Marc Márquez reigns victorious after an intense Italian GP
- Silvia Cojocaru
- Jun 22, 2025
- 3 min read
Written by Silvia Cojocaru
Marc Márquez continues to write history, becoming the first rider to claim 100 pole positions across all classes. The Spaniard won both races in Italy after hard-fought battles with Álex Márquez and Francesco Bagnaia.
Grand Prix Results
1st- Marc Márquez, Ducati Lenovo Team, 41:09.214
2nd- Álex Márquez, Gresini Racing MotoGP, +1.942
3rd- Fabio Di Giannantonio, Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team, +2.136
4th- Francesco Bagnaia, Ducati Lenovo Team, +5.081
5th- Marco Bezzecchi, Aprilia Racing, +9.329
6th- Franco Morbidelli, Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team, +16.866
7th- Raul Fernandez, Gresini Racing MotoGP, +18.526
8th- Pedro Acosta, Redbull KTM Factory Racing, +19.349
9th- Brad Binder, Redbull KTM Factory Racing, +19.377
10th- Ai Ogura, Trackhouse MotoGP Team, +21.943
11th- Joan Mir, Honda HRC Castrol, +22.877
12th- Fermín Aldeguer, Gresini Racing MotoGP, +25.578
13th- Miguel Oliveira, Prima Pramac Yamaha MotoGP, +26.123
14th- Fabio Quartararo, Monster Energy Yamaha, +26.130
15th- Àlex Rins, Monster Energy Yamaha, +28.155
16th- Takaaki Nakagami, Honda HRC Castrol, +33.110
17th- Lorenzo Savadori, Aprilia Racing, +40.900
18th- Somkiat Chantra, Idemitsu Honda LCR, +70.075
OUT- Jack Miller, Prima Pramac Yamaha MotoGP
OUT- Maverick Viñales, Red Bull KTM Tech3
OUT- Johann Zarco, Castrol Honda LCR
OUT- Enea Bastianini, Redbull KTM Tech 3
Sprint
The sprint race began with problems for pole sitter Marc Márquez. The Spaniard lost 6 positions at the start, allowing Francesco Bagnaia to take the lead.
The first turn of the race was equally eventful, with Brad Binder and Fabio Di Giannantonio making contact. The South African rider was taken out of the race, together with Johann Zarco, who was unfortunately caught in the incident.
The troubles for the KTM Team continued, with Pedro Acosta also crashing.
An incredible three-way battle quickly ensued at the front of the grid, which saw Álex Márquez temporarily claim the lead on lap 2. He was soon overtaken by his brother, who managed to recover from his difficult start.
Bagnaia remained 3rd, but he was unable to catch up to the two riders in front, having to defend his position against Maverick Viñales.
Despite a promising starting position in P4, Fabio Quartararo began to struggle towards the end of the race, finishing just out of the points in P10.
Marco Bezzecchi managed a good comeback from 10th on the grid to 6th, especially noting that a contact with Acosta on the first lap left him with a damaged wing.
Grand Prix
The race began with cheers from the Italian crowd after Bagnaia managed to take the lead in Turn 2. This marked the start of an incredible fight between the Ducati teammates, with Álex Márquez also closing in on the duo.
On lap 3, Bagnaia makes a mistake which would temporarily have him in P3 after touching Marc’s rear tyre, but he recovered to the lead just one lap later.
The Italian went from 3rd to 1st after just two corners, to the delight of his home crowd.
The fight between teammates continued, with Álex now joining them in an extraordinary three-way battle. However, once Marc took the lead on lap 7, neither rider could do anything to overtake him.
Just behind the leaders, Franco Morbidelli and Viñales had their own battle for P4, which ended with Viñales being taken out of the race by the Italian rider.
Morbidelli received a long lap penalty, which he failed to complete correctly on his first attempt. The VR46 rider had to repeat the procedure, re-entering the race in P6.
With Viñales out of the race, Acosta became the highest-placed KTM rider of the weekend, overtaking his teammate, Brad Binder, and finishing the race in P8.
Following the incident between Morbidelli and Viñales, Fabio Di Giannantonio claimed P4 and started to get closer to a podium finish, threatening Bagnaia's position.
Unfortunately for Bagnaia, his dreams of winning the race at the start ended with him finishing just outside the podium, with Di Giannantonio overtaking him on the second-to-last lap.
Quartararo was unable to take advantage of his good grid position in the race either, the Frenchman only finishing in P14. Meanwhile, after another decent effort, Bezzecchi went from P10 to P5.
Luca Marini was unable to race this weekend, with Japanese rider Takaaki Nakagami as his replacement.
Marc Márquez continues to lead the championship, now with a 40-point advantage over his brother. Ahead of the Dutch Grand Prix next week, his domination shows no signs of ending anytime soon.
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