Marc Marquez continued his dominance with the Ducati Lenovo MotoGP securing yet another sweep this weekend for the Qatar Grand Prix. Marquez had already won the sprint race yesterday and continues to capitalize on his current momentum by bring home yet another win. It was a great day for Ducati Lenovo after Francesco Bganaia fought for a P2 finish marking the first 1-2 finish for the team in 2025. Marquez said, The coming together at turn one with Alex was more my fault than his, but despite the missing wing I felt no behavior change on the bike. I managed the race as I wanted: I saw that Morbidelli was trying to pull away, but I wasn’t worried, as the priority for me was to manage the front-tyre wear. I knew that by riding this way, Pecco would have come closer, and it happened. When he overtook me, my real race started and I pushed a bit more in order to make the difference in the last ten laps.”
Francesco Break Through for P2 Finish
Francesco Bganaia has had a slow start to the season. Despite Marc Marquez winning all but one race thus far this season Bagnaia has fallen behind in the championship standings by a considerable margin. Howevere today was a nice consolation after a hard fought second place behind his teammate. He said, “All in all, I’m happy with today’s result, as you never know what can happen when you start from eleventh place on the grid. The only thing that upsets me a bit is that on Sunday I’m always a bit more competitive and effective, especially in the early laps, and I manage to complete some overtakes. On Saturday, on the other hand, I always struggle in doing the same, so I need to understand what to do in order to improve and make a step forward. That said, I’m happy with the outcome.”
Alex Marquez P2 Finish Streak Comes to End
Despite finishing second place in every race thus far this season Alex Marquez’ luck ran out in Qatar. The Gresini Racing rider never really seemed to get into a groove during the grand prix. After making contact with Marc Marquez at the start of the race Alex lost some body work which seemed to compromise his performance.
Qatar Grand Prix Results