MotoGP Italian GP: Marc Marquez Wins at Mugello as Alex and Diggia Join Podium

Marc Marquez returned to winning ways at the Italian Grand Prix, taking his 93rd career win and his first at Mugello since 2014. Right from the start, the crowd was treated to a thrilling duel between Marquez and his Ducati team-mate Francesco Bagnaia, as the two swapped the lead several times in the opening laps. But the race took a dramatic turn on lap six when Álex Marquez stormed past both of them, shaking things up. Bagnaia, who’s been battling front-end issues all season, didn’t back down. He kept pushing, staying close behind Marc and keeping the pressure on. But it was Fabio Di Giannantonio who made a big move late in the race. Diggia closed the gap and passed Bagnaia on the second-to-last lap to grab third place for the VR46 team.

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Maverick Vinales looked quick early on, climbing from sixth to fourth, but his race came undone after contact with Franco Morbidelli. The move caused Viñales to crash, and Morbidelli got a long lap penalty, which he then messed up and had to retake. That dropped him down to seventh by the end.

There was no shortage of drama elsewhere. Enea Bastianini and Johann Zarco both crashed out, while Jack Miller retired with a clutch failure. Rookie Fermín Aldeguer had a scare on the opening lap but managed to recover. Ai Ogura made his return after missing Aragón due to a leg injury, and there were two stand-ins on the grid — Takaaki Nakagami filling in for Luca Marini at Honda, and Lorenzo Savadori riding in place of Jorge Martín at Aprilia.

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With Mugello in the rear-view mirror, all eyes now turn to Assen for next weekend’s Dutch Grand Prix. Marquez’s win gives his championship hopes a real lift, and with Bagnaia and Di Giannantonio still in the hunt, the title fight is shaping up to be a proper battle.