Marco Bezzecchi dominates MotoGP Brazil for fourth straight victory

Goiania, Brazil — Marco Bezzecchi turned a difficult Friday into a flawless Sunday, mastering a shortened Brazilian Grand Prix to claim his fourth consecutive MotoGP victory and seize the championship lead.

Starting from the middle of the front row, the 27-year-old Aprilia rider rocketed away from second on the grid and never surrendered control, completing the 23-lap contest around the Ayrton Senna Circuit 2.1 seconds clear of teammate Jorge Martin. The Italian’s triumph, his second of the season after winning last month’s Thailand opener, vaults him 11 points ahead of previous standings leader Pedro Acosta.

“It was a tough weekend,” Bezzecchi admitted. “We started in a bad way, and it was difficult to keep the motivation super high. But the guys did a wonderful job, and I pushed myself over the limit to try to compensate everything I could. At the end we found the way to make the bike in a fantastic way.”

Behind the runaway leader, the battle for the final podium spot provided late-race fireworks. VR46’s Fabio Di Giannantonio fended off a charging Marc Marquez to secure third, denying the reigning world champion a rostrum finish on MotoGP’s return to Brazil after a 21-year absence.

Race officials trimmed the grand prix distance from 31 to 23 laps only minutes before the start, citing extreme heat and track surface concerns. The decision followed Saturday’s disrupted sprint, which was delayed more than an hour while workers repaired a sizeable hole adjacent to the starting grid.

Bezzecchi crossed the line with his fourth straight checkered flag and pointed skyward in tribute to close friend Roberto Lunadei, a 42-year-old mechanic who died in a road accident last week.

The paddock now heads north, with the US Grand Prix scheduled for March 27-29 at Austin’s Circuit of The Americas.

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