World champion Marquez, pole-sitter Bezzecchi crash out of Indonesia MotoGP

MotoGP - Indonesian Grand Prix - Mandalika International Street Circuit, Mandalika, Indonesia - October 5, 2025 Ducati Lenovo Team's Marc Marquez ahead of the MotoGP race.- REUTERS/Willy Kurniawan

LOMBOK, Indonesia (AFP): Newly crowned world champion Marc Marquez crashed out of the Indonesia MotoGP on Sunday in the opening lap after a nasty collision with polesitter Marco Bezzecchi.

Aprilia's Bezzecchi slid from first to seventh after the start, before trying to overtake Marquez's Ducati, slamming into the back of him and sending both tumbling into the gravel.

Both walked away from the accident, with Marquez seen clutching his right shoulder. - AFP