{"id":225044,"date":"2025-10-19T11:57:07","date_gmt":"2025-10-19T11:57:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/225044\/"},"modified":"2025-10-19T11:57:07","modified_gmt":"2025-10-19T11:57:07","slug":"raul-fernandez-wins-first-motogp-at-2025-australian-grand-prix-motorsports-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/225044\/","title":{"rendered":"Raul Fernandez wins first MotoGP at 2025 Australian Grand Prix | Motorsports News"},"content":{"rendered":"

Fernandez becomes the seventh different winner this season with a maiden MotoGP victory at the Phillip Island circuit.<\/p>\n

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Raul Fernandez delivered a dominant performance to claim his maiden MotoGP victory at the Australian Grand Prix on Sunday, securing a first-ever triumph for Trackhouse Racing in the premier class.<\/p>\n

Sprint-winner Marco Bezzecchi, who began second on the grid, made an electric start to snatch the lead from pole-sitter Fabio Quartararo before the first corner. The Italian\u2019s rapid getaway also allowed Fernandez and Pedro Acosta to overtake Quartararo, who had set a record-breaking lap in Saturday\u2019s qualifying.<\/p>\n

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However, Bezzecchi\u2019s charge was short-lived, as he had to serve a double long lap penalty for his collision with newly-crowned MotoGP champion Marc Marquez at the Indonesian Grand Prix. The Aprilia rider served his penalty and fought his way back to an impressive third-place finish.<\/p>\n

\"RaulFernandez leads the field during the Australian MotoGP [William West\/AFP]Bezzecchi recovers, Bagnaia crashes<\/p>\n

Fernandez capitalised on Bezzecchi\u2019s setback to take the lead, and once he found himself with a clear track ahead, the 24-year-old Spaniard was untouchable.<\/p>\n

Fernandez\u2019s triumph marked a milestone for Aprilia, as they became the most successful European manufacturer in the history of Grand Prix racing with a 300th victory.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo sorry, but I cannot believe it,\u201d Fernandez said. \u201cThe team always believed in me. They never stopped supporting me. So it is the consequence of hard work.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo thanks to them, of course, we have a really good pace.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe know that on this kind of track, you need to manage the tyres very well, and I tried to because at the end we knew that it was very difficult to manage. That is what I did, especially in the last five laps. It was a super long race for me.\u201d<\/p>\n

Acosta, Alex Marquez and Fabio Di Giannantonio traded places in a fierce contest before VR46 Racing\u2019s Di Giannantonio managed to clinch second place, with Bezzecchi completing the podium after his remarkable recovery.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was a super tough race,\u201d Bezzecchi said. \u201cWith the penalty, everything was more complicated, but my strategy worked perfectly, because I wanted to make the perfect start and try to push at the beginning.<\/p>\n

\u201cI had a bit of a gap when I took the penalty, so I\u2019m super happy. I did not imagine a podium with the penalty.\u201d<\/p>\n

Quartararo endured a torrid race, dropping down the order to finish a disappointing 11th.<\/p>\n

It was all heartbreak for local hope Jack Miller as the Australian crashed out of podium contention while running in sixth place. Two-time MotoGP champion Francesco Bagnaia also saw his weekend end in frustration, retiring after a crash with four laps remaining.<\/p>\n

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