Marc Marquez claimed his third consecutive MotoGP victory with a commanding win at Assen, marking the first time he’s managed such a streak since his 2019 title-winning season.
The factory Ducati rider held off a charging Marco Bezzecchi and a frustrated Francesco Bagnaia to take his 68th premier class win as the Spaniard’s brother Alex suffered a heavy blow to his title hopes.
Getting feisty with Pedro Acosta in the fight for 5th, the two got tangled on lap six when the Gresini rider’s front wheel locked, sending him into the gravel trap.
DRAMA! @alexmarquez73 crashes out of podium (and potentially victory) contention 😱💔#DutchGP 🇳🇱 pic.twitter.com/rPnhra3DVk
— MotoGP™🏁 (@MotoGP) June 29, 2025
Confirmation of a fractured left metacarpal came later in the race. Whether #73 will miss the German Grand Prix is yet to be determined.
By the time his younger brother had been on the way to the medical centre, Marc Marquez had taken the lead slicing past Bagnaia in the final chicane.
Following a brief trip down to 4th after overtakes by Bezzecchi and Acosta, the Italian soon found his rythm, grabbing the final podium spot back by half-race distance.
Bezzecchi, having muscled past Bagnaia on lap 8, kept Marquez honest all race. Though certainly being in race win contention, ‘Bez’ just couldn’t get within striking distance for a shot at the lead and settled for 2nd with two laps to go.
Further back, Pedro Acosta stayed in the podium fight for two-thirds of the race, but ultimately wasn’t able to match the leading trio’s late-race pace.
The Spaniard finished the Dutch GP fasted KTM about four seconds ahead of Maverick Vinales.
The Tech3 rider, donning a Superman inspired helmet, boots and gloves came through from 10th, quickly gapping the VR46 duo of Morbidelli and di Giannantonio once he had squeezed past the two.
Following a horrific start that saw him drop down as low as 11th, Fabio di Giannantonio showed that race rythm isn’t what’s holding him back, even finishing the weekend ahead of teammate Morbidelli.
A battle between the VR46 riders saw #21 run on in the final chicane resulting in a long-lap penalty for an illegal shortcut.
Fabio Quartararo’s pole position dissolved quickly; he fell to fourth by turn one and eventually finished a distant tenth behind Raul Fernandez and Enea Bastianini after being forced to take avoiding action when Joan Mir collected a crashed Fermin Aldeguer.
Binder, Zarco, Rins, Miller and Chantra, who took his first championship point, completed the points-scoring places.
Marini replacement Aleix Espargaro was the only rider to go home empty-handed.
