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ROUND 16 / SEPTEMBER 12-14, 2025 MISANO WORLD CIRCUIT MARCO SIMONCELLI / MISANO ADRIATICO, ITALY ROAD RACE I FIM MOTOGP WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP P100 pounded his misery. "I did all the hard work, but then crashed when doing the easiest," he lamented." That left Bezzecchi clear for a first non-Ducati Sprint success since last year's Catalan GP ahead of Alex, who had little an - swer for the home hero ahead. Fabio Quartararo (Monster Energy Yamaha) had initially in- herited third. But a crash at turn two ended his charge, handing the final podium spot to Fabio Di Giannantonio (VR46 Ducati), who resisted advances from his MotoGP Sprint Finally, a Saturday slip. Marc's incredible record of finishing first or second in every Sprint so far was always going to come to an end. His jump from fourth on the grid to second exiting the first chicane was epic, with Bezzecchi just ahead. Having harried the Italian for minutes, Marc grabbed the lead with a beautiful cutback into turn six on lap six only to tuck the front when wildly off line on the entry to turn 15. The cheers from the grandstands com - 63 FRANCESCO BAGNAIA 14TH/DNF MOTOGP "I was trying to follow Diggia, then the crash happened," Bagnaia said. "We need to carefully analyze what happened, especially ahead of tomor- row's test, which will be extremely important to help us find the right direction. Of course, there's disap- pointment for the crash, but we'll keep working to solve these issues, which I've been carrying for several races now, and to approach the long Asian stretch in the best way possible." 20 FABIO QUARTARARO DNF/8TH MOTOGP "By lap 15, the tires were not super fresh anymore, but the tire drop was also down to how hard I was pushing at the beginning," Quartararo said. "I didn't have the pace to fight with the others after trying so hard to stay with the front group. I expected the me- dium to be more consistent. For the last 12 laps, I just remained easy on the pace. The positive takeaway from this weekend is how I was able to turn around the time attack on Saturday after a bad Friday." MYOWNRACE