Gresini’s Fermin Aldeguer gained his first profession MotoGP after newly topped world champion Marc Marquez and polesitter Marco Bezzecchi collided on opening lap.
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Rookie Fermin Aldeguer earned the primary victory of his fledgling MotoGP profession on the Indonesia Grand Prix, whereas newly topped champion Marc Marquez crashed out and was injured after a crunching collision with Marco Bezzecchi.
Gresini Racing rider Aldeguer surged previous KTM’s Pedro Acosta to take the lead on the tenth lap, finally ending nicely away from the competitors on Sunday.
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The win could have helped Aldeguer erase the ache of his second-placed end in Saturday’s dash, the place he led for a lot of the 13-lap race earlier than ending second behind Bezzecchi.
Acosta completed second, with Aldeguer’s teammate Alex Marquez finishing the rostrum.
Aldeguer is the primary rookie to win a MotoGP race since Jorge Martin achieved the feat on the Austrian Grand Prix in 2021. His victory on the Indonesian Grand Prix makes the 20-year-old the second youngest MotoGP winner in historical past.
Marc Marquez crashes, suffers collarbone damage
Pole-sitter Bezzecchi had an terrible begin to the race, discovering himself in sixth place after the primary two turns, and the Aprilia rider was a contact too forceful in his desperation to climb again up into the lead.
As he charged again into the fray, Bezzecchi nudged the rear of Marquez’s Ducati and the pair hurtled into the gravel at excessive pace, with Marquez showing to be in vital discomfort after the autumn.
The Spaniard, who gained his seventh MotoGP championship ultimately week’s Japanese Grand Prix, was hunched over on the facet of the observe for a few minutes earlier than staggering to his ft and lurching away whereas clutching his shoulder.
The crash continued a dreadful streak of luck for Marquez on the Mandalika Worldwide Circuit, the place he has by no means been capable of end a Grand Prix in 4 makes an attempt.
There didn’t seem like any dangerous blood between Bezzecchi and Marquez, nonetheless, as they shared a fast handshake earlier than Marquez was taken to the medical centre.
Put up race, it was revealed that Marquez had suffered a collarbone damage because of a collision with Bezzecchi, the workforce mentioned.
“Because of right this moment’s crash at Indonesian GP, Marc Marquez has suffered an damage to his proper collarbone,” Ducati mentioned in a press release on social media.
“The Spanish rider will journey tonight to Madrid (Spain) for additional medical exams and to resolve on the therapy to comply with.”
The damage was on the shoulder of the arm Marquez fractured within the 2020 July season-opening Spanish Grand Prix in Jerez, which dominated him out for an prolonged interval and required a number of surgical procedures.
Ducati’s afternoon then went from dangerous to worse a number of laps later when two-time champion Francesco Bagnaia’s bike slipped out from beneath him and dumped him onto the asphalt.
The Italian, who has endured a torrid marketing campaign this yr, lower a annoyed determine as he appeared as much as the sky and gestured angrily with folded fingers.
Earlier on Sunday, KTM Ajo’s Jose Antonio Rueda gained the Moto3 race in Indonesia to clinch the 2025 title.
