Aprilia's Bezzecchi breaks lap record to clinch pole at Indonesian MotoGP

VIDEO SHOWS: HIGHLIGHTS FROM QUALIFYING FOR INDONESIAN GRAND PRIX OF THE MOTOGP WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP AT THE MANDALIKA INTERNATIONAL STREET CIRCUIT / SOUNDBITE OF APRILIA RACING’S MARCO BEZZECCHI  RESENDING WITH COMPLETE SCRIPT  SHOWS: MANDALIKA, INDONESIA (OCTOBER 4, 2025) (DORNA – See restrictions) 1. VARIOUS OF APRILIA RACING’S MARCO BEZZECCHI (NUMBER 72) CLOCKING BEST LAP DURING QUALIFYING FOR INDONESIAN GRAND PRIX 2. APRILIA RACING TEAM CHEERING 3. BEZZECCHI BEING CONGRATULATED BY TEAM 4. (SOUNDBITE) (English) APRILIA RACING’S MARCO BEZZECCHI WHEN ASKED ABOUT BEING VERY FAST WHILE BLITZING TO POLE POSITION, SAYING:     “It's mandatory. It's true that I am quite quick, but the pace, seeing from the FP2 result, was pretty close between me and many other MotoGP riders, many other riders that are super quick. And as you know, in MotoGP, you can never relax. So, I'm happy for the qualifying for sure, because it's also the grid for tomorrow, not only today. And this is important, but now we still have to do the main part of the weekend, that are the races. So, yeah, let's keep ourselves focused and let's try to make our best.”     REPORTER SAYING: “Brilliant lap. Well done.”     “Thank you very much.” / BEZZECCHI WAVING TO CAMERA 5. VARIOUS OF BK8 GRESINI RACING MOTOGP’S FERMIN ALDEGUER (NUMBER 54) ON TRACK DURING QUALIFYING 6. ALDEGUER POSING FOR PHOTOGRAPHS 7. VARIOUS OF TRACKHOUSE MOTOGP TEAM’S RAUL FERNANDEZ (NUMBER 25) ON TRACK     8. FERNANDEZ’S TEAM WATCHING QUALIFYING ACTION 9. RAUL FERNANDEZ POSING FOR PHOTOGRAPHS AFTER CONFIRMING P3 IN QUALIFYING 10. VARIOUS OF MONSTER ENERGY YAMAHA MOTOGP’S ALEX RINS (NUMBER 42) IN ACTION 11. RINS GETTING OFF HIS BIKE AND HUGGING TEAM MEMBERS 12. VARIOUS OF RED BULL KTM FACTORY RACING’S PEDRO ACOSTA (NUMBER 37) ON TRACK 13. MONSTER ENERGY YAMAHA MOTOGP’S FABIO QUARTARARO (NUMBER 20) CRASHING 14. BK8 GRESINI RACING MOTOGP’S ALEX MARQUEZ (NUMBER 73) CRASHING 15. DUCATI LENOVO TEAM’S MARC MARQUEZ IN THE GARAGE REMOVING HELMET AND HAVING ENERGY BAR STORY: Aprilia Racing's Marco Bezzecchi seized a dominant pole position in qualifying for the Indonesian Grand Prix after demolishing the lap record at Mandalika on Saturday (October 4), while newly-crowned 2025 MotoGP champion Marc Marquez qualified a lowly ninth. Bezzecchi's blistering lap of one minute and 28.832 seconds was enough to comfortably finish ahead of Spanish duo Fermin Aldeguer, riding for Gresini Racing, and Raul Fernandez of Trackhouse, who will line up second and third, respectively. It's true that I am quite quick, but the pace… was pretty close between me and many other MotoGP riders, many other riders that are super quick. And as you know, in MotoGP, you can never relax," Bezzecchi said. The session also marked a significant milestone for Aldeguer, the 20-year-old rookie securing his first-ever front row start in MotoGP. Yamaha's Alex Rins and KTM's Pedro Acosta rounded up the top five. Meanwhile, two-times MotoGP champion Francesco Bagnaia struggled to maintain the momentum from his flawless Japanese Grand Prix weekend. The Ducati rider missed out on Q2 and will start a disappointing 16th on the grid for Saturday's sprint and Sunday's (October 5) race. (Production: Bhagya Ayyavoo)

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