JAKARTA - Marco Bezzecchi won the 2025 Indonesian MotoGP Sprint Race at the Mandalika Circuit on Saturday, October 4, 2025.
Interestingly, Marc Marquez—who secured the 2025 MotoGP world championship in Japan last week—finished only in seventh place.
BK8 Gresini Racing MotoGP rider Fermin Aldeguer successfully shot into the lead after the start of the Sprint Race, which took place in scorching heat.
Aldeguer faced stiff competition from Pedro Acosta (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing) and Raul Fernandez (Trackhouse MotoGP) early in the race.
Meanwhile, Marc Marquez, who was in fifth place, collided with Alex Rins on the first lap. The incident dropped Alex Rins from fourth to 18th.
Marc Marquez, however, received a long lap penalty for the incident.
Then, on the fifth lap, Pedro Acosta lost second place after a slip at Turn 2, dropping him to last place (17th).
Entering the seventh lap, Aldeguer still led the race, followed by Raul Fernandez and Marco Bezzecchi (Aprilia Racing).
Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team riders Franco Morbidelli and Fabio Di Giannantonio were still close behind in seventh and eighth.
On the eighth lap, Bezzecchi successfully snatched second place from Fernandez. He was 2.1 seconds behind Aldeguer, who was in the lead.
The following lap, Marc Marquez engaged in a tight battle with Brad Binder and Di Giannantonio. The Baby Alien then managed to move up to eighth place.
With four laps remaining, Aldeguer still led the sprint race by 0.8 seconds over Bezzecchi. Meanwhile, Marc Marquez managed to move up to seventh after winning a fierce duel with Franco Morbidelli.
However, on the final lap, Bezzecchi managed to close the gap to just 0.3 over Aldeguer.
Finally, on the same lap, Bezzecchi managed to seize the lead. A fierce duel ensued between Bezzecchi and Aldeguer until the finish line.
Bezzecchi managed to maintain the lead, followed by Aldeguer and Raul Fernandez. This achievement further emphasized the Italian rider's dominance in the 2025 Mandalika MotoGP after securing pole position in qualifying.
Meanwhile, Marc Marquez remained unchanged from seventh place until the finish. His teammate, Francesco Bagnaia, had to settle for 14th place in the 2025 Mandalika MotoGP Sprint Race.
2025 Mandalika MotoGP Sprint Race Results
M. Bezzecchi 19'37.047
F. Aldeguer (+0.157)
R. Fernandez (+4.062)
A. Marquez (+5.832)
J. Mir (+8.759)
L. Marini (+9.621)
M. Marquez (+9.772)
F. Morbidelli (+11.980)
F. Di Giannantonio (+12.096)
M. Oliveira (+12.988)
B. Binder (+13.312)
J. Miller (+15.905)
A. Rins (+16.226)
F. Bagnaia (+29,393)
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