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Alex Marquez Wins Valencia Sprint Finale, With Acosta Second and Di Giannantonio Third

A Turn 1 pass from second on the grid set up his third Sprint win of 2025 as Bezzecchi’s fifth place locked in third overall and left Honda still nine concession points short for Sunday.

Overview

  • Marquez outdragged polesitter Marco Bezzecchi into Turn 1 and controlled the 13‑lap race to win by 1.149s over Pedro Acosta, with Fabio Di Giannantonio snatching third from Raul Fernandez late on.
  • Bezzecchi fell from pole to fifth after opting for a soft front tyre, but his result confirmed him third in the riders’ championship; Acosta now leads Francesco Bagnaia by six points for fourth heading into the Grand Prix.
  • Honda’s Joan Mir and Luca Marini both crashed out after Mir lost the front and collected his team‑mate, an incident under steward investigation, and Mir has a long‑lap penalty for the race.
  • Jack Miller was told to drop three places for contact with Fermin Aldeguer, missed the instruction, then served a long‑lap and finished 12th as Aldeguer recovered to 11th.
  • Sunday warm‑up was headed by Fabio Quartararo ahead of Alex Marquez, tyre choices remain open, and Honda needs at least nine constructors’ points — equivalent to a top‑seven finish — to move up to the next concession tier.