Overview

• Jorge Martín underwent successful surgery for a fractured right clavicle in Barcelona and will miss Mandalika, with no confirmed return date.
• Pecco Bagnaia admits he “did not recognize” himself on the GP25 earlier this year but arrives from a confidence-boosting double in Japan aiming to challenge again.
• Márquez, now a nine-time world champion, has amassed 14 Sprint wins and 11 Sunday victories this season as Ducati also sealed the constructors’ crown.
• Mandalika remains a hurdle for Márquez, who has not finished a race there since his 2022 return.
• With the main title settled, the key fight shifts to the runner-up spot between Álex Márquez and Bagnaia, separated by 66 points with 185 still available.