KTM's Pedro Acosta claimed his first MotoGP victory at Austria’s Red Bull Ring Sunday, while Jorge Martin’s second-place finish put the Aprilia rider atop the championship standings.
Aprilia's Marco Bezzecchi finished third ahead of Ai Ogura of Trackhouse.
Ducati's Marc Marquez, who entered the weekend tied with Martin atop the standings, finished fifth and now trails his rival by 12 points.
Acosta, who won Moto3 and Moto2 championships before moving to MotoGP in 2024, started third but fell to fifth by the end of the first lap.
The blip was temporary for the 22-year-old, who ran second by the end of lap four and battled Martin. On lap nine, he swept into the lead.
He held a similar position in Saturday's sprint before sliding off near the end, but this time, after 15 previous podiums, he finally secured a MotoGP win.
"The first one is always special," Acosta said, especially pleased to win on the home track of KTM sponsor Red Bull.
"Nice way to close a cycle with KTM in front of all the Austrian fans," he said. "Many KTM teachers were involved. I'm super happy for them because they deserve it even more than me. The result was amazing."
The playful Spaniard also paid tribute to his Saturday crash by laying his bike down on his winner's lap on the spot where he slid into the gravel.
Martin, who benefited from that crash Saturday, finished 1.017 seconds behind him.
Marc Marquez started second but on a track unsuited to his Ducati, he had an up-and-down ride. Falling to fifth on the opening lap, he moved past Ogura on lap nine before an error that sent him off the track allowed the Japanese rider, KTM's Brad Binder and Gresini's Fermin Aldeguer to pass.
In true Marquez style, though, the seven-time world champion battled back from seventh to minimize damage to his hopes for an eighth title.
