ROUND 1 / FEBRUARY 28-MARCH 2, 2025
CHANG INTERNATIONAL CIRCUIT / BURIRAM PROVINCE, THAILAND
ROAD RACE I FIM MOTOGP WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
P92
secured fourth, while rookie
Ogura impressed again with a
fifth-place finish—MotoGP's best
rookie result since Marc Marquez
in 2013 and the first Japanese
top five since Takaaki Nakagami
at the 2021 Styrian GP.
Bezzecchi battled to sixth,
holding off a late-charging Zarco.
Brad Binder took eighth, ahead
of Enea Bastianini (Red Bull
KTM Tech 3) in ninth. Fabio Di
Giannantonio (Pertamina Enduro
VR46 Racing Team) claimed
10th, denying Miller, who finished
as Yamaha's top rider in P11.
Luca Marini (Honda HRC Cas
-
trol) fended off rookie Fermin
Aldeguer (BK8 Gresini Racing
MotoGP), Miguel Oliveira (Prima
incredible feeling I have with the
bike and the team. The strategy
for the race was to push hard in
the early stages to create a gap
and then try to manage it. As the
laps went by, however, I noticed
I was at the limit with regards to
the front-end tire pressure, and
I had no choice but to give up
one position. It was hard to be in
Alex's slipstream with this heat
as I struggled breathing proper
-
ly. I waited for the right moment
to retake the lead and create the
right margin, and things went as
I had hoped. I'm happy."
Bagnaia closed on Alex
Marquez but couldn't challenge,
settling for third and ensuring a
repeat Sprint podium. Morbidelli
crash at turn 12 on lap 16.
Up front, Marc stayed close
to Alex, while Bagnaia lingered
one second behind but began
slipping back after lap 18. He
remained safe in third ahead of
Morbidelli.
Marc's decisive move came
on lap 23 at turn 12 as he
charged up the inside of his
brother, who had nothing left to
counter, and the six-time Mo
-
toGP Champion controlled the
race to the finish. Marc's first
Grand Prix win in Ducati colors
earned him his 112th podium,
equaling Dani Pedrosa's tally.
"It was truly the perfect week
-
end," Marquez said. "Results
aside, the important thing is the
Marquez (93) goes for the
kill on brother Alex (73)
with three laps to go in
the Sunday GP. From this
point on, the result was
never in doubt.
