Aprilia’s Marco Bezzecchi takes first MotoGP win in 20 months after chief Fabio Quartararo exits with a technical concern.
Marco Bezzecchi has received a chaotic British Grand Prix for Aprilia’s first victory of the 2025 season in a race that was initially red-flagged for an oil spill as riders crashed or retired whereas within the lead, together with pole-sitter Fabio Quartararo.
The victory was a primary for Aprilia for the reason that Grand Prix of the Americas final 12 months. LCR Honda’s Johann Zarco got here second on Sunday and Ducati’s Marc Marquez pipped Franco Morbidelli to complete third and lengthen his lead within the riders world championship.
Each Alex Marquez and his brother Marc crashed whereas main earlier than the race was restarted for an oil spill whereas Yamaha’s Quartararo took the lead on the second time of asking earlier than being pressured to retire on lap 12 resulting from a technical concern along with his bike.
Bezzecchi’s victory was his first for the reason that 2023 Indian Grand Prix, and the Italian additionally grew to become the eleventh totally different winner at Silverstone prior to now 11 races.
“It’s wonderful. It has been a extremely robust time for me on this previous month. … Aprilia trusted in me, and we labored actually laborious,” Bezzecchi stated.
“The crew made an exquisite job. … I used to be ready for a day like this since my final win.”
On the primary begin, dash winner Alex Marquez had an ideal launch to take the lead from Quartararo, however simply as he leaned into flip one, he misplaced management and crashed, permitting Marc Marquez to take the lead.
The elder Marquez additionally misplaced management, nonetheless, and crashed out of the lead – however the Marquez brothers earned a reprieve when the crimson flag got here out for an oil spill within the remaining sector after Franco Morbidelli and Aleix Espargaro collided and crashed.
Monster Power Yamaha’s Fabio Quartararo, proper, exits the race after a mechanical failure through the MotoGP British Grand Prix (Adrian Dennis/AFP)
Race restarted
Since three laps had not been accomplished, all riders have been eligible for the restart. Quartararo took the lead from Francesco Bagnaia and streaked away to a full second’s lead on the opening lap.
Each manufacturing facility Ducatis suffered on lap three at Copse nook after they went large as Marc Marquez and Bagnaia dropped to ninth and tenth place.
Bagnaia’s race ended on the next lap when he crashed whereas Bezzecchi moved as much as third behind Pramac Racing’s Jack Miller.
Behind them, Marc Marquez was a person on a mission as he methodically picked his method by the pack, and by lap 11, he had moved as much as fourth.
Yamaha’s goals of taking the chequered flag went up in smoke as Quartararo signalled he had an issue along with his bike, and the Frenchman relinquished his lead of almost 5 seconds as his ride-height gadget had failed.
Quartararo stopped by the aspect of the monitor, hopped off his bike and sank to his knees along with his head on the tarmac because the shell-shocked Yamaha storage seemed on.
“After I noticed Fabio with a technical downside, I even thought of a victory,” stated Zarco, the primary Honda rider to take back-to-back podiums since Marc Marquez in 2021.
Bezzecchi held on to win, although, whereas Marc Marquez swapped locations with VR46 Racing’s Franco Morbidelli a number of instances on the ultimate lap earlier than taking third in a photograph end.
“Right this moment we have been fortunate as a result of I made a mistake,” stated a fuming Marc Marquez, who now leads his brother by 24 factors on the earth championship.
Aprilia Racing Crew’s Marco Bezzecchi Leads Throughout The MotoGP British Grand Prix (Adrian Dennis/AFP)
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