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Bezzecchi Snatches Indonesian GP Sprint With Last-Lap Pass After Record Pole

The comeback win capped a commanding Saturday that signaled Aprilia’s edge at Mandalika.

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MotoGP - Indonesian Grand Prix - Mandalika International Street Circuit, Mandalika, Indonesia - October 4, 2025 Aprilia Racing's Marco Bezzecchi celebrates on the podium after winning the sprint race along with second placed BK8 Gresini Racing MotoGP's Fermin Aldeguer and Trackhouse MotoGP Team's Raul Fernandez REUTERS/Willy Kurniawan
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MotoGP - San Marino Grand Prix - Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli, Misano, Italy - Spetember 14, 2025 Aprilia Racing's Marco Bezzecchi in action during the race REUTERS/Jennifer Lorenzini

Overview

  • Marco Bezzecchi set a new Mandalika all-time lap record of 1:28.832 to take pole before charging from eighth to win the 13-lap sprint.
  • Rookie Fermin Aldeguer started a career-best second and led most of the race before finishing runner-up for Gresini Ducati.
  • Raul Fernandez took third for his first MotoGP podium, delivering Trackhouse’s maiden rostrum.
  • Marc Marquez served a long-lap penalty for contact with Alex Rins and recovered to seventh, as Francesco Bagnaia qualified 16th and finished 14th.
  • Pedro Acosta crashed out from second on lap five, Ducati clinched the teams’ world championship despite factory struggles, and Luca Marini faces a post-race tyre-pressure investigation.