Marco Melandri highlights performance gap between Bagnaia and Marquez at Ducati

Former MotoGP rider Marco Melandri shares his perspective on Francesco Bagnaia’s suboptimal performance with the Ducati factory team after 10 rounds of the 2025 MotoGP season.

The 2022 and 2023 MotoGP world champion — who is Valentino Rossi’s protégé — faces significant challenges matching his new teammate Marc Marquez’s pace.

The performance difference between both Ducati riders is evident:

• Bagnaia: 6 podiums with 1 Grand Prix victory, 5 sprint race podiums
• Marquez: 8 podiums with 6 Grand Prix victories, 10 podiums with 9 sprint race wins

This performance gap impacts the championship standings — Bagnaia remains third with 139 points, trailing Marquez by 168 points who firmly leads the current standings.