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Bagnaia overtakes two rivals at the finish line and gains the upper hand in battle with Bezzecchi: this is how the MotoGP class remains after the Portuguese GP sprint
race tol MotoGP Sprint It was a real show everywhere. There was a battle for three podium spots all the way to the finish line, and the same thing happened a little further back. All these wars affected the general classification.
The first fight that got us all up from our seats was Victory battle between Alex Marquez and Pedro Acosta. The Cervera-bred won a fierce duel with the Murcia-bred, achieving his second sprint victory of the season. Although Acosta was unable to take his first win aboard the KTM, it helped solidify his position in fifth place overall, and he still has a chance of finishing third.
Third place currently remains in the hands of Marco Bezzecchi. The Aprilia rider was unable to maintain pole position and crossed the finish line in third place, trying to catch something else in case something happened between Marquez and Acosta. But in this third drawer; There is already a 10 point difference compared to Bagnaia. He will start from pole position again on Sunday.
In fact, Pekko met a tragic end. The Italian ran out of tires on the final straight of the race, and in the final corner’s long right-hand bend it became fatal to his gains. He started much slower than his rivals and lost two positions in one go to Aldeguer and Zarco in the final moments. He started the race in 4th place and finished 8th.
This is how the MotoGP classes will be divided after the Portuguese GP sprint
1. Marc Marquez (ESP/Ducati) 545 points
2. Alex Marquez (ESP/Ducati Gresini) 425 points
3. Marco Bezzecchi (ITA/Aprilia) 298 points
4th place Francesco Bagnaia (ITA/Ducati) 288 points
5. Pedro Acosta (ESP/KTM) 269 points
6. Fabio Di Giannantonio (ITA/Ducati VR46) 231 points
7. Franco Morbidelli (ITA/Ducati VR46) 227 points
8. Fermin Aldeguer (ESP/Ducati Gresini) 190 points
9th place Fabio Quartararo (France/Yamaha) 188 points
10. Raul Fernandes (ESP/Aprilia Trackhouse) 146 points
11. Johann Zarco (FRA/Honda LCR) 137 points
12. Brad Binder (RSA/KTM) 134 points
13th place Luca Marini (ITA/Honda) 128 points
14. Enea Bastianini (ITA/KTM Tech3) 106 points
15th Joan Mir (ESP/Honda) 93 points
18. Ai Ogura (JAP/Aprilia Trackhouse) 79 points
17. Maverick Vinales (ESP/KTM Tech3) 72 points
18th Jack Miller (Australia/Pramac Yamaha) 68 points
19th Alex Rins (ESP/Yamaha) 63 points
20th place Miguel Oliveira (POR/Pramac Yamaha) 36 points
21. Jorge Martin (ESP/Aprilia) 34 points
22. Pol Espargaro (ESP/KTM Tech3) 23 points
23rd place Takaaki Nakagami (JAP/Honda) 10 points
24th place Lorenzo Savadori (ITA/Aprilia) 8 points
25. Augusto Fernandes (ESP/Pramac Yamaha) 8 points
26. Somkiat Chantra (THA/LCR Honda) 7 points
27. Aleix Espargaro (ESP/Honda) 0 points
Source: Mundo Deportivo
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Motorsports
The season finale and Monaco’s failure will be shown. Where are the most overtakes in F1?
The Formula 1 2025 season was full of competition and transitions. Although fewer in number than last year and fans and drivers not always able to enjoy the action on track, there were still plenty of genuine overtakes.
On some routes there were very few, as expected. The fewest overtakes took place in Monaco; There were only four overtakes during the entire race. And most of them were at the season finale, the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix – 60th.
Below is the exact number of actual overtakes on each stage; this number does not take into account position changes on pit road during the first lap as the driver exits or exits the track. The chart only reflects actual overtaking on the motorway.
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The Verstappen Racing team has opened a new page in the history of the Max Verstappen racing program by signing an agreement with Mercedes-AMG Motorsport.
According to the agreement, the team will continue to compete in GT World Challenge Europe and will switch to the Mercedes-AMG GT3 car for the Sprint Cup and Endurance Cup series from 2026.
Chris Lalham will continue to compete in Sprint Cup for the second consecutive season. He will be joined by Daniel Juncdella, who has extensive experience in GT3 and a strong background at Mercedes-AMG. The duo will compete in five Sprint Cup rounds at iconic European tracks.
Verstappen Racing will also compete in the Endurance Cup GT World Challenge Europe in 2026. Lalham and Juncdella will be joined by Jules Gougnon on five Endurance tours, including the legendary 24 Hours of Spa.
The team’s opponent will be Ukrainian Ivan Klimenko, who competes in the Silver class in the same championship.
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Mercedes driver George Russell received a rather unusual Christmas gift from Charles Leclerc as part of Secret Santa.
The Briton received a chart showing his overtakes at the Dutch Grand Prix, arguably one of the most exciting moments of the season.
After unwrapping the gift, Russell said: “Look at him. He’s such a nice guy. He can only overtake illegally, so that’s all he has going for him – taking people off the track. I’m speechless to be honest.”
When asked if he wanted to wish Leclerc a Merry Christmas, the British driver playfully added:
“He doesn’t deserve this. Maybe I’ll give him another photo of Kimi knocking him out of the race and remind him of what happened a few laps later. Thank you Charles. Thank you for nothing.”
🎁 | Amigo secreto!
There is no information that George Russell bought Charles Leclerc.😂
“It’s a very delicate piece. It means having a form that’s not legal. It means they’re unarmed… much better.” pic.twitter.com/O7MLLWdTtB
— Team George Russell Br🇧🇷 (@teamgeorgerllbr) December 23, 2025
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