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Aprilia's Raul Fernandez (who was just generally struggling) behind for his best finish to date aboard the RC213V. Alex Rins (Monster Energy Ya- maha) was frankly hopeless in 10th, a demoralizing 13 seconds back of ninth, and 39 seconds behind the winner—surely a performance that would make Yamaha bosses question his position for 2026. Marc's (344 points) seventh win of the year extends his championship lead out to 83 points over Alex (261). Bagnaia (197) is third, 147 points back. Moto2 Chaos was the order of the day in Moto2. The grid had an unfa- miliar feel after a wet qualifying, as title contenders Aron Canet (Fantic Kalex), Manuel Gonza - lez (IntactGP Kalex) and Diogo Moreira (Italtrans Kalex) were 10th, 18th and 25th, respectively. That was just the beginning. Senna Agius (IntactGP Kalex) jumped the start and ran pole - sitter Jake Dixon (Marc VDS While the battle for the podium places left much to be desired, the fight for sixth was more Moto3-like than Mo- toGP. At one point it included 10 riders, covered by no more than two seconds. Ultimately Quartararo won out, climbing to fourth thanks to the crashes ahead, and just holding off Fer - min Aldeguer (Gresini Ducati), who had risen from 12th to just a tenth of a second back of the Frenchman. Still, Quartararo saw little to cheer in his 18-sec - ond deficit to Marc, as Yamaha's issue with rising rear-tire tem- peratures reared its head again. After Zarco and Mir's misfor- tune, there was finally reason to cheer for HRC Castrol as Luca Marini finished sixth in his comeback from a serious injury. Despite suffering from cramps in his lower back and right leg, the Italian just kept Red Bull KTM's Brad Binder (who was struggling with a sky-high front- tire temperature), Miller (who was struggling with excessive rear-tire wear), and Trackhouse angle," he said later. With his front-tire pressure dropping too low in the unexpected cool after - noon temperatures, Zarco was powerless as his front tucked at the same spot moments later. Soon it was Bezzecchi's turn. He dumped it from second, ironi - cally, as he eased off after seeing his compatriot's fall three laps earlier. "With these bikes, every - thing is made to go on the limit always," he explained. "When you save a bit, maybe it's easier to make mistakes." Ai Ogura (Track - house Aprilia) took out Joan Mir (HRC Castrol) there one lap later, with Lorenzo Savadori (Aprilia Racing) falling in a separate incident soon after when yellow flags were still shown. The Ital - ian will serve a double-long-lap penalty in his next appearance, which potentially may not come for the wildcard rider until Misano in September. Chaos aside, Marc eased home in a forgettable finale, 6.3 seconds clear of Alex, with Ba - gnaia seven-tenths of a second back in third. ROUND 11 / JULY 11-13, 2025 SACHSENRING / SAXONY, GERMANY ROAD RACE I FIM MOTOGP WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP P106 "Bez" (72) very nearly held on for a surprise Sprint win, but he couldn't deny Marquez (93).