Overview
- Rookie Fermin Aldeguer secured his first MotoGP front row, led most of the sprint on a year‑old Gresini Ducati and was passed by Bezzecchi on the final lap.
- Trackhouse’s Raul Fernandez claimed his first premier‑class podium with third place.
- Race direction gave Marc Marquez a long‑lap for opening‑lap contact with Yamaha’s Alex Rins, and he fought back to finish seventh.
- Francesco Bagnaia’s struggles continued as he failed to reach Q2, started 16th and finished 14th, last of the sprint finishers.
- Pedro Acosta crashed from second on lap five, eliminating Bezzecchi’s closest early challenger.