Updated: 2025 Australian MotoGP Sprint Race Results after a penalty
Sprint race results from the 2025 Australian MotoGP at Phillip Island, round 19 of 22.
Updated Sprint race results after an 8-second tyre-pressure penalty for Ai Ogura, who took the chequered flag in 16th.
Marco Bezzecchi defies seagull damage to hunt down and pass fellow Aprilia rider Raul Fernandez to win the 2025 Australian MotoGP Sprint race.
"I hit a big bird, unfortunately for me - and him," Bezzecchi said afterwards.
Bezzecchi struck the seagull as he left the grid for the start of the warm-up lap, the body being lodged in his aero, and later lost time when he almost clipped the back of Fernandez at Lukey Heights.
But Bezzecchi’s superior speed prevailed, and after overtaking with 4 laps to go, he rode to a three-second victory over the Trackhouse rider.
Behind them, a thrilling battle raged for third, with KTM’s Pedro Acosta narrowly holding off home hero Jack Miller and a recovering Fabio di Giannantonio - the top Ducati in 5th.
Bagnaia nightmare
Francesco Bagnaia’s season hit another new low with a terrible 19th place, over 32-seconds behind Bezzecchi, and ahead of only stand-in team-mate Michele Pirro. That's worse than his +29s deficit, also over 13 laps, in the Mandalika Sprint.
At times, Bagnaia was lapping 4 seconds off the pace, and he slumped back into his chair in the Ducati pits with his head bowed, as Gigi Dall’Igna avoided eye contact.
Bezzecchi has a double long lap penalty to serve in Sunday’s grand prix, for causing an accident with Marc Marquez at Mandalika, while Francesco Bagnaia and Brad Binder will each face a three-place grid penalty.
2025 Australian MotoGP, Phillip Island - Sprint Race Results | ||||
| Pos | Rider | Nat | Team | Time/Diff |
| 1 | Marco Bezzecchi | ITA | Aprilia Racing (RS-GP25) | 19m 3.971s |
| 2 | Raul Fernandez | SPA | Trackhouse Aprilia (RS-GP25) | +3.149s |
| 3 | Pedro Acosta | SPA | Red Bull KTM (RC16) | +5.310s |
| 4 | Jack Miller | AUS | Pramac Yamaha (YZR-M1) | +5.376s |
| 5 | Fabio Di Giannantonio | ITA | Pertamina VR46 Ducati (GP25) | +5.416s |
| 6 | Alex Marquez | SPA | BK8 Gresini Ducati (GP24) | +6.109s |
| 7 | Fabio Quartararo | FRA | Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1) | +8.706s |
| 8 | Luca Marini | ITA | Honda HRC Castrol (RC213V) | +8.938s |
| 9 | Pol Espargaro | SPA | Red Bull KTM Tech3 (RC16) | +9.252s |
| 10 | Enea Bastianini | ITA | Red Bull KTM Tech3 (RC16) | +9.752s |
| 11 | Joan Mir | SPA | Honda HRC Castrol (RC213V) | +10.231s |
| 12 | Johann Zarco | FRA | Castrol Honda LCR (RC213V) | +12.104s |
| 13 | Alex Rins | SPA | Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1) | +12.132s |
| 14 | Miguel Oliveira | POR | Pramac Yamaha (YZR-M1) | +17.494s |
| 15 | Franco Morbidelli | ITA | Pertamina VR46 Ducati (GP24) | +18.967s |
| 16 | Lorenzo Savadori | ITA | Aprilia Factory (RS-GP25) | +25.185s |
| 17 | Ai Ogura | JPN | Trackhouse Aprilia (RS-GP25)* | +27.784s |
| 18 | Somkiat Chantra | THA | Idemitsu Honda LCR (RC213V)* | +28.945s |
| 19 | Francesco Bagnaia | ITA | Ducati Lenovo (GP25) | +32.408s |
| 20 | Michele Pirro | ITA | Ducati Test Rider (GP25) | +35.523s |
| Fermin Aldeguer | SPA | BK8 Gresini Ducati (GP24)* | DNF | |
| Brad Binder | RSA | Red Bull KTM (RC16) | DNF | |
* Rookie
Last year’s Australian Grand Prix front row of Jorge Martin, Marc Marquez and Maverick Vinales are all missing from the 2025 event due to injuries.
2025 world champion Marquez is absent for at least the next two rounds after undergoing surgery for ligament damage to his right collarbone, caused by contact from Marco Bezzecchi in Indonesia.
Aprilia’s Martin, who also missed the Indonesian round after undergoing surgery for a collarbone fracture sustained in a Turn 1 clash with team-mate Bezzecchi at Motegi, continues to be absent.
Tech3’s Vinales withdrew after qualifying at Mandalika due to ongoing issues with his healing shoulder.
Marquez, Martin and Vinales are all former Phillip Island MotoGP winners, leaving only Alex Rins (2022) and Johann Zarco (2023) with previous premier-class Australian victories.
Marquez is replaced by Ducati test rider Michele Pirro, Martin by Aprilia test rider Lorenzo Savadori and Vinales by KTM test rider Pol Espargaro.
Trackhouse rookie Ai Ogura, who withdrew from his home Japanese Grand Prix and then skipped the whole of the Mandalika event due to pain from the wrist injury at Misano, is also on track this weekend.
Peter has been in the paddock for 20 years and has seen Valentino Rossi come and go. He is at the forefront of the Suzuki exit story and Marc Marquez’s injury issues.
