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Bezzecchi Wins Valencia Finale as Ducati Apologizes for Fuel Error That Ruined Bagnaia’s Qualifying

Stewards issued incident penalties and found no grounds to sanction Bagnaia for his Q1 stoppage.

Overview

  • Francesco Bagnaia’s GP25 ran with insufficient fuel in Q1, forcing a stop and leaving him 16th on the grid, which Ducati manager Davide Tardozzi admitted as a team error and apologized for.
  • Bagnaia retired on the opening lap after contact from Johann Zarco, with race direction handing Zarco a long-lap penalty.
  • Marco Bezzecchi started from pole with a new track record and won the Grand Prix ahead of Raul Fernandez, while Fabio Di Giannantonio took third as the top Ducati finisher.
  • Alex Marquez won Saturday’s Sprint for his third Sprint victory of the season, with his championship runner-up position already secured.
  • Season outcomes remained unchanged with Marc Marquez as riders’ champion and Ducati as constructors’ champion, as additional sanctions were applied including a double long-lap for Jorge Martin and a long-lap for Joan Mir.