Bezzecchi led from the start and never gave up control, while the main fight developed behind him. Fernandez spent much of the race in second before Marquez closed the gap and passed him with three laps remaining.
Pedro Acosta had also been in the podium fight before a tyre-pressure issue compromised his pace.
Bezzecchi Leads, Fernandez Moves Into Second
Bezzecchi made the strongest start and led into Turn 1.
Marquez initially followed in second, with Fernandez third and Jorge Martin up to eighth.
Fernandez attacked almost immediately and passed Marquez at the next corner to take second.
By the end of the opening lap, he had already started reducing Bezzecchi’s advantage.
Marquez then lost another position on lap two when Acosta moved through, dropping the Ducati rider to fourth.
Acosta’s Tyre Issue Changes the Fight
Acosta stayed in contention through the opening phase but began losing pace on lap six after developing a tyre-pressure problem.
That allowed Marquez back through without much resistance.
By lap nine, Fernandez was still running second, around one second behind Bezzecchi, while Marquez was trying to erase a three-second deficit to the Trackhouse rider.
At the front, Bezzecchi remained in control.
He set a 1:52.691 on lap 10 while continuing to manage the tyres and gradually extend his lead.
Bezzecchi Builds the Gap
The race settled into a clear pattern through the middle laps.
Bezzecchi maintained the strongest pace, Fernandez held second, and Marquez continued closing from behind.
Further back, Martin passed Fabio Di Giannantonio for eighth on lap 11.
Ai Ogura moved into fifth on lap 15 after passing Enea Bastianini.
Diogo Moreira retired one lap later with a reported mechanical problem, with Brad Binder also ending his race shortly afterwards.
Acosta’s tyre-pressure issue continued to cost him time, and on lap 17 he left enough room for Ogura to move ahead.
Marquez Closes on Fernandez
By lap 19, Bezzecchi had stretched his advantage to 3.566 seconds and was effectively out of reach.
The more important battle was now for second.
Marquez had cut the gap to Fernandez to 0.367 seconds and was pushing hard through the final phase.
With three laps remaining, he completed the move on the main straight and took second place.
Fernandez stayed close but could not respond.
Bezzecchi Wins Comfortably in Qatar
Bezzecchi crossed the line first to secure victory after leading the race from the opening lap.
Marquez finished second after recovering from fourth and completing his late pass on Fernandez.
Fernandez took third, converting a strong early race into another podium.
The result was built around Bezzecchi’s ability to manage the race once the opening phase had settled.
Fernandez briefly looked capable of keeping him under pressure, but the gap moved beyond three seconds before the final laps. By then, the only position still genuinely in play was second.
