MotoGP 2025 - Indonesia - Sprint Race

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00:00:00MUSIC

00:00:20With beaches lined by coconut palms and stunning natural wilderness inland,

00:00:24Lombok is packed with breathtaking vistas as Monday GP returns for a fourth year in a row.

00:00:28The Mandelika circuit lies next to the surface, Paradise of Kuta,

00:00:32which starts as a sleepy seaside village before becoming one of Lombok's must-see spots.

00:00:36Who will be making big waves in the Tissot Sprint up next live?

00:00:40It's time for MotoGP!

00:00:51So the Mandelika circuit, back on the calendar, or first on the calendar in 2022,

00:00:55was our first Indonesian Grand Prix in 25 years since the 1997 battle at Central.

00:01:03A couple of hours away from the capital city of Jakarta by flight.

00:01:08A short boat trip over to the nearby Bali.

00:01:11Sector 1 heartbreaking into that first corner, heartbreaking also as you start.

00:01:16Sector 3 into turn 10, turn 15.

00:01:20So both factory Yamahas crash out in Q2 this morning,

00:01:23although still a very good day for Alex Rins.

00:01:27More on that coming up shortly overtaking hot spots.

00:01:29Plenty of them around this circuit into one and into 10.

00:01:3412 and 16 also good places to make your moves here in Mandelika.

00:01:39This was Pekka Bagnaya and Frankie Momodelli at turn 10 in the Grand Prix last year.

00:01:54Well, six days ago over at Matagi in Japan,

00:01:57Mark Marquez started the day as a six times MotoGP World Champion.

00:02:02But he would finish it back on top of the world.

00:02:06Pekka Bagnaya crowning a brilliant comeback himself

00:02:09with a pole sprint victory and Grand Prix treble.

00:02:13But a second place saw Mark Marquez in hugely emotional scenes,

00:02:18crowned at 20-25 Mother GP World Champion.

00:02:24The comeback completed.

00:02:26These were these very special and emotional celebrations for the 93,

00:02:31which unfolded immediately after that Japanese Grand Prix.

00:02:35The celebrations though here in Lombard have gone far from according to plan.

00:02:40What was the dream weekend for the factory Ducati squad last time out in Matagi?

00:02:45With Pekka Bagnaya's pole sprint victory and Grand Prix win treble,

00:02:48and Mark Marquez being crowned 20-25 World Champion.

00:02:52Well, the factory Ducati team and both Mark and Bagnaya talk about being brought

00:02:57crashing back down to worth with an almighty bang.

00:03:00Well, that is the case.

00:03:02You know, it's been a real tough weekend so far in the Grand Prix of Indonesia

00:03:06for our newly crowned world champion Mark Marquez.

00:03:08Two crashes on Friday afternoon and more dramas,

00:03:12more big moments in Mandelika for the 93 this morning.

00:03:16Mark Marquez in Q1 for the first time in 2025,

00:03:20and for the first time this season he's going to start lower than the second row of the grid.

00:03:25Ninth, we will see the factory Ducati star start today's sprints and tomorrow's Grand Prix.

00:03:31A lowest grid position for Mark since the Japanese Grand Prix in Matagi in 2024.

00:03:38Only four times in his almost two-year Ducati career has Mark started from a lower grip position.

00:03:45Pekka Bagnaya has also had his woes.

00:03:48What a topsy-turvy, up-and-down rollercoaster week has been for the double-runner GP world champion.

00:03:55Utterly rampant, dominant last weekend in Japan.

00:03:59Well, Bagnaya has had a Mandelika misery so far.

00:04:02He's going to start this weekend's action from down in 16th place on the grid.

00:04:07Not the weekend that Ducati Lenovo were expecting, but so far this weekend it has been all about one rider.

00:04:15Luca Marini might have taken top spot on fresh tyres in FP1 yesterday morning.

00:04:19Since then, Mandelika has been the Marco Betsechi show.

00:04:24Superb he was to dominate and thrash the field in practice yesterday afternoon.

00:04:29Nobody within four tenths of a second of the Italian on the factory Aprilia.

00:04:33And Marco Betsechi continuing in that stunning form with a record-breaking performance this morning in Q2.

00:04:39Bez finding the one and only 128 lap we've ever seen here in Lombok.

00:04:46128.832.

00:04:48What a lap that was by the Italian, which secured him his seventh Monday GP pole position.

00:04:54Once again, nearly four tenths clear of Firmin Aldeguer.

00:04:58It's been a rather weird and wonderful weekend so far here this weekend in Indonesia.

00:05:03Betsechi on pole, that's no great surprise.

00:05:05A first front-row start, though, for Firmin Aldeguer.

00:05:07Just a third front-row start for Raul Fernandes.

00:05:09The bike to be on on these low-grip slippery conditions here in Mandelika.

00:05:13That's been the Aprilia, hasn't it, with two Aprilias on the front row.

00:05:16Alex Rinn's fourth fastest on the factory Yamaha.

00:05:20On the second hand with Pedro Acosta and Luca Marini.

00:05:23Thirteen laps of sprint action then coming your way in just about 25 minutes' time.

00:05:27And the company of Matt Burt Lewis will be in the quantity box.

00:05:29Jack Appleyard down in pit lane.

00:05:32This has been a very strange weekend so far, hasn't it, Lewis?

00:05:36Yes, sir.

00:05:37Marco Betsechi has been absolutely stunning, absolutely sensational.

00:05:41Massive pre-race favourite for the sprint and the Grand Prix here tomorrow.

00:05:45Some surprises, good and bad, further down the order.

00:05:48Yeah, the Ducatis have gone on vacation, whereas Marco Betsechi is absolutely loving life in Lombok so far.

00:05:54He has looked by far and away the class of the field so far this weekend.

00:05:58Wasn't a foregone conclusion in qualifying, it never is.

00:06:01But, boy, did he make it look easy earlier on to set that 128.832.

00:06:04The fastest ever motor GP lap of Indonesia.

00:06:08Only one Ducati on the front two rows of the grid.

00:06:11Fermin Aldegar just about keeping up Ducati's proud front row streak, which goes all the way back to the European Grand Prix of 2020.

00:06:19But we've got the top two in the World Championship on the third row.

00:06:22The in-form, Peko Banyaya, or at least the dominant Banyaya in Meteggi, back on the penultimate row of the grid.

00:06:29With Maverick Vinales' withdrawal during the lunch break, only three riders start behind Banyaya on the grid for this afternoon's sprint.

00:06:36We were already missing now former MotoGP World Champion Jorge Martín, sideline for this weekend's action in Indonesia,

00:06:43and also at least the next Grand Prix in Philippe Palin after he crashed out of the sprint at the first corner seven days ago.

00:06:49Also missing another Aprile star, Ayagura, and Maverick Vinales unfortunately sadly joining what is an expanding casualty list in MotoGP.

00:06:59This all goes back to Vinales' left shoulder injury picked up in mid-July.

00:07:04Still suffering big-time Vinales, he has withdrawn from the remainder of this Manda Mica weekend.

00:07:10So two Aprilias, out of only two Aprilias, are finding themselves on the front row of the grid.

00:07:15Great weekend so far for Ralf Fernandes, just his third front row in 75 Manda GP appearances on the front row last year in both Catalonia and in the Saxon Ring.

00:07:25So high hopes that Ralf Fernandes can be troubling the medal positions coming up shortly.

00:07:31Feels like there's the most cloud cover we've seen really since we stepped off the plane from Tokyo here in Lombok on Monday evening.

00:07:39Jack, what's the weather doing down on the grid?

00:07:42Yeah, absolutely, it is significantly cooler than what it has been throughout the vast majority of the weekend so far.

00:07:48We've been used to cloudless skies, the sun blazing down on us, but suddenly there is significant cloud cover that the track temperature is going to be greatly reduced compared to what the guys have done all of their work on for all of the weekend so far.

00:08:03And I don't think we are going to get any kind of precipitation, but those clouds are just a little bit grey as well.

00:08:11So there's nothing in the forecast, but we've been here before in this part of the world with the proximity to the sea.

00:08:17Just little pockets of bad weather can, well, pop up from nowhere and cause a little bit of disruption.

00:08:23Fingers crossed we're not going to get that, though, because we don't need the wet weather today to provide us with a great race, having seen what we've had so far this weekend.

00:08:31So fingers crossed it stays dry.

00:08:33Yeah, fingers crossed indeed. Thanks very much for that update, Jack.

00:08:37Well, despite a crash at Q2 late on at Turn 15, Alex Rins finds himself, well, he was so, so close, was he, to his first front row since Austin in 2023.

00:08:48Missing out by just five hundredths of a second, did Alex Rins his first top six on the grid for the factory Yamaha squad.

00:08:56Luca Marini, though, wasn't too enamoured with Alex Rins post his late crash at Turn 15 because Alex trying to get his Yamaha back into the action when it was pretty much checkered flag out.

00:09:09Luca Marini, I think Joan Mir, both factory Honda riders felt like they could have improved on sixth and twelfth respectively, Lewis.

00:09:16Yeah, certainly feel they've got the pace to be higher up the grid than that.

00:09:19And I'd be surprised if Alex Rins doesn't get a little bit of a talking to from that.

00:09:24You can understand in the heat of qualifying, Alex Rins might not have had a stopwatch handy to know how much time was left in the session.

00:09:30But when you crash, when the session is already completed, there is absolutely no reason to get your bike back onto the racetrack again.

00:09:36Your session is over. Weekend over, though, for Maverick Vinales.

00:09:39There is your confirmation on screens, focusing on the recovery of his left shoulder.

00:09:44This is one of the circuits where he has particularly suffered, particularly in that second sector with the fast change of direction.

00:09:50Maverick Vinales wisely, I think, taking the long term decision to go home, rest up and reassess ahead of the Australian Grand Prix at Phillip Island in a fortnight.

00:09:58This was an injury which Vinales picked up sort of early to mid-July.

00:10:03We've just ticked into October now, haven't we?

00:10:05He is still suffering with that long term rehab and recovery.

00:10:09When you think that he's been suffering in the high speed change of direction here in Mandelika,

00:10:13when you look at what's coming up next in the Grand Prix calendar, Phillip Island and Malaysia,

00:10:18two circuits which are overrun with high speed change of direction,

00:10:22you wonder, there's a bit of talk in the paddock that Maverick Vinales might be getting ready to call it a day

00:10:28in terms of the remainder of 2025, maybe contemplating getting himself fit, healthy,

00:10:34and to be back on what will be the sort of prototype 2026 KTM RC16 at the post-race test,

00:10:41the post-season test at the Ricciardo Turmo circuit in Valencia.

00:10:45We'll keep a close eye on Maverick Vinales' progress and updates from Tech 3 KTM,

00:10:50but we wish him all the best in this ongoing and rather painstaking recovery from that left shoulder injury suffered a couple of months ago now.

00:10:59As you mentioned, there are two Aprile riders missing from the action this weekend.

00:11:02You just saw the two remaining Aprileas on screens,

00:11:04and boy, are they upholding Normale honours so far this weekend.

00:11:08Both start from the front row of the grid for this Tissot sprint,

00:11:12which I was going to say, it doesn't feel very difficult to call,

00:11:15because I think most are predicting a Marco Bencechi victory in the sprint,

00:11:18but it is absolutely anybody's guess what happens behind him in this sprint,

00:11:22with Ducati's deep on the grid, just one Ducati up at the front, Fermin Aldiger starting from second place.

00:11:27Some unfamiliar names in unfamiliar positions on the grid.

00:11:31So the identity of these nine-point scorers, if you can predict them, you're a braver man than me.

00:11:36First time we've had two Aprileas on the front row of him on a GP grid since the Saxon ring round last year,

00:11:42when it was Ralf Fernandes, with his then-trackhouse teammate Miguel Oliveira.

00:11:47Alessio Spaguro, doing so much sterling work behind the scenes with Takenakagami,

00:11:52of course, those two in tandem.

00:11:54Key components of this resurgence by HRC, Luca Marini.

00:12:00He had his best Friday on a Honda yesterday, directly in the Q2 in the last five Grand Prix's.

00:12:05And Luca Marini, that's his equal best on the qualifying in sixth place,

00:12:10of course, a former pole starter here in Man League.

00:12:13And you just see there from this grid picture off in the distance,

00:12:16just over the hillsides there, just how dark and grey some of the heavy cloud cover has gathered.

00:12:22A bit of a respite for the riders and mechanics and teams and personnel on the grid,

00:12:26because when the sun is out, when we've had so much clear blue sky here this weekend,

00:12:31it has been baking, it has been scorching.

00:12:35One of the toughest tests for both rider and machine,

00:12:38posed by this 4.3km Mandelica circuit.

00:12:42Low grip, of course, and with the hot and humid conditions as well to factor in.

00:12:47We've already seen a whole raft of crashes across all three classes so far this weekend.

00:12:52Of course, there were two yesterday afternoon for 93 Marc Marquez,

00:12:57who's as deep as he has been on the grid for exactly one year.

00:13:01Ninth place, Marc started last year's Japanese Grand Prix,

00:13:04went on the Grazzini Ducati.

00:13:06Worked to do, and you have to say he was very sort of,

00:13:09I'm not going to say pessimistic about his chance of being in the podium battle this afternoon,

00:13:13Lewis, but yesterday he said,

00:13:14I'm not going to jump from 11th on Friday to winning or being in victory contention in the sprint.

00:13:20A rather modest expectation, Marc, yesterday.

00:13:22Fifth place, which when you look at how deep he is on the grid,

00:13:26will be actually a pretty good rescue.

00:13:28Yeah, I guess he'll be just trying to take whatever points he can from this sprint.

00:13:31Not that he needs the points anymore, of course,

00:13:33but any result that Marc Marquez can take out of this sprint,

00:13:36any points I think will be a good rescue job from how his weekend started.

00:13:39Well, only one track house of brilliant starts this Tissot sprint,

00:13:42but it starts on the very front row of the grid.

00:13:45What can Raul Fernandes do from there?

00:13:47Davide Brivio is speaking to Jack.

00:13:49Yeah, huge few laps coming up, 13 for Raul Fernandes.

00:13:52How much does Raul need a big result here, Davide?

00:13:56Yeah, it's not that we need.

00:13:58I mean, we have to take the opportunity to start in the first row.

00:14:01It doesn't happen so often.

00:14:04Of course, we're not used to that maybe,

00:14:07but I think this weekend is a little bit special.

00:14:10We have a good pace.

00:14:11He's always been fast through the sessions

00:14:13and also even the lap in a qualifying was already on a third lap on a tyre.

00:14:20So there is a possibility to do good results

00:14:23and maybe try to follow Marco that here is very, very fast.

00:14:27And yeah, let's see.

00:14:29He's quite excited and quite confident.

00:14:32So let's see.

00:14:33The last time we saw him in podium contention in the sprint,

00:14:35Barcelona last year.

00:14:36How much do you think that day will be in his mind?

00:14:39I don't know.

00:14:41Yeah, good point.

00:14:42We didn't talk about,

00:14:43but I think it's for sure it's more mature now,

00:14:46more experience compared to that.

00:14:48But let's see.

00:14:49You know, you never know.

00:14:50Depends how the race develops, how you start and whatever.

00:14:54So we did a good start this morning when he made a practice start.

00:14:59So let's see.

00:15:00Let's try to repeat again.

00:15:01Thanks, David. Good luck.

00:15:02You're welcome. Thank you.

00:15:03Yeah, in that dramatic Barcelona sprint last year,

00:15:07Fernandes won of three rides that crashed out of the league,

00:15:09including Brad Binder and Pecco Bagnar.

00:15:12Here is then your greatest firm in Aldeguer,

00:15:13who looks to become our youngest ever sprint winner.

00:15:16Petecchi Aldeguer, Fernandes, the front row.

00:15:18Rins Acosta Marini, the second row.

00:15:19Acosta going to the grid at least with the hard front tire on.

00:15:22That's the only deviation in terms of rubber.

00:15:24Alex Marquez, Fabio Quattararo, and Mark Marquez,

00:15:27a heavyweight third row ahead of Olivera.

00:15:29His best qualifying of 20-25.

00:15:31Fabio Di Gian Antonio came through Q1,

00:15:33and Juan Mir, 12th, cursing traffic.

00:15:36Frankie Morbidelli missed out in Q1.

00:15:37He's 13th ahead of Jack Miller and Brad Binder.

00:15:40Like his fellow KTM teammate, he's gone for the hard front tire.

00:15:43Pecco Bagnar down in 16th place ahead of Enea Bastianini.

00:15:46Joan Zarko and Sonkhiac Chancho with the LCR Hondas bringing up the rear.

00:15:50Of course, we've already lost Maverick Pinales this weekend,

00:15:53and Ayagura and Jorge Martin withdrew before the weekend began.

00:15:58Another tough weekend so far for Joan Zarko.

00:16:00Two crashes yesterday afternoon.

00:16:02Qualified out of the top ten now in five of the last six Grand Prix's.

00:16:08Oh, well.

00:16:09Here is the original aura farming legend, I guess we could say.

00:16:14Of course, we saw when Marc Marquez won the German Grand Prix

00:16:17at the Saxon Ring back on the throne as the Saxon King.

00:16:21Well, this was the celebration which Marc so famously copied back in the day.

00:16:26I don't think we're going to see too much aura farming from Marc

00:16:29in this upcoming sprint from ninth place on the grid.

00:16:32Well, what a performance it has been so far this weekend

00:16:35for Alex Rind on the Factory MR.

00:16:37He fires away from a best-ever grid position on an M1 in fourth place.

00:16:40Fabio Quattararo, middle of the third row in eighth.

00:16:43Look at the thoughts of Yamaha boss Paolo Povestio.

00:16:45Is he aura farming as well, Jack?

00:16:46Not yet.

00:16:47I'm sure he's hoping to be at the end of the Grand Prix

00:16:50because what a turnaround it's been for Alex.

00:16:52Paolo, it has been a really, really tough year so far for Alex.

00:16:56But could that qualifying performance be the spark that he needed

00:17:00to get back on track and up fighting where he belongs?

00:17:03We take the positive of all the weekend because Alex has been immediately fast from Friday

00:17:09and I'm super happy first of all for him.

00:17:12And let's see, let's try to build a solid race.

00:17:15Let's start to really also move a bit the rankings, score some points.

00:17:19Alex is a very fast rider. We know this and it's about putting the pieces together.

00:17:24We know that this is a very peculiar, very unique circuit with unique conditions.

00:17:28But Alex said yesterday he's made a small change to his riding style.

00:17:32So do you think that this is green shoots of recovery?

00:17:35This is positive signs that we can see this more often from Alex in the closing stages of the year?

00:17:40Yeah, for sure, Alex has started to work in a bit of a different way since a few races.

00:17:46As I always say, there is no magic in this sport.

00:17:48You need to build the performance.

00:17:49Also, when you start to change something, you need to get used to it.

00:17:53And apparently this is paying off for sure.

00:17:56Today we need to enjoy where we are.

00:17:58And as I said, I really wish him and to us two solid races.

00:18:03Absolutely. Good luck.

00:18:06Yeah, thanks, Jack.

00:18:07Thanks to Yamaha bus Paolo Povessio.

00:18:09Maybe they will be doing a bit of aura farming later on if Alex Rins does convert that fourth place into a medal.

00:18:16Alex Rins, well, points since sprints have been few and far between so far in 2025.

00:18:23In fact, there's just been one eighth place at the French Grand Prix in Le Mans.

00:18:28So here is Raul Fernandes then, who has, I guess, succeeded already in some of his aims for this weekend

00:18:33when he talks about wanting to be more ambitious in qualifying and take some more risks.

00:18:38Well, he's got himself on the front row of the grid for the first time in 2025.

00:18:42A major result certainly potentially possible for Raul today.

00:18:46He is potentially one of the big threats to the three on the front row finishing on the podium.

00:18:50Pedro Acosta, so, so strong here last year.

00:18:53Finished second, of course, to Jorge Martin in the Grand Prix.

00:18:56We know qualifying isn't always his strong suit.

00:18:58So Acosta standing on the middle of road two usually indicates that he's going to be a podium threat.

00:19:02Absolutely gorgeous setting, isn't it?

00:19:04This spectacular jaw-dropping island of Lombok.

00:19:08Well, it's been a brilliant weekend so far for Fermin Aldeguer,

00:19:12faring away from the front row of the grid for the first time in his MotoGP career.

00:19:16Let's get the thoughts of Viscrucci, Frankie Carceli, who joins Jack.

00:19:20Yeah, we've already seen in his young MotoGP career, Frankie,

00:19:23that unused tyres, unused rubber, Fermin is one of the best out there.

00:19:27So to be on the front row of the grid, you must be really optimistic of two big races coming up.

00:19:32Yeah, I mean, it's his first time that he's actually starting, I think, above row three.

00:19:38So it'll be interesting to see.

00:19:41It'll be a different way.

00:19:43You know, he's used to very high pressures, very high temperatures, the tyres.

00:19:46So we've been working hard on this one lap pace on Friday because it's not that we throw races away,

00:19:53but it's very, very difficult in modern MotoGP when everything warms up to go forward.

00:19:58And I honestly don't think our pace is that much different from Ategi.

00:20:02The difference is we're starting about five rows further up.

00:20:05So fingers crossed, we can have a good one.

00:20:08You say first time starting up here on the first two rows of the grid,

00:20:11that obviously changed how you attack the opening lap.

00:20:14Have you spoken to him about the changes he's going to have to have in those opening stages?

00:20:20Yeah, I think it's all about experience at the moment for him.

00:20:23You know, we're working on, we worked so hard the first part of the year,

00:20:26end of the race, entire life.

00:20:28Now we're focusing more on one lap starts.

00:20:31And it's just like we said to him, it's like you've got a jigsaw and there's sort of one piece missing.

00:20:37And I'm hoping we found it here.

00:20:39So let's see.

00:20:40Fingers crossed. Good luck.

00:20:41Cheers, buddy.

00:20:42Yeah.

00:20:43Big expectations from Fermin Aldeguer.

00:20:46From Fermin Aldeguer.

00:20:47He was a very early follower this weekend at turn eight in FB1.

00:20:50It's been some response for the 20 year old.

00:20:53Fourth time this season he's qualified inside the top six.

00:20:56Although it is his front or his first front row.

00:20:59Tomorrow, of course, he gets the chance to be the first rookie to win.

00:21:02In one of the GP since Jorge Martín all the way back in 2021.

00:21:07Fabio de Gian Antonio.

00:21:08Well, he came through that heavyweight Q1 with Marc Marquez.

00:21:13Marc made a better fist of it in terms of Q2 than did you?

00:21:17He finds himself on the middle of the fourth row in 11th place.

00:21:20Rather interestingly, either Marc nor de Gian Antonio were able to better their pace in that second qualifying session.

00:21:26And then their pace in Q1.

00:21:30Surf's up.

00:21:32What a spectacular shot that is.

00:21:33The catamaran in the background.

00:21:35Waves breaking on the rocks.

00:21:38Well, then, there's once again high hopes that Honda can be in the podium fight,

00:21:43just as Dwanmere was last weekend in the sprint over in Matej.

00:21:46Look, we're in at six.

00:21:48And then Dwanmere in 12th place.

00:21:51What can the Honda boys do?

00:21:52Let's get the thoughts of test rider Alexis Barger.

00:21:54Who joins Jack?

00:21:55Yeah, great to see Aleish down here on the grid.

00:21:57Imagine it's a sign of the positivity and the progress Honda have made.

00:22:02There's maybe a bit of frustration.

00:22:04It's only six and 12th for Luca and Joan on the grid.

00:22:07Yeah, we know how tight MotoGP is.

00:22:10We missed a couple of 10s.

00:22:12Also, Joan, unfortunately, he had the yellow flags on the last lap.

00:22:16So we missed the chance to put both bikes in second row.

00:22:20But we have very good pace, especially Luca is brilliant this weekend.

00:22:24I think he had the pace to fight for the podium one week after the podium of Joan.

00:22:29So, yeah, progress is clear.

00:22:31Good luck. Have fun. Thank you.

00:22:33Yeah, the progress is very clear indeed.

00:22:35Great job being done behind the scenes by Romano Albiciano and the army of Honda engineers.

00:22:40We just caught there another glimpse of 29-year-old Spaniard Alex Rins, who is due some kind of top result, isn't he?

00:22:48Rins, he has not scored a point since the Sunday Grand Prix at Balaton Park.

00:22:54Three rounds in a row where Rins has not even troubled the point score in place in either the sprint or the Grand Prix.

00:23:01Catch him if you can.

00:23:03Who can stop Marco Betsecki?

00:23:05Talk about being a red-hot bookies favourite for this 13-lap sprint and the Grand Prix tomorrow.

00:23:11Perfect timing as we looked at Bez about to start from pole position for the third time in the last six Grand Prix's.

00:23:18Are we dreaming maybe of a double Aprilia podium with Ralph Fernandez on the front row as well?

00:23:22Let's get the thought to the boss, Paolo Venora, who's with Jack.

00:23:24Yeah, just a few Grand Prix's ago we were saying that Marco had had the weekend of his MotoGP career with that brilliant performance at Masano,

00:23:31but he looks to be even a step ahead of that here so far, Paolo.

00:23:36Yeah, all-time record here.

00:23:39He was immediately in confidence since yesterday morning.

00:23:44He loves this track, so he shows a good race pace.

00:23:49To be honest, no expectation as usual, but to be realistic, he feels very good with the bike in the air.

00:23:57Cloud cover, a little bit windy.

00:23:59It's cooler than what it has been for all of the weekend so far.

00:24:02Will that have any impact?

00:24:03Yeah, a little bit cooler compared to the previous session,

00:24:07but with the soft front in the tyre and the rear one,

00:24:11probably could be an help for the sprint.

00:24:14Thanks, Paolo.

00:24:15Good luck.

00:24:16Thanks, Jack.

00:24:17Thanks, as always, to a pretty boss Paolo Venora.

00:24:19Answers on a postcard, please, to explain what on earth is going on right now with Bagnaya.

00:24:25This time last weekend he's already taken pole position in Matteo.

00:24:28He was just about to complete a dominant start-to-finish victory in the sprint,

00:24:32which he would then follow up with a start-to-finish victory in the Grand Prix.

00:24:36Fast forward less than a week to this Indonesian Grand Prix.

00:24:40Bagnaya's, well, the tail of the tape so far for the Italian, 17th in both sessions yesterday, 13th in FP2 this morning, 16th on the grid.

00:24:51What already a massive plummet down the order for Bagnaya in less than seven days.

00:24:56Yeah, the revival that we thought was real for Bagnaya in Japan has been already brought to something of a screeching halt,

00:25:02although whether this weekend proves to be another anomaly or whether Matteo was, I guess time will tell for Bagnaya.

00:25:09He only took real some solace yesterday from the fact that it wasn't him alone on the Ducati that were struggling.

00:25:14They all collectively were struggling.

00:25:16Who needs superheroes when there's Mark Marquez?

00:25:19Well, he is a superhero in many respects.

00:25:21The road he's been on to get back to MotoGP world title glory once again.

00:25:26Life as world champion hasn't exactly been easy so far.

00:25:29We can hear from another MotoGP world champion, three-time MotoGP world champion Jorge Lorenzo on the grid with Jack.

00:25:35Yeah, it's great to see Jorge here in Indonesia.

00:25:37Weird weekend so far.

00:25:39Can you understand anything that's been going on? Because we've been struggling.

00:25:43Who?

00:25:45I'd say it's been a very weird weekend. Can you understand what's been going on?

00:25:49Well, it's a special track with special conditions and tarmac, special grip, so it's always difficult.

00:25:57Surprisingly, Mark looks like he's not comfortable with the bike and with the conditions and he crashed two times.

00:26:04And for the opposite, Aprilia and Beczeki especially, they are very strong.

00:26:09So when Beczeki is convinced, it's difficult to beat.

00:26:13But let's see. Always in MotoGP, you never know what can happen.

00:26:16Just a few days after Mark wrapped up the world championship, when you came back to racing action after achieving the ultimate goal,

00:26:22how difficult was it to maintain the focus, maintain that ambition?

00:26:26Well, as Mark said before starting the weekend, now we see a different Mark, more calm, more mentally.

00:26:38He don't want to do crazy things. He's more mature and he don't want to crash and get injured.

00:26:44So I think we will see a different Mark than some years ago that he wanted to extra win when he achieved the championship.

00:26:52So I think the mentality and his words will be the reality.

00:26:56And if he's struggling like today, he will show calm, you know?

00:27:02Thanks, Jorge. Enjoy it. Thank you.

00:27:04Thanks, Jack. Thanks to Jorge Lorenzo for back in the day. Lorenzo versus Marquez.

00:27:09There were some titanic battles between those two Spanish superstars, wasn't there?

00:27:14Yeah, I mean, Mark Marquez has already got the big reward in 2025, already crowned world champion.

00:27:19So you do wonder whether he's going to be a bit risk averse.

00:27:22Certainly in this afternoon sprint over 13 laps.

00:27:26Just got the impression that Mark wants to get this Indonesian Grand Prix out the weekend as quickly as possible.

00:27:31He said yesterday, just this is not my circuit. Never really has had much luck.

00:27:35Never really had much speed around this 4.3 kilometre circuit.

00:27:39The Aprilius certainly have those so far this weekend.

00:27:41Ralph Fernandez on the front row of the grid for just the third time in his 75th Moda GP start.

00:27:47Middle of the front row on the front row for the very first time in Moda GP.

00:27:51Looking to be our youngest ever sprint winner is Fermin, Aldergaard.

00:27:54But he has been superb, supreme so far here in Manalika.

00:27:58Marco Betsecki on pole for Aprilia.

00:28:21The next time that was in exit.

00:28:23Whateverhaltian in mind, you will see again....

00:28:28Obviously mistake he falls asleep in postgame.

00:28:29Be okay that nothing.

00:28:30But wait until seven...

00:28:32You know!

00:28:33We didn't leave him.

00:28:34That's it.

00:28:36We might just be good at the downside.

00:28:40But yes, sacar discussion at a moment...

00:28:42Hopefully I am yellow.

00:28:44Maybe a table on the left.

00:28:45I went up.

00:28:46How are you adventure...

00:28:48Well, we know already who is our 2025 MotherGP World Champion,

00:29:13Marc Marquez, wrapping up his seventh Premier Class title last weekend

00:29:17in Motegi. What we don't know is who's going to be the dominant force this weekend in

00:29:23Mandelika. So far here has been Marco Betsecki who has stepped up to the plate

00:29:28and being the clear number one star so far here in this Grand Prix of Indonesia.

00:29:34A record-breaking proposition this morning for the factory, a pretty rider, the first and one so far

00:29:42and only 128 laps of this 4.3km Lombok circuit. On the front row of the grid, a bit of a shake-up

00:29:50of the order, of the established order in 2025 here so far in Mandelika.

00:29:56No great surprise, Steve Betsecki on pole position. It's his third pole in the last six Grand Prix's

00:30:02but a few surprise names just behind him on the grid. Firmin Aldeguer, big moment for the 20-year-old

00:30:08rookie starting from the front row for the first time. Does history beckon for the Guzzini Racing

00:30:14Rider as he looks to convert that second place on the grid and be our youngest ever sprint winner.

00:30:20Ralph Fernandes, a rare front-row start for Trackhouse Aprilia. Aprilia clearly has been the bike to be

00:30:26on so far this weekend with their two RSGPs both on the front row. Alex Rins, well he heads row two

00:30:33in fourth place on an excellent weekend so far for the factory Yamaha rider. The warmer bluff underway

00:30:39in one of very, very warm conditions. Look at that ambient temperature almost getting close to 90 degrees Fahrenheit.

00:30:47The beach and the ocean straddled this wonderful Pertamina Mandelika international circuit.

00:30:54Marco Betsecki, massive, massive pre-sprint favourite to convert that seventh mother GP pole position

00:31:03into what will be just his third ever sprint success. A reminder, it's been a disastrous day, a dismal weekend

00:31:10so far for the factory Ducati team. Marc Marquez, the world champion, going from his lowest grip position

00:31:16in 12 months, ninth place. Back in the third row goes Marc, and seven places behind him on the grid

00:31:22is double world champion, Peko Banyaya. Of course, he was untouchable, wasn't he, last weekend

00:31:28at the Japanese Grand Prix in Matteigi. Look at those numbers as far as Marc is concerned. Five rounds still

00:31:35remaining in 2025, and he's over 200 points clear of his next rival in the championship. That's brother Alex.

00:31:42Keep an eye on the Guzzini racing rider going from the head of row three in seventh place. Rins, Acosta and Marini,

00:31:49they've slotted in onto that second row of the grid. Marco Betsecki then, a bit of a kiss on the tank of his factory Aprilia.

00:31:57Let's hope he can convert this pole position into a sprint success as far as Aprilia are concerned.

00:32:07Lights out then, and we're racing in the sprint here in Mandelica. It's a brilliant softman maiden

00:32:12front row by the GP by Fermin Aldergaard. Best from pole position is going the wrong way, isn't he?

00:32:17He's about to be passed by Alex Marquez, who started down in seventh place. It's Marini who's come from the back of the

00:32:22second row in sixth that briefly led the sprint. Aldergaard back out of the front as he was on that run down

00:32:27to the first corner. Fernandes now tries to tip it out around the outside of Marini, going through turns

00:32:32two and three. Fernandes back up into second place, but a disaster, a howler for Bez off the line.

00:32:37I was about to say, how did Marini get to the lead from there? He managed to get through. Look at the lead that

00:32:41Aldergaard's pulling out. Marco Betsecki is eight. He's behind both of the Marquez brothers.

00:32:45Oh, shocking start for Bez. First real mistake we've seen from the Italian all weekend. He has not put a

00:32:51foot wrong until the biggest moment of the weekend so far. Here comes Acosta on the inside of Fernandes.

00:32:57Oh, Marquez into Rins. Marquez sideswipes Rins on the factory Yamaha into turn ten.

00:33:03Oh, Alex Rins, who rejoins on circuit, almost colliding Bastienini further out. Rins then having started fourth,

00:33:10back in 18th, only Chantra behind him. Both of the factory Yamahas are right down the back of the field.

00:33:14Something's happened to Quattararo clearly on this first lap too, because he dropped back off the line.

00:33:18He was last coming through the first sector. Alex Rins is now in that last place. 19 runners of course

00:33:24now with Vinales' withdrawal before the lunch break. Betsecki then with an awful lot of work to do.

00:33:29He's recovered up into sixth place. Yellow flags out now in the fourth set. Oh, Aldergaard's made a big mistake.

00:33:35Aldergaard was really well. Did he took the front going into turn 16, because now Fernandes and Acosta

00:33:41are all on his rear tyre. It was Chantra that crashed. Is this all riders struggling to build the temperature up in their tyres?

00:33:47On this first lap of the sprint, Aldergaard leads then. Acosta coming through again on Ralf Fernandes into turn one.

00:33:52Tell you what though, Betsecki back in sixth. We've got a sprint on our hands now.

00:33:55Aldergaard was almost four and a half tenths clear of Fernandes as they came through that third sector.

00:34:00So he made a monumental mistake, didn't he? Going into turn 15 and 16, it looked like.

00:34:05Didn't cost him the lead as Chantra walks away from his first lap crash.

00:34:09Aldergaard then, Acosta back up into second place. Good any battle he's having with the track out of Prunia Fernandes.

00:34:16Yeah, the two Murthians then currently leading the way. Then it's Ralf Fernandes in third.

00:34:20Mourinho then after his extraordinary start back to fourth. Alex Marquez fifth.

00:34:23But Marco Betsecki is still very much in this sprint. He could still win this from there with the pace that he's got.

00:34:28He needs to clear Alex Marquez though. That's Oliveira finding a way through on Joan Mir further down the field.

00:34:33The incident involving Rins and Marc is currently being looked at under investigation.

00:34:37That was of course on lap one at turn 10. Aldergaard then now through the high speed left-hander of 12.

00:34:42They'll keep it on the left-hand side of the tyre now through 13. Right then through 14.

00:34:47Fourth gear, that's Bez working his way back through. Marc Marquez has been handed a long lap penalty.

00:34:53Just plastic on our screens. So for the contact with Alex Rins on lap one up at turn 10.

00:34:58Marc Marquez, his weekend goes from bad to worse. He's going to come through the long lap.

00:35:02That's going to drop him out of the points. No question about that.

00:35:04So this is it coming into turn 10. It's the battle for what was at the time. Sick place.

00:35:08Marc comes up the inside of Alex Rins. In the end just goes into the side of Alex Rins there.

00:35:13Wands them both wide and out of road. Rins now all the way down to the back of the field.

00:35:17And Marc Marquez, due to irresponsible riding, is going to have to serve a long lap penalty shortly.

00:35:22Now that here's Bez has got back through on Mourinho.

00:35:26Although he's in a little bit hard, Mourinho was just able to run his normal line through the first corner.

00:35:31He just has to be patient here, doesn't he, Bessecki? Immediately, Marc finds himself into that long lap penalty.

00:35:38He's going to be able to move on the outside of turn three. A drop spacking just in front of Jack Miller's Prima Pamac Yamaha.

00:35:45And to Marc Marquez, then down in 13th.

00:35:47He's going to struggle to get back up to the points from there. So, so difficult.

00:35:50Of course, made all that of the progress on lap one. He's undone all of that hard work.

00:35:53So it's going to be useful now to gauge the gap from Aldeguer back to Bezzecki.

00:35:57Here he comes then on Luka Mourinho. This is for fourth position. Again, though he goes ever so slightly wide.

00:36:02So, so difficult to out break that Honda. And Mourinho goes back through.

00:36:05The start of this lap, Aldeguer, was 1.6 seconds ahead of Bez.

00:36:09Turn one and now turn ten. Bez has gone on the inside.

00:36:13And Mourinho albeit very, very briefly because he's just charging that little bit hot.

00:36:18We're looking on board now from Bessecki's factory of Prilia directly ahead to Mourinho,

00:36:23who is proving a bit of a pest right now, isn't he, for his VR46 Academy colleague.

00:36:27You can just see there, Aldeguer, at the moment he's just over half a second clear of a cost.

00:36:32Now we come into this final sector. Slow speed down to 65 kilometers now as you go through turn 16.

00:36:38That's where Aldeguer made the big mistake at the end of lap one.

00:36:40More yellow flags out in the forward split.

00:36:43And it looks like it's Bastiunini that's tumbled out of contention.

00:36:46He was way down the order anyway.

00:36:48Peko Bagnaia, 17th at the moment, 17th on the road.

00:36:52Yeah, there's only 17 running.

00:36:54Dear me, what was going on with Peko Bagnaia?

00:36:56It was the beast that crashed and that now means that Peko Bagnaia is dead last in this sprint.

00:37:03This is getting scruffy now for Betzecchi.

00:37:05He's had another go into turn one as Bastiunini stomps away, fortunately, without need of the stretcher that the marshals were carrying.

00:37:11But this is three times now that Betzecchi's had a go at Mourinho.

00:37:14He's now two seconds behind Fermin Aldeguer.

00:37:17And if he wants to win this sprint, he's going to have to pass that Honda quickly.

00:37:20Aldeguer looking pretty good regrouping after that first slap mistake.

00:37:25Betzecchi's going to have another pop, isn't he, here at Mourinho up into turn 10 we go.

00:37:29He's tried this move before.

00:37:30Can he make it this time around and just a little bit of a block pass?

00:37:33I don't even know. He's wide again.

00:37:34He is wide again.

00:37:35He just cannot find a way through, can he, on Luca Mourinho.

00:37:40Mourinho, we know, is so good on the front end of that factory Honda.

00:37:44And at the moment, this is just giving Aldeguer, Acosta, Fernandes and Co.

00:37:48that little bit of a breathing space.

00:37:49Betzecchi clearly is faster than Mourinho, but he can't make the move stick.

00:37:53Can't outbrake him, and also you've got to go off the racing line to make overtakes around here,

00:37:56which we know from previous history is so notoriously difficult,

00:37:59is he's going to have to get creative here and try and make a move that isn't really a move

00:38:03and just force Mourinho out of the way because he's losing,

00:38:05not only in the hope of a sprint win, but potentially a podium too.

00:38:08That was the third crash of the weekend for Paul Odenaer,

00:38:10Bastien Niddy, who's having a miserable time here in Mandelica.

00:38:13He says at the moment, completely bereaved of any crisis,

00:38:17a critical moment of his career, he's here right now at KTM.

00:38:20Once again, they'll go side by side.

00:38:22in the braking zone for this first corner.

00:38:25He seems to be going to repeat itself again.

00:38:26Mourinho just comes in.

00:38:27Oh, that's Acosta now.

00:38:28Acosta's gone down.

00:38:29Pedro Acosta has binned it out of second place.

00:38:31We've seen so many keen mistakes, haven't we,

00:38:34throughout this season by Pedro Acosta.

00:38:36He loses the front then on the factory KTM into turn two.

00:38:40Into the first corner, isn't it?

00:38:42He was right behind Aldeguer, front end washes.

00:38:44That's reminiscent of Bastien's crash out of the Grand Prix here last year.

00:38:47That leaves Firmin Aldeguer with a 1.7 second lead now over Raul Fernandes.

00:38:52Yeah, an incorrect graphic there.

00:38:54It was indeed at the first corner where Acosta washed out the front end.

00:38:57So Aldeguer with clear road ahead of him,

00:39:00and clear road behind him now as well with a massive lead over Raul Fernandes.

00:39:04History then in the hands of Aldeguer.

00:39:07Alex Marquez gets through on Luka Mourinho.

00:39:09Yeah, Mourinho's made a mistake somewhere, hasn't he?

00:39:12Because Betsechi and Alex Marquez have got through on the Italian.

00:39:16But history in the hands here right now of Aldeguer,

00:39:19on course to be our youngest ever sprint winner.

00:39:22Capitalising brilliantly on that first ever front road start.

00:39:25Mark Mourinho just picked off Miller for 12th place.

00:39:27Yeah, so while we were watching the Acosta post-crash,

00:39:30it was clearly there where Mourinho made a mistake,

00:39:33and lost not only what would have become 3rd place,

00:39:35but 4th in the bargain too.

00:39:37He's now 5th ahead of Morvidelli, Binder, Mir and Di Gian Antonio.

00:39:41Firmin Aldeguer's best friend right now in this sprint is Raul Fernandes,

00:39:44who's running in 2nd place.

00:39:46Bez does the fast slap of the sprint even with the busy battle with Luka Mourinho.

00:39:502.6 seconds between Aldeguer and Betsechi.

00:39:53Is that enough time for Bez to close it down?

00:39:55He's got to clear Raul Fernandes first.

00:39:56Massive mountain to climb coming from 2.6 seconds back.

00:39:59with eight laps remaining.

00:40:01He's going to have to be going some.

00:40:02He's going to have to be going gangbusters, isn't he?

00:40:04Betsechi to reel back in Aldeguer.

00:40:06Further back then, Mark Marquez in 12th place.

00:40:09What is going on with Pekka Bagnaglia?

00:40:11What on earth is going on with Bagnaglia?

00:40:13He's doing 32s.

00:40:14He's doing 32s.

00:40:15He's only just got into 32s.

00:40:16We are on a lap 6 of 13 in this sprint,

00:40:20and Pekka Bagnaglia is over 13 seconds.

00:40:24Yes, 13 seconds behind your leader, Fermin Aldeguer.

00:40:28This is as bad as brutal as it gets.

00:40:31This is humiliating for Bagnaglia at the moment.

00:40:33Certainly hope for Pekka's sake there's something seriously wrong with that Ducati.

00:40:36Because he's two and a half seconds off the race leading pace at the moment.

00:40:39And no Pekka Bagnaglia.

00:40:41No matter how dark it's got for him this season,

00:40:43he should never be that slow.

00:40:45So partway then through.

00:40:46We're coming to half-race distance now in this sprint.

00:40:48Aldeguer's lead is now continuing to hover around the two-second mark over Ralf Fernandes.

00:40:53Bez is only over winning this sprint from here,

00:40:55subject to any sort of mistakes up ahead.

00:40:57He's clearing Ralf Fernandes quickly.

00:40:59He is paying daily, isn't he, Betsechi.

00:41:01Where is Sprint God medal hopes here in Indonesia destroyed?

00:41:05Just milliseconds after it was lights out when he plummeted back down to eighth place.

00:41:10He's jumped all over the rear.

00:41:12Tire now fellow Aprilia rider Fernandes.

00:41:14We're on board with Bez.

00:41:15Over the line we go.

00:41:16It's another best lap in this sprint so far from Betsechi.

00:41:19129.654.

00:41:21So that's four tenths recovered on Aldeguer at the front.

00:41:242.6 seconds drops down to 2.2 seconds.

00:41:28Yeah, what are we talking?

00:41:29We're talking seven laps to go, four tenths of laps, 2.8 seconds.

00:41:32So he can still catch him from there,

00:41:34but he is going to have to clear Ralf Fernandes.

00:41:36He can't take as much time passing Fernandes as he took passing Luka Mourinho.

00:41:40Of course, every move he made on Mourinho, which failed,

00:41:43he cost himself even more time.

00:41:45Pekka Bagnar is 4.6 seconds behind Alex Rins,

00:41:48and Alex Rins was off the circuit on the first lap at Turn 10,

00:41:51absolutely bumped from fellow Spaniard Mark.

00:41:53Pedro Acosta's called it a day, and he did briefly remount

00:41:56after crashing his K-10 out of second place at Turn 1 a couple of laps ago,

00:42:00but Acosta has pulled in.

00:42:02You can see there in the top left-hand corner of your screens,

00:42:05so no points in this sprint for Pedro Acosta,

00:42:08no back-to-back sprint podiums here in Mottagi and Indonesia.

00:42:12On board then with Bersecki through the left-hand,

00:42:14the third gear we go through Turn 12.

00:42:17We'll keep it back left now through 13.

00:42:19You can see there just that little dot in the distance.

00:42:21That's your runaway leader, Aldeguer, who's still keeping that advantage

00:42:24of around 2 seconds, 2.1 seconds clear of Fernandes.

00:42:28Every lap that Bersecki spends behind Ralf Fernandes

00:42:30is costing him any hope of taking that gold medal at the end of the sprint.

00:42:33Marquez, meanwhile, is coming back towards the World Championship points.

00:42:36He's just passed Joan Zarco for 11th.

00:42:38He's now up behind Dijan Antonio and Oliveira.

00:42:40That is the battle for the final point.

00:42:42I mean, Bersecki's the only rider. Fair play to Aldeguer.

00:42:46He himself has now dipped into the 1.29s,

00:42:50and that's actually faster than Bersecki,

00:42:52who has just dipped back into the 1.30s, 2.1 seconds.

00:42:56Aldeguer was clear of Fernandes in second.

00:42:59Alex Marquez in four places,

00:43:01just put in his best lap of this sprint so far,

00:43:03but he's two seconds behind Bersecki in third.

00:43:06He has broken clear of Mourinho now.

00:43:08That gap between Alex and Mourinho is up to eight tenths of a second.

00:43:11Big gap then of over two seconds back to Joan Mir in six,

00:43:15who picked up that sixth place with a move on Mourinho on the last lap.

00:43:18Fermin Aldeguer has never won a Tissot sprint.

00:43:20Ralph Fernandes has never been on his sprints or Grand Prix podium,

00:43:23so a lot to play for Fernandes too.

00:43:25He won't want to lose a front tyre and lose his bike here up against Bersecki.

00:43:28He was clearly faster.

00:43:29Bersecki looking to just park it on the inside of Ralph Fernandes,

00:43:32who knows that he's got bigger fish to fry really in his sprint,

00:43:35trying to secure a bronze medal.

00:43:36Bersecki now clear in second place.

00:43:38Has he left it too late though to catch Aldeguer?

00:43:40Last time Fernandes was in this position fighting for a sprint podium,

00:43:44he blew it, he crashed out of the lead, didn't he, in Barcelona last year.

00:43:47He wasn't the only one who dropped the ball on that occasion.

00:43:49Brad Binder and Pekka Bagnay also tumbling out of the lead

00:43:52in what was a very dramatic sprint.

00:43:54So you just saw there emerging through the picture,

00:43:56going through turn 13, Alex Marquez, who, as mentioned,

00:43:59has got down to some pretty respectable pace, the low 1.30s.

00:44:03So now then, with clear road ahead of him, what can Bersecki do?

00:44:07Does he still have time on his side to reel in Aldeguer?

00:44:11Who at the moment looks in cruise control at the front of the sprint, doesn't he?

00:44:141.30.382 is Aldeguer's pace.

00:44:16Bersecki once again then, now, back in the 1.29s.

00:44:20Immediately, having got through Fernandes,

00:44:22he's got that gap down to under two seconds.

00:44:241.9 over the line.

00:44:25We know Fermin Aldeguer is very good on his tyres,

00:44:27as Marc Marquez now comes through on Oliveira into the top ten.

00:44:31In the top of your picture,

00:44:32you're watching the battle between Mir and Morbidelli.

00:44:34That's Mir taking sixth place.

00:44:36But if Aldeguer is being very, very good on his tyres,

00:44:38and he's got something extra up his sleeve,

00:44:40now Fermin is the time to use it,

00:44:42because Marco Bersecki is going to be chasing you down quickly.

00:44:44That was a class move by Mir, that going into 16.

00:44:47And just look how quickly the Spaniard has gapped Morbidelli.

00:44:51It looks like he's a bit of a rolling roadblock at the moment right now, doesn't he?

00:44:54Frankie.

00:44:55He's got the Gian Antonio, Binda, Oliveira, and Marc

00:44:58all ganged up right behind him.

00:45:00I mean, Mir only passed him on a lap and a half ago,

00:45:02and just look at already the big gap that the 36 has put on Morbidelli.

00:45:05Morbidelli now is going backwards here.

00:45:07The Gian Antonio picks him off.

00:45:09Marc briefly was through on Binda,

00:45:11but Binda, you know, is going to tough it out.

00:45:13They almost rub bars, don't they?

00:45:14Going down now into 11.

00:45:16The Gian Antonio has gone wide.

00:45:19Digi was really wide going through 11,

00:45:21and that's allowed Morbidelli to come straight back on there.

00:45:23So all that hard work Digi did to get up into, what, seventh,

00:45:27immediately fires back on Binda,

00:45:29but it all went wrong for Digi going into 11 there.

00:45:32And that's eighth now for Marc Marquez, of course,

00:45:34taking two places for Digi and Binda already on this lap.

00:45:37Bez has had half a second out of Fermi now.

00:45:39It's down to 1.4 through the third sector.

00:45:42Another fastest lap of the sprint coming here.

00:45:43You can see the top two at the top of your screen.

00:45:45It's a 29.6 for Marco Bezzecki.

00:45:47He is not out of this yet.

00:45:48Alarm bells really do need to start ringing as far as Aldeguer is concerned,

00:45:53because Marco Bezzecki at the moment is doing 29s for fun.

00:45:57129.638.

00:46:02Catch him in two laps.

00:46:03That would have been good enough for seventh in qualifying that lap time.

00:46:06Absolutely amazing pace this, as far as Bezzecki is concerned.

00:46:10Already hammered down and disappeared ahead of Fernandes.

00:46:13Oh, dearie me, Bagnaia.

00:46:15What on earth is happening?

00:46:16He's now doing high 139s, but this is the loneliest of lonely sprints at the moment for Bagnaia.

00:46:24He is 21 seconds behind Aldeguer.

00:46:28He's eight seconds behind Alex Rins in 15th place.

00:46:32A reminder, of course, we saw Rins off the circuit at turn 10.

00:46:35This is game on.

00:46:36Under a second.

00:46:37This is game on.

00:46:38Fermin, Aldeguer, what have you got in terms of creating history here?

00:46:41Because you're going to be at some serious questions right now.

00:46:44Marco Bezzecki, just a reminder, was eighth at one stage on that opening lap.

00:46:48And now he's steamrolling towards potentially a third sprint victory.

00:46:53Aldeguer has got some big problems brewing here from Bez.

00:46:57Talk about making life difficult for yourself.

00:46:59But is Bez about to pull it out of the bag here in this Tito sprint?

00:47:02Remember, though, how difficult he found it to overtake Luca Marini earlier on in the sprint.

00:47:07Fermin, Aldeguer, surely the incentive, surely Aldeguer is going to go all in here

00:47:10and risk it all to try and hang on to this.

00:47:12He's got three more laps to hang on to this.

00:47:14He's perhaps just as well as far as the neutrals.

00:47:16He has responded.

00:47:17And the spectacle is concerned that Bez did flop the start.

00:47:20Yeah.

00:47:21Because otherwise he would have been absolutely running right at the front of this sprint right now.

00:47:24So, Aldeguer and Bez exchange high 129s.

00:47:29He'll have flags out in second.

00:47:31Zarko.

00:47:32Once again, Joan Zarko.

00:47:33Well, Bastien nearly completed the unwanted hat-trick.

00:47:36And now Joan Zarko has done likewise.

00:47:38He was wide there, wasn't he?

00:47:40He was offline.

00:47:41You get offline here by millimeters in Mandelica.

00:47:43You're in a whole world of pain.

00:47:45So it's the third crash of the weekend for Zarko.

00:47:47The gap there now between Aldeguer and Betsecki.

00:47:50This is as close as it has been.

00:47:52Just a smidgen over eight and a half tenths as they attack up into turn 10.

00:47:56Lap 11 of 13.

00:47:57Aldeguer's got to stay off the green here.

00:47:59He's already got a track limit.

00:48:00It's warning.

00:48:01That will definitely cost him sprint victory if he gets a long lap penalty from there.

00:48:04Give him so much credit though.

00:48:06The young 20-year-old who has set...

00:48:08Well, he got back into the 29.

00:48:10It's not a personal best, but very close to it.

00:48:12Responded to Betsecki's challenge.

00:48:14Only lost a quarter of a second on that last lap.

00:48:16So Aldeguer doing his level best to keep Bez at bay.

00:48:19Once again, though, it's sort of sectors two and three where Betsecki is brilliant.

00:48:23Bez found almost two tenths of a second in the third split.

00:48:27And now he's charging once again back towards Aldeguer.

00:48:31Top two then in this spin to about to complete lap 11 of 13.

00:48:36There's going to be two to go here.

00:48:38And this one is coming to the boil nicely, isn't it here?

00:48:41In boiling hot conditions in Mandelica.

00:48:43Aldeguer will lead Bez over the line.

00:48:45It's down to just over half a second.

00:48:47Well, that could be a big, big lap that from Betsecki.

00:48:50He was at 129.651, which was almost half a second clear of Aldeguer,

00:48:56who's desperate to see the check of black right now, isn't he?

00:48:58Aldeguer is giving absolutely everything.

00:49:00He's launching this Ducati into the corners.

00:49:02As we see Marc Marquez now, he's passing Morbidelli on your screens.

00:49:05He's already since got up with Luca Marini.

00:49:07So Marc Marquez now into the top seven, potentially still a top six in the final two laps.

00:49:12But all of our focus now with a lap and a half remaining is on sprint victory.

00:49:16Who will grab gold in Mandelica?

00:49:18Will it be Aldeguer for the first time or will it be Betsecki?

00:49:21Marc Marquez on course for his worst sprint finish on the factory Ducati lap.

00:49:26And a half remaining then here in Mandelica.

00:49:30Aldeguer, through he goes into turn ten.

00:49:33Betsecki is just really warming now, isn't he?

00:49:36Coming to the rear tyre of the BK Grazini.

00:49:39Ducati through 12 we go.

00:49:41Third gear, just about 150 kilometers an hour.

00:49:45Then build up speed around about 230 Ks on that short square of acceleration between 12 and 13.

00:49:52And then building up speed.

00:49:54This is where the corner speed of the Aprilia has been so, so good throughout this weekend.

00:49:59Aldeguer then now is going to be what?

00:50:01One lap away.

00:50:034.3 kilometers away from a moment of history for the 20 year old rookie.

00:50:09He is 4.3 kilometers away from being the youngest ever sprint winner.

00:50:14Marco Betsecki was eighth at one stage on the first.

00:50:17At the gap now done just under three and a half tenths of a second.

00:50:20It's another 1.29 from Betsecki.

00:50:22Well, this is going to be a last lap thriller here, isn't it?

00:50:24In Lombok.

00:50:25Aldeguer is doing a fine job here.

00:50:27Belying his ten years.

00:50:29Showing such maturity at the front of this sprint.

00:50:31Doing low 1.30s.

00:50:32It's going to take something very special from Marco Betsecki to beat it from here.

00:50:36But Betsecki has had a very special weekend so far.

00:50:38Yeah, and I think Bez has got something very, very special.

00:50:41Just look how much more corner speed.

00:50:43He's got better edge grip than Aldeguer's Ducati GP 24.

00:50:47And this is going to be the first overtaking opportunity coming up for Betsecki.

00:50:51As they charge towards Turn 10.

00:50:53Quattararo has crashed out of 12th place in this sprint.

00:50:56But Turn 10 was the opportunity and Betsecki has taken it.

00:50:59He picks up Aldeguer in the breaking zone.

00:51:02So him being eighth in the first sector after a disastrous start from pole position.

00:51:06With, what, seven corners remaining.

00:51:08Oh, it's going back at him.

00:51:09Betsecki has hit the front of Aldeguer though.

00:51:10Oh!

00:51:11Trying to get it back going through Turn 12.

00:51:13How close was that?

00:51:14Betsecki versus Aldeguer.

00:51:15It's going to go all the way down to the final corner.

00:51:18Aldeguer was going all in.

00:51:19He's now got Betsecki wrong-footed.

00:51:21He's now going to get a run on him into Turn 16.

00:51:23Aldeguer wants history.

00:51:25Betsecki desperate for his third sprint success on the factory.

00:51:29But it looks like Marco Betsecki has this one covered off.

00:51:32This has been one of our best sprints of 2025.

00:51:36Oh, he's going to be inches, isn't he, away from history from Aldeguer.

00:51:39He's just going to come up short because Marco Betsecki has delivered an incredible comeback here in Mandelica to take the sprint victory from pole position.

00:51:50Wow, what a sprint.

00:51:52Probably the best sprint we've seen of the season so far.

00:51:55Just over a tenth and a half split.

00:51:57Marco Betsecki and Aldeguer at the chequered flag.

00:52:01Aldeguer, well, he led from the first corner to Turn 10 on that final lap.

00:52:07So near yet so far for the rookie.

00:52:10Another brilliant performance, though, by Aldeguer.

00:52:13He has to play second fiddle, though, to the brilliant Betsecki.

00:52:16Take nothing away from Bez.

00:52:18That was a sensational surge back through the field.

00:52:21Ralph Fernandes does take third place from third on the grid.

00:52:25What a day it's been for track out of Aprilia.

00:52:28Both Aprilia's then on the front row of the grid.

00:52:30Both Aprilia's claim medals at the end of that dramatic 13-lap sprint here in Mandelica.

00:52:36Alex Marquez, Mia Marini, Marc Morvidelli and Dejan Antonio, well, they score points as Pecco Bagnaia limps home in an embarrassing, let's be frank, you can't sugarcoat it,

00:52:47an embarrassing 14th place, almost 30 seconds behind Marco Betsecki.

00:52:54That message, that poster said it all, simply the best.

00:52:58It almost went, well, it did go pear-shaped, didn't it, off the line.

00:53:02Look at Aldeguer got a superb start, didn't he, on the Guzzini Ducati.

00:53:05He got the whole shot, fought it out briefly with Ralph Fernandes for the lead, but just look how many riders came charging through on Betsecki's inside before he launched a quite sensational comeback.

00:53:18Well, the top three finished exactly as they started, but that sprint was anything but straightforward.

00:53:23Look how sideways Betsecki was, and in the end, Aldeguer was trying to win the battle on the brakes.

00:53:28In the end, he was just forced out wide by Marco Betsecki, hung out to drive by the brilliant Betsecki.

00:53:35Eighth, partway through the first lap, just showing how much pace and how much tenacity he had in that Tito sprint.

00:53:41Betsecki wins his second sprint out of the last three.

00:53:45Well, he has been absolutely awesome so far this weekend, has Marco Betsecki.

00:53:53He was supreme, he was so dominant yesterday to finish over four tenths clear of Aldeguer.

00:53:59Aldeguer was his closest rival in this morning's Q2 session.

00:54:04Fair play, there's only really been Aldeguer that's had anything across the weekend for Betsecki.

00:54:09He must have thought as he charged up towards turn ten that there was going to be that history-making youngest ever sprint winner.

00:54:17It's a rather frustrated Luka Mourinho, who's now under pressure as well, under investigation rather, for a potential tire pressure infringement.

00:54:24So that could dramatically alter the standings if he is found guilty.

00:54:29Of course, it will be an eight-second post sprint penalty.

00:54:32Mourinho took the chequered flag in sixth place.

00:54:35That'll drop him clearly outside of the point-scoring places.

00:54:38But it is a richly deserved gold medal after a gold standard performance by Marco Betsecki.

00:54:46Just an astonishing performance by Bez.

00:54:51Mark takes the chequered flag in seventh, although he could be promoted to sixth, ultimately,

00:54:56as we keep an eye on Mourinho's potential post sprint penalty.

00:55:00Hard going, though, you can tell.

00:55:01Mark had to work very, very hard for what could be sixth place.

00:55:05There's a long lap penalty en route, of course, after that incident on the first lap with Alex Rins.

00:55:10But the story really today is Marco Betsecki, who's looked at the class of the field all weekend.

00:55:15This is, I think, is the final lap when Fabio Quattara went down.

00:55:18Of course, good to see what happened to him on the very first lap when he dropped to the back of the field.

00:55:22Went down into turn two.

00:55:24So in the end, a weekend that has promised so much from a Yamaha point of view in the end.

00:55:29Only potentially a World Championship point for Oliveira if Mourinho gets a tire pressure penalty.

00:55:34Yeah, not too often that you see Fabio Quattara throwing himself into the scenery.

00:55:40Ralph Fernandes just collapses on the tank of the track out of Prillia.

00:55:45Fermin Aldeguer, well, he gave his all just coming up short.

00:55:49It was so, so close.

00:55:51You kind of felt that Betsecki knew himself that he had to make the move at turn ten.

00:55:57It was really...

00:55:58He didn't want to take the risk of trying to send it on the inside of Aldeguer in those final couple of corners

00:56:03because anything could happen when you leave it so late.

00:56:06A first sprint podium then for 24-year-old Spaniard Raúl Fernandes.

00:56:12A first podium of any kind in his MotoGP career.

00:56:15This is start number 75.

00:56:18What a weekend, what a day it has been for Aprilia.

00:56:21There's Raúl's younger brother Adrian.

00:56:24I think it's safe to say.

00:56:26I'm sure most of you have caught up with Moto3 qualifying, so we'll give out a rare spoiler.

00:56:30It's been a superb day for the Fernandes brothers with Adrian on pole position in Moto3.

00:56:37And he becomes, by my reckoning, Raúl Fernandes, the 19th different rider now to collect a sprint podium

00:56:44as they lift Marco Betsecki aloft.

00:56:47Of course, carrying all of Aprilia's hopes all on his own this weekend with Jorge Martin absent to injury.

00:56:53What a difference seven days makes, taken out at the first corner of the sprint last weekend.

00:56:58He left it until the very end of the sprint today to snatch victory.

00:57:02He's done this before as Marco Betsecki.

00:57:04A couple of years ago he came from ninth on the grid to finish third in the sprint with another heroic comeback.

00:57:10That was about a week after he'd had major surgery on a fractured collar boat.

00:57:14Sweat pours down the face of Alex Marquez.

00:57:17He rehydrates and takes on some vital fluids.

00:57:20Fourth over the line was Alex.

00:57:23Important points in terms of the championship as he looks to consolidate and secure second place in the standings

00:57:33on what was an instantly forgettable Saturday for Peko Banyaya.

00:57:40This time last week, it was Banyaya who was celebrating a super Saturday pole position in Matteigi.

00:57:49And he never looked like being beaten in the sprint, did he, in Japan, leading it from start to finish.

00:57:54But he was absolutely nowhere, nowhere.

00:57:59I just thought there was some kind of issue that he was having to juggle throughout that sprint

00:58:03to finish 29.3 seconds behind the sprint winner in 13 laps.

00:58:09That's not Peko Banyaya at all, is it?

00:58:12You can just see we've only done 13 laps in the sprint.

00:58:15How sort of fatigued we've got Fermin Aldegar and Marco Betzecchi.

00:58:20What a moment, though, for Raúl Fernández.

00:58:22What a day for Trackhouse and the Spanish rider.

00:58:24Third on the grid, third in the sprint.

00:58:26His first MotoGP podium.

00:58:28Oh, he's left us.

00:58:29Where's he going?

00:58:30Come back, Raúl.

00:58:31We need to talk to you.

00:58:32You've had a fantastic day.

00:58:33We want to hear about it.

00:58:34Raúl Fernández then finally with Jack.

00:58:36Raúl, huge congratulations.

00:58:39First MotoGP podium.

00:58:41What a journey it has been to this moment right here.

00:58:44Just how much does this mean to you?

00:58:46I'm happy.

00:58:47I don't have a lot of work.

00:58:49Yes, I know that after four years here, in MotoGP after three with Aprilia.

00:58:55If I am today here, it's for all of them, sure.

00:58:59Because they never stop to believe me and always they support me.

00:59:03So, thank you.

00:59:04Congratulations.

00:59:07Brilliant job by the 24-year-old Spanish rider.

00:59:10That's only his third ever top six in a sprint.

00:59:14Marco Betzecchi has already got the ice, cool towel draped under his Mitchell in cap.

00:59:19What a performance by Bez.

00:59:21He has had a dream Saturday here in Mandelica.

00:59:25A little footnote, by the way, as to what you've seen today in terms of championships,

00:59:28in terms of championship standings.

00:59:29Ducati, Lenovo have today, through all of the drama,

00:59:32they have clinched the team's championship.

00:59:35Let's go in here very, very shortly from Fermin Aldeguer,

00:59:38who was less than two tenths away from becoming our youngest ever sprint winner.

00:59:43He led it for so long until, well, turn ten on the last half.

00:59:46Second, though, in the sprint from the front row.

00:59:48And now he's with Jack.

00:59:50Fermin, we can see the emotion on your face.

00:59:52You've got so much to be proud of there.

00:59:54But what are the emotions like right now after missing out on victory?

00:59:58It's so, so late.

01:00:00At the end, we have to be happy.

01:00:03Stay another time on podium.

01:00:06For sure, it's a big result.

01:00:08But after the lead of the race, with a very good pace,

01:00:14lost the victory in the last lap.

01:00:17For sure, it's not funny, but nothing.

01:00:23We have tomorrow another chance, for sure.

01:00:27Betze with Aprilia is doing a very good job.

01:00:30The last laps, the day was faster, but nothing.

01:00:37We try to improve a little bit more this afternoon,

01:00:41and we will see tomorrow.

01:00:43Brilliant rally. Well done. Thank you.

01:00:45Yeah, there were 221 corners in that sprint,

01:00:49and Fermin Aldegaard led for 213 of them.

01:00:52He came so, so close, so, so close.

01:00:55His time will come, showing once again just why Ducati picked him up

01:01:01before he'd even started the 2024 World Championship campaign.

01:01:06But so much praise, so much credit has to go to Marco Betzecchi.

01:01:11Would have been so easy for him to have lost his cool, lost his composure,

01:01:15particularly in these extremely hot and humid conditions.

01:01:19But he was ice-cool under the intense pressure,

01:01:22and Marco Betzecchi is now a three-time sprint winner,

01:01:26and he did it in such dramatic fashion from pole position.

01:01:29Bezier winner with Jack.

01:01:31Marco, the nightmare starts, but the dream finish,

01:01:34eighth on the first lap.

01:01:36That surely has to go down as one of the rides of your life.

01:01:39Yeah, it was a fantastic race.

01:01:40Unfortunately, we have to understand what's happened in the start

01:01:43because I lost a lot of time.

01:01:46But after, I was so confident, so fast,

01:01:49and Fermin was already gone, so I didn't expect to catch him,

01:01:53but I didn't give up, and it was fantastic.

01:01:56I'm destroyed, but it was incredible.

01:01:59In the last lap, I tried my all to go in,

01:02:02and I wanted this win so bad, so yeah,

01:02:05it was a fantastic battle.

01:02:07Congrats to him, but also to all my guys,

01:02:09all the Aprilia factory.

01:02:11I'm very happy, and now we think about tomorrow.

01:02:13An incredible ride. Well done.

01:02:16It really was an incredible ride, wasn't it?

01:02:21By Marco Bezzecki.

01:02:23Just watching Mir launch away from Poblazimo.

01:02:25We can't really call it a launch, can we?

01:02:27As he starts to get swallowed up on the factory Aprilia.

01:02:31Immediately through came Marini and Acosta.

01:02:34Alex Marquez also came steaming on through,

01:02:37down to eighth at one stage in that first sector on the first lap.

01:02:41This was the key moment.

01:02:43The sprint winning overtake made at turn ten.

01:02:47Picking up Fermín Aldeguert,

01:02:49and then fending off the Spanish rider behind him in those final seven corners

01:02:54to take the chequer flag by just over a tenth and a half.

01:02:59They'll tell you that there was never really any doubt,

01:03:05but it certainly was at one stage.

01:03:07He was almost three seconds behind the sprint lead.

01:03:11Oh, he was so close, a close call for Fermín Aldeguert.

01:03:15And as he said, it's gutting, so frustrating to lose the sprint so close to home,

01:03:20having done so much of the hard work at the front,

01:03:23but he can take so much confidence and so much belief

01:03:28from what's been a brilliant Saturday for Aldeguert,

01:03:30second on the grid, second in the sprint.

01:03:33Just look how tired and jaded the riders are.

01:03:36They've got to go double the distance in the Grand Prix tomorrow.

01:03:39It's going to be a real demanding 27-lap Grand Prix of Indonesia, isn't it here?

01:03:43But your top three in the sprint thoroughly deserving their medals.

01:03:48It is Marco Betsechi, Fermín Aldeguert and Raúl Fernández.

01:03:53So at his furthest back in terms of time,

01:03:55and that was at the end of lap four when he was up behind Marini,

01:03:58Marco Betsechi was 2.8 seconds behind Fermín Aldeguert.

01:04:03He ultimately chased him down with five or six corners to spare.

01:04:09Well, two very happy people on that podium.

01:04:13I'm sure when he ultimately put that silver medal around his neck,

01:04:17Fermín Aldeguert will make it three.

01:04:20At the moment, understandably gutted to have come so close

01:04:24and fall short on the final lap.

01:04:27But he was beaten by a brilliant Betsechi today.

01:04:30He could certainly have no qualms about that.

01:04:33Many congratulations to Raúl Fernández.

01:04:36His weekend has deserved this, a first sprint medal for Raúl Fernández

01:04:43and a dream day for the Fernández family in Mandelica.

01:04:48Second place for Fermín Aldeguert and a third sprint podium of the season.

01:04:53The two previous have been third places.

01:04:55This is second, a best sprint result.

01:04:58But he led for eleven and three-quarter laps, didn't he really?

01:05:02Of that sprint.

01:05:04Second place for Fermín Aldeguert.

01:05:08Underlining that he was the only rider willing to hold the candle to Betsechi here this weekend.

01:05:14But after making life so, so difficult for himself on lap one,

01:05:19Betsechi battled back.

01:05:22And in an absolutely thrilling sprint in Indonesia.

01:05:26It's goal for Betsechi and for Aprilia in Indonesia.

01:05:31And for the winner, now it's time to celebrate it with Prosecco!

01:05:40Come on, let's go!

01:05:42Go!

01:05:44Go!

01:05:46Go!

01:05:47Go!

01:05:49Go!

01:05:51Go!

01:05:54Go!

01:05:58Go!

01:05:59Go!

01:06:00Yeah!

01:06:01Go!

01:06:04Go!

01:06:05Go!

01:06:06Congratulations!

01:06:32They chant his name, Betseki, Betseki, Betseki rings out.

01:06:36In the fan zone here at the Grand Prix of Indonesia.

01:06:39What a great reception Bez is getting, and rightfully so.

01:06:44Game on, isn't it, in terms of the battle of the second in this,

01:06:47well, the third, rather, in this world championship.

01:06:49The gap between Banyaya and Betseki shrinks to just 20.

01:06:54Mifaka Banyaya having one of his most miserable spins ever,

01:06:59finishing nearly 30 seconds back of his compatriot.

01:07:03The gold medal, though, dangles around the neck of Marco Betseki,

01:07:08the 26-year-old Italian.

01:07:10His third sprint victory.

01:07:13Double figures now for Bez in terms of sprint podiums.

01:07:15That's number 10.

01:07:17He certainly hasn't had to work too much harder in the previous nine

01:07:21than he did on that occasion.

01:07:22Pushed all the way to the line by Fermin Aldergett,

01:07:26as he now gets to address some of our most passionate fans in the world.

01:07:32Mother GP mania has hit Mandelika, hasn't it, this weekend.

01:07:3530,000 fans have greeted Bez and co.

01:07:40And nearby Mataramini.

01:07:42Pre-event here on Wednesday.

01:07:44And many of those 30,000,

01:07:46well, they've made the journey here to the Mandelika circuit.

01:07:50They have been treated to some show.

01:07:53The late, late show, as far as Marco Betseki is concerned,

01:07:57as he passes Fermin Aldergett for the win,

01:08:00with just, what, seven corners from home.

01:08:03A popular podium, that one.

01:08:06Betseki's brilliant recovery and comeback to take the victory.

01:08:10Aldergett so close to history in his best ever sprint.

01:08:14And his best ever sprint.

01:08:15And Raul Fernandes completing a fantastic day

01:08:19as far as the Aprilia factory are concerned.

01:08:23They might be understrength, but they're not on the par, are they, at all?

01:08:26As Betseki and Raul Fernandes start and finish the sprint first and third.

01:08:35There goes your podium, Prosecco.

01:08:39And now they have to get themselves mentally and physically

01:08:43back prepared and back ready for a grueling 27-lap Grand Prix tomorrow.

01:08:49Marco Betseki, your sprint winner in hugely dramatic fashion.

01:08:52From start to finish, he had to chase in the end.

01:08:55The chase was successful.

01:08:56Aldergett second from Raul Fernandes.

01:08:58First sprint podium for him.

01:08:59Alex Marquez fourth,

01:09:00which certainly boosts his hopes of finishing second in the championship.

01:09:03Mira Mourinho for Honda fifth and sixth,

01:09:05although Mourinho is under investigation for a tie-out pressure sanction.

01:09:08Marc Marquez on the road seventh,

01:09:10despite a long lap penalty for a contact with Rins on lap one.

01:09:12Morbidelli and Gian Antonio, your final point scorers.

01:09:15Pedro Acosta crashing out of second place, of course, during that sprint.

01:09:18Marc Marquez then, his lead is under 98 points.

01:09:21It's all immaterial.

01:09:22He's already world champion.

01:09:23Peko Banaya, though, now just 20 points ahead of Marco Betseki.

01:09:26He could lose third in the world championship tomorrow if today's results continue.

01:09:30Morbidelli fit ahead of Pedro Acosta.

01:09:32He leapfrocks the KTM rider today in the championship.

01:09:36Ralph Fernandes also climbing up one place in 212.

01:09:39Constructors champions Ducati, of course, on 621 points.

01:09:48Aprilia very much in the box seat now to take second.

01:09:51They're 38 points clear of KTM.

01:09:54Congratulations to Ducati and Lenovo.

01:09:56They are the team's champions.

01:09:57They cannot be caught now by Grissini.

01:09:59Grissini.

01:10:00And we are the team's champions.

01:10:01The team's champions, Ducati, of course, on 621 points.

01:10:03Aprilia very much in the box seat now to take second.

01:10:04They're 38 points clear of KTM.

01:10:07Congratulations to Ducati and Lenovo.

01:10:13They are the team's champions.

01:10:19They cannot be caught now by Grissini.

01:10:21by Grissini.

01:10:38Alex Marquez is now 148 points clear

01:10:41of Frankie Morbidelli.

01:10:42He could secure the best independent rider prize tomorrow.

01:10:52And the independent team standings is very much in the favor

01:10:54of Grissini, their lead over PR 46, 121 points.

01:11:21He could secure the best.

01:11:22He could secure the best.

01:11:23He could secure the best.

01:11:24Well, at the start of the sprint,

01:11:26it looked as if Marco Betzecchi's chances of winning it

01:11:28had all gone through his fingers.

01:11:30Jumping down to eighth on lap one.

01:11:34Ferdinand Alderge, your early leader,

01:11:38involved in an early battle with Raúl Fernández

01:11:40after a mistake in that final sector of the opening lap.

01:11:43Pedro Acosta also trying to get himself into the action.

01:11:48Taking second place from Fernández into turn one.

01:11:51This was the moment.

01:11:52It did look as if there was some contact there

01:11:53between Marc Marquez and Alex Reims,

01:11:54which saw him receive a long lap penalty.

01:11:59Pertecchi threw in the end on Luca Marini.

01:12:01It took him a few attempts to finally get the move done.

01:12:03Of course, one position he didn't have to claim

01:12:04was handed to him here with Acosta crashing at turn one.

01:12:07Second place went away of Pertecchi as he caught in pass

01:12:23Ralph Fernández as Aprilia took on Aprilia into turn ten.

01:12:27After a gallant defence, Fermin Alderge was finally caught

01:12:31on the end of the run.

01:12:32And after a gallant defence, Firmin Aldeguer was finally caught on the final lap.

01:12:39John Zarco was never really in the action. He would crash out late on.

01:12:46Rotoraro, another fall. He would fall on the very last lap.

01:13:02This was what it all came down to, though, the very last lap.

01:13:05And despite being all out of control at one point, Betseki got it stopped and stopped the victory charge of Firmin Aldeguer.

01:13:12It was far from straightforward, but it did follow the form book in the end.

01:13:17Betseki, the brilliant winner of the Indonesian Sprint.

01:13:20Can he complete the double tomorrow?

01:13:22And when we go double the distance, 27 laps of the Indonesian Grand Prix are coming up tomorrow.

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