Marco Bezzecchi won the Thai Grand Prix ahead of Pedro Acosta and Raul Fernandez, while Marc Marquez did not finish the race due to a puncture. As a result, Bezzecchi became the first
Aprilia rider to win three Grands Prix in a row. Thanks to his Sprint victory a day ago, Acosta now leads the riders' standings after the first round of the season.
Jorge Martin finished in P4, while Ai Ogura completed the top five. The lead
Ducati rider was Fabio Di Giannantonio, who finished sixth. Francesco Bagnaia crossed the line in ninth place. Brazilian rider Diogo Moreira also scored his first points after finishing 12th.
Yamaha had a weekend to forget. Fabio Quartararo finished 14th, as the Japanese manufacturer only scored points after other riders could not finish the race.
As it happened
It was a calm start in Thailand with no incidents. From pole position, Bezzecchi got off to a great start, and could keep the lead from Marc Marquez into the first corners. Towards the end of the first lap, the Ducati rider lost a position to Raul Fernandez and was also put under pressure by Martin.
The 2024 world champion completed his move on Lap 4, provisionally putting three Aprilia bikes on the podium, and into the final corner, Acosta also got past Marquez.
Acosta continued to chase Martin in the following laps, and it was Marquez who capitalized on that battle on Lap 10, as he overtook both of his compatriots. The KTM rider then reclaimed third place from the defending world champion.
The gaps began to consolidate after Acosta's move on Marquez at the front. Bezzecchi led comfortably ahead of Fernandez.
The Trackhouse Racing rider began losing pace on Lap 20, as both Acosta and Marquez began rapidly closing the gap. A lap later, Marquez's Grand Prix changed completely, as he suffered a puncture, which meant he scored zero points. His brother, Alex, also crashed in Turn 4.
Joan Mir also had a positive race and was fighting for a top-five finish, but a bike failure forced him to retire.
MotoGP - Full Results
| Position | Rider | Gap | Points |
| 1. | Marco Bezzecchi (Aprilia) | - | 25 |
| 2. | Pedro Acosta (KTM) | +5.543 | 20 |
| 3. | Raul Fernandez (Trackhouse) | +9.259 | 16 |
| 4. | Jorge Martin (Aprilia) | +12.182 | 13 |
| 5. | Ai Ogura (Trackhouse) | +12.411 | 11 |
| 6. | Fabio Di Giannantonio (VR46) | +16.845 | 10 |
| 7. | Brad Binder (KTM) | +17.363 | 9 |
| 8. | Franco Morbidelli (VR46) | +18.227 | 8 |
| 9. | Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati) | +18.340 | 7 |
| 10. | Luca Marini (Honda) | +19.101 | 6 |
| 11. | Johann Zarco (LCR) | +19.903 | 5 |
| 12. | Enea Bastianini (Tech3) | +23.386 | 4 |
| 13. | Diogo Moreira (LCR) | +24.686 | 3 |
| 14. | Fabio Quartararo (Yamaha) | +30.823 | 2 |
| 15. | Alex Rins (Yamaha) | +32.955 | 1 |
| 16. | Maverick Viñales (Tech3) | +36.545 | |
| 17. | Toprak Razgatlioglu (Pramac) | +39.194 | |
| 18. | Jack Miller (Pramac) | +47.848 | |
| 19. | Michele Pirro (Ducati) | +1:03.598 | |
| NC | Joan Mir (Honda) | - | |
| NC | Alex Marquez (Gresini) | - | |
| NC | Marc Marquez (Ducati) | - | |
Recap Moto2 and Moto3
There were two further races today in Thailand. Moto3 was decided with a photo finish, while there were multiple red flags in Moto2. Recap what happened in these series
here!