Francesco Bagnaia (Lenovo
Ducati). The former double
World Champion had a torrid
Saturday, qualifying a career-
worst 22nd and finished 14th,
helped by crashes for Alex, Fer-
min Aldeguer (Gresini Ducati),
Bezzecchi,
Martin, Savadori and
Franco Morbidelli (VR46 Ducati).
SUNDAY MOTOGP
Marc Marquez grabbed the
holeshot from third on the grid,
fending off Alex into turn one as
Acosta surged from the second
row to third, with Quartararo and
Bastianini in pursuit.
Drama struck on lap two
when Marco Bezzecchi (Aprilia
Racing) clipped Franco Mor-
star claimed his 14th Sprint win
of
the year, Quartararo returning
to the rostrum in second, with Di
Giannantonio a clear third.
The fight for fourth went
down to the wire, Acosta edg-
ing Bastianini and Binder by
just 0.075
of a second. Johann
Zarco (Castrol LCR Honda) was
seventh, ahead of Luca Marini
(Honda HRC Castrol), while
rookie Ai Ogura (Trackhouse
Aprilia) scored a hard-earned
ninth and the last point on offer.
It was a disastrous day for
Aprilia Racing, as both Jorge
Martin and Marco Bezzecchi
were to crash out after tangling
with other riders. Test rider Lo
-
renzo Savadori also crashed out.
It was only
slightly better for
Marc (93) got
the jump on Alex
(73), but the little
brother would snap
back at turn one
four laps later.
VOLUME 62 ISSUE 36 SEPTEMBER 9, 2025 P85
Alex Marquez rues
the mistake that
cost him Sprint
race glory on
Saturday as Marc
rides off into the
distance and to yet
another win.
93 MARC MARQUEZ
1ST/2ND MOTOGP
"I gave my maximum; I did the perfect
race," Marquez said. "In the opening
laps I was trying to understand the
grip, as I didn't want to destroy the
front tire. On lap four I could have
overtaken Alex on the straight, but I
rolled off the throttle because he was
faster and the best strategy was to
break away from the rest. In the final
laps, I was a bit on the limit—yester-
day I almost crashed at turn seven;
today I ran wide—but, in any case,
I'm happy for Alex, for Ducati and for
myself, as on a difficult circuit, I still
finished second."
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