The birth of the second youngest winner in history
Ai Ogura (Aprilia) was absent from the Indonesian Grand Prix, which took place consecutively after the MotoGP Japan Grand Prix. Ogura crashed in the final race of the San Marino Grand Prix, injuring her right hand. She raced until Saturday in Japan with two cracks on the back of her right hand, but her condition worsened and she was forced to miss the final race.
In Saturday’s qualifying, Aprilia’s Marco Bezzecchi took pole position. Rookie Fermin Aldeguer (Ducati) came in second, and Raul Fernandez (Aprilia) came in third. Marc Marquez (Ducati), who won the Japanese Grand Prix, came in ninth, and Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati), who won the race, came in a surprising 16th.
In the sprint race, Bezzecchi, who had fallen back, made a brilliant comeback and won the race, with Aldeguer in second and Fernandez in third.
Pedro Acosta (KTM) took the lead in Sunday’s final race, but at Turn 7 on the first lap, Bezzecchi and Marquez collided and crashed, forcing the 2025 champion and this year’s sprint race winner to retire, resulting in a dramatic turn of events.
Behind Acosta was Luca Marini (Honda), followed by Aldeguer, who came second in the sprint race, in third place, Alex Rins (Yamaha) in fourth, Fernandez in fifth, and Fabio Quartararo (Yamaha) in sixth. Fernandez then moved up to fourth place.
While Acosta maintained his lead, Aldeguer overtook Marini on the fourth lap to move into second place, with Aldeguer in second and Marini in third, with Fernandez trailing behind Marini by about 0.2 seconds.
On lap seven, rookie Aldeguer overtook Acosta, putting the Ducati satellite team rider into the lead. From there, he set the fastest lap and widened the gap between him and Acosta, which by the next lap was just half a second.
As Acosta’s lead over Aldeguer widened, he came under heavy attack from Marini in third place, with Fernandez closely behind him, and Acosta, Marini and Fernandez all vying for second place.
Acosta continued to hold off Marini, but on lap 14, Fernandez, who was in fourth place, made a move on Marini, and the two made slight contact. The contact caused Fernandez and Marini to drop back, with Rins taking third place and Alex Marquez (Ducati) moving up to fourth. Fernandez was now in fifth place, and Marini in eighth. The battle for second and third place continued to be a close one, with players constantly changing positions.
On lap 19, Rins, who was running in third place, caught up with Acosta and moved up to second place. Behind Acosta was Alex Marquez, who was aiming for third place, followed by Fernandez and others.
Rins was then overtaken by Alex Marquez and dropped to third place, while Acosta also managed to regain his position, with Acosta now in second place and Alex Marquez in third place. Rins had dropped significantly.
Aldeguer held on to the lead and took the win. It was the rookie’s first win in the MotoGP class, a remarkable feat achieved in his first season. He also became the second youngest rider to win a premier class race at 20 years and 183 days old, after Marc Márquez.
Acosta came in second. It was a tough race, but he managed to hold on to second place. Third place went to Aldeguer’s teammate, Alex Marquez.
Brad Binder (KTM) came in fourth, having made a great comeback from 15th place. Fifth place went to Marini, who was fighting for the podium until the middle of the race, in a race that reminded me of the third place that Joan Mir (Honda) achieved at the Japanese Grand Prix. Fernandez came in sixth.
Marc Márquez crashed early in the race and was rushed to the medical centre, where his team said he had injured his right collarbone and was returning to Madrid, Spain, for further examinations to determine his treatment plan.
Bezzecchi was also taken to the medical centre and, according to the team, was taken to Mataram Hospital for further examination, but no fractures were found.
Rookie Aldeguer takes the lead and wins © MotoGP.com
