Bezzecchi overcomes early setback to win thrilling Indonesian MotoGP sprint

VIDEO SHOWS: HIGHLIGHTS OF THE INDONESIA GRAND PRIX MOTOGP SPRINT RACE, MOTO2 AND MOTO3 QUALIFYING RESENDING WITH COMPLETE SCRIPT AND SHOTLIST SHOWS: MANDALIKA, INDONESIA (OCTOBER 4, 2025) (DORNA – See restrictions before use) 1. VARIOUS OF MOTOGP SPRINT RACE START 2. RAUL FERNANDEZ (TRACKHOUSE MOTOGP TEAM) OVERTAKES LUCA MARINI (HONDA HRC CASTROL) AND TAKES SECOND PLACE 3. PEDRO ACOSTA (RED BULL KTM FACTORY RACING) OVERTAKES RAUL FERNANDEZ (TRACKHOUSE MOTOGP TEAM) AND TAKES SECOND PLACE 4. LONG LAP PENALTY FOR MARC MARQUEZ (DUCATI LENOVO TEAM) 5. REPLAY OF INCIDENT 6. MARQUEZ SERVING LONG LAP PENALTY 7. CRASH OF PEDRO ACOSTA (RED BULL KTM FACTORY RACING) 8. MARCO BEZZECCHI (APRILIA RACING) OVERTAKES RAUL FERNANDEZ (TRACKHOUSE MOTOGP TEAM) AND TAKES SECOND PLACE 9. MARCO BEZZECCHI (APRILIA RACING) OVERTAKES FERMIN ALDEGUER (BK8 GRESINI RACING MOTOGP) TO TAKE THE LEAD 10. MARCO BEZZECCHI (APRILIA RACING) CROSSING THE FINISH LINE 11. BEZZECCHI BEING CONGRATULATED BY ALDEGUER 12. VARIOUS OF CELEBRATIONS 13. SOUNDBITE (English) SPRINT WINNER MARCO BEZZECCHI, SAYING: “Yeah, it was super good. The effort from my team, from the factory is super all the time, so it has been fantastic to give them such a good performance. Of course, now the main event, so let’s try to keep our head down and work on the last things.” MOTO2 14. DIOGO MOREIRA (ITALTRANS RACING TEAM) TRACK AND BOX FOOTAGE 15. DAVID ALONSO (CFMOTO POWER ELECTRONICS ASPAR TEAM) ON TRACK 16. IZAN GUEVARA (BLU CRU PRAMAC YAMAHA MOTO2) ON TRACK 17. MANUEL GONZALEZ (LIQUI MOLY DYNAVOLT INTACT GP) ON TRACK 18. DANIEL HOLGADO (CFMOTO POWER ELECTRONICS ASPAR TEAM) ON TRACK MOTO3 19. ADRIAN FERNANDEZ (LEOPARD RACING) ON TRACK 20. FERNANDEZ CELEBRATING WITH TEAM 21. DAVID MUNOZ (LIQUI MOLY DYNAVOLT INTACT GP) ON TRACK 22. JOEL KELSO (LEVEL UP – MTA) ON TRACK 23. ALVARO CARPE (RED BULL KTM AJO) ON TRACK 24. TAIYO FURUSATO (HONDA TEAM ASIA) ON TRACK STORY: Aprilia's Marco Bezzecchi staged a sensational comeback to win the Indonesian Grand Prix sprint on Saturday (October 4), overtaking Gresini Racing's 20-year-old rookie Fermin Aldeguer on the final lap at the Mandalika International Street Circuit. Bezzecchi, who started from pole position, made a disastrous start and dropped several places before the 26-year-old Italian rallied to secure his third sprint win in MotoGP. Having led for most of the 13-lap sprint, Aldeguer was denied a triumph that would have made the Spaniard the youngest MotoGP sprint winner. Trackhouse's Raul Fernandez completed the podium after starting third on the grid. Newly-crowned MotoGP champion Marc Marquez struggled at Mandalika, a circuit where the seven-times world champion has never won. Marquez received a long lap penalty for contact with Yamaha's Alex Rins, resulting in the 32-year-old Spaniard finishing seventh. Marquez's points helped Ducati clinch the teams' world championship after a dominant season featuring 13 Grand Prix wins and 15 sprint victories. Marquez's teammate and twice MotoGP champion Francesco Bagnaia had a day to forget as the Italian finished 14th, having failed to qualify for Q2. KTM's Pedro Acosta also endured a tough day, crashing out of second place on lap five to end his hopes of a podium finish. In Moto2 qualifying, Diogo Moreira (Italtrans Racing Team) set a lap record to clinch pole, while Adrian Fernandez's (Leopard Racing) late surge saw him top the timesheets in Moto3 qualifying. (Production: Aadi Nair)

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