June 6 (Reuters) - ⁠Ducati's Marc Marquez ⁠put in a ‌statement performance as he led from start to finish ​to win ⁠Saturday's sprint at ⁠the Hungarian Grand Prix.

Pole ⁠sitter ‌Marquez, who recently recovered ⁠from double surgery on his ​shoulder ‌and foot last ⁠month, finished ​1-1/2 seconds clear of KTM's Pedro ⁠Acosta.

Aprilia's championship leader ​Marco Bezzecchi finished third while Trackhouse rider Raul ⁠Fernandez came in fourth.

The victory saw Marquez tie Jorge Martin's ​record ⁠of 18 sprint victories ​in MotoGP.

(Reporting ‌by Rohith Nair ​in Bengaluru; Editing by Ken Ferris)