06:32
DEBUT WIN FOR @25RaulFernandez & TRACKHOUSE. 💥 #AustralianGP | @25RaulFernandezpic.twitter.com/s3P6zMkRs6
— Trackhouse MotoGP (@TrackhouseMoto) October 19, 2025
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2025 Australian MotoGP, Phillip Island: Race reaction - LIVE UPDATES
Live updates from Sunday’s 2025 Australian MotoGP race at Phillip Island.
Can Saturday’s Sprint winner Marco Bezzecchi overcome a double long lap penalty to win the Australian MotoGP?
That’s the big question heading into Sunday’s race, where Bezzecchi needs to serve the penalty for clashing with Marc Marquez in Indonesia.
Bezzecchi - who won the Sprint by 3.149s after catching and passing fellow RS-GP rider Raul Fernandez - will start from the middle of the front row, between Yamaha riders Fabio Quartararo (pole) and home hero Jack Miller.
Quartararo made a mistake by choosing the medium front tyre in the Sprint, while Miller came within a fraction of his first Yamaha podium.
But the Frenchman at least knows he must use the hard front for the grand prix and has also indicated he could gamble on making the soft rear tyre last the Grand Prix distance.
Between Bezzecchi and Miller in the Sprint were Fernandez (Trackhouse) and Pedro Acosta (KTM), with VR46's Fabio di Giannantonio the top Ducati in fifth after carving through from tenth on the grid.
Fellow GP25 rider Francesco Bagnaia went in the other direction, plummeting from 11th to 19th, ahead of only stand-in team-mate Michele Pirro.
Bagnaia and Brad Binder (13th) each have a three-place grid penalty for this afternoon, after riding slowly on the racing line and obstructing other riders in qualifying.
Newly crowned champion Marquez, plus fellow former Phillip Island winners Jorge Martin and Maverick Vinales, are all missing this weekend due to injuries.
Marquez is replaced by Ducati test rider Pirro, Martin by Aprilia test rider Lorenzo Savadori and Vinales by KTM test rider Pol Espargaro.
The Sunday schedule has been delayed by one hour to try and avoid the worst of the forecast high winds, meaning the grand prix now starts at 3pm local time.
19 Oct 2025
07:36
Marco Bezzecchi "didn't even expect" podium after Australia MotoGP penalties
Marco Bezzecchi brushed off two long lap penalties to finish third at Phillip Island.
While some believed he could still win the Australian Grand Prix, he didn't even think a podium was possible!
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Marco Bezzecchi: ‘Only the journalists thought I could win’ Australian MotoGP
Marco Bezzecchi, Aprilia Factory Racing, 2025 Australian MotoGP
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06:20
Marco Bezzecchi moves into 3rd place ahead of Pecco Bagnaia, Alex Marquez is on the brink of securing 2nd in the World Championship 🥈🥉#MotoGP#AustralianGPpic.twitter.com/oBTbxLpaQY
— Crash MotoGP (@crash_motogp) October 19, 2025
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06:18
#AustralianGP@25RaulFernandez becomes the 7th different winner this season and the 64th different winner with @Michelin 👏👏👏#MichelinMotoGPpic.twitter.com/8wR1tSuUmV
— Michelin Motorsport (@Michelin_Sport) October 19, 2025
06:09
Australian MotoGP: Points
06:08
All-time MotoGP race winners' list
Here is the updated list of all-time MotoGP race winners, featuring Raul Fernandez now sitting at a joint 73rd.
The all-time MotoGP winners' list
Raul Fernandez, Marco Bezzecchi, 2025 Australian MotoGP
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06:01
Race report: Raul Fernandez takes shock first MotoGP win
Raul Fernandez is a MotoGP race winner, having previously been a best of fifth, after dominating for Trackhouse Aprilia at the Australian Grand Prix.
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2025 Australian MotoGP: Raul Fernandez, Trackhouse take shock first win
Raul Fernandez, Trackhouse Aprilia, 2025 Australian MotoGP
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05:55
Raul Fernandez: "I cannot believe it!"
Raul Fernandez (1st): "I cannot believe it! The team never stopped supporting me, and this is a consequence of hard work. I managed the rear tyre throughout the race. The last 5 laps seemed super long! Thanks to everyone who supported me."
05:53
Qualifying costs Diggia victory chance
Fabio di Giannantonio (2nd): "This place is amazing and races like this make it even more sweet! We lost the opportunity to win because of the qualifying, but did a lot of overtakes and didn't give up."
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05:51
Bez speaks
Marco Bezzecchi (3rd): "It was a super tough race, with the penalty. But my strategy worked perfectly, a good start and then pushing hard at the beginning. I didn't imagine I could get a podium with this penalty."
05:50
What a day for Trackhouse, not only a first win, but their first grand prix podium.
05:44
Australian MotoGP: Results
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05:42
Raul Fernandez wins the Australian MotoGP!
Raul Fernandez takes his first-ever MotoGP win at Phillip Island!
Fabio di Giannantonio and Marco Bezzecchi complete the podium.
05:41
Bezzecchi into 3rd
Marco Bezzecchi shows what might have been by passing Alex Marquez for 3rd.
05:41
Diggia takes a chunk out of Fernandez's lead
2 laps to go and di Giannantonio cuts Fernandez's lead to just over 2-seconds, is Fernandez managing it or could there be a late twist?
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05:39
3 laps to go and di Giannantonio is not making an impact on Raul Fernandez's lead... The Trackhouse team are on the verge of their first MotoGP win!
05:38
Crash
Francesco Bagnaia's nightmare weekend ends with a crash from 12th place at Siberia. The Italian sits stationary on the ground after being dumped from his Desmosedici.
05:36
Fabio di Giannantonio takes 2nd place
Fabio di Giannantonio passes fellow Ducati rider Alex Marquez for second place, he's 3.1s behind Raul Fernandez with 4 laps to go...
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05:35
6 laps to go and Bezzecchi surprises Acosta at Turn 8 to take 4th place. With di Giannantonio now nearly two-seconds clear that could be as good as it gets for Bezzecchi.
05:34
Raul Fernandez is continuing to manage his advantage over Alex Marquez at 3-seconds.
di Giannantonio is now clear of Acosta for 3rd, with Bezzecchi searching for a way past the KTM.
05:30
8 laps to go and di Giannantonio dives under Acosta at Lukey Heights - but Acosta gets him back into Turn 1 to reclaim 3rd!
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05:30
👀🔄 @37_pedroacosta runs wide through Stoner Corner and @alexmarquez73 takes full advantage! #AustralianGP 🇦🇺 pic.twitter.com/u7oQfNk2O8
— MotoGP™🏁 (@MotoGP) October 19, 2025
05:30
Acosta has made a name for himself with some superb defensive riding in recent events and is delivering for KTM again today. The Spaniard doesn't have the raw pace but is fast in a straight line and so good on the brakes...
05:29
Barring a major tyre wear shock, Bezzecchi's best hope is a podium, but he'll need to pass Fabio di Giannantonio and Pedro Acosta to get it.
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05:27
... The initial answer is a "no". They both set the same lap time with 10 laps to go and Fernandez 2.9s clear.
