Ducati’s recent dominance hit another roadblock at the British MotoGP, marking their second straight defeat after a 22-race winning streak was broken at Le Mans.
Sunday’s race at Silverstone saw no Ducati rider on the podium—an outcome that would’ve held even if Fabio Quartararo hadn’t retired from the lead. Instead, Marc Marquez took third for Honda, behind Aprilia’s Marco Bezzecchi and team-mate Johann Zarco.
Marc Marquez and his brother Alex were initially ruled out after crashing in the original start, but a red flag restart gave them another chance. Marc eventually held off Franco Morbidelli and Alex Marquez to claim the final podium spot.
Further down the order, Ducati’s struggles continued. Fermin Aldeguer and Fabio di Giannantonio finished ninth and tenth, while reigning world champion Francesco Bagnaia crashed out.
“We were taking a lot of punches from everywhere today,” said di Giannantonio, who had finished third in Saturday’s Sprint. “Aprilia has always been strong here, and Fabio made a great start with a soft front tyre. We went with a medium and it was tricky getting it up to temperature after the restart.”
Di Giannantonio also battled braking issues throughout the race.
“I couldn’t stop the bike like I wanted, like I did yesterday. Riders were passing me too easily, and we lost a podium opportunity because the pace was there.”
Despite the setback, he dismissed the idea that Ducati’s edge is fading.
“It’s not about Ducati losing performance. It was just one of those mixed-up races—Marc crashed, Alex crashed, Pecco crashed, I had problems—it happens.”
Looking ahead, di Giannantonio is optimistic thanks to recent technical improvements.
“We made a big step forward with the setup. The bike feels much better now, and I think what we’ve done here will help us in Aragon too.”
