Gresini Racing has revealed its livery for the 2025 MotoGP season at the Imola circuit in Italy on Saturday.

The Ducati satellite team became the third outfit to present its livery after Aprilia and Trackhouse.

At the Autodromo Internazionale Enzo e Dino Ferrari, team owner Nadia Padovani helped present the 2025 challenger.

Gresini enters its fourth campaign as a Ducati satellite, as Alex Marquez returns for a third season with rookie Fermin Aldeguer alongside him.

Alderguer finished fifth last year in the Moto2 standings and steps up to the pinnacle of motorcycle racing as the youngest rider on the grid.

The 19-year-old will race with the number 54 for his first season in the category.

The Ducati association has brought a combination of Gresini bright blue with the traditional red of the Bologna-based manufacturer since 2022.

But the 2025 contender showcased sky blue with silver and black colours with less red colours on the new bike.

With a stylish and clean design that is sure to stand out on track, the Italian team will look to improve on its third-place finish in the team standings from the previous campaign.

Having run Aprilia’s factory entry from 2015 to 2021, Gresini will also compete in its fourth season since returning to being an independent outfit.

Marquez struggled in the previous season, achieving just one podium in 20 races on his way to finishing eighth in the standings.

A slight concern considering Gresini has won a Grand Prix every season since its partnership with Ducati; first with Enea Bastianini, then Fabio Di Giannantonio and latterly Marc Marquez in 2024.

However, a first win for Marquez or Aldeguer in 2025 will continue that much-loved trend for the Faenza-based outfit.

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MotoGP bound Fermin Aldeguer defeated Aron Canet in a controversial last lap shootout to take Moto2 victory at Phillip Island.

Aldeguer made a contentious move on Canet on the final lap as the SpeedUp rider took his first victory since the Sachsenring in July.

Canet got the best launch from second on the grid and was able to snatch the lead from the SpeedUp duo of Alonso Lopez and Aldeguer.

Jake Dixon was hoping to relaunch his faint championship chances but a crash at Turn 1 with Dennis Foggia saw both riders exit the race early.

The battle between the top three raged on in the first few laps, with Lopez and Canet continuing to swap positions while Aldeguer held on in third.

Gresini’s Manuel Gonzalez had the pace to run just behind the leaders, but a long lap penalty forced him to drop back into the second group. 

Championship leader Ogura was the head of the chasing pack, but was pressured by home favourite Senna Agius, who was able to pass the Japanese rider in his quest for Rookie of the Year. 

The battle between the top three continued, as Aldeguer took charge of the race and pulled a gap on Canet and Lopez. 

Canet was desperate to respond and set new lap records of the circuit in his attempts to keep in touch with the leading SpeedUp of Aldeguer. 

Alonso Lopez had dropped back from the leading duo and a mistake saw him crash out of third, promoting home hero Agius into podium contention.

Pressure from Canet forced Aldeguer into a mistake, and the Fantic rider took advantage to make his way back to the front of the race.

The SpeedUp rider would regain the position after an error from Canet, which meant that the riders would tussle for the win onto the final lap. 

Aldeguer pulled a move onto Canet into MG Corner and pushed the Fantic rider wide, allowing him a free run to the line to take his first victory since the GermanGP.

Canet was visually disappointed with Aldeguer’s move and had to settle for second.

Agius took the chequered flag in third to earn his first ever grand prix podium at his home race in Australia. 

Championship leader Ogura came home in fourth, narrowly ahead of Diogo Moreira and puts himself into contention to win the title in Thailand next weekend.

Gonzalez recovered from his long lap penalty to sixth after outdragging Barry Baltus to the line.

Tony Arbolino took eighth ahead of Sergio Garcia in ninth, while Marcos Ramirez rounded out the top 10.

Jeremy Alcoba was 11th after fighting off Darryn Binder and Albert Arenas. 

Motegi podium finisher Filip Salac took 14th as Mario Aji concluded the points finishers in 15th.

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