Ducati’s Marc Marquez delivered a masterclass under pressure to win the 2025 MotoGP Dutch Grand Prix at Assen, holding off a relentless Marco Bezzecchi to secure his third consecutive weekend double and extend his championship lead to 68 points.
Despite suffering two major crashes in Friday’s practice, Marquez bounced back to win Saturday’s Sprint and followed up with a controlled ride on Sunday, fending off Aprilia’s Bezzecchi by just 0.635s across 26 laps.
Pecco Bagnaia, who took the holeshot from second on the grid and led early, completed the podium after recovering from an overtake by KTM’s Pedro Acosta mid-race. The defending champion eventually finished 2.666s behind Marquez, but now trails him by 126 points in the championship standings.
Alex Marquez’s hopes of maintaining pressure in the title race ended with a crash on lap six while dueling with Acosta, resulting in a broken hand. He now drops 68 points behind his brother Marc in the championship.
Fabio Quartararo, who started from pole in Yamaha’s special Noriyuki Haga livery, fell to tenth after being forced onto the grass when Fermin Aldeguer crashed ahead of him. Quartararo never recovered from the early chaos.
Bezzecchi began his charge from fifth, overtook Bagnaia on lap eight, and remained glued to Marquez’s rear wheel for much of the race. Despite constant pressure, Marquez never flinched and broke clear in the final lap to take his 68th premier-class win—matching the legendary Giacomo Agostini. Only Valentino Rossi, with 89 wins, remains ahead.
Acosta finished a strong fourth, ahead of Tech3’s Maverick Vinales in fifth. VR46 teammates Fabio Di Giannantonio and Franco Morbidelli battled to the line in sixth and seventh, with Morbidelli receiving a long lap penalty for cutting the final chicane while defending against Di Giannantonio.
Raul Fernandez (Trackhouse Aprilia), Enea Bastianini (Tech3), and Quartararo completed the top ten. Bastianini climbed from 20th after serving a grid penalty.
Further down the order, Joan Mir collided with Aldeguer’s crashed bike but escaped injury. Brad Binder was 11th, followed by Johann Zarco, Alex Rins, Jack Miller, and Somkiat Chantra, who took the final point. Aleix Espargaro finished 16th, while Ai Ogura and Lorenzo Savadori were among the fallers.
With the German GP at Sachsenring—Marquez’s most successful circuit—next on the calendar from July 11–13, the Ducati rider’s momentum shows no signs of slowing.
