Spain’s Marc Márquez won the weekend’s Grand Prix of Italy – the 93rd win of his MotoGP career (across all classes) – extending his 2025 championship lead.
After a hectic early part of the race at this Grand Prix of Italy at the ‘Autodromo Internazionale del Mugello’, with many position changes involving Francesco Bagnaia and Alex Márquez, Marc Márquez took the lead on lap nine and managed the race masterfully to the chequered flag.
Bagnaia showed excellent form early on, but a near-crash at the end of lap five cost him the lead. In the closing stages, Bagnaia was overtaken by Fabio Di Giannantonio for third place.
At the end of the ninth Grand Prix of the season, Marc Márquez increases his tally to 270 points, with a 40-point lead over Alex Márquez.
Bagnaia sits third, 110 points behind his team-mate. The Ducati Lenovo Team remains at the top of the teams’ standings (430 points), while Ducati continues to lead the manufacturers’ standings.
The series will resume proceedings on Friday at the TT Circuit Assen for the tenth Grand Prix of the season.
“At the start of the race, I tried to manage tyre wear so I wouldn’t compromise things too early,” said Marc Marquez afterwards.
“Every time I tried to control the situation, Pecco (Bagnaia) came back on the attack. He was braking very hard and very late, while I was focusing more on corner speed.
“When Alex took the lead, I knew it was time to start pushing, because he had a really strong pace. Track conditions were quite tricky today, and maintaining a very fast rhythm was risky. If anyone had closed the gap, plan B was simply to bring the bike home.”
Photo courtesy Ducati
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Leading results MotoGP Grand Prix of Italy:
- Marc Marquez (ESP) Ducati 41:01.214
- Alex Marquez (ESP) Ducati +1.942
- Fabio Di Giannantonio (ITA) Ducati +2.136
Leading world championship standings MotoGP:
- Marc Marquez (ESP) Ducati, 270 points
- Alex Marquez (ESP) Ducati, 230
- Francesco Bagnaia (ITA) Ducati, 160