- Third Triple Crown for Ducati, after the ones secured in 2007 and 2022
- Podium for Fermín Aldeguer, second with the Desmosedici GP of the Gresini Racing Team
The Ducati Lenovo Team has clinched the Teams’ World Championship title at the end of the eighteenth Sprint of the season at the Mandalika Circuit, giving Ducati their third Triple Crown. Marc Márquez finished the race in sixth place, while Francesco Bagnaia was fourteenth at the flag.
Ninth on the starting grid, Márquez was given a long-lap penalty after a coming together with Rins on the opening lap. From thirteenth place, Marc put together a good comeback as he made his way up to sixth. Bagnaia, sixteenth in qualifying, had a challenging time in the 13-lap encounter to finish fourteenth.
The Ducati Lenovo Team will be back in action tomorrow morning at 10:40 local time (GMT +8) for the warm-up, followed by the Grand Prix of Indonesia, which will be contested over a 27-lap distance from 15:00.
Marc Márquez (#93 Ducati Lenovo Team) – 6th
“The situation is surely a combination of factors that at the moment is not allowing us to be as quick as we’d like. The circuit layout doesn’t have hard braking points, which is one of our strongest aspects, and the unusual grip is preventing us from fully exploiting the power of the Ducati on corner exit. We need to continue working both riding- and set-up-wise, while studying Fermín Aldeguer’s performance to try to make a step forward. I don’t expect miracles this weekend – I think we’re in for a top five to seven.”
Francesco Bagnaia (#63 Ducati Lenovo Team) – 14th
“After yesterday, I knew it was going to be a difficult Saturday. Unfortunately, the feeling is not the same as Motegi, but closer to the one I experienced in Misano. I ended up struggling again with the bike, both on the straight and under braking, and the only thing I could do was bring it home. It’s quite a frustrating situation, but the bright side is that I showed my speed in Japan. Now we need to keep working and try to find that feeling again, otherwise it’s going to be another challenging race.”
Posted on October 4, 2025 by Michael Le Pard
