Marco Bezzecchi takes third in the MotoGP World Championship away from Francesco Bagnaia with a third-place finish in the Australian MotoGP at Phillip Island.

Alex Marquez likewise has one hand on title runner-up, behind absent brother Marc, with a 97-point advantage in second place and a maximum of only 111 points remaining.

If Bagnaia’s current slump continues – without a point in the two rounds since his perfect double win in Motegi – a 41-point advantage over KTM’s Pedro Acosta in fifth will also disappear.

Phillip Island runner-up Fabio di Giannantonio moves ahead of VR46 team-mate Franco Morbidelli for sixth, while new MotoGP winner Raul Fernandez moves into the top ten.

The Malaysian MotoGP at Sepang takes place next weekend…

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Phillip Island: New 2025 MotoGP World Championship standingsPos RiderNatTeamPointsDiff.1=Marc MarquezSPADucati Lenovo (GP25)545 2=Alex MarquezSPABK8 Gresini Ducati (GP24)379(-166)3^1Marco BezzecchiITAAprilia Racing (RS-GP25)282(-263)4˅1Francesco BagnaiaITADucati Lenovo (GP25)274(-271)5=Pedro AcostaSPARed Bull KTM (RC16)233(-312)6^1Fabio di GiannantonioITAPertamina VR46 Ducati (GP25)216(-329)7˅1Franco MorbidelliITAPertamina VR46 Ducati (GP24)208(-337)8=Fermin AldeguerSPABK8 Gresini Ducati (GP24)*183(-362)9=Fabio QuartararoFRAMonster Yamaha (YZR-M1)166(-379)10^1Raul FernandezSPATrackhouse Aprilia (RS-GP25)146(-399)11˅1Johann ZarcoFRACastrol Honda LCR (RC213V)128(-417)12=Brad BinderRSARed Bull KTM (RC16)126(-419)13=Luca MariniITAHonda HRC Castrol (RC213V)120(-425)14=Enea BastianiniITARed Bull KTM Tech3 (RC16)96(-449)15=Joan MirSPAHonda HRC Castrol (RC213V)77(-468)16^1Ai OguraJPNTrackhouse Aprilia (RS-GP25)*73(-472)17˅1Maverick ViñalesSPARed Bull KTM Tech3 (RC16)72(-473)18=Jack MillerAUSPramac Yamaha (YZR-M1)66(-479)19=Alex RinsSPAMonster Yamaha (YZR-M1)60(-485)20^1Miguel OliveiraPORPramac Yamaha (YZR-M1)36(-509)21˅1Jorge MartinSPAAprilia Racing (RS-GP25)34(-511)22=Pol EspargaroSPARed Bull KTM Tech3 (RC16)23(-522)23=Takaaki NakagamiJPNIdemitsu Honda LCR (RC213V)10(-535)24=Lorenzo SavadoriITAAprilia Factory (RS-GP25)8(-537)25=Augusto FernandezSPAYamaha Factory Racing (YZR-M1 V4)8(-537)26=Somkiat ChantraTHAIdemitsu Honda LCR (RC213V)*6(-539)

^X Rider has improved X championship positions.
= Rider has the same championship position as previous race.
Ë…X Rider has dropped X championship positions.
* Rookie
 

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