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MotoGP Sprint (Top 10) 1. Alex Marquez (Duc) 19:37.49 2. Pedro Acosta (KTM) +1.149 3. Fabio Di Giannantonio (Duc) +2.637 4. Raul Fernandez (Apr) +3.519 5. Marco Bezzecchi (Apr) +3.727 6. Franco Morbidelli (Duc) +6.349 7. Fabio Quartararo (Yam) +7.102 8. Brad Binder (KTM) +7.352 9. Ai Ogura (Apr) +7.685 10. Johann Zarco (Hon) +9.346 MotoGP (Top 10) 1. Marco Bezzecchi (Apr) 40:52.458 2. Raul Fernandez (Apr) +0.686 3. Fabio Di Giannantonio (Duc) +3.765 4. Pedro Acosta (KTM) +4.749 5. Fermin Aldeguer (Duc) +8.048 6. Alex Marquez (Duc) +8.166 7. Luca Marini (Hon) +12.644 8. Brad Binder (KTM) +14.582 9. Jack Miller (Yam) +15.497 10. Enea Bastianini (KTM) +17.460 holeshot, but Adrian Fernandez retook the lead at turn two. David Almansa (Leopard Racing) briefly hit the front on lap one, only to be pushed wide by Adrian Fer - nandez at turn 14 and shuffled to eighth. Adrian Fernandez con- trolled the pace ahead of Quiles as Luca Lunetta (SIC58 Squadra Corse) joined the lead group, with eight riders locked together early on. By lap eight, Almansa had fought back to fourth before being swallowed by Furusato, Lunetta, Carpe and Guido Pini (Liqui Moly Dynavolt Intact GP). Adrian Fernan - dez continued to dictate the race, with Furusato and Quiles alternat- ing in second and Pini leading the chase behind. A five-rider lead group entered the final lap. Carpe and Quiles scrapped behind Adrian Fernan - dez, but the Leopard rider held firm to take the flag. With Furu- sato's penalty, Carpe inherited second, while Pini charged to fourth after a late move on Quiles, whose fifth place confirmed third in the standings. Piqueras, Lunetta, Almansa, Jesus Rios (Ri - vacold Snipers Team) and Valen- tin Perrone (Red Bull KTM Tech3) completed the top 10. "I'm over the moon today," win- ner Adrian Fernandez said. "I still can't believe I've achieved my first victory, and that it was at home, in front of this incredible crowd. Winning your first race is every rider's dream. We've been chasing this for a long time, working day and night to achieve it, and it has finally happened. I want to thank my family and my team. They never stopped believing in me, and this victory is for them." The final points have the in - jured Jose Antonio Rueda cham- pion on 365 points to Piqueras' 281 and Quiles' 274 in third. CN ROUND 22 / NOVEMBER 14-16, 2025 RICARDO TORMO CIRCUIT / VALENCIA, SPAIN ROAD RACE I FIM MOTOGP WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP P72 Adrian Fernandez (31) made 86 attempts, but he is a Moto3 winner on the same day his brother Raul finished on the MotoGP podium.