Marco Bezzecchi has completely lost his way in this MotoGP championship. After winning the first three races of the season, he found his rhythm, making a few mistakes in Sprint races, yes, but securing big points on Sundays. Then, the downward spiral began.
A bad run for Marco Bezzecchi
It all started at Balaton Park. On Sunday, "Bez" was hit at the start by his teammate Jorge MartinThen, during the following Grand Prix in the Czech Republic, he fell in the Sprint, and hit a marshal when getting up. This earned him a one-race suspension penalty...that is, the Sunday race in Brno. Then, in the Netherlands, after a decent Sprint, he crashed at very high speed during the Grand Prix, when he had already pulled away from the lead. Finally, last weekend in Germany, he crashed during Q2, fracturing his collarbone in the process. This run of bad luck is even worse than you think, then... I've prepared a few figures to illustrate this for you.
89
That's the number of points recovered by Marc Marquez to Marco Bezzecchi since his return to the Italian Grand Prix MotoGPThere are five races.
13
The number of points scored by Marco Bezzecchi in the last four Grands Prix, including the German Grand Prix. He owes them to his third place in the Sprint in Hungary, as well as his fourth place on Saturday in Assen.
8,8
This is Marco Bezzecchi's average points per race over the last five rounds, including his victory at Mugello – either since Marc Marquez's return, to continue the comparison – as well as the German GP. That's barely more than Luca Marini, 10th in the overall standings.
0
No rider has managed to win the MotoGP World Championship – since 2002 – after scoring zero points in four consecutive Sunday races.That's never happened before. Marc Marquez had five consecutive wins at the end of 2025 due to his injury, but only after winning the championship. We imagine he would have forced himself to return sooner, even if hampered, if he hadn't secured the title in Japan.
22
The gap between Jorge Martin and Marco Bezzecchi in the general classification currently, in favor, of course, of the former. That's already huge, but it's even more so when you consider the competition from "Bez".In addition to Marquez, he has to contend with the two Trackhouse riders Ai Ogura and Raul Fernandez, Fabio Di Giannantonio, and, of course, Jorge Martin.
8
Let the number " decisive errors » committed by Bezzecchi so far this season, in 11 rounds. This statistic is more subjective, but it's the total I've found. Of course, I'll list them for you: Sprint in Thailand, Sprint in the USA, Sprint in Jerez, Q2 in Catalonia – which puts him 12th on the grid –, Sprint in Czech Republic, smacking the marshal (two separate incidents), GP in the Netherlands, and Q2 in Germany which makes him miss both races. That's a lot.
Can Bezzecchi still aim for the title?
While some rather favorable options are emerging for Aprilia, such as Silverstone, I think it's all over for BezzecchiAs I mentioned in a previous analysis, reversing the momentum seems very complex to me, and now that he's injured, the difficulty has increased even further. Even at Aprilia, I have more confidence in Ai Ogura, who is showing great progress, but also in Raul Fernandez, who is quietly making his mark.
Do you think it's over for Bezzecchi this year in MotoGP? Tell me in the comments!
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