emerged victorious in the Tissot Sprint at the Motul Grand Prix of the Netherlands, fending off a persistent challenge from his brother and chief title rival, Alex Marquez (BK8 Gresini Racing MotoGP).

World championship leader Marc Marquez bounced back from two crashes in practice to win the Dutch MotoGP sprint race on Saturday admitting his body would not have "taken another fall". "I am relieved because I think my body would not have taken another fall.