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track surface breaking up. From
there, the VR46 rider held firm,
denying any further advances.
Bezzecchi crossed the line
unchallenged to secure a histor-
ic fourth straight win—the first
such streak for both himself
and
Aprilia—while also pushing him
-
self and the manufacturer to the
top
of the rider and Construc-
tors' points standings.
"It
was a fantastic race and a
as the laps wound down in what
looked to be a historic day for
the Noale manufacturer.
The battle for the final podium
spot intensified in the closing
stages. With five laps remain
-
ing, Marc Marquez dived past Di
Giannantonio
at turn six to re-
claim third, only to run deep one
lap
later and hand the position
straight back, a fumble Marc
Marquez said was due to the
ond place, quickly establishing
himself as Bezzecchi's nearest
challenger. Di Giannantonio
recovered to third, while Marc
Marquez dropped to fourth.
Out front, Bezzecchi con
-
trolled the tempo, stretching his
advantage
before Martin briefly
began to chip away at the gap.
However, the number 89 Aprilia
rider soon settled into a rhythm,
prioritizing consistency over risk
Despite the rain and dirtiness of the surface, grip
was good. "It has very good grip in every situation,"
confirmed Luca Marini. "The track is super nice," said
Marc Marquez. "Some long right corners that are not
good for my riding style, but they are nice."
MARTIN'S COMEBACK 'DIFFICULT
TO COMPARE TO 2021'
Jorge Martin said it was tough to compare his recent
comeback from "27 bone" fractures to 2021, when he
last suffered serious injury, and feels there is more to
come after securing a first Sprint podium for Aprilia. A
crash at the third round of his rookie MotoGP season
put him out of four races as he recovered from multiple
broken bones. But ordeals in 2025 were worse. "It's dif-
ficult to rate it," he said. "For sure, comparing to 2021,
at that point I was younger, and I had just the hunger
of winning and winning and winning, and now that I'm
already a World Champion, the approach is completely
different. For sure I want to win again; that's why I'm
here. But it's quite different. Also the injury—back to
back, back to back again—it was really tough again. But
I think this one was much more tough. After 27 bones,
five surgeries, it's much more than the Portimao one,
but 'Martinator' bounces back, and I hope to start build-
ing more and more confidence from here."
Toprak Razgatlioglu chases Pecco
Bagnaia. It was a disastrous Sunday
for Pecco with yet another crash.
Razgatlioglu qualified a career-best 12th
but could only manage 17th in the GP.
