Overview

• Marco Bezzecchi set a Mandalika all‑time lap record of 1:28.832 to take pole for Aprilia.
• Bezzecchi won the sprint with a last‑lap pass on rookie Fermin Aldeguer, with Raul Fernandez completing the podium.
• A first‑lap collision between Bezzecchi and Marc Marquez threw Marquez from his Ducati, prompting concern over a possible right‑shoulder injury as his status is assessed.
• Aldeguer, on a year‑old GP24, was the leading Ducati throughout the weekend, qualified second, and led most of the sprint before finishing runner‑up.
• Francesco Bagnaia’s struggles continued with P16 in qualifying and 14th in the sprint, as Ducati secured the teams’ title and questions persisted over secrecy around his Misano GP24 test.