Morbidelli: A former world champion bids a quiet farewell to MotoGP
In Qatar, too, there wasn’t much to be gained for VR46-Ducati ace Franco Morbidelli. He finished a modest eleventh in the Grand Prix. The Roman now has his final two MotoGP events ahead of him.
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Franco Morbidelli
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Franco Morbidelli
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In 2025, Franco Morbidelli was still on a par with his VR46 team-mate Fabio Di Giannantonio. In the end, the two Italians finished 7th and 6th respectively in the overall standings. This year, the picture is quite different. Whilst ‘Diggia’ has racked up numerous top finishes and was considered a title contender, particularly in the first half of the season, ‘Morbido’ is often trailing behind the field. In the World Championship standings, he is currently 16th with 70 points, by far the worst-performing Ducati rider. Di Giannantonio is sixth ahead of the final two events of the season.
There wasn’t much to be gained for Morbidelli at the Qatar Grand Prix either. In qualifying, he could only manage 13th on the grid. In Saturday’s MotoGP Sprint, he finished 14th – only the injured Maverick Viñales (KTM Tech3) and Honda stand-in rider Jake Dixon crossed the line behind him.
Things didn’t go much better in Sunday’s Grand Prix either. In the 22-lap race, Morbidelli dropped to the back of the field in the very first corner after the start. He then began his chase to make up ground and managed to gain a few places. In the end, he crossed the finish line in eleventh place.
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Pedro Acosta
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Marco Bezzecchi
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Raúl Fernández
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Enea Bastianini
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Johann Zarco
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Iker Lecuona
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Pedro Acosta
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Marco Bezzecchi
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Marc Márquez
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Fabio Di Giannantonio
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Fermin Aldeguer
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Marco Bezzecchi gewinnt das Rennen
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Marc Márquez, Marco Bezzecchi, Raúl Fernández
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Franco Morbidelli: “I had a terrible start!”
“I had a terrible start and was in last place going into Turn 1. I then tried to fight my way back up, but ended up too far out on the outside. Later on, I started to work my way back up the field bit by bit,” explained the 31-year-old. The aim for the Grand Prix would have been a top-10 finish. He just missed out on that. “On the final lap, I overtook Aldeguer in the last corner and got close to 10th place. But we were too far behind in the early stages, and that’s a shame. However, we had the pace to get close to our target, and that’s a positive.”
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In the final two Grands Prix at Portimão and Valencia, Franco Morbidelli will be looking to bring his chapter as a MotoGP rider to a successful close. Next year, the 2020 MotoGP runner-up and 2017 Moto2 World Champion will be chasing the title in the World Superbike Championship with the Ducati factory team.
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#
Rider
Rider
Team
Rounds
Time
Fastest Lap
Points
01
72
Aprilia Racing
22
41:29,173
1:52,570
25
02
93
Ducati Lenovo Team
22
+3,083
1:52,558
32
03
25
SuperFile Trackhouse MotoGP Team
SuperFile Trackhouse MotoGP Team
22
+3,614
1:52,735
22
04
79
SuperFile Trackhouse MotoGP Team
SuperFile Trackhouse MotoGP Team
22
+4,885
1:52,879
16
05
23
Red Bull KTM Factory Racing
22
+6,948
1:52,876
13
06
37
Red Bull KTM Factory Racing
22
+7,413
1:52,892
14
07
89
Aprilia Racing
22
+14,023
1:53,066
16
08
49
Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team
22
+15,517
1:53,036
17
09
5
LCR Honda
22
+16,257
1:53,110
12
10
27
BK8 Gresini Racing MotoGP
22
+17,958
1:53,215
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