Marc Marquez finally ticked off one of the few missing tracks on his MotoGP win list, taking victory at the Austrian Grand Prix after a tense late fight with rookie Fermin Aldeguer. Marco Bezzecchi, who led much of the race, had to settle for third.
Bezzecchi launched perfectly from pole position, leading Bagnaia and Marc Marquez through Turn 1.
By the second lap, Marquez was already through on his Ducati teammate and glued to the back of the Aprilia.
But seemingly not finding a way past the RS-GP, Marquez quickly aborted his charge for the race lead to drop back and cool his front tyre.
Bez is under pressure from @marcmarquez93 💪#AustrianGP 🇦🇹 pic.twitter.com/ewdfhqLpVz
— MotoGP™🏁 (@MotoGP) August 17, 2025
Shadowing Bezzecchi and playing the tyre game, it was Lap 20 that Marquez decided it was time to move past.
He overtook Bezzecchi on the exit of Turn 3, but the Italian struck back soon after, only to lose the lead of the race for good at Turn 1 a lap later.
Bezzecchi couldn’t hit back, and soon had to shift the focus to what developed in his (metaphorical) rear mirror.
Having been followed by VR46 Academy colleague Bagnaia for the first half of the race, it was soon business as usual for the number 63 as early pace quickly faded.
With Pedro Acosta and Fermin Aldeguer increasing the pressure, the Italian found himself off the track on the outside of Turn 1, giving the two Spaniards room to slip through.
While Acosta and Aldeguer laid focus on Bezzecchi in front, Bagnaia’s day only worsened from here on out, having to give up position after position.
Having disposed of the Italian, a fight between Acosta and Aldeguer broke out, with the Gresini rider eventually getting the better of his Murcia colleague.
Quickly ramping up the pace on the used tyre and taking second from Bezzecchi with five laps to go, Aldeguer even looked like a threat for victory, trimming Marquez’s lead to under a second.
But the charge faded in the closing laps, leaving the eight-time champion free to the chequered flag. Marco Bezzecchi accompanied the two Spaniards onto the podium.
This time @marcmarquez93 gets the job done at Turn 1 ⚔️#AustrianGP 🇦🇹 pic.twitter.com/aW6aAAsRNA
— MotoGP™🏁 (@MotoGP) August 17, 2025
Pedro Acosta led three KTMs into the Top 7 with Bastianini and Binder being separated by Honda’s best Joan Mir in 6th.
Bagnaia’s afternoon unravelled after his mistake dropped him behind Acosta and Aldeguer. He never recovered, sliding to eighth at the flag.
Raul Fernandez and Alex Marquez, whose race was ruined from the start by a long-lap penalty carried over from Brno, rounded out the top 10.
It was another grim day for Yamaha, with the four M1s on the grid ending the weekend in the last four positions.
Quartararo finished a lonely 15th, over 25 seconds back, with Rins just behind in 16th. Both Pramac Yamahas of Oliveira and Miller were buried in the lower reaches of the order.
