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Aldeguer Scores First MotoGP Victory in Indonesia as First-Lap Crash Injures Marc Marquez

A CT scan in Madrid will clarify the extent of Marquez’s right‑clavicle injury.

Overview

  • Fermin Aldeguer, a 20-year-old Gresini Ducati rookie, controlled the Mandalika race to take his maiden MotoGP win.
  • Pedro Acosta finished second with Alex Marquez third, completing an all-Spanish podium.
  • Marco Bezzecchi collided with Marc Marquez on lap one, sending both out; circuit doctors identified a micro‑fracture of Marquez’s right clavicle.
  • Marquez plans further imaging in Madrid to determine definitive treatment and a return timeline.
  • Bezzecchi was examined with no fractures and apologized for the incident, and stewards are reviewing the move with a possible penalty reported; Francesco Bagnaia also crashed out on lap nine in a bruising day for Ducati’s factory team.