In Mandalika, Indonesia, the MotoGP Grand Prix of Indonesia kicked off with a dramatic qualifying session on October 4, 2025. Italian rider Marco Bezzecchi of the Aprilia Racing team stole the spotlight by grabbing pole position, setting a new track record of 1:28 seconds—a first for any rider in Mandalika. Bezzecchi’s lap was so quick that he opened the front‑row gap and left the rest of the field scrambling to keep up, including rookie Fermin Aldeguer of BK8 Gresini and Raul Fernandez from Trackhouse.
The grid took on the most shuffled look of the year. The usual front‑row stalwarts were absent: Gustavo Marquez of Ducati fell to his worst single‑race qualifying, starting ninth. His teammate, Francesco Bagnaia, also struggled, lining up 16th. Both riders battled in the first qualifying round (Q1) but could not make it into Q2, which kept the top spots open for the loose‑lipped Spaniards. Bautista‑Kim Diggia and teammate Franco Morbidelli slipped into Q2, but Morbidelli missed the cutoff by a hair—0.048 seconds.
Bezzecchi stayed true to form. He had been the fastest in Saturday’s FP2 and carried that momentum into Q2, churning out times that pushed the rest of the field back. The only rider to threaten him was Alex Rins of Monster Energy Yamaha, who came close but crashed on turn 15, losing critical seconds. Meanwhile, Danilo Acosta on a Red Bull KTM and Luca Marini on a Honda HRC Castrol finished just behind Bezzecchi’s margin of 0.398 seconds, creating a front‑row line with all five major constructors represented.
Marc Marquez’s worst qualifying of the season left him in a tough spot; he will need to out‑drive both his Ducati teammate and a younger brother, Alex Marquez, who also crashed during the session. The Argentine‑trained Miguel Oliveira of Prima Pramac Yamaha managed to slip into the top ten for the first time since Aragon, giving the Yamaha team a solid foothold.
In all, the Indonesian GP set the stage for an exciting race week. Fans watching from home can look forward to a grid that’s as unpredictable as it is high‑speed, with Bezzecchi’s record‑shattering lap pointing the way for a thrilling contest on the Mandalika track.
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