The Italian MotoGP was Marc Marquez’s first race in Italy as a manufacturing facility Ducati rider and he totally dominated it; however additional again there have been struggles for some riders who might actually have executed with out them.
Marc Marquez – 9.9
An nearly good weekend for Marc Marquez. one centesimal pole, 93rd grand prix win in all lessons, a dominant Dash win, absolute command over his teammate at mentioned teammate’s greatest observe, and supremacy at Mugello for the primary time as a manufacturing facility Ducati rider.
Might it have gotten higher? Properly, no, however he did make that one mistake with the beginning sequencing within the Dash so, simply to be super-harsh on a rider who has set his requirements maybe above any rider within the four-stroke period of MotoGP, a 9.9 as an alternative of an ideal 10. Hopefully that does not wreck the the celebrations.
Alex Marquez – 9
Alex Marquez’s acceptance of and contentment with being second to Marc Marquez solely turns into extra irritating because it turns into more and more clear that he’s the closest rider to his brother’s degree in MotoGP 2025.
He’s being real looking, and his factors whole is benefitting for it. It will be good, from a viewing perspective, if it felt like there was some jeopardy for Marc when Alex is 0.5 second behind him, however nothing this yr has steered that that jeopardy exists.
Nevertheless, it’s that realism from Marquez, that contentment with second place, which in the mean time is ready to financial institution him a silver medal within the World Championship. Logically, you can’t blame him for that.
Fabio Di Giannantonio – 9
This was Fabio Di Giannantonio’s greatest race weekend of the season. He ought to’ve been on the rostrum on Saturday, however was let down as typical by a disappointing qualifying.
He made up for that within the grand prix, searching down Francesco Bagnaia within the final laps to take a primary premier class podium at Mugello.
To realize that for Valentino Rossi’s VR46 crew provides a layer to what was a particular for Di Giannantonio.
Francesco Bagnaia – 6.5
Francesco Bagnaia’s polarising season continues. From the depths of twelfth within the Aragon Dash to the euphoria of an surprising podium at some point later; to Mugello the place he was second in qualifying, lower than a tenth from pole, however unable to cope with the tempo of the Marquez brothers in both race, nor Di Giannantonio within the grand prix.
All too usually does Bagnaia appear to be the fourth-best Ducati rider this yr; nearly by no means has he been one of many two greatest.
To fall from the rostrum with two laps to go at a circuit he has gained at in every of the previous three seasons looks like a milestone second in Bagnaia’s season. Not the nadir, this was higher than Aragon, but it surely’s nonetheless not going properly and never exhibiting indicators of attending to that time particularly quickly.
Marco Bezzecchi – 7
A top-five and best-non-Ducati looks like about the very best that was attainable for Marco Bezzecchi at Mugello. Not the flash of the Aragon Dash comeback this weekend however strong sufficient and an honest factors haul with sixth within the Dash as properly.
Franco Morbidelli – 4
It was an honest weekend for Franco Morbidelli till the grand prix when he as soon as once more made an on-track misjudgement when he cleaned out Maverick Vinales at flip 4.
It wasn’t a full T-bone from the Italian but it surely was removed from clear and the lengthy lap penalty was deserved.
He then earned a second lengthy lap when he ran outdoors the white traces when serving his preliminary lengthy lap, which added to the mess. He was then in a position to recuperate sixth by passing Raul Fernandez, however these sorts of incidents that wreck laps, periods, or races of different riders stay unacceptably widespread for Morbidelli.
Raul Fernandez – 7
Q2 and a top-10 within the race for Raul Fernandez marks a robust weekend for the Spanish rider.
It’s exhausting to learn an excessive amount of into the outcome, as a result of we’ve seen positivity within the Trackhouse rider’s performances up to now just for him to regress afterwards.
However, taking it within the context of this season, it was undoubtedly a outcome that ought to present some encouragement to Fernandez that he could make progress on the RS-GP.
Pedro Acosta – 5
Having been the very best KTM rider for a few races in a row, Pedro Acosta slid again behind Maverick Vinales at Mugello.
An obvious incapacity to make something softer than the hard-compound entrance tyre gave the impression to be the prohibitive attribute of his weekend, and the Dash crash gave the impression to be indicative of his frustration as he ran huge and slid off the facet of the tyre.
An nameless eighth within the grand prix made him the very best KTM on paper, however he was clearly slower than Vinales earlier than the Tech3 rider fell sufferer to Morbidelli.
Brad Binder – 6
Brad Binder’s ninth place within the Italian Grand Prix was made spectacular by his lack of information from the Dash, having crashed on the first nook after contact with Di Giannantonio, plus coming from fifteenth on the grid.
However, qualifying was disappointing and he, like Acosta, had nothing for Vinales’ tempo on the identical bike.
Ai Ogura – 7
On Thursday, Ai Ogura mentioned he simply needed bike time, however he ended up the very best rookie within the race with top-10 end. Throughout, a strong show for the Japanese rider who had been out of motion since Silverstone, so hadn’t raced for over a month.
Joan Mir – 4
Honda’s weekend was depressing throughout, missing turning on the throttle, traction out of the ultimate nook, and prime velocity on the straight. Joan Mir was anticipating a wrestle, however he was 22 seconds off the win on Sunday and eleventh over the road, an enormous margin for a rider who was constructive after a seventh at Aragon two weeks in the past.
Mir was a minimum of the very best of the Hondas in Mugello however this felt like a weekend extra much like the usual of 2024 than that of 2025 for HRC.
Fermin Aldeguer – 6
One level within the Dash was adopted up by a grand prix ruined by an early mistake at flip one for Fermin Aldeguer, who ended twelfth in the long run.
It was maybe his worst weekend since Argentina, since when he has usually been within the combine for the top-six.
Miguel Oliveira – 5
Greatest-placed Yamaha is constructive for Miguel Oliveira, particularly when he’s seemingly in a head-to-head shootout between himself and Jack Miller for the second Pramac seat subsequent yr.
However, beating all of the Yamahas on this event was solely adequate for thirteenth, which, like Honda, looks like a flashback to 2024.
Fabio Quartararo – 5.5
Fabio Quartararo’s weekend concerned bodily ache from a partial shoulder dislocation and tyre points, and ended being overwhelmed by a satellite tv for pc Yamaha. He was good in qualifying, however the races proved distinctly disappointing for Quartararo who’s but to have the prospect to search out redemption for his Silverstone heartache.
Alex Rins – 4
Only one place under Fabio Quartararo is respectable for Alex Rins within the context of his Yamaha profession usually, however he was fifteenth, the third of the three Yamahas that completed the race, and nearly 30 seconds off the win.
Takaaki Nakagami – 5
Takaaki Nakagami changed Luca Marini at Honda HRC this weekend and as wonderful sufficient, simply lacking the factors within the grand prix and ending a snug seven seconds forward of Aprilia’s long-standing fill-in Lorenzo Savadori.
Lorenzo Savadori – 5
Savadori himself was seventeenth and a spot forward of Somkiat Chantra, which continues his strong season of changing Jorge Martin with out including to the unfavourable chaos surrounding Aprilia’s season.
Somkiat Chantra – 3
Somkiat Chantra was final, not one thing new, however 30 seconds behind Savadori, which is nearly unacceptably far.
Jack Miller – 2
Jack Miller was sixteenth within the Dash, and just one place higher than that when he pulled into the pits with a reported clutch challenge.
The Australian couldn’t get out of Q1, both, which is notable this weekend as a result of, unusually, Yamaha’s one-lap competitiveness was a lot better than over a race distance.
All of this comes when Oliveira was ending as greatest Yamaha and the Australian is attempting to safe himself a experience for 2026.
Maverick Vinales – 6.5
It was unhealthy luck for Maverick Vinales to get taken out by Franco Morbidelli. He did nothing incorrect, but it surely value him numerous factors – and possibly a podium.
Fourth place within the Dash looks like a good greater missed alternative after Sunday’s occasions, since Vinales appeared quicker than Bagnaia within the closing laps of the half-distance race.
On the constructive facet, Vinales was again to the type of type he confirmed in Qatar and Spain the place he was comfortably KTM’s greatest rider.
Johann Zarco – 4
Solely considered one of Johann Zarco’s crashes was his fault, however like all of the Honda riders he was unable to make a lot impression on the weekend.
Enea Bastianini – 4
Enea Bastianini checked out occasions to be using fairly properly at Mugello, however then he certified sixteenth and completed the race within the gravel after a lap one crash. Issues proceed to be troublesome aboard the RC16 for the Italian.
