The six-time MotoGP Champion fends off Alex Marquez to earn a primary gold medal of the season as Bagnaia holds off excellent Ogura for P3.
The triple in Thailand is properly and really on for Marc Marquez as the brand new Ducati Lenovo Workforce recruit pockets a scintillating Tissot Dash victory to safe an ideal Saturday to ignite his 2025 title cost. Alex Marquez (BK8 Gresini Racing MotoGP) backed up his entrance row in qualifying with a P2 to earn his first Saturday silver medal, whereas Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati Lenovo Workforce) earned some priceless factors after having to accept P3 within the first Dash of the marketing campaign.
It was lights out for 2025 and Marc Marquez made the dream launch from pole place to pocket the holeshot. Pecco slotted into an early P2 however on the run into Flip 3, Alex Marquez stole P2 again. Ai Ogura (Trackhouse MotoGP Workforce) swooped across the outdoors at Flip 1 to clinch an early P4, with Jack Miller (Prima Pramac Yamaha MotoGP) P5.
At the beginning of Lap 3, Marquez – of the Marc selection – was 0.6s away from his youthful brother Alex. Bagnaia was an extra second off the tailpipes of the Gresini star, with Ogura holding the two-time MotoGP Champion on his toes. And a lap later, it was nonetheless the case – Ogura was shadowing Pecco, with the latter shedding contact on the highest two within the early levels.
After a nightmare launch that noticed him drop to the rear of the sector, Marco Bezzecchi (Aprilia Racing) was making good progress. The Italian was P14, however Aprilia’s consideration was on Ogura in P4, who was nonetheless shadowing Bagnaia.
Drama unfolded for Miller with seven laps left, the Aussie was on the ground at Flip 8 from P6, which promoted Fabio Quartararo (Monster Vitality Yamaha MotoGP) to high Yamaha in P6. That was quickly P7, as a small error at Flip 8 allowed Pedro Acosta (Pink Bull KTM Manufacturing unit Racing) to carve by way of.
Again on the entrance, Marc Marquez was 1.1s away from Alex Marquez heading into the closing 5 laps. Bagnaia was 1.2s in arrears of the #73 however now, the Italian was the quickest rider on observe. Ogura was now 0.5s behind Bagnaia, with Franco Morbidelli (Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Workforce) a lonely P5.
Three to go. Between the highest three, it was just about as you have been. Ogura’s podium hopes have been seemingly slipping away because the Japanese star dropped to 0.8s off Bagnaia, however the rookie sensation had 1.8s to play with again to Morbidelli.
Two to go. Bagnaia’s efforts of making an attempt to shut down Alex Marquez for P2 had run out of steam and heading onto the ultimate lap of the primary Dash of 2025, Marc Marquez was capable of cruise house. The right Saturday was secured for the six-time MotoGP World Champion and for the primary time since 2019, the #93 noticed himself on the summit of the MotoGP World Championship.
Ultimately, it was a snug P2 for Alex Marquez as Bagnaia claimed P3 to open his factors account for the yr. Journey of the day goes to rookie Ogura. A powerful P4 sees the reigning Moto2 World Champion end lower than a second behind Pecco, 1.3s forward of Morbidelli and over six seconds forward of final yr’s rookie star Acosta. What a trip. It was P6 for the #37 of Acosta, P7 for Quartararo, P8 for Brad Binder (Pink Bull KTM Manufacturing unit Racing) and a hard-earned P9 for Honda HRC Castrol’s Joan Mir because the 2020 World Champion and Japanese producer see mild on the finish of the tunnel with their second Dash factors and first within the dry.
Pole place, Tissot Dash win… can Marc Marquez notch up an ideal weekend in Thailand to actually launch his manufacturing facility Ducati profession into life heading to Argentina? He’s going to take some stopping, however don’t low cost Alex Marquez and Bagnaia – and possibly even a star rookie? – simply but.
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