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Pecco Bagnaia endured his worst sprint finish of the season at the Australian Grand Prix
In the Australian Grand Prix sprint, Pecco Bagnaia struggled to 19th on his factory Ducati, marking a low point in his challenging 2025 MotoGP season.
Despite showing solid race pace during Friday’s Practice session, Bagnaia’s weekend worsened with an 11th place qualifying result and a three-place grid penalty for impeding.
During the race, Bagnaia dropped to 16th by the third lap and finished in 19th place, over 32 seconds behind the winner.
His average pace per lap was 2.504s slower than Bezzecchi’s, and he expressed frustration with the team’s struggles to understand the situation.
Bagnaia called his sprint race “humiliating” due to stability issues and noted a significant performance gap compared to his previous strong showing at Motegi.
He also speculated that teammate Marc Marquez could have reached the podium in his absence, emphasizing the team’s ongoing efforts to comprehend their challenges.
