Mir (HRC Castrol) in fifth. Marini
got a post-race tire pressure
penalty that dropped him out
of the points, elevating Marc
Marquez to sixth.
Franco Morbidelli (VR46
Ducati) and teammate Fabio
Di Giannantonio took seventh
and eighth, with Miguel Oliveira
(Prima Pramac Yamaha) pro
-
moted to ninth.
Motegi winner and former
double World
Champion Fran
-
Marini chasing, with Bezzecchi
quickly recovering
to battle for
the podium. By mid-distance,
Bezzecchi had passed Fernan-
dez for second and slashed
Aldeguer's
advantage with a
string of fastest laps.
With two laps to go, the gap
was down to half a second. On
the final lap at turn 10, Bezzec
-
chi made the decisive move,
running slightly
wide but holding
firm under intense retaliatory
pressure. Aldeguer fought back
through the closing corners,
but Bezzecchi held on to take a
comeback win, with Fernandez
securing his first Sprint podium
in third.
Alex Marquez (Gresini Ducati)
finished a steady fourth to
strengthen his hold on second
in the standings, ahead of Joan
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though both his pace and my pace
were better than everyone else. It's
a pity for me and his team, as we
were both out of contention after his
move, which resulted in me losing
five positions. After that, I was really
determined to recover as much as
possible."
MYOWNRACE
Pedro Acosta (37)
fought like a lion
on the slippery
surface, holding
everyone off bar
Aldeguer at the
finish for second.
