MARCO BEZZECCHI AND APRILIA RACING CONQUER VALENCIA FOR THE
BEST SEASON EVER

APRILIA ONE-TWO: MARCO BEZZECCHI DOMINATES THE RACE, RAÚL
FERNÁNDEZ SECOND FOR TRACKHOUSE MOTOGP TEAM. JORGE MARTÍN
WITH A PRECAUTIONARY DNF

(title image : Marco Bezzecchi takes his 3rd MotoGP victory)

Valencia, 16 November 2025 – The 2025 season ended in the best possible way for
Aprilia Racing. Marco Bezzecchi started from pole position and dominated the long
race from flag to flag, taking his third win of the season. For the first time in his career,
the Italian rider won two GP races in a row, dominating every lap from the front both in
Portimão and in Valencia. Before him, no Aprilia rider had ever managed to take the
lead for an entire Grand Prix race. With the pole position earned on Saturday, he also
tied the record for number of poles won with Aprilia, set by Aleix Espargaró, and with
the win in Valencia, he also matched Espargaró for the number of wins, with this being
his third. This is also a historic milestone for Aprilia Racing. In fact, for the first time
ever, the team has taken to consecutive MotoGP wins.

For the manufacturer from Noale, this also marks their first victory in Valencia, where they had never before been on the podium, and it is the second one-two after the 2023 Barcelona race.
Marco Bezzecchi, the Italian rider closes out a historic year – the most victorious ever for Aprilia Racing in MotoGP – made up of extraordinary numbers: 15 podiums in all, with 3 wins in the sprint races and 3 in the long races, as well as 5 pole positions. This set of results gave him third place in the riders championship and placed Aprilia Racing second in the Manufacturers Championship.

MARCO BEZZECCHI

After starting from the seventeenth spot on the grid, Jorge Martín had to comply with
two long lap penalties for the incident in Motegi. During the fifteenth lap, Aprilia Racing
decided to withdraw Jorge Martín from the race as a precaution.
Completing the Aprilia celebrations was Trackhouse MotoGP Team’s Raúl Fernández
who finished his home race in second place behind Bezzecchi, making it a brilliant
one-two for the RS-GP25.

JORGE MARTIN

MARCO BEZZECCHI

“This was a fantastic season finale. Raúl definitely put me to a hard test during the race
because he was really fast and good, especially in the finale, but at the start I had set
up the race well and created some margin that I knew I’d be able to manage. The last
two laps were not easy, but I wanted this victory so much and I just stayed super
focused, trying not to make any mistakes whatsoever.”

MARCO

JORGE MARTIN

“I think withdrawing from the race was the right decision because I’m rather tired and I
think it’s smart to turn up fresh on Tuesday so we can do a good test, since we have
several things to try. There was no point in tiring myself out now without achieving
anything of substance.”

JORGE

MASSIMO RIVOLA

“Finally a season finale as protagonists. It was fantastic to see two Aprilias out front,
as we wait for Jorge and Ai to be at 100% as well. The statistics this year are extremely
important. Marco had a perfect season, finishing third in the championship with a good
margin.

As manufacturers, we have seen our growth and we surpassed 400 points to clinch second place. All of this must not be enough for us, but it should be motivation
for a 2026 as protagonists. A 2026 that actually begins already on Tuesday, and where
we can’t wait to test the many upgrades that are being cranked out constantly from
Noale.

An immense thank you to the Piaggio Group for supporting us with great faith,
and obviously to all the guys and girls in Noale who have done a brilliant job and who
will certainly do an even better job next year. Forza Aprilia!”

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