Number 93 Makes it 93 Wins

Marc Marquez continues to steamroll records in Italy while Bagnaia’s front end woes return to cruel his home GP hopes

Marc Márquez made a blistering start, hammering the brakes into San Donato to fend off Francesco Bagnaia behind him, but Bagnaia calmly swept through into Turn 2 to take the lead, triggering thunderous cheers from the crowd. Alex Márquez slotted into third, close behind the leading duo. On the next lap, Marc tucked in behind Bagnaia and pulled off a fearless outside move into San Donato but Pecco stayed glued to him, clearly up for a fight. In a dramatic third lap, Bagnaia struck back, diving into San Donato and slightly overcooking it, but holding firm as he and Marc touched tires going into Turn 2. Marc immediately retaliated on corner exit, and in the chaos, Alex snuck by a delayed Bagnaia to seize second.

The action heated up further when Bagnaia sent his Ducati sliding sideways into San Donato past Alex, and then launched a daring dive past Marc in Turn 2 to snatch the lead again. But in the scorching conditions, tyre conservation was going to be critical. Franco Morbidelli was holding onto fourth, chased closely by the two KTMs of Maverick Viñales and Pedro Acosta, with their slipstream potential posing a real threat.

Marc regained the lead briefly on Lap 5 with a dive at San Donato but ran wide, allowing Pecco to slip back through. Then at the final corner, Pecco lost the front end completely but managed to save it on his elbow, letting both Márquez brothers creep up alongside as they charged toward the finish line. On Lap 6, Alex sent an aggressive attack down the outside into San Donato, running wide initially, but keeping the momentum through Turn 2 to snatch the lead from both Marc and Pecco.

Marc took advantage at the start of Lap 7 to take Pecco for second at San Donato, while Alex began to open up a small gap at the front. But Marc was far from done, pulling Alex back via slipstream into Lap 8 and launching his own move into San Donato on Lap 9 to retake the lead—exactly the kind of mid-race scenario where Marc usually begins to dominate. Viñales was up to 4th but crashed out at Turn 2 after Morbidelli launched a brutal dive from a mile back, handing fifth place to Marco Bezzecchi.

Morbidelli was slapped with a long lap penalty, and to make matters worse, had to retake it after narrowly overrunning track limits. Meanwhile, Jack Miller was forced to retire, the luckless Aussie having clutch issues.

Marc’s wide, sweeping line through the final turn to maximise exit speed appeared to be working as he stretched out his lead to nearly a second over Alex. Behind them, Bagnaia had latched onto Alex’s rear wheel, while Fabio Di Giannantonio—was creeping into contention behind them.

Bagnaia attacked with vigor on Laps 13 and 14 into San Donato and Turn 2, but Alex stood tall under pressure. Di Giannantonio, now the fastest man on track, had fully closed the gap to the leading group by Lap 16, consistently lapping in the 1:46s.

With two laps to go, Diggia launched a slick move into Casanova–Saveloy to finally snatch third from Bagnaia. In the space of a few corners he managed to distance Pecco by over a second, setting his sights on Alex for a last-lap showdown.

On the final tour, Marc Márquez coasted to to victory with a 1.8-second margin, his plum-colored livery glistening over the line. Di Giannantonio surged right up to Alex Marquez’s rear wheel but couldn’t quite find a way through, securing an excellent third-place finish. A dejected Bagnaia came home fourth, frustrated despite his early race fight. Bezzecchi sealed a strong fifth for Aprilia, while Morbidelli clawed his way to sixth despite two long-lap penalties. Raul Fernandez impressed with a gritty seventh for Trackhouse Aprilia, edging out the KTMs of Acosta and Binder. Ai Ogura rounded out the top ten with a superb ride from the very back of the grid.

The Marc Marquez steamroller is now in full swing heading into the intense mid season stretch of races, his championship lead now out to 40 points over his brother Alex – who is now his only realistic title challenger. Pecco’s Aragon hopes of a front end cure appear to be dashed, as the Mugello race played out like a replay of so many other rounds this season where his lack of faith in the front tyre has left him without the weaponry he needs to fight at the front in the final laps. Being beaten by Diggia at his favourite circuit will only rub salt into the wounds.

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