Alex Márquez and Bagnaia complete the podium
MADRID, 1 Mar. (EUROPA PRESS) –
The Spanish pilot Marc Márquez (Ducati) has brought himself on Saturday as the first leader of the MotoGP category after imposing himself in the race to the ESPRNT and conquering the pole in the Grand Prix of Thailand, first Grand Prize of the 2025 Motorcycling World Cup, in a day in which he concluded in front of his brother Alex Márquez (Ducati) and his teammate, the Italian team, the Italian team ‘ Bagnaia (Ducati).
In his first quote dressed in red, the octocampeon of the world did not give option to his rivals and with a very hard ease he took pole and planted in the front row. From there, he dominated the short race of the Thai prize from beginning to end, leading a podium in which his brother and ‘Pecco’ Bagnaia accompanied him, who repeated his classification positions. The Japanese Ai Ogura (Aprilia) signed a surprising fourth position.
All in an appointment without the presence of the current world champion, Jorge Martín (Aprilia), recovering from the operation in his left hand due to the multiple fractures that a fall produced while training. In this way, Cervera confirms his favoritism and takes command of the championship for the first time since November 17, 2019.
At the departure of the Esprint in Buriram, the Major of the Márquez retained his privilege position while his persecutors advanced in the first curves, although Alex soon strengthened his second place against ‘Pecco’. Behind, Pedro Acosta (KTM) fell to the ninth position.
Those of Cervera managed to open hole on the rest, with Bagnaia leading the persecutor group without getting off from ogura. In the absence of seven laps for the end, the Australian Jack Miller (Yamaha) starred in the first fall, and with only two turns to complete it was Fabio Di Giannantonio (Ducati) who had to retire.
The podium positions were not modified, and the ‘Top 5’ closed Ogura and the Italian Franco Morbidelli (Ducati). In addition, Pedro Acosta and Joan Mir (Honda) managed to score at the end of sixth and ninth, respectively. Among the rest of the Spaniards, Raúl Fernández (Aprilia) was eleventh, Fermín Aldeguer (Ducati) finished thirteenth, just ahead of Maverick Viñales (KTM), and Alex Rins (Yamaha) finished twelfth.
González and Bertelle Poles in Moto2 and Moto3
In Moto2, the Spanish Manu González (Kalex), with a record of 1: 34,634, the pole was secured for Sunday’s race ahead of the Italian Celestino Vietti (Boscoscuro) and also Spanish Arón Canet (Kalex), which will accompany him in the front row.
Meanwhile, Marcos Ramírez (Kalex) will be seventh; Alonso López (Boscoscuro) will do it ninth; Izan Guevara (Boscoscuro), eleventh; Albert Arenas (Kalex), thirteenth; Dani Holgado (Kalex); Jorge Navarro (Forward), seventeenth; Adrián Huertas (Kalex), Decimoctavo; Iván Ortolá (Boscoscuro), nineteenth; Alex Escrig (Forward), twenty -second; and Óscar Gutiérrez (Boscoscuro), twenty -eighth.
Finally, the Italian Matteo Bertelle (KTM) will first depart in Moto3, ahead of his compatriot Stefano Nepa (Honda) and the Spanish José Antonio Rueda (KTM). Among the rest of Spaniards, Álvaro Carpe (KTM) will leave sixth, ahead of David Almansa (Honda); David Muñoz (KTM) will begin tenth; Adrián Fernández (Honda), eleventh; Ángel Piqueras (KTM), Tenth; Adrián Cruces (KTM), twenty -fourth; Joel Esteban (KTM), twenty -third; and Marcos Uriarte (Honda), twenty -sixth.