Phillip Island didn’t exactly upend the established MotoGP form guide, given Indonesia had already given a hint of what was to come in Australia. But there were still plenty of surprise results, as Raul Fernandez won for Aprilia and Fabio Di Giannantonio led the charge for Ducati in second.
The high-speed collision between Marco Bezzecchi and Marc Marquez in Indonesia also had repercussions in Melbourne. Bezzecchi had to serve a double long-lap penalty, ruling out any chances of a victory, while Marquez missed the race entirely to recover from his shoulder fracture.
