Marc Marquez expects his younger brother Alex to be his main rival as he chases a seventh MotoGP world championship crown and is convinced it is just a matter of time before the Gresini Racing rider wins his first race in the premier class.

Alex Marquez said that when his brother started to push harder, the Gresini rider was “nearly crashing all the corners”. For him, it’s clear “he’s able to be more on the limit in the last part of the race”, and the 0.299s pace difference average in the final five laps backs this up.

MotoGP did not have two brothers finishing first and second for 76 years, but the Marquez brothers have achieved the feat twice within two weeks. Sunday’s victory also saw the 3

Ducati's red-hot Marc Marquez won the Argentina Grand Prix on Sunday after trailing his brother Alex of Gresini Racing for much of the race as the pair finished in the top two yet again, while VR46 Racing's Franco Morbidelli was third.

The 1-2 finish of Marc Marquez and Alex Marquez, who last year were teammates at the Gresini Ducati team, at last weekend’s Thai MotoGP has been described as a “masterpiece”. For the brothers, the Thai Sprint was the first time they’d finished first and second in a race, and they were then able to repeat the feat on Sunday.

Marc Marquez clinched victory at the Argentina Grand Prix, outpacing his brother Alex, marking the second consecutive race where they finished first and second. This win equates Marc's career triumphs with the legendary Angel Nieto,

Marc Marquez and Alex Marquez's first and second finishes in Thailand were predicted by the Gresini Racing Team.

Marc Marquez thwarted his younger brother Alex once again to land the Argentina MotoGP on Sunday and maintain his perfect start to the season.

Marc Marquez was fastest  in the MotoGP warmup session Sunday morning at Termas de Río Hondo, in Argentina. Riding his Lenovo Team Ducati

Marc Marquez won the Argentina Grand Prix on Sunday. The Spaniard with the official Ducati ended the race ahead of his younger brother Alex with team Gresini and Franco Morbidelli on a Ducati VR46. Pecco Bagnaia was fourth on the other official Ducati.