Vinales was thus handed the
mandatory 16-second penalty,
dropping him to 14th. Francesco
Bagnaia (Ducati Lenovo Team)
was promoted to second, and
Franco Morbidelli (Pertamina
Enduro VR46 Racing Team Ducati)
was elevated to third.
In Moto2, it was a masterclass
from Aron Canet (Fantic Racing
Lino Sonego Kalex), who made
a complete mess of his third
place on the grid and dropped to
the back of the field off the start,
then charged through to take the
win ahead of Deniz Oncu (Red
Bull KTM Ajo Kalex) and Manuel
Gonzalez (Liqui Moly Dynavolt
Intact GP Kalex).
Moto3 saw a four-rider battle
for the win with Angel Piqueras
(Frinsa-MT Helmets – MSI KTM),
snatching the win by nine-
thousandths of a second from
a heartbroken Taiyo Furusato
(Honda Team Asia Honda), and
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Piqueras' teammate Ryusei Ya-
manaka. Australia's Joel Kelso
LevelUp
– MTA KTM) was 0.097
of a second off the win in fourth.
MotoGP Sprint Race
Marc Marquez (Ducati Lenovo
Team) extended his perfect
2025 Sprint streak with another
dominant Saturday. Claiming
both pole and the Sprint win,
Marquez also regained the
championship lead from his
brother, Alex Marquez (BK8
Gresini Racing Ducati), who
crossed the line second. Franco
Morbidelli (Pertamina Enduro
VR46 Racing Team Ducati) com-
pleted the podium after holding
off intense late
pressure from
rapid rookie Fermin Aldeguer
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10TH/14TH MOTOGP
"At a certain point of the race I
thought I could go for the victory and
even pulled away a bit…but we have
to be very happy with the progress
and all the steps we are doing," Mav-
erick Vinales said. "We are working
in a good way, and we need to enjoy
these moments. What we did today
was unbelievable. We put the bike
right there, and we showed we had
the speed. We had showed it in many
practice sessions, but we had to put it
in the race."
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