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25-05-2025
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Bezzecchi wins British MotoGP at Silverstone
Italian Marco Bezzecchi claimed victory at a tumultuous British Grand Prix to hand Aprilia their first win of the season. Sunday's chaotic showpiece at Silverstone was red flagged for an oil spill, while several riders also crashed or retired from leading positions. Bezzecchi's victory was Aprilia's first since the Grand Prix of the Americas last year. LCR Honda's Johann Zarco finished second and Ducati's Marc Marquez edged out Franco Morbidelli in third to extend his lead in the world championship. Both Marquez and his brother Alex crashed while in the lead before the race had to be restarted because of an oil spill, and polesitter Fabio Quartararo regained the lead before having to retire with a bike issue. Bezzecchi, whose victory was his first since the 2023 Indian Grand Prix, is the 11th different Silverstone champion in the past 11 races. "It's amazing. It has been a really tough time for me in this past month," he said. "Aprilia trusted in me and we worked really hard. "The team made a wonderful job... I was waiting for a day like this since my last win." Alex Marquez, who ended brother Marc's sprint dominance with victory on Saturday, maintained his form at the start of the Grand Prix to launch past Quartararo, but lost control at the first turn. Marc also crashed out of the lead before the red flag came out in the final sector for the oil spill after Morbidelli and Aleix Espargaro collided. When the race restarted, Quartararo took the lead from Francesco Bagnaia, who also crashed out later on. Disaster struck for Yamaha's Quartararo, though, as the Frenchman signalled he had a problem with his bike before Bezzecchi took advantage to claim victory.
BBC News
25-05-2025
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Bezzecchi wins British MotoGP at Silverstone
Italian Marco Bezzecchi claimed victory at a tumultuous British Grand Prix to hand Aprilia their first win of the chaotic showpiece at Silverstone was red flagged for an oil spill, while several riders also crashed or retired from leading victory was Aprilia's first since the Grand Prix of the Americas last year. LCR Honda's Johann Zarco finished second and Ducati's Marc Marquez edged out Franco Morbidelli in third to extend his lead in the world Marquez and his brother Alex crashed while in the lead before the race had to be restarted because of an oil spill, and polesitter Fabio Quartararo regained the lead before having to retire with a bike issue. Bezzecchi, whose victory was his first since the 2023 Indian Grand Prix, is the 11th different Silverstone champion in the past 11 races. "It's amazing. It has been a really tough time for me in this past month," he said. "Aprilia trusted in me and we worked really hard."The team made a wonderful job... I was waiting for a day like this since my last win."Alex Marquez, who ended brother Marc's sprint dominance with victory on Saturday, maintained his form at the start of the Grand Prix to launch past Quartararo, but lost control at the first turn. Marc also crashed out of the lead before the red flag came out in the final sector for the oil spill after Morbidelli and Aleix Espargaro the race restarted, Quartararo took the lead from Francesco Bagnaia, who also crashed out later struck for Yamaha's Quartararo, though, as the Frenchman signalled he had a problem with his bike before Bezzecchi took advantage to claim victory.
TimesLIVE
25-05-2025
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- TimesLIVE
Bezzecchi wins British GP after Quartararo heartbreak
Marco Bezzecchi won a chaotic British Grand Prix on Sunday for Aprilia's first victory of the season in a race that was initially red flagged for an oil spill and riders crashed or retired while in the lead. The victory was a first for Aprilia since the Grand Prix of the Americas last year. LCR Honda's Johann Zarco came second and Ducati's Marc Marquez pipped Franco Morbidelli to finish third and extend his lead in the world championship. Both Alex Marquez and his brother Marc crashed while leading before the race was restarted for an oil spill while pole sitter Fabio Quartararo took the lead at the second time of asking before being forced to retire due to an issue with his bike. Bezzecchi's victory was his first since the 2023 Indian Grand Prix and the Italian also became the 11th different winner at Silverstone in the last 11 races. South Africa's Brad Binder finished 15th.
RNZ News
11-05-2025
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Shrewd Zarco wins chaotic French Grand Prix to end France's 71-year wait
LCR Honda team's French MotoGP rider Johann Zarco rides to win the France Moto GP, 2025. Photo: AFP Johann Zarco became the first Frenchman in 71 years to win the French Grand Prix after the LCR Honda rider's decision to start with wet tyres paid off handsomely on Sunday in front of a sellout crowd of more than 120,000 fans at Le Mans. In a chaotic race where riders swapped bikes multiple times due to rain, Zarco won by a huge margin of nearly 20 seconds ahead of Ducati's Marc Marquez while Gresini Racing's Fermin Aldeguer came third for his first MotoGP podium. Zarco was 17th on lap one when he narrowly avoided a collision and lost places as he went off track. But as confusion and chaos reigned in the rain, the Frenchman slowly made his way through the grid before taking the lead and never looking back. Zarco is the first Frenchman to win at the iconic circuit since Pierre Monneret in 1954 and the 34-year-old celebrated by performing a back-flip off the barrier in front of the grandstand as the fans chanted his name. The local fans had come hoping to see another Frenchman, polesitter and 2021 world champion Fabio Quartararo, potentially win from pole position but it was the veteran Honda rider who gave them a reason to celebrate. His victory also ended Ducati's winning streak in MotoGP at 22 races as Honda took a rare win. Marc Marquez now has a 22 point lead over his brother Alex in the championship standings. Meanwhile, New Zealander Cormac Buchanan finished 14th in the Moto3 race. - Reuters
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11-05-2025
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Zarco is first home rider in 71 years to win French GP
Johann Zarco has become the first Frenchman in 71 years to win the French Grand Prix after the LCR Honda rider's decision to start with wet tyres paid off handsomely in front of a sellout crowd of more than 120,000 fans at Le Mans. In a chaotic rain-hit race as riders swapped bikes multiple times on Sunday, Zarco won by a huge margin of nearly 20 seconds ahead of Ducati's Marc Marquez while Gresini Racing's Fermin Aldeguer came third for his first MotoGP podium. Zarco was 17th on lap one when he narrowly avoided a collision and lost places as he went off track. But as confusion and chaos reigned in the rain, the Frenchman slowly made his way through the grid before taking the lead and never looking back. Zarco is the first Frenchman to win at the iconic circuit since Pierre Monneret in 1954 and the 34-year-old celebrated by performing a back-flip in front of the grandstand as the ecstatic home fans chanted his name. His victory also ended Ducati's winning streak in MotoGP at 22 races as Honda took a rare win. Australia's Jack Miller, who had also started on wet tyres, was one of six riders who failed to complete the race in the treacherous conditions on his Pramac Yamaha. "Hard to believe, I still don't understand what is happening," Zarco said. "The last laps, they were quite long. I think I need a bit of time but it's just magic because with the rain tyres at the beginning, we had to control." The race was initially red-flagged when every rider entered the pits after the warm-up lap to swap bikes, with all of them on dry tyres moving cautiously around the wet track. But after swapping bikes several riders came back in on the sighting lap to switch machines again as the rain abated, risking the double long-lap penalty rather than race on wet tyres on a drying track. French hope Fabio Quartararo crashed at the final corner on lap four as groans echoed around the grandstand, leaving the Marquez brothers to battle it out for the lead. But both Marc and Alex went into the pits yet again to swap bikes for wet tyres -- leaving Zarco, who started on wet tyres, with a commanding lead. "Crazy race, especially the first part," said Marc, who now holds a 22-point lead over Alex in the championship. With eight laps left, Zarco's team urged him to calm down and be cautious with his pace. In the stands, fans were all smiles despite the rain while the anxious ones were seen praying for him to take the chequered flag. As the rain got heavier, Alex crashed out of third place when he lost control on turn three, allowing KTM's Pedro Acosta to move up into the podium places before Aldeguer took third towards the end. Johann Zarco has become the first Frenchman in 71 years to win the French Grand Prix after the LCR Honda rider's decision to start with wet tyres paid off handsomely in front of a sellout crowd of more than 120,000 fans at Le Mans. In a chaotic rain-hit race as riders swapped bikes multiple times on Sunday, Zarco won by a huge margin of nearly 20 seconds ahead of Ducati's Marc Marquez while Gresini Racing's Fermin Aldeguer came third for his first MotoGP podium. Zarco was 17th on lap one when he narrowly avoided a collision and lost places as he went off track. But as confusion and chaos reigned in the rain, the Frenchman slowly made his way through the grid before taking the lead and never looking back. Zarco is the first Frenchman to win at the iconic circuit since Pierre Monneret in 1954 and the 34-year-old celebrated by performing a back-flip in front of the grandstand as the ecstatic home fans chanted his name. His victory also ended Ducati's winning streak in MotoGP at 22 races as Honda took a rare win. Australia's Jack Miller, who had also started on wet tyres, was one of six riders who failed to complete the race in the treacherous conditions on his Pramac Yamaha. "Hard to believe, I still don't understand what is happening," Zarco said. "The last laps, they were quite long. I think I need a bit of time but it's just magic because with the rain tyres at the beginning, we had to control." The race was initially red-flagged when every rider entered the pits after the warm-up lap to swap bikes, with all of them on dry tyres moving cautiously around the wet track. But after swapping bikes several riders came back in on the sighting lap to switch machines again as the rain abated, risking the double long-lap penalty rather than race on wet tyres on a drying track. French hope Fabio Quartararo crashed at the final corner on lap four as groans echoed around the grandstand, leaving the Marquez brothers to battle it out for the lead. But both Marc and Alex went into the pits yet again to swap bikes for wet tyres -- leaving Zarco, who started on wet tyres, with a commanding lead. "Crazy race, especially the first part," said Marc, who now holds a 22-point lead over Alex in the championship. With eight laps left, Zarco's team urged him to calm down and be cautious with his pace. In the stands, fans were all smiles despite the rain while the anxious ones were seen praying for him to take the chequered flag. As the rain got heavier, Alex crashed out of third place when he lost control on turn three, allowing KTM's Pedro Acosta to move up into the podium places before Aldeguer took third towards the end. Johann Zarco has become the first Frenchman in 71 years to win the French Grand Prix after the LCR Honda rider's decision to start with wet tyres paid off handsomely in front of a sellout crowd of more than 120,000 fans at Le Mans. In a chaotic rain-hit race as riders swapped bikes multiple times on Sunday, Zarco won by a huge margin of nearly 20 seconds ahead of Ducati's Marc Marquez while Gresini Racing's Fermin Aldeguer came third for his first MotoGP podium. Zarco was 17th on lap one when he narrowly avoided a collision and lost places as he went off track. But as confusion and chaos reigned in the rain, the Frenchman slowly made his way through the grid before taking the lead and never looking back. Zarco is the first Frenchman to win at the iconic circuit since Pierre Monneret in 1954 and the 34-year-old celebrated by performing a back-flip in front of the grandstand as the ecstatic home fans chanted his name. His victory also ended Ducati's winning streak in MotoGP at 22 races as Honda took a rare win. Australia's Jack Miller, who had also started on wet tyres, was one of six riders who failed to complete the race in the treacherous conditions on his Pramac Yamaha. "Hard to believe, I still don't understand what is happening," Zarco said. "The last laps, they were quite long. I think I need a bit of time but it's just magic because with the rain tyres at the beginning, we had to control." The race was initially red-flagged when every rider entered the pits after the warm-up lap to swap bikes, with all of them on dry tyres moving cautiously around the wet track. But after swapping bikes several riders came back in on the sighting lap to switch machines again as the rain abated, risking the double long-lap penalty rather than race on wet tyres on a drying track. French hope Fabio Quartararo crashed at the final corner on lap four as groans echoed around the grandstand, leaving the Marquez brothers to battle it out for the lead. But both Marc and Alex went into the pits yet again to swap bikes for wet tyres -- leaving Zarco, who started on wet tyres, with a commanding lead. "Crazy race, especially the first part," said Marc, who now holds a 22-point lead over Alex in the championship. With eight laps left, Zarco's team urged him to calm down and be cautious with his pace. In the stands, fans were all smiles despite the rain while the anxious ones were seen praying for him to take the chequered flag. As the rain got heavier, Alex crashed out of third place when he lost control on turn three, allowing KTM's Pedro Acosta to move up into the podium places before Aldeguer took third towards the end. Johann Zarco has become the first Frenchman in 71 years to win the French Grand Prix after the LCR Honda rider's decision to start with wet tyres paid off handsomely in front of a sellout crowd of more than 120,000 fans at Le Mans. In a chaotic rain-hit race as riders swapped bikes multiple times on Sunday, Zarco won by a huge margin of nearly 20 seconds ahead of Ducati's Marc Marquez while Gresini Racing's Fermin Aldeguer came third for his first MotoGP podium. Zarco was 17th on lap one when he narrowly avoided a collision and lost places as he went off track. But as confusion and chaos reigned in the rain, the Frenchman slowly made his way through the grid before taking the lead and never looking back. Zarco is the first Frenchman to win at the iconic circuit since Pierre Monneret in 1954 and the 34-year-old celebrated by performing a back-flip in front of the grandstand as the ecstatic home fans chanted his name. His victory also ended Ducati's winning streak in MotoGP at 22 races as Honda took a rare win. Australia's Jack Miller, who had also started on wet tyres, was one of six riders who failed to complete the race in the treacherous conditions on his Pramac Yamaha. "Hard to believe, I still don't understand what is happening," Zarco said. "The last laps, they were quite long. I think I need a bit of time but it's just magic because with the rain tyres at the beginning, we had to control." The race was initially red-flagged when every rider entered the pits after the warm-up lap to swap bikes, with all of them on dry tyres moving cautiously around the wet track. But after swapping bikes several riders came back in on the sighting lap to switch machines again as the rain abated, risking the double long-lap penalty rather than race on wet tyres on a drying track. French hope Fabio Quartararo crashed at the final corner on lap four as groans echoed around the grandstand, leaving the Marquez brothers to battle it out for the lead. But both Marc and Alex went into the pits yet again to swap bikes for wet tyres -- leaving Zarco, who started on wet tyres, with a commanding lead. "Crazy race, especially the first part," said Marc, who now holds a 22-point lead over Alex in the championship. With eight laps left, Zarco's team urged him to calm down and be cautious with his pace. In the stands, fans were all smiles despite the rain while the anxious ones were seen praying for him to take the chequered flag. As the rain got heavier, Alex crashed out of third place when he lost control on turn three, allowing KTM's Pedro Acosta to move up into the podium places before Aldeguer took third towards the end.
