Raul Fernandez and Trackhouse Aprilia rocket to a first MotoGP victory during the 2025 Australian Grand Prix at Phillip Island.

Fernandez took the lead when factory Aprilia star and Sprint winner Marco Bezzecchi served the first of two long laps, then never looked back.

The young Spaniard kept several seconds clear of the field to the chequered flag.

Fabio di Giannantonio fought through to second place, while Bezzecchi – who dropped to sixth after his second long lap – completed the podium.

Fernandez is the second new MotoGP winner is as many races, after Fermin Aldeguer at Mandalika.

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Francesco Bagnaia and Brad Binder each had a three-place grid penalty, leaving them to line-up 14th and 16th. Binder recovered to eighth, while Bagnaia crashed out of 12th in the closing stages.

Front row starter and home hero Jack Miller was an early faller, while fellow Yamaha rider and pole qualifier Fabio Quartararo faded to eleventh.

All riders chose the hard front and medium rear tyre, except rookie Somkiat Chantra, who ran the medium front.

2025 Australian MotoGP, Phillip Island – Race Results Pos Rider Nat Team Time/Diff 1 Raul Fernandez SPA Trackhouse Aprilia (RS-GP25) 39m 49.571s 2 Fabio Di Giannantonio ITA Pertamina VR46 Ducati (GP25) +1.418s 3 Marco Bezzecchi ITA Aprilia Racing (RS-GP25) +2.410s 4 Alex Marquez SPA BK8 Gresini Ducati (GP24) +3.715s 5 Pedro Acosta SPA Red Bull KTM (RC16) +7.930s 6 Luca Marini ITA Honda HRC Castrol (RC213V) +7.970s 7 Alex Rins SPA Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1) +10.671s 8 Brad Binder RSA Red Bull KTM (RC16) +12.270s 9 Enea Bastianini ITA Red Bull KTM Tech3 (RC16) +14.076s 10 Pol Espargaro SPA Red Bull KTM Tech3 (RC16) +16.861s 11 Fabio Quartararo FRA Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1) +16.965s 12 Miguel Oliveira POR Pramac Yamaha (YZR-M1) +17.677s 13 Ai Ogura JPN Trackhouse Aprilia (RS-GP25)* +17.928s 14 Fermin Aldeguer SPA BK8 Gresini Ducati (GP24)* +18.413s 15 Franco Morbidelli ITA Pertamina VR46 Ducati (GP24) +27.881s 16 Lorenzo Savadori ITA Aprilia Factory (RS-GP25) +34.169s 17 Somkiat Chantra THA Idemitsu Honda LCR (RC213V)* +50.043s 18 Michele Pirro ITA Ducati Test Rider (GP25) +50.303s   Francesco Bagnaia ITA Ducati Lenovo (GP25) DNF   Joan Mir SPA Honda HRC Castrol (RC213V) DNF   Jack Miller AUS Pramac Yamaha (YZR-M1) DNF   Johann Zarco FRA Castrol Honda LCR (RC213V) DNF

* Rookie

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Last year’s Australian Grand Prix front row of Jorge Martin, Marc Marquez and Maverick Vinales were all missing from the 2025 event due to injuries.

2025 world champion Marquez is absent for at least the next two rounds after undergoing surgery for ligament damage to his right collarbone, caused by contact from Bezzecchi in Indonesia.

Bezzecchi received the double long lap for causing the accident.

Aprilia’s Martin, who also missed the Indonesian round after undergoing surgery for a collarbone fracture sustained in a Turn 1 clash with team-mate Bezzecchi at Motegi, continues to be missing.

Tech3’s Vinales withdrew after qualifying at Mandalika due to ongoing issues with his healing shoulder.

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Marquez was replaced by Ducati test rider Michele Pirro, Martin by Aprilia test rider Lorenzo Savadori and Vinales by KTM test rider Pol Espargaro.

Trackhouse rookie Ai Ogura, who withdrew from his home Japanese Grand Prix and then skipped the whole of the Mandalika event due to pain from the wrist injury at Misano, was also on track this weekend.

The Malaysian MotoGP takes place at Sepang next weekend.

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