More from a press release issued by Aprilia Racing:
Aprilia Racing confirms status as most successful European manufacturer of all time: Raúl Fernández of Trackhouse MotoGP Team claims win number 300.
Sunday’s race at Australia’s Phillip Island circuit turned into a milestone moment for Aprilia Racing.
Marco Bezzecchi delivered a superb display of maturity and control during the long race. Serving two long lap penalties for the incident in Indonesia, the Italian rider put together an intelligent performance. Starting from second on the grid, he immediately took the lead at turn one and built a small gap over his pursuers. After serving both penalties, he returned to the track in sixth place and staged a spectacular recovery to finish third on the podium. It was Bezzecchi’s twelfth podium of the season, including victory at Silverstone and sprint wins in Australia, Mandalika and Misano.
Standing in for Jorge Martín, Lorenzo Savadori put in a strong performance, finishing sixteenth despite not being fully fit after his Q1 crash.
Completing a historic Sunday, Raúl Fernández of the Trackhouse MotoGP Team secured his first MotoGP victory and Aprilia Racing’s 300th win.
Marco Bezzecchi: “I’m really pleased because I managed the race very well and started strongly. I had planned a strategy in my head: to get in front, build a small gap, and then take the two long laps without losing too many positions, and I managed to do exactly that. I thought I’d be able to finish no better than fourth, but when I saw I was closing in, I didn’t ease off until the end. Much of the credit goes to my team, because the strategy we devised, both for tyre management and for serving the penalties, was largely down to their work.”
Lorenzo Savadori: “It was a very tough race physically. I wasn’t in the best shape, but we still managed to finish at a good pace. Unfortunately, Saturday’s crash, caused by Binder’s manoeuvre, set back our weekend’s work and also left me feeling sore physically. I’m happy for Aprilia – it’s been a great weekend and the team has achieved its 300th victory. I am very proud to be part of this project.”
Massimo Rivola: “The three-hundredth win for Aprilia Racing, the most successful European manufacturer, speaks volumes about the history of this brand. It’s a tremendous source of pride, and credit goes to everyone who works and contributes at Noale. Reaching this milestone at a circuit like this – fast and for great riders – and doing so with the Trackhouse MotoGP Team and with Raúl, who has been riding the Aprilia for several years, is a remarkable achievement. Congratulations to all of them. Marco today did something that will go down in the annals of motorcycle racing – a truly perfect race. A test of maturity passed with flying colours. He faced an especially tough challenge, not only due to the race itself, but also as a consequence of the mistake made in Indonesia. We couldn’t be happier with this rider, this team and this brand.”
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More from a press release issued by Gresini Racing:
Alex misses out on podium finish, Fermin held back while on top of his game.
- Raceday – AustralianGP
4th – ALEX MARQUEZ #73
14th – FERMIN ALDEGUER #54
- World Championship Standings
2nd – ALEX MARQUEZ #73 (379 points)
8th – FERMIN ALDEGUER #54 (183 points)
Alex Marquez: “I gave it all. It wasn’t an easy weekend, especially after yesterday’s two crashes. We managed to bring home some important points and that’s good. We’re going to Malaysia with a good margin; I love the track and we’ll try to seal our championship position there, with no pressure as there are still three events left.”
Fermin Aldeguer:“We had a technical problem halfway through the race. It’s a pity because it could have been a great weekend, but this issue stopped us in what was our best moment. We were lapping as fast as the frontrunners and we could have ended up close to them, but these things happen and now we’re heading to Malaysia knowing we have the speed.”
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More from a press release issued by Honda HRC:
Solid sixth for determined Marini to cap off Australian GP.
Luca Marini had his mettle tested across the entire 27-laps of race day in Phillip Island, the Italian narrowly missing out on fifth place after a late charge. Mir tumbled from a top ten challenge.
Delayed an hour, the Australian GP avoided the worst of the day’s wind and saw the main event go ahead without any further delay or incident. With some cloud cover overhead, conditions remained as they had been for much of the weekend in Phillip Island.
Aggressive from the start, Luca Marini made sure to attack Pol Espargaro early to try and avoid a repeat of their intense battle on Saturday. Besting him after a few laps, Marini focused on staying with a fast-recovering Bezzecchi and breaking free of the chasing group. Matching the times of the leaders, the #10 rapidly closed down Acosta in the final five laps and missed taking fifth place from him by the narrowest of margins – just 0.040s at the line.
Sixth place is Marini’s 11th top ten result of the season and continues a clear trend of further improvement post-Misano Test. The result moves Marini to within just eight points of Zarco as the pair contest top Honda honours and a potential top ten spot in the World Championship.
Joan Mir’s race came to a premature end when he fell from 12th place on lap 10 at Turn 10. Unharmed, it was an unfortunate result as the #36 and the Honda HRC RC213V clearly had the pace for the top ten at full distance.
A quick hop, skip and a jump for the Honda HRC Castrol team as they head to the Sepang International Circuit for Round 20 of the 2025 MotoGP World Championship. Having started the season there with testing, the Malaysian GP is always a good chance to benchmark the improvements made over the year.
Luca Marini – sixth: “A tough race but it makes our finish more rewarding. A decent amount of points but a lot of good work by the team and Honda HRC over the weekend, it’s important to work like this every weekend. This weekend we couldn’t turn the bike like we needed to at a faster circuit like Phillip Island, it’s something to work on in future development. The target is to finish ahead of Zarco in the championship, and we have been closing him down with each race. We head to Malaysia with a lot of motivation, staying positive and believing in our potential that we have shown. There is still more potential to unlock in our overall package, we’ve made a good step but we need to keep working.”
Joan Mir – DNF: “From lap one something felt strange, and I was not able to overtake and ride as I really wanted. Still, we could make up some positions, and I think there was a lot more potential today. We had something on the front tyre with the temperature, which is really critical with these bikes. Obviously, I am not happy with how our weekend went, we knew that it would be a harder weekend, but we were aiming to come away with something more. Now for Malaysia where we aim to get back into the groove we’ve had the last races.”
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More from a press release issued by Monster Energy Yamaha:
Rins’ Solid Phillip Island Race Pace Earns Him P7, Quartararo Salvages P11.
An overcast Sunday at the Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit set the scene for the Australian Motorcycle Grand Prix Race. Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP’s Álex Rins enjoyed battling with rivals to take 7th place. Fabio Quartararo didn’t find the race pace he was looking for and finished the 27-lap contest in 11th position.
Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP’s Álex Rins made up for a challenging start in today’s Australian Motorcycle Grand Prix Race by charging from P11 to P7 in the latter stages of the 27-lap Race. Starting from pole, Fabio Quartararo was briefly in contention for a podium finish but struggled to defend his position and ultimately held P11 across the finish line.
Rins started from P11 and held 12th at the end of the first lap. He was back in 11th when Jack Miller crashed on lap 5. The number-42 closely followed the train of rivals ahead of him but couldn’t find a way through. On lap 14, he was overtaken by Enea Bastianini. Rins in turn overtook Quartararo on lap 15, putting him in 11th place again. He then closed the gap to the top 10. With eight laps to go, he launched a successful attack on Pol Esparagó to move up to tenth, and he upped his pace further for a late charge. With five laps to go, the Yamaha man polished off Bastianini. Brad Binder followed one lap later, and with Fermín Aldeguer running wide, Rins was up to seventh. Considering the over 3s gap to the next rider ahead of him, he focused on pushing to the chequered flag on the final three laps. He still managed to close the gap by one second and finished in seventh place, crossing the finish line 10.671s from first.
Quartararo started from pole and soon slotted into fourth place. A significant gap of over 1.5s to the top 3 had formed after the first laps, but the Frenchman kept his head down. Marco Bezzecchi ahead of him had to complete two long-lap penalties. When the Italian completed the second one on lap 7, it briefly moved El Diablo up to third. The top 2 were about 1s ahead of him at the time, but over the next eight laps he was relegated to twelfth as the riders who had bunched up behind overtook him one by one. With five laps to go, Francesco Bagnaia also passed him briefly, but the Italian crashed one lap later, putting Quartararo back in 12th. As Aldeguer dropped down the order in the final stages, the number-20 rider ultimately finished in 11th place, 16.965s from the winner.
After today’s results, Quartararo stays in 9th place in the overall standings with 166 points, and Rins holds 19th position with 60 points. Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP are 6th in the team championship with 226 points, and Yamaha remain in 5th position in the constructor championship with 205 points.
MotoGP will be back in action next week for the Grand Prix of Malaysia, held at the Sepang International Circuit from 24-26 October.
MASSIMO MEREGALLI – Team Director, Monster Energy Yamaha
“It was a bit of a strange outing for us, with both riders experiencing total opposite races. Álex had another great ride, especially towards the end of the Race. He is continuing the positive trend he started at the previous round. We know how hard he’s working, and it’s nice to see it paying off. Fabio simply didn’t have the feeling he needed today to ride at his usual level. We will thoroughly investigate what caused the sudden change in the Race compared to the rest of the weekend. It’s unfortunate that we weren’t able to convert our pole position into a stronger race result this weekend. We now head to Sepang, where we aim to deliver a more consistent performance and capitalise on our potential.”
Alex Rins: “It was really great – I mean, it was amazing to have this feeling. I did many overtakes, like in corner 2 on the inside. It was a really great race. I had a small issue at the start, but I solved it in corner 2. From then until the end, I was trying to manage and trying to overtake. I was riding on the limit, and I’m quite happy and proud – P7 is a great result. We are continuing the progress, and this is the most important thing.”
Fabio Quartararo:“It was really strange. I didn’t expect this kind of race, because I knew my pace was good. The feeling in the Warm Up was okay, but I didn’t have the pace on any lap of the Race. I don’t know what happened to feel such a big difference between the Race and any of the previous sessions. We will try to understand it, but I also just want to turn over the page and try to be ready for the next round. I look forward to next week, Sepang is a track I like.”
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More from a press release issued by Red Bull KTM Tech3:
The Red Bull KTM Tech3 MotoGP™ squad will leave Australia satisfied after the solid performances of both Enea Bastianini and Pol Espargaro at the Australian Grand Prix on Sunday. Starting from P20, Bastianini claimed the 9th place on Sunday in Phillip Island as he showcased once again a brilliant remontada. Pol Espargaro, replacing Maverick Viñales, got himself a top 10 result, making it 4 out of 4 KTMs in the top 10 Down Under, with Pedro Acosta in 5th and Brad Binder in 8th.
Enea Bastianini’s top 10 in Saturday’s sprint gave the Italian good hopes for the main race on Sunday, and everything was in place for the number 23 to complete a good job today, after a positive warm up session. At lights out under a cloudy sky and windy conditions, Enea jumped to 16th in one lap as he gained 4 positions through the midpack, to enter lap 1 behind two-time world champion Francesco Bagnaia. It was not too long until Bastianini overtook his old teammate to progress to the top 15, to sit 0.7 seconds behind Johann Zarco. The Frenchman was down on lap 5, as was local hero Jack Miller, and that was P13 after 5 laps with next ahead Joan Mir. With Mir one second away, Enea was progressively catching up on the HRC rider, but Mir made a mistake at lap 10. Another rider down, and next on was Alex Rins 0.8 seconds ahead. Three laps later, the gap was closed, and Enea ceased his opportunity to move past the Yamaha rider, to progress to 11th, in the back wheel of Fabio Quartararo who had dropped from the pole position. The Tech3 rider did not stay behind for long, as his faster pace allowed him to quickly move past the number 20 in the last sector of lap 13. Entering P14, we were in the top 10. The next targets ahead were teammates Brad Binder and Pol Espargaro. Binder had caught up on Espargaro who’s pace was slightly dropping, and Enea got his moment too, and that was now P9 on lap 18, just behind Binder. Enea was close with Binder, but somehow he struggled to move past the South African, while the guys from behind were coming back close. Enea was defending his ground, but Rins, who had a small resurgence, moved past Enea on lap 23. We were back to P10, and Aldeguer’s late drop gave Enea his 9th place back, which he kept until the end. It is another solid ride from the ‘Beast’ as he scores points with an excellent 9th place, all the way from P20 on the grid!
Hungry for more after his 9th place in the sprint on Saturday, Pol Espargaro was ready to hit the long distance. At the race start, Pol Espargaro took a good one and soon entered a battle for 7th against Luca Marini, with both overtaking each other, but it was Pol who won the battle to 7th entering lap 3. 5 laps gone, and Pol was holding that 7th place, but he was already under pressure from Marini who was closing behind. Ahead, there was Marco Bezzecchi on lap 8, after he had completed his two long penalties. Marini had increased the pace and was through on lap 9, as Pol had now to defend P8 against Fermin Aldeguer. The pace was held solid by Espargaro as he kept the distance within the front pack, although Aldeguer’s threat was growing lap after lap. A few laps later, Espargarao beat Quartararo in the main straight entering lap 13, and we were up to 7th, but Fermin Aldeguer made his move too, as the Tech3 rider went a bit wide at turn 12. Then, we saw Pol starting to fight against the tire drop, and despite resisting as much as he could, he was overtaken by both Binder and Bastianini in a few laps, and a few laps to the end, it was Alex Rins who sneaked into the top 10, leaving Pol in 11th. One more position was gained as we was through Aldeguer, and that was a final P10-finish for the Spaniard. Another solid performance from Pol Espargaro, who made it three top 10 out of three races this season, after his 9th place at the Czech GP, and P8 at the Hungarian GP.
That’s all for 2025 Australia, once again it was amazing to see fans from the other side of the world, and we are already excited to bring back MotoGP™ Down Under next year. Next for us is Malaysia, as we are heading to the Sepang International Circuit for that final round overseas next week, on October 24-25-26.
Enea Bastianini: “The race has been solid, I think! Starting from P20 is not easy, but we made our way back lap after lap. I was faster as the race went by, I could catch up with the other guys, I made some good overtakes, until I ended up being in the fight for P7. Unfortunately, the tires were destroyed since I pushed hard to come back. I gave it all to try earning that P7 against Brad Binder, but I could not achieve it. We did two solid races this weekend which gave me back a bit of confidence, but our target now is really on improving qualifying, because today might have been a different story if we had not started from that far. I need to work on myself, as I am conscious that the fast lap is a weak point because of my riding style.”
Pol Espargaro: “We are happy with our result, but after yesterday’s sprint and today’s warm up, we felt like we had a better opportunity for today, especially with the wind. I have the feeling that there are things that are happening on the bike that we are still unable to control as riders. The rear spin is pretty good, but somehow we are destroying the tires much faster than the other riders on the grid. In my case, I felt pretty fast at the start of the race, I was following Alex (Marquez), I felt that I could stay there for a while, but somehow I dropped and I lost a lot of positions. 8 laps to the end, the tires were gone, so we tried our best to survive until the end. It is a learning process, it is good to be here, to be feeling these things, which we will try to understand and improve.”
Nicolas Goyon, Team Manager: “In the end, we have finished this weekend in Phillip Island on a positive note! Having both riders inside the top 10 was hard to foresee looking at the grid positions, so we have to congratulate Enea Bastianini for his weekend! We are still struggling with qualifying, which is making our life harder when starting from P20, but he fought his way back to P10 in the sprint yesterday, and then P9 today! Good job from him, but we really need to focus on getting better in qualifying, we believe there is room for improvement. As we head to Sepang, Enea will already have references from the test, so we hope it will help him to be competitive from the first day. Once again, I would like to congratulate Pol Espargaro, he has finished all his races with us in the top 10 this season, and it is a huge achievement for a ‘substitute’! Pol is doing a fantastic job, so we are excited to have another round with him next week in Malaysia.”
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More from a press release issued by Prima Pramac Yamaha:
Tough Australian GP for Prima Pramac Yamaha MotoGP: Miller Crashes Out, Oliveira in P12.
It was a disappointing Sunday for the Prima Pramac Yamaha MotoGP team, which, after an excellent Sprint Race on Saturday, was aiming for a strong result in today‘s 27-lap Australian Grand Prix. Instead, home hero Jack Miller, starting from the front row for his 250th Grand Prix appearance, was forced to retire after a crash on lap five, while Miguel Oliveira climbed from 15th on the grid to finish 12th. Next week, MotoGP heads to Malaysia for the 20th round of the season at Sepang.
It was a sad Australian GP for the Prima Pramac Yamaha MotoGP team at the iconic Phillip Island circuit, one of the most beautiful and historic tracks in the world championship. After a strong Saturday, which saw Jack Miller qualify third—becoming the first Australian to start from the front row since Casey Stoner in 2012—and finish an impressive fourth in the Sprint Race, the team had high hopes for another top result.
However, what was meant to be an extra special race for Jack, marking his 250th Grand Prix start, ended in disappointment when the local favorite crashed out on lap five while running in fifth position. The team‘s hopes then rested on Miguel Oliveira, who started from 15th on the grid and faced several challenges in the busy mid-pack battles. After dropping to 19th in the early laps, Miguel mounted a solid recovery in the second half of the race, eventually crossing the line in 12th place, right behind the other Yamaha YZR-M1 of Fabio Quartararo, who had started from pole position.
With the 4 points earned today, Oliveira moves up to 36 points in 20th position, while Miller remains 18th with 66. The Prima Pramac Yamaha MotoGP team currently sits 11th in the Teams‘ World Championship with 105 points.
No time to rest, the paddock now heads to Malaysia for the next challenge, the 20th round of the season, taking place this weekend at the Sepang International Circuit.
GINO BORSOI – Team Director, Prima Pramac Yamaha MotoGP
“A real shame, because after the great day we had on Saturday, we thought we could achieve another strong result today. We‘ve checked the data, and it seems that Jack didn‘t do anything unusual — most likely, the extra fuel weight at the beginning of the race made braking more difficult for him. It‘s disappointing, because the crash wasn‘t caused by a braking issue or a rider error. Unfortunately, we couldn‘t finish the weekend on a high with Jack, unlike Oliveira, who had a really good race. From mid-distance onwards, he had a pace very close to the top five, which allowed him to make up ground. If he hadn‘t started so far back, he could have fought with Rins for a place in the top ten.”
Miguel Oliveira: “Today was a better day for me. I managed the rear tire well, although in the first few laps I struggled a bit — the bike was running wide in every corner, and I couldn‘t be as fast as I wanted. In the final part of the race, though, I found a much better rhythm, made a few overtakes, and scored some points. It‘s been a tough weekend overall; I never really had the speed, and both qualifying and the Sprint were far from what I would have done. But today‘s electronic changes helped make the bike a bit better, and finishing the weekend on a positive note is a good boost heading into Malaysia.”
Jack Miller:“Not the way I wanted to end what had been a positive weekend so far. I got a decent start and was in the front group, although I was struggling a bit more than in the previous days, especially in Turns 2 and 6. I felt I had to push a little harder, and after a couple of warnings at Turn 6 — with some vibrations going in — the third time the bike just said ’no more‘ and went away from me. I‘m disappointed to have let everyone down after what had been a strong weekend where we showed great pace. I‘ll try to take the positives and understand what went wrong today.”
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More from a press release issued by Lenovo Ducati:
The Ducati Lenovo Team wraps up the Grand Prix of Australia: a late crash for Francesco Bagnaia, Michele Pirro finishes eighteenth.
The Ducati Lenovo Team completed the nineteenth event of the 2025 MotoGP season at Phillip Island. Francesco Bagnaia – after an encouraging comeback – crashed out in the late stages of the race, while Michele Pirro crossed the line in eighteenth position.
Bagnaia – following a challenging early part of the race – then got up to speed aboard his Desmosedici GP. Pecco made his way back from sixteenth to twelfth position and bridged the gap to the group battling for the top ten, before losing the front end and crashing at the ‘Siberia’ corner with four laps to go. Pirro continued to improve his feeling with the bike and his lap times to finish eighteenth.
As the nineteenth Grand Prix of the season draws to a close, with Marc Márquez already crowned MotoGP World Champion, Francesco Bagnaia sits fourth, 105 points behind Alex Márquez in second place. The Triple Crown is completed by the Teams’ Title secured by the Ducati Lenovo Team and the Constructors’ World Championship clinched by Ducati.
The Ducati Lenovo Team will return to action this Friday, October 24th, for the twentieth Grand Prix of the season at the Sepang International Circuit in Malaysia.
Francesco Bagnaia: “After yesterday’s Sprint, I promised myself I wouldn’t finish the race at the back of the field, as it wouldn’t have been an acceptable result. Following the warm up, we understood which direction to take and after a few laps I started to feel better on the bike, which was moving a lot less. This allowed me to be a bit more aggressive. I pushed hard and made my way back to the group fighting for the top positions, with a chance to finish in the top seven, but unfortunately I crashed. When you’re at the limit, these things can happen.”
Michele Pirro: “I finished the race and that’s important, as it was a long one. I’m satisfied because both the pace and the feeling improved compared to yesterday. We tried a different setup, which led to some steps forward, and I didn’t push too hard because it was key to finish in good conditions. This is good training ahead of Sepang, which suits me better as we test there every off-season – even though it’ll be hotter this time around. We’ll aim to keep improving our performance and narrow the gap.”
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More from a press release issued by IDEMITSU Honda LCR:
IDEMITSU Honda LCR rider Somkiat Chantra finished 17th in Sunday’s race at Phillip Island.
- After finding positives in Saturday’s Sprint, Chantra was focused on pushing hard and fighting for points.
- However, as the race progressed, increasingly strong winds disrupted his rhythm and hampered his efforts to catch the group.
- He eventually crossed the line in 17th place, collecting valuable data that will be crucial for the upcoming rounds.
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More from a press release issued by Castrol Honda LCR:
CASTROL Honda LCR rider Johann Zarco crashed during the Sunday race at the Phillip Island Circuit.
- After finding some positives during Saturday’s Sprint, Zarco and his team were determined to fight for points in the Sunday race.
- Zarco made a solid start and was setting his rhythm when, after the fourth lap, he crashed at turn one.
- Following a challenging weekend, both the rider and the team are committed to finding solutions to reverse the current situation and will look to bounce back in Malaysia.
