Valencia [Spain], November 16 (ANI): Back-to-back victories for the primary time and a primary 1-2 end for the primary time since 2023 that’ll do very properly for Aprilia as Marco Bezzecchi (Aprilia Racing) clinches a lights-to-flag victory in Valencia. The Italian was made to work for it, although.
Raul Fernandez (Trackhouse MotoGP Team) produced a advantageous experience to finish his dwelling GP simply 0.6s away from Bezzecchi, as Fabio Di Giannantonio (Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team) battled previous Pedro Acosta (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing) to earn P3 and maintain Ducati’s 88 successive podium streak intact heading into 2026.
For the ultimate time in 2025, it was nearly lights out for MotoGP, however earlier than that, there was an odd crash for Franco Morbidelli (Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team) whereas the grid pulled as much as their beginning slots.
The #21 hit the again of Aleix Espargaro (Honda HRC Test Team) because the Spaniard stopped in his grid place, and after heading again out, Morbidelli pulled into the field to sign the top of his 2025. Later, it was confirmed that Morbidelli had picked up a left-hand fracture, that means he is additionally dominated out of Tuesday’s Valencia Test.
Then, the Grand Prix bought underway. Bezzecchi secured the launch he had wished and held the lead over Alex Marquez (BK8 Gresini Racing MotoGP), as drama unfolded within the midfield at Turn 4.
Johann Zarco (CASTROL Honda LCR) was uncontrolled into the right-hander, and within the fallacious place on the fallacious time was Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati Lenovo Team).
The Italian was pressured into the gravel after which could not cease a small tip-off from unfolding, and that was Bagnaia’s GP and season over. Zarco, in the meantime, was handed a Long Lap Penalty for the incident.
At the entrance, Fernandez was making robust progress and after passing Di Giannantonio, the Australian GP winner set about reeling in Bezzecchi and Marquez on Lap 3 of 27. Successive quickest laps adopted because the Trackhouse rider sat 0.6s off of Marquez’s rear tyre. 1.2s additional again was Acosta, who was additionally in a position to move Di Giannantonio within the early laps.
The prime three, by Lap 10, had been 2.6s away from Acosta in P4. And on the finish of Lap 11, Fernandez pounced on Marquez on the ultimate nook. At this stage, Bezzecchi held a 1.3s lead over his fellow Aprilia star, with Fernandez instantly placing 0.7s into Marquez, who was now by far the slowest rider of the highest 5. Acosta and Di Giannantonio had been closing in on the Tissot Sprint winner.
With 11 laps remaining, Acosta bought the hole beneath half a second, with Fernandez chipping away at Bezzecchi’s lead, which was now hovering across the 0.8s mark.
And within the battle for P3, after a number of laps of Marquez participating defensive mode, Acosta struck at Turn 4 on Lap 20. It was a profitable move too, and now, Di Giannantonio was climbing all around the exhaust pipes of Marquez, who seemingly had no extra tempo in his again pocket. Then, positive sufficient, Di Giannantonio mirrored Acosta’s transfer at Turn 4 a lap later to wrestle his manner into P4.
Bezzecchi’s lead remained narrowly north of half a second on Lap 22 of 27, with each the Italian and the hunter, Fernandez, lapping equally. At this stage, Bezzecchi was buckling beneath the stress, however with 5 laps to go, the hole was all the way down to 0.6s for the primary time as Bezzecchi dipped his boot into the 1:31s, with Di Giannantonio three tenths sooner than anybody else on circuit. Acosta was now the rider feeling the warmth in P3.
At the entrance, the hole was now 0.540 seconds between Bezzecchi and Fernandez. Would Bezzecchi blink? Any small error from the #72 now would open the door for the #25. On the following lap, it got here down once more. 0.4s. This was wonderful from Fernandez, however with three to go, time was working out.
And it was for Di Giannantonio too within the chase for Sunday’s bronze medal. Acosta was defending nicely, with the Italian hounding the KTM.
Two laps of 2025 to go! Bezzecchi vs Fernandez for the win, Acosta vs Di Giannantonio for P3. And at Turn 4, Acosta was handed. Could the KTM star reply? He was going to present it a mighty good go.
Last lap time! Bezzecchi led Fernandez by 0.3s, with Di Giannantonio a tenth forward of Acosta. Halfway round, Bezzecchi was preserving that much-needed respiration area between himself and his fellow RS-GP rider, and that was the way it stayed on the chequered flag. Bezzecchi bagged back-to-back victories for the primary time in MotoGP, and it was the primary Aprilia 1-2 because the Catalan GP after Fernandez’s sensible experience to P2. Di Giannantonio held off Acosta after his late transfer, that means the Italian ends his season with a double podium in Valencia.
Acosta’s efforts ended with him unable to answer Di Giannantonio’s late assault, that means it is a P4 to finish the Spaniard’s season that additionally finishes with a P4 total end. Fermin Aldeguer (BK8 Gresini Racing MotoGP) picked up P5 with a ultimate nook overtake on teammate Marquez, who crossed the road in P6 following a disappointing Sunday on the workplace.
P7 went to Honda HRC Castrol’s Luca Marini, which implies the Japanese manufacturing unit moved as much as concession Rank C, signalling their spectacular progress in 2025. It was P8 for Brad Binder (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing), P9 for Jack Miller (Prima Pramac Yamaha MotoGP), and P10 for Enea Bastianini (Red Bull KTM Tech3), who accomplished the final prime 10 of the marketing campaign.
Miguel Oliveira (Prima Pramac Yamaha MotoGP) concluded his MotoGP profession with a P11, and we want the Portuguese star good luck in his new WorldSBK journey in 2026.
After his Long Lap Penalty, Zarco crossed the road in P12 forward of Joan Mir (Honda HRC Castrol), who additionally had a Long Lap Penalty after his Sprint incident, as Alex Rins (Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP) and Nicolo Bulega (Ducati Lenovo Team) collected the ultimate factors of the marketing campaign in P14 and P15.
And similar to that, 2025 is signed, sealed and delivered. Bezzecchi and Aprilia finish it on a excessive and rejoice a top-three end within the Championship, as we sit up for the brand new season getting underway on Tuesday with the Valencia Test.
Ducati stay the benchmark after Marc Marquez (Ducati Lenovo Team) and Alex Marquez’s 1-2 end within the World Championship, however Aprilia have definitely despatched out a warning check in 2025. (ANI)