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MotoGP | Round 19 - Australian GP 2025 | Sunday 19 October 2025

The Ducati Lenovo Team wraps up the Grand Prix of Australia: a late crash for Francesco Bagnaia, Michele Pirro finishes eighteenth

• Fabio Di Giannantonio is second with the Ducati machine of the VR46 Racing Team

The Ducati Lenovo Team completed the nineteenth event of the 2025 MotoGP season at Phillip Island. Francesco Bagnaia – after an encouraging comeback – crashed out in the late stages of the race, while Michele Pirro crossed the line in eighteenth position.

Bagnaia – following a challenging early part of the race – then got up to speed aboard his Desmosedici GP. Pecco made his way back from sixteenth to twelfth position and bridged the gap to the group battling for the top ten, before losing the front end and crashing at the ‘Siberia’ corner with four laps to go. Pirro continued to improve his feeling with the bike and his lap times to finish eighteenth.

As the nineteenth Grand Prix of the season draws to a close, with Marc Márquez already crowned MotoGP World Champion, Francesco Bagnaia sits fourth, 105 points behind Alex Márquez in second place. The Triple Crown is completed by the Teams’ Title secured by the Ducati Lenovo Team and the Constructors’ World Championship clinched by Ducati.

The Ducati Lenovo Team will return to action this Friday, October 24th, for the twentieth Grand Prix of the season at the Sepang International Circuit in Malaysia.

Francesco Bagnaia (#63 Ducati Lenovo Team) – DNF
“After yesterday’s Sprint, I promised myself I wouldn’t finish the race at the back of the field, as it wouldn’t have been an acceptable result. Following the warm up, we understood which direction to take and after a few laps I started to feel better on the bike, which was moving a lot less. This allowed me to be a bit more aggressive. I pushed hard and made my way back to the group fighting for the top positions, with a chance to finish in the top seven, but unfortunately I crashed. When you’re at the limit, these things can happen.”

Michele Pirro (#51 Ducati Lenovo Team) – 18th
“I finished the race and that’s important, as it was a long one. I’m satisfied because both the pace and the feeling improved compared to yesterday. We tried a different setup, which led to some steps forward, and I didn’t push too hard because it was key to finish in good conditions. This is good training ahead of Sepang, which suits me better as we test there every off-season – even though it’ll be hotter this time around. We’ll aim to keep improving our performance and narrow the gap.”