Marc Marquez keeps a charging Marco Bezzecchi at bay to win Ducati\u2019s home San Marino MotoGP at Misano.<\/p>\n
Marc Marquez<\/a>, who crashed shorty after passing Marco Bezzecchi<\/a> for the lead of the Saturday Sprint, again vaulted from fourth to second and then shadowed the Aprilia rider.<\/p>\n This time Marquez was more patient, staying behind Bezzecchi until the Italian ran wide at Turn 8, gifting him the lead just before the halfway stage.<\/p>\n It looked like the race was over, but Bezzecchi was back on the Ducati\u2019s rear wheel with ten laps to go.<\/p>\n The home hero then hounded the eight-time world champion right to the chequered flag, the pair exchanging fastest laps.<\/p>\n Article continues below ADVERTISEMENT<\/p>\n Sprint runner-up Alex Marquez <\/a>held a safe third throughout the grand prix, handing the Gresini team a double home podium.<\/p>\n 2025 San Marino MotoGP, Misano – Race ResultsPosRiderNatTeamTime\/Diff1Marc MarquezSPADucati Lenovo (GP25)41m 20.898s2Marco BezzecchiITAAprilia Racing (RS-GP25)+0.568s3Alex MarquezSPABK8 Gresini Ducati (GP24)+7.734s4Franco MorbidelliITAPertamina VR46 Ducati (GP24)+10.379s5Fabio Di GiannantonioITAPertamina VR46 Ducati (GP25)+11.330s6Fermin AldeguerSPABK8 Gresini Ducati (GP24)*+16.069s7Luca MariniITAHonda HRC Castrol (RC213V)+17.965s8Fabio QuartararoFRAMonster Yamaha (YZR-M1)+20.964s9Miguel OliveiraPORPramac Yamaha (YZR-M1)+21.565s10Brad BinderRSARed Bull KTM (RC16)+23.109s11Raul FernandezSPATrackhouse Aprilia (RS-GP25)+24.592s12Jack MillerAUSPramac Yamaha (YZR-M1)+27.492s13Jorge MartinSPAAprilia Racing (RS-GP25)+29.937s14Augusto FernandezSPAYamaha Factory Racing (YZR-M1 V4)+61.504s15Somkiat ChantraTHAIdemitsu Honda LCR (RC213V)*+61.932s16Johann ZarcoFRACastrol Honda LCR (RC213V)+1 lap\u00a0Enea BastianiniITARed Bull KTM Tech3 (RC16)DNF\u00a0Alex RinsSPAMonster Yamaha (YZR-M1)DNF\u00a0Francesco BagnaiaITADucati Lenovo (GP25)DNF\u00a0Pedro AcostaSPARed Bull KTM (RC16)DNF\u00a0Maverick Vi\u00f1alesSPARed Bull KTM Tech3 (RC16)DNF\u00a0Ai OguraJPNTrackhouse Aprilia (RS-GP25)*DNF\u00a0Joan MirSPAHonda HRC Castrol (RC213V)DNF<\/p>\n * Rookie<\/p>\n Pedro Acosta<\/a> worked his way past both VR46 Ducatis, then Fabio Quartararo\u2019s<\/a> Yamaha for fourth in the early stages. But his charge came to an end when he was forced to retire with a broken chain, the third KTM chain issue this weekend.<\/p>\n Quartararo lost fourth place for a second time when overtaken by Franco Morbidelli<\/a>, eventually fading all the way down to eighth, just ahead of Pramac\u2019s Miguel Oliveira.<\/p>\n Article continues below ADVERTISEMENT<\/p>\n Marc Marquez\u2019s beleaguered team-mate Francesco Bagnaia <\/a>moved up to seventh after Acosta\u2019s exit\u2026 Then crashed at low speed when he lost the front of his GP25.<\/p>\n Yamaha\u2019s V4 MotoGP prototype finished its first grand prix with points for 14th place with test rider Augusto Fernandez<\/a>. Fernandez, like Alex Rins, was forced to serve a double long lap penalty for a jump start.<\/p>\n Marc Marquez turned heads by riding to the grid on the soft rear tyre, while all the others – except rookies Ai Ogura and Somkiat Chantra – moved to the expected medium.<\/p>\n The #93 also switched to the medium before the start, but it wasn\u2019t the only pre-race drama.<\/p>\n