Friday Practice and Saturday Qualifying
MotoGP

0.088s covered the top three at the end of Day 1 in Portimao. We’ll have some of that. It was Alex Marquez (BK8 Gresini Racing MotoGP #73) who led the field thanks to a 1:37.974, as Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati Lenovo Team #63) and Pedro Acosta (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing #37) hunted the #73 very closely on what turned out to be another brilliant Friday afternoon in MotoGP.

Well, that wasn’t a bad qualifying session, was it? Marco Bezzecchi (Aprilia Racing) grabbed pole for the Qatar Airways Grand Prix of Portugal with a 1:37.556 in a relentless MotoGP Q2 that saw Pedro Acosta (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing) earn a first front row start of the season in P2. Third place went the way of Q1 graduate Fabio Quartararo (Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP #20), who once again pulled a rabbit out of the hat in qualifying trim.

Moto2

With a late rain shower during Moto2 Practice, the standings were decided before the chequered flag as Aron Canet (Fantic Racing #44) topped the order. Getting out early, the Spaniard was able to sport a 0.192s lead ahead of the opposition and lead the charge into Saturday.

The Moto2 title was on the line this weekend, and Championship leader Diogo Moreira (Italtrans Racing Team #10) put himself in a prime position for that first match point. He took pole in Portugal ahead of Jake Dixon (ELF Marc VDS Racing Team #96) and rookie Collin Veijer (Red Bull KTM Ajo #95).

Moto3

David Almansa (Leopard Racing #22) was the Moto3 pacesetter heading into Saturday’s action in Portugal after his 1:47.056 was good enough to see the Malaysian GP podium finisher beat the Malaysian GP winner, Taiyo Furusato (Honda Team Asia #72), by 0.135s. A flurry of personal best lap times before the rain fell saw Maximo Quiles (CFMOTO Gaviota Aspar Team #28) complete the top three.

Australian Joel Kelso (LEVELUP-MTA #66) claimed a ninth front row of 2025 and a second pole in the last three Grands Prix with a stunner in Portugal. He denied Scott Ogden (CIP Green Power #19), who put in a late charge to start second, with Angel Piqueras (FRINSA – MT Helmets – MSI #36) rounding out the front row. It was a closely fought session, with 16 riders covered by less than a second.

Saturday
Tissot Sprint

Alex Marquez (BK8 Gresini Racing MotoGP) vs Pedro Acosta (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing). It was the sky blue of Marquez that edged the blazing orange of Acosta in a barnstorming Saturday showdown that will live long in the memory. Marco Bezzecchi (Aprilia Racing #72) had the perfect view – and a big say – as the polesitter finished just 0.5s from victory in a spectacular Qatar Airways Grand Prix of Portugal Tissot Sprint.

Bezzecchi launched perfectly from pole to grab the holeshot, with Acosta holding P2 ahead of a lightning-fast start from Marquez, who jumped two places as Fabio Quartararo (Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP) and Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati Lenovo Team #1) slipped to fourth and fifth.

By Lap 2, Bezzecchi had Acosta glued to his rear wheel, and the rookie sensation made his move into Turn 1 to hit the front. Marquez was next to strike, copying Acosta’s move on Lap 3 to take second, as the leading trio broke 1.5s clear of Quartararo, Bagnaia and Fabio Di Giannantonio (Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team #49).

Lap 4 claimed Nicolo Bulega (Ducati Lenovo Team #11) at Turn 13, while Joan Mir (Honda HRC Castrol #36) was forced to retire soon after. Up front, Marquez attacked again, and the duel that followed was breathtaking. Acosta briefly reclaimed the lead at Turn 5, only for Marquez to counter with a clean run out of the final corner to retake P1 into Turn 1.

The pair traded blows again as Bezzecchi hovered menacingly behind, ready to pounce. But with three laps to go, Marquez found an extra gear, stretching a slender 0.4s gap heading onto the final lap. Acosta dug deep, closing right up, but the Gresini man held firm to win by just 0.120s, with Bezzecchi third, half a second adrift.

Quartararo secured P4 to round off a strong showing for Yamaha, with Di Giannantonio completing the top five – a thrilling Sprint that showed MotoGP at its absolute best.

“I was feeling really good, and at the last corner, our acceleration was really good so I was able to attack at that point. It’s true that I used too much tyre in that point to overtake, but that was my plan. The plan was perfect,” Marquez stated.

Tissot Sprint Race Results

1. Alex Marquez BK8 Gresini Ducati)
2. Pedro Acosta Red Bull KTM (+0.120s)
3. Marco Bezzecchi Aprilia Racing (+0.637s)
4. Fabio Quartararo Monster Yamaha (+5.276s)
5. Fabio Di Giannantonio Pertamina VR46 Ducati (+6.088s)

Sunday
MotoGP

It was perfection from start to finish for Marco Bezzecchi (Aprilia Racing #72), who led every one of the 25 laps at the Qatar Airways Grand Prix of Portugal. The victory moves him comfortably clear in the battle for third overall in the Championship, with only a handful of points needed to secure it next week in Valencia. Behind him, Alex Marquez (BK8 Gresini Racing MotoGP #73) held off a late surge from Pedro Acosta (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing #37), reshuffling the podium from Saturday’s Sprint.

Acosta had a lightning start but couldn’t overcome Bezzecchi, who grabbed the holeshot from pole. Marquez mirrored his Sprint start to climb into third, while drama unfolded further back. Franco Morbidelli (Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team #21) was caught in a bundle at Turn 5 but escaped unscathed. On Lap 2, Marquez moved past Acosta into second and began chasing the leader, while Joan Mir (Honda HRC Castrol #36) retired with another technical issue.

Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati Lenovo Team #1) ran fourth until crashing at Turn 10 on Lap 11, handing the position to rookie Fermin Aldeguer (BK8 Gresini Racing MotoGP #54), who had earlier made a bold Turn 5 pass on Brad Binder (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing #33). Fabio Quartararo (Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP #20) battled hard in fifth but ultimately ceded positions to Aldeguer and Binder.

At the front, Bezzecchi steadily extended his advantage, reaching 2.2s over Marquez by Lap 15. Acosta was 2.4s further back, holding a comfortable margin over Aldeguer and Binder. In the closing stages, Acosta found a late burst, reducing Marquez’s lead to just one second with two laps remaining, but couldn’t mount a final challenge.

Further back, Ai Ogura (Trackhouse MotoGP Team #79) passed Johann Zarco (CASTROL Honda LCR #5) for seventh, with Fabio Di Giannantonio (Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team #49) taking eighth.

Bezzecchi’s commanding ride from lights to flag secured a majestic victory, becoming the sixth different winner in as many Grands Prix and giving Aprilia a historic third win of 2025 – the first time the manufacturer has claimed three wins in a single season. Marquez and Acosta completed the podium, with Aldeguer fourth ahead of Binder and Quartararo.

“Very happy, it was a fantastic race for me. This morning I felt better, and yesterday evening we worked a lot in the box to try to find that last step that was missed. I was super afraid of Pedro and Alex because yesterday they were super quick, but I was also very motivated to try to get a win. It’s super important to be back on the top of the podium,” Bezzecchi said.

MotoGP Race Results

1. Marco Bezzecchi Aprilia Racing
2. Alex Marquez BK8 Gresini Ducati (+2.583s)
3. Pedro Acosta Red Bull KTM (+3.188s)
4. Fermin Aldeguer BK8 Gresini Ducati (+12.860s)
5. Brad Binder Red Bull KTM (+16.327s)

Check out the full MotoGP race results here…

MotoGP Championship Points

1. Marc Marquez BK8 Gresini Ducati – 545
2. Alex Marquez Ducati Lenovo – 445
3. Marco Bezzecchi Aprilia Racing – 323
4. Francesco Bagnaia Ducati Lenovo – 288
5. Pedro Acosta Red Bull KTM – 285

Moto2

A champion’s performance from Diogo Moreira (Italtrans Racing Team #21) saw the Brazilian move decisively towards the Moto2 World Championship with a superb victory at Portimão. The points gap heading to Valencia is now 24 in Moreira’s favour after Manuel Gonzalez (Liqui Moly Dynavolt Intact GP #18) finished sixth, leaving the odds firmly stacked for the Brazilian. Completing the podium were two rising stars: Collin Veijer (Red Bull KTM Ajo #49) claimed his first Moto2 rostrum in P2, with David Alonso (CFMOTO Inde Aspar Team #80) taking his third straight podium in P3.

From pole, Moreira needed a win or second to strengthen his title bid and executed a perfect start to grab the holeshot ahead of Veijer. Gonzalez was sixth on the opening lap, while Jake Dixon (ELF Marc VDS Racing Team #96) dropped to third. Barry Baltus (Fantic Racing #7), third in the standings, lost several positions after sitting up at Turn 1, falling to P11.

By Lap 3, the top six – Moreira, Gonzalez, Veijer, Dixon, Celestino Vietti (Beta Tools SpeedRS Team #13) and Alonso – were tightly bunched. Veijer led briefly into Turn 1 on Lap 4, but Moreira regained control, putting pressure on the rookie, while Gonzalez struggled following a dramatic moment at Turn 5 on Lap 5 and dropped to P7. Aron Canet (Fantic Racing #44) moved past Gonzalez and Dixon to push into podium contention.

With five laps to go, Moreira was closing in on Veijer, Alonso 0.8s behind and Canet in fourth. Turn 11, with two and a half laps remaining, saw Moreira make a decisive move up the inside of Veijer to reclaim P1, opening a 24-point advantage in the championship fight.

The last lap saw Dixon crash out from P7, leaving Moreira unchallenged. Veijer took second, Alonso third, Canet fourth and Baltus fifth. With the Fantic duo and Dixon now out of title contention, the championship will come down to Moreira vs Gonzalez in Valencia. Fantic can celebrate the Moto2 Teams’ title, thanks to strong rides from Baltus and Canet.

Moreira’s flawless win under pressure sets him up in ideal fashion for next weekend’s showdown, while Gonzalez will hope for a miracle to close the gap at the season finale.

Moto2 Race Results

1. Diogo Moreira Italtrans Racing Team
2. Collin Veijer Red Bull KTM Ajo (+0.090s)
3. David Alonso CFMOTO Inde Aspar Team (+0.492s)
4. Aron Canet Fantic Racing (+0.992s)
5. Barry Baltus Fantic Racing (+5.214s)

Moto2 Championship Points

1. Diogo Moreira Italtrans Racing Team – 281
2. Manuel Gonzalez Liqui Moly Dynavolt Intact GP – 257
3. Barry Baltus Fantic Racing LINO SONEGO – 232
4. Aron Canet Fantic Racing LINO SONEGO – 226
5. Jake Dixon Elf Marc VDS Racing – 215

Moto3

The penultimate Moto3 showdown of the season saw a superstar performance from Max Quiles (CFMoto Gaviota Aspar Team) as he escaped the group to cross the line over a second clear. Angel Piqueras (QJMotor – FRINSA – MSI) put up a huge fight for second and secured it, limiting the damage as he fights for second overall in the Championship. Malaysian GP winner Taiyo Furusato (Honda Team Asia) completed the podium, taking back-to-back rostrum finishes for the first time in his career.

Off the line it was a dream start for Joel Kelso (LEVELUP – MTA) as he led Quiles early on, but the group remained close. On Lap 3, Joel Esteban (Red Bull KTM Ajo #78) was able to attack into second before having a twitch at the final corner, with the resulting reaction seeing Quiles then drop down to sixth as the slipstream effect down the straight made it all change again behind Kelso.

The Australian led the way for the first half of the race, keeping some tenths in hand, but on Lap 10 he was wide at Turn 5, and the door was open for Quiles and Piqueras. Kelso slotted into third, but the battle was hotting up, and it was soon several riders wide as they jostled for position. As the dust started to settle again, Quiles led Furusato as Piqueras was left scrambling for position in the group. But the #36 hung on to move back into third and then second by Turn 1 on the penultimate lap.

Onto the final lap, Quiles had time in hand over Piqueras, who likewise had just enough over Furusato. They crossed the line in that order as the fight behind took its final shuffle, with Esteban next up as he managed to just stay ahead of rookie teammate Alvaro Carpe.

Moto3 Race Results

1. Maximo Quiles CFMoto Gaviota Aspar Team
2. Angel Piqueras FRINSA -MT Helmets – MSI (+1.663s)
3. Taiyo Furusato Honda Team Asia (+2.886s)
4. Joel Esteban Red Bull KTM Tech3 (+3.243s)
5. Alvaro Carpe Red Bull KTM Ajo (+3.537s)

Moto3 Championship Points

1. Jose Antonio Rueda Red Bull KTM Ajo – 365
2. Angel Piqueras FRINSA – MT Helmets – 271
3. Maximo Quiles CFMOTO Valresa Aspar Team – 263
4. David Munoz Liqui Moly Dynavolt Intact GP – 197
5. Alvaro Carpe Red Bull KTM Ajo – 195

MotoE

It was title-decider day in the final ever MotoE season – and it did not disappoint! Fans were treated to two thrilling races at the Portuguese GP, where Alessandro Zaccone (Aruba Cloud MotoE Team) ultimately clinched the electric class crown in Portimão.

Arriving as the Championship leader, the Italian could hardly have asked for a better start, converting pole position into a hard-fought Race 1 victory ahead of Eric Granado (LCR E-Team) and Jacopo Hosciuc (MSI Racing Team). That triumph gave him a commanding 17-point advantage heading into the second lights-out of the day.

With the title within reach, the mission was simple: finish P7 or better. In the end, a composed ride to P4 was enough for Zaccone to seal the deal and secure the crown. Up front, Mattia Casadei (LCR E-Team) pushed hard to keep his title hopes alive, but Oscar Gutierrez (MSI Racing Team) snatched victory by just 0.098s, with Nicholas Spinelli (Rivacold Snipers Team MotoE) completing the podium. It proved an emotional and electric final day of the MotoE season.

MotoE Race 1 Results

1. Alessandro Zaccone Aruba Cloud MotoE Team
2. Eric Granado LCR E-Team (+0.105s)
3. Jocopo Hosciuc MSI Racing Team (+0.185s)
4. Mattia Casadei LCR E-Team (+0.740s)
5. Lorenzo Baldassarri Dynavolt Intact GP (+1.718s)

MotoE Race 2 Results

1. Oscar Gutierrez MSI Racing Team
2. Mattia Casadei LCR E-Team (+0.098s)
3. Nicholas Spinelli Rivacold Snipers Team MotoE (+1.281s)
4. Alessandro Zaccone Aruba Cloud MotoE Team (+2.105s)
5. Hector Garzo Dynavolt Intact GP (+4.521s)

MotoE Championship Points

1. Alessandro Zaccone Aruba Cloud MotoE Team – 198
2. Mattia Casadei LCR E-Team – 188
3. Matteo Ferrari Felo Gresini MotoE – 168
4. Eric Granado LCR E-Team – 162
5. Nicholas Spinelli Rivacold Snipers Team MotoE – 159

How Did the Aussies Do?

Prima Pramac Yamaha MotoGP ace Jack Miller (#43) finished the Sprint race in 14th place after advancing through Q1. He then followed that up with a 12th in the main race, in a bout where he struggled severely with grip.

Senna Agius (#81) made a strong start to the weekend, finishing third in FP1 and fifth in Friday afternoon’s practice. The Australian then qualified 13th and remained hopeful of a solid result. In the race, Agius ultimately claimed P9 – a result he was content with despite showing rapid pace, as a poor start ultimately cost him a better finish.

Joel Kelso produced a superb performance to secure pole position at Portimão, topping the timesheets with a composed and confident display. After starting from pole, Kelso brought his machine home in seventh at Portimão, as he fought hard but struggled with tyre wear in the latter stages.

Jacob Roulstone (#12) was forced to miss the Portuguese GP after undergoing successful surgery on his fractured left hand that occurred in Malaysia. The Australian will now focus on his recovery, with the goal of returning to action for the season finale in Valencia.

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Friday Practice and Saturday Qualifying

MotoGP

A 1:30.480 saw Marc Marquez (Ducati Lenovo Team) pocket Day 1 honours at the Red Bull Grand Prix of San Marino and the Rimini Riviera in a tightly contested afternoon in the weekly MotoGP chase for the top 10 on a Friday. Marco Bezzecchi (Aprilia Racing) was second fastest on home turf for him and the Noale factory, 0.147s the gap, as Franco Morbidelli (#21) handed Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team a top three heading into Saturday’s action at Misano.

Read our previous MotoGP reports here…

Misano had a home hero on pole thanks to Marco Bezzecchi’s (Aprilia Racing) late run in a fascinating MotoGP Q2. The Italian landed a 1:30.134 on his penultimate flying lap to beat Alex Marquez (BK8 Gresini Racing MotoGP #72) by just 0.088s, while Q1 graduate Fabio Quartararo (Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP #20) also got within a tenth of a Saturday morning P1. Championship leader Marc Marquez (Ducati Lenovo Team) launched from P4 ahead of a quartet of hungry Italians.

Moto2

It was a perfect start to his second home round of the year for Celestino Vietti (Beta Tools SpeedRS Team #13) as the Italian clinched P1 on Friday at Misano. Going into Saturday as the rider to beat, it was a solid start for Vietti, who continued to chase his first win of the year, and where better to get it than at Misano? Elsewhere, title race leader Manuel Gonzalez (LIQUI MOLY Dynavolt Intact GP #18) earned a Friday P2 ahead of Catalan GP winner Daniel Holgado (CFMOTO Inde Aspar Team #27) in third.

Fresh from his first Moto2 win from his first pole in the class, Daniel Holgado (CFMOTO Aspar Team) remained the class of the field post-qualifying in Misano. A new record 1:34.216 put the Spanish rookie ahead of home hero Celestino Vietti (SUP Racing) by just 0.040s, with points leader Manuel Gonzalez (Liqui Moly Dynavolt Intact GP) in third.

Moto3

That’s what a great afternoon at the office looks like for Leopard Racing as David Almansa (#22) and Adrian Fernandez (#31) handed the Honda outfit a 1-2 Friday finish at the Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli, with the session leader 0.498s clear of the field. Almansa’s 1:40.596 was the only time below the 1:41 mark, as Joel Kelso (LEVEL-UP MTA #66) completed the top three.

Valentin Perrone (Red Bull KTM Tech3 #73) took another pole position, the second of his impressive rookie season after the Red Bull Ring in Austria. Still, the Argentinean left it late to fly up the order to head a KTM front row lockout ahead of Joel Kelso (LEVELUP-MTA) and Jacob Roulstone (Red Bull KTM Tech 3 #12), the latter of whom made a first appearance on the front row.

Saturday
Tissot Sprint

Simply the Bez. Saturday at the Red Bull Grand Prix of San Marino and the Rimini Riviera belonged to Marco Bezzecchi and Aprilia Racing, as the Italian stormed to his first gold medal in two years with a flawless home performance.

Bezzecchi and Marc Marquez (Ducati Lenovo Team) battled early in the Tissot Sprint, but a rare error from the title leader saw him crash out at Turn 15. That opened the door for Alex Marquez (BK8 Gresini Racing MotoGP) and Fabio Di Giannantonio (Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team #49) to secure the remaining podium places.

Bezzecchi grabbed the holeshot with a bold move around the outside at Turn 1, while Marc Marquez muscled into P2 past his brother. By Lap 3, Bezzecchi began edging clear, clocking a 1:30.970 to build a 0.4s lead.

Drama struck on Lap 5 as Fabio Quartararo (Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP) crashed out of P4, promoting Di Giannantonio and Franco Morbidelli (Pertamina Enduro VR46) up the order.

Marc Marquez briefly hit the front on Lap 6 after a Bezzecchi mistake but crashed moments later, handing the lead back. From there, Bezzecchi fended off pressure from Alex Marquez, stretching his advantage to nearly a second by Lap 11.

On the final lap, Bezzecchi held firm, converting pole position into a Sprint win. Alex Marquez settled for second, with Di Giannantonio completing the podium. Morbidelli crossed the line in P4, narrowly behind his teammate. Pedro Acosta (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing #37) claimed P5 ahead of rookie Fermin Aldeguer (BK8 Gresini Racing MotoGP #54).

“It was a fantastic Saturday,” Bezzecchi explained. “I’m very happy to grab the Sprint win, I don’t even remember when my last one was. The race was not perfect because we had some issues during the race, but even having these problems, I was able to have a good pace. I knew that Marc was on the limit.”

Tissot Sprint Race Results

1. Marco Bezzecchi Aprilia Racing
2. Alex Marquez BK8 Gresini Ducati (+1.000s)
3. Fabio Di Giannantonio Pertamina VR46 Ducati (+2.551s)
4. Franco Morbidelli Pertamina VR46 Ducati (+3.526s)
5. Pedro Acosta Red Bull KTM (+6.834s)

Sunday
MotoGP

Marc Marquez (Ducati Lenovo Team) edged closer to the MotoGP World Championship with a hard-fought victory at the Red Bull Grand Prix of San Marino. After fending off relentless pressure from Marco Bezzecchi (Aprilia Racing), the #93 took top honours on Sunday, putting his Saturday crash behind him in style. Only Alex Marquez (BK8 Gresini Racing MotoGP), who finished third, can now mathematically deny him the title heading into Japan.

Drama unfolded before the start when Jorge Martin (Aprilia Racing #1) suffered a sighting lap issue, forcing him to start the warm-up from pit lane. Though he reclaimed his grid spot, he was later handed two Long Lap penalties.

Once racing began, Bezzecchi held P1, but Marc Marquez was quickly on the attack. Alex Marquez slotted into third, with Fabio Quartararo (Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP) P4. Early crashes from Johann Zarco (CASTROL Honda LCR #5), Joan Mir (Honda HRC Castrol #36) and Ai Ogura (Trackhouse MotoGP Team #79) thinned the field, and Maverick Viñales (Red Bull KTM Tech3 #12) retired on Lap 5.

Pedro Acosta (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing) looked strong in P5 but was forced to retire when his chain came off – mirroring a Friday issue suffered by Brad Binder (#33). On Lap 10, Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati Lenovo Team #63) crashed out from P7.

Up front, Bezzecchi led until a Lap 12 mistake at Turn 8 allowed Marc Marquez to take control. Bezzecchi stuck close, the pair trading fastest laps as the battle intensified. Though the gap hovered between 0.3s and 0.6s, Bezzecchi couldn’t find a way through. Marc Marquez held strong to win by 0.415s. Bezzecchi settled for P2 after a valiant effort, with Alex Marquez 7.7s back in P3 to give Gresini a home podium.

Franco Morbidelli and Fabio Di Giannantonio (Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team) completed the top five, with Morbidelli narrowly ahead of his teammate.

“Today I gave everything I had. It’s true that the mistake from yesterday gave me extra concentration, power and energy. It’s super-important for Ducati, I felt the pressure this weekend to win the Italian GPs in Mugello and here, so I’m happy for it,” Marquez said.

MotoGP Race Results

1. Marc Marquez Ducati Lenovo
2. Marco Bezzecchi Aprilia Racing (+0.568s)
3. Alex Marquez BK8 Gresini Ducati (+7.734s)
4. Franco Morbidelli Pertamina VR46 Ducati (+10.379s)
5. Fabio Di Giannantonio Pertamina VR46 Ducati (+11.330s)

Check out the full MotoGP race results here…

MotoGP Championship Points

1. Marc Marquez BK8 Gresini Ducati – 512
2. Alex Marquez Ducati Lenovo – 330
3. Francesco Bagnaia Ducati Lenovo – 237
4. Marco Bezzecchi Aprilia Racing – 229
5. Pedro Acosta Red Bull KTM – 188

Moto2

Celestino Vietti (Beta Tools SpeedUp Team) claimed his first win of the 2025 season in dominant fashion at the San Marino GP, leading from Turn 1 and never looking back in front of an adoring home crowd. The Italian became the 10th different winner of the year in what’s now a record-breaking Moto2 season. Launching from P2, Vietti grabbed the holeshot ahead of Daniel Holgado (CFMOTO Inde Aspar Team), Diogo Moreira (Italtrans Racing Team #10) and Manuel Gonzalez (LIQUI MOLY Dynavolt Intact GP). An early incident saw Jake Dixon (ELF Marc VDS Racing Team #96) pushed wide at Turn 6, dropping him outside the top 10.

By Lap 7, a small gap had opened between second-placed Holgado and Moreira in third. On Lap 9, Gonzalez attempted a pass on Moreira at Turn 14 but ran wide. Their battle continued through Laps 11 and 13, with Barry Baltus (Fantic Racing Lino Sonego #7) and Senna Agius (LIQUI MOLY Dynavolt Intact GP #81) closing in.

Gonzalez finally made a move stick at Turn 11, but Baltus was soon on the scene, snatching P3 from Gonzalez on Lap 13. Moreira then began slipping back, losing out to Agius in the top-five battle on Lap 15. Out front, Vietti steadily built his lead to over a second. Holgado, meanwhile, was under pressure from a charging Baltus, who claimed P2 with four laps remaining. Behind them, Agius passed Gonzalez after a Turn 1 mistake, though the Australian ran wide later, allowing Gonzalez and Moreira back through. In the final laps, Vietti stayed composed to resist any late pressure from Baltus and sealed back-to-back wins at Misano. Baltus finished a strong second – his fifth runner-up result of the year – while Holgado secured another podium in P3. Moreira crossed the line fourth, Agius took fifth and Gonzalez ended up sixth, losing more ground in the title fight.

Moto2 Race Results

1. Celestino Vietti Beta Tools SpeedRS
2. Barry Baltus Fantic Racing LINO SONEGO (+0.747s)
3. Daniel Holgado CFMOTO Inde Aspar Team (+3.911s)
4. Diogo Moreira Italtrans Racing Team (+4.246s)
5. Senna Agius Liqui Moly Husqvarna Intact GP (K+7.973s)

Moto2 Championship Points

1. Manuel Gonzalez Liqui Moly Dynavolt Intact GP – 227
2. Diogo Moreira Italtrans Racing Team – 188
3. Aron Canet Fantic Racing LINO SONEGO – 188
4. Barry Baltus Fantic Racing LINO SONEGO – 173
5. Jake Dixon Elf Marc VDS Racing – 152

Moto3

Jose Antonio Rueda (Red Bull KTM Ajo #99) pulled off a dramatic last-corner overtake to win the Moto3 race at Misano, strengthening his grip on the championship heading into the flyaway rounds. Maximo Quiles (CFMOTO Gaviota Aspar Team #28) was denied victory in the final moments but returned to the podium, while Adrian Fernandez (Leopard Racing) banked his first top-three finish since Argentina with a late charge to P3.

The race exploded into action as Joel Kelso (LEVEL-UP MTA) and Valentin Perrone (Red Bull KTM Tech3) traded places multiple times in the first few corners, with Kelso emerging in front. David Muñoz (LIQUI MOLY Dynavolt Intact GP #64) was strong early, moving into P2 before passing Perrone at Turn 12. By Lap 5, a front group of eight formed, including Rueda, Jacob Roulstone (Red Bull KTM Tech3), Fernandez, Quiles and Angel Piqueras (FRINSA – MT Helmets – MSI #36). Then, on Lap 6, Muñoz misjudged a move on Perrone at Turn 4, resulting in contact that sent him into the gravel and down to P19. Perrone dropped to P6, while the lead fight intensified.

Rueda took the lead for the first time on Lap 7 after passing Kelso at Turn 8. Quiles, showing his aggression, overtook Kelso on Lap 10, though the Aussie struck back a lap later. The top six remained tightly packed as Roulstone lost ground. With five laps to go, Rueda, Perrone, Kelso and Quiles led the charge, just ahead of Fernandez and Piqueras. The battle peaked with two laps to go, as Quiles snatched the lead through Turn 13, dropping Perrone from P1 to P4 in seconds. On the final lap, Quiles held firm through Turn 14, but Rueda launched a stunning move at the final corner to steal the win by inches. Fernandez capitalised on a mistake from Perrone to secure P3, ahead of Kelso and Piqueras, with Perrone finishing sixth, just 0.9s off victory.

Moto3 Race Results

1. Jose Antonio Rueda Red Bull KTM Ajo
2. Maximo Quiles CFMOTO Gaviota Aspar Team (+0.113s)
3. Adrian Fernandez Leopard Racing (+0.117s)
4. Joel Kelso LEVELUP – MTA (+0.164s)
5. Angel Piqueras FRINSA -MT Helmets – MSI (+0.456s)

Moto3 Championship Points

1. Jose Antonio Rueda Red Bull KTM Ajo – 295
2. Angel Piqueras FRINSA – MT Helmets – 217
3. Maximo Quiles CFMOTO Valresa Aspar Team – 188
4. David Munoz Liqui Moly Dynavolt Intact GP – 172
5. Alvaro Carpe Red Bull KTM Ajo – 155

MotoE

The Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli delivered the goods again for MotoE qualifying. After his pole in Barcelona, Eric Granado (LCR E-Team) bagged another P1 in qualifying ahead of Alessandro Zaccone (Aruba Cloud MotoE Team) and Andrea Mantovani (KLINT Forward Factory Team). Both returned to a front row that’s covered by less than a tenth of a second.

Alessandro Zaccone and Matteo Ferrari then won a race apiece, as the championship fight heads into the final round on a knife edge.

MotoE Race 1 Results

1. Alessandro Zaccone Aruba Cloud MotoE Team
2. Nicholas Spinelli Rivacold Snipers Team MotoE (+0.170s)
3. Andrea Mantovani KLINT Forward Factory Team (+0.882s)
4. Eric Granado LCR E-Team (+1.162s)
5. Matteo Ferrari Felo Gresini MotoE (+1.832s)

MotoE Race 2 Results

1. Matteo Ferrari Felo Gresini MotoE
2. Eric Granado LCR E-Team (+0.082s)
3. Mattia Casadei LCR E-Team (+0.173s)
4. Alessandro Zaccone Aruba Cloud MotoE Team (+0.420s)
5. Kevin Zannoni – Power Electronics Aspar Team (+0.732s)

MotoE Championship Points

1. Alessandro Zaccone Aruba Cloud MotoE Team – 160
2. Mattia Casadei LCR E-Team – 155
3. Matteo Ferrari Felo Gresini MotoE – 148
4. Lorenzo Baldassarri Dynavolt Intact GP – 148
5. Eric Granado LCR E-Team – 142

How Did the Aussies Do?

Jack Miller (#43) began his weekend in Misano with a respectable 14th in the Sprint after a stirring comeback from 20th on the grid. He then rounded out a solid weekend with a hard-earned 12th in the main race, charging through the field once again from 21st to the chequered flag. Banking P7 in qualifying, Senna Agius crucially transferred his speed into the race, where he produced a superb effort to claim P5.

Not bad at all, given he was recently sidelined with a nasty injury. Beginning his weekend with an excellent P3 on Friday, this served as the catalyst for a quality weekend at the office for Joel Kelso, as he went on to qualify second before clinching fourth in the race to cap off a fine Misano. Jacob Roulstone mixed the highs with the lows in San Marino, as he secured the first front row of his GP career by qualifying P3. Disappointingly, tyre issues meant P11 was the best he could muster in the race.

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Friday Practice and Saturday Qualifying
MotoGP

0.006s was the gap splitting Friday pacesetter Pedro Acosta (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing #37) and Marc Marquez (Ducati Lenovo Team #93) after an intriguing opening day of action at Balaton Park, as Alex Marquez (BK8 Gresini Racing MotoGP #73) closed out the top three in Practice at the Michelin Grand Prix of Hungary.

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The first ever MotoGP qualifying session at Balaton Park threw up some drama and surprises, as the grid was set to stage two intriguing showdowns. Marc Marquez (Ducati Lenovo Team) started from the front with a new lap record, while his closest challenger to that point, Pedro Acosta (Red Bull KTM Factory), crashed out.

Moto2

Day 1 was in the history books as the field hit Balaton in Hungary for the first hurdle of the weekend: getting into Q2 directly from Friday afternoon Practice. Heading the charge, Diogo Moreira (Italtrans Racing Team #10) began his weekend off strongly and aimed to cut more points out of his deficit in the standings.

Diogo Moreira (Italtrans Racing Team) then headed the grid in Hungary as the Brazilian’s impressive form rolled on, taking pole by just 0.050 ahead of Zonta van den Goorbergh (RW – Idrofoglia Racing GP #84). Points leader Manuel Gonzalez (Liqui Moly Dynavolt Intact GP #18) completed the front row, pipping Jake Dixon (ELF Marc VDS Racing Team #96) by just 0.001.

Moto3

A 1:46.448 saw Maximo Quiles (CFMOTO Gaviota Aspar Team #28) clinch Friday’s Moto3 honours at Balaton Park, and the rookie topped the standings by some margin too. 0.297s was the gap back to second place Valentin Perrone (Red Bull KTM Tech3 #73), while Guido Pini (LIQUI MOLY Dynavolt Intact GP #94) made it a rookie 1-2-3 in Hungary.

A tense tussle for pole position eventually saw Maximo Quiles (CFMOTO Gaviota Aspar Team) bank pole at Balaton Park, denying Austria polesitter Valentin Perrone (Red Bull KTM Tech 3) and last week’s winner Angel Piqueras (FRINSA – MT Helmets – MSI #36) as they joined him on the front row.

Full practice and qualifying results, click here…

Saturday
Tissot Sprint

Marc Marquez (Ducati Lenovo Team) continued his dominant 2025 Sprint form, taking his 13th win in 14 rounds with a commanding performance in Hungary. The #93 avoided Turn 1 chaos and never looked back, finishing two seconds ahead of Fabio Di Giannantonio (Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing), with teammate Franco Morbidelli completing the podium.

Starting from pole, Marquez launched cleanly into the lead. Behind him, Fabio Quartararo (Monster Energy Yamaha #20) misjudged the Turn 1 braking zone and collided with Enea Bastianini (Red Bull KTM Tech3 #23). Quartararo crashed out, while Bastianini stayed upright but dropped to P18. The incident also compromised Marco Bezzecchi (Aprilia Racing #72), who slipped into the lower top 10.

Later on Lap 1, Bastianini attempted an ambitious move on Johann Zarco (CASTROL Honda LCR #5) at Turn 9, causing both to crash out. Post-race penalties followed: Quartararo received a Long Lap for his first offence and Bastianini was given a double Long Lap for his second.

Up front, Di Giannantonio held second, 1.1s off Marquez by Lap 5, with Morbidelli just over a second behind. Luca Marini (Honda HRC #10) was fourth, ahead of Fermin Aldeguer (BK8 Gresini #54) and Joan Mir (#36).

Pedro Acosta (Red Bull KTM) crashed out on Lap 6 at Turn 11 while battling Jorge Martin (Aprilia Racing #1) for P10, ending a tough Saturday for the Friday pacesetter.

In the end, Marquez remained unchallenged to extend his Sprint dominance, with the VR46 pair securing strong finishes behind him at Balaton Park.

“I heard somebody super-close in the first corner, but from that point I tried to find my rhythm, and the first lap I was riding already in a very good way,” Marc Marquez explained. “I tried to keep a constant pace, and I saw that was enough to open a gap.”

Tissot Sprint Race Results

1. Marc Marquez Ducati Lenovo
2. Fabio Di Giannantonio Pertamina VR46 Ducati (+2.095s)
3. Franco Morbidelli Pertamina VR46 Ducati (+3.595s)
4. Luca Marini Honda HRC Castrol (+4.890s)
5. Fermin Aldeguer BK8 Gresini Ducati (+5.692s)

Sunday
MotoGP

Marc Marquez (Ducati Lenovo Team) kept up his flawless 2025 season with a seventh consecutive Grand Prix win at the Michelin Grand Prix of Hungary, extending his unbeaten run with a dominant 4.3s victory over Pedro Acosta (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing). Marco Bezzecchi (Aprilia Racing) completed the podium after leading early on.

Drama unfolded before lights out as Fabio Di Giannantonio (VR46) was forced to start from pit lane due to a technical issue. At Turn 2 on Lap 1, Marquez and Bezzecchi made contact after the #93 ran wide at Turn 1. Bezzecchi led from Franco Morbidelli (VR46), with Marquez settling into P3. Enea Bastianini and Alex Marquez both fell on Lap 1, while further incidents took out Raul Fernandez and Joan Mir shortly after.

By Lap 5, Marquez had passed Morbidelli and began reeling in Bezzecchi with consecutive fastest laps. Acosta also moved into P3, closing in. After two failed attempts, Marquez finally passed Bezzecchi at Turn 1 on Lap 11 and began pulling away.

A key moment came on Lap 16 when Bezzecchi ran wide at Turn 15, allowing Acosta to slip through for second. Marquez, now clear, delivered a 1:37.843 to shut the door on any late charge.

Behind the podium trio, Jorge Martin (Aprilia Racing) stormed to P4 from P16 on the grid – his best Aprilia finish to date – passing Morbidelli late on.

Marquez’s win at Balaton Park marked his 22nd career victory at a different circuit and moved him 175 points clear in the standings, edging closer to a seventh MotoGP crown.

Acosta grabbed his second podium in three races, while Bezzecchi maintained his excellent run with a fourth podium in five Grands Prix.

“I was patient those first laps, but then when I saw that the soft rear tyre started to drop, with the medium [rear tyre] I started to attack, and then I had a super nice rhythm. I was flowing on the track,” insisted Marc Marquez.

MotoGP Race Results

1. Marc Marquez Ducati Lenovo
2. Pedro Acosta Red Bull KTM (+4.314s)
3. Marco Bezzecchi Aprilia Racing (+7.488s)
4. Jorge Martin Aprilia Racing (+11.069s)
5. Luca Marini Honda HRC Castrol (+11.904s)

Check out the full MotoGP race results here…

MotoGP Championship Points

1. Marc Marquez BK8 Gresini Ducati – 455
2. Alex Marquez Ducati Lenovo – 280
3. Francesco Bagnaia Ducati Lenovo – 228
4. Marco Bezzecchi Aprilia Racing – 197
5. Pedro Acosta Red Bull KTM – 164

Moto2

David Alonso (CFMOTO Inde Aspar Team #80) became the first Colombian to win a Moto2 race, storming to a sensational victory at the Michelin Grand Prix of Hungary. The rookie’s late-race charge saw him beat title rivals Diogo Moreira (Italtrans Racing Team #10) and Manuel Gonzalez (LIQUI MOLY Dynavolt Intact GP #18) in a dramatic final-lap shootout. Moreira’s P2 also marked the first-ever South American 1-2 finish in Moto2.

Jake Dixon (ELF Marc VDS Racing Team #96) led early after a bold move at Turn 2, as chaos behind saw Celestino Vietti (#13), Darryn Binder (#15), Yuki Kunii (#92) and Unai Orradre (#19) crash out. Moreira took the lead on Lap 4, with Gonzalez and Dixon close behind, while Alonso climbed from eighth, setting fastest laps as he hunted the leaders.

Gonzalez passed Dixon on Lap 6 to chase Moreira and, after shadowing the Brazilian, struck on Lap 15 at Turn 5. But Alonso, the reigning Moto3 Champion, was now the fastest rider on track, charging past Dixon and Veijer (Red Bull KTM Ajo #95) into the podium fight.

With three laps to go, Alonso was just 0.3s faster per lap than the leaders. He passed Moreira for P2 on the penultimate lap and lined up Gonzalez on the final tour. At Turn 9, he made the decisive move. Gonzalez, trying to respond, lost drive and was also passed by Moreira.

Despite running wide at Turn 15, Alonso defended into the final corner to seal his first Moto2 win. Moreira held onto second after a clash with Gonzalez at the flag. Dixon finished a close fourth, under a second off victory.

Alonso becomes the first rookie winner since Pedro Acosta, as the title fight heads to Barcelona.

Moto2 Race Results

1. David Alonso CFMOTO Inde Aspar Team
2. Diogo Moreira Italtrans Racing Team (+0.174s)
3. Manuel Gonzalez Liqui Moly Dynavolt Intact GP (+0.305s)
4. Jake Dixon Elf Marc VDS Racing (+0.876s)
5. Collin Veijer Red Bull KTM Ajo (+1.344s)

Moto2 Championship Points

1. Manuel Gonzalez Liqui Moly Dynavolt Intact GP – 204
2. Aron Canet Fantic Racing LINO SONEGO – 179
3. Diogo Moreira Italtrans Racing Team – 173
4. Barry Baltus Fantic Racing LINO SONEGO – 147
5. Jake Dixon Elf Marc VDS Racing – 132

Moto3

Moto3 delivered a classic at the Michelin Grand Prix of Hungary as Maximo Quiles (CFMOTO Gaviota Aspar Team #28) edged out Valentin Perrone (Red Bull KTM Tech3 #73) by just 0.018s in a breathtaking last-lap battle. David Munoz (LIQUI MOLY Dynavolt Intact GP #64) claimed third after fending off Angel Piqueras (FRINSA – MT Helmets – MSI #36) and Jose Antonio Rueda (Red Bull KTM Ajo #99).

Polesitter Quiles led early but was passed by Perrone on Lap 3 after a small mistake. The Spaniard quickly struck back at Turn 9, and their duel allowed Munoz to close in. The #64 took second on Lap 4 and briefly led the chase.

Further back, Scott Ogden (CIP Green Power #19) crashed on Lap 6 at Turn 15, forcing Ryusei Yamanaka (#6) and Marcos Uriarte (LEVELUP-MTA #89) off track. At halfway, Quiles led again, ahead of Piqueras, Perrone and Munoz, with Guido Pini (LIQUI MOLY Dynavolt Intact GP #93) in fifth. However, a mistake from Quiles at the end of Lap 10 dropped him to P4, and Perrone moved to the front.

With five laps to go, Munoz was second and Quiles had climbed to third. Rueda bridged the gap to join the lead group in P5, while Pini crashed out of sixth at Turn 11. Taiyo Furusato (Honda Team Asia #72) also fell from P8 at Turn 1.

The final lap was a thriller. Quiles passed Perrone at Turn 5, but the Argentine came back strong in the final sector. They banged elbows in the final corner, but Quiles narrowly won. Perrone secured a career-best P2, and Munoz extended his podium streak to five. Piqueras took P4, closing slightly on title leader Rueda, who finished fifth.

Moto3 Race Results

1. Maximo Quiles CFMOTO Gaviota Aspar Team
2. Valentin Perrone Red Bull KTM Tech3 (+0.018s)
3. David Munoz Liqui Moly Dynavolt Intact GP (+0.858s)
4. Angel Piqueras FRINSA -MT Helmets – MSI (+0.952s)
5. Jose Antonio Rueda Red Bull KTM Ajo (+1.362s)

Moto3 Championship Points

1. Jose Antonio Rueda Red Bull KTM Ajo – 250
2. Angel Piqueras FRINSA – MT Helmets – 181
3. Maximo Quiles CFMOTO Valresa Aspar Team – 164
4. David Munoz Liqui Moly Dynavolt Intact GP – 155
5. Alvaro Carpe Red Bull KTM Ajo – 146

MotoE

Pole position and a double victory signalled a perfect weekend at Balaton Park for Mattia Casadei (LCR E-Team #40), and it means he now leads the championship ahead of a date with Barcelona. Lorenzo Baldassarri (Dynavolt Intact GP #7), Eric Granado (LCR E-Team #51), Nicholas Spinelli (Rivacold Snipers Team MotoE #29) and Matteo Ferrari (Felo Gresini MotoE #11) were able to stand on the podium.

MotoE Race 1 Results

1. Mattia Casadei LCR E-Team
2. Lorenzo Baldassarri Dynavolt Intact GP (+0.106s)
3. Eric Granado LCR E-Team (+0.790s)
4. Matteo Ferrari Felo Gresini MotoE (+1.543s)
5. Alessandro Zaccone Aruba Cloud MotoE Team (+2.289s)

MotoE Race 2 Results

1. Mattia Casadei LCR E-Team
2. Nicholas Spinelli Rivacold Snipers Team MotoE (+0.554s)
3. Matteo Ferrari Felo Gresini MotoE (+1.443s)
4. Lorenzo Baldassarri Dynavolt Intact GP (+1.932s)
5. Hector Garzo Dynavolt Intact GP (+2.151s)

MotoE Championship Points

1. Mattia Casadei LCR E-Team – 116
2. Lorenzo Baldassarri Dynavolt Intact GP – 102
3. Andrea Mantovani KLINT Forward Factory Team – 101
4. Alessandro Zaccone Aruba Cloud MotoE Team – 101
5. Matteo Ferrari Felo Gresini MotoE – 94

How Did the Aussies Do?

After securing 12th in the Sprint on a track where overtaking was difficult, Jack Miller (#43) made a brilliant start but frustratingly crashed out of the race.

While it wasn’t the weekend Joel Kelso (#66) had hoped for in Hungary, the Australian rider showed plenty of fight to claw his way back from P14 on the grid to a respectable eighth.

Jacob Roulstone (#12) continued his solid progress in Moto3 with a P10 finish in Sunday’s race in Hungary, following a positive P7 in qualifying. Although this was an admirable outcome, the Aussie knows he could have done better if he’d managed his tyres better.

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Friday Practice and Saturday Qualifying
MotoGP

Practice honours post summer break went the way of title race leader Marc Marquez (Ducati Lenovo Team) after the #93’s 1:28.117 was enough to finish 0.228s ahead of second-fastest Pedro Acosta (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing #37).

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Marco Bezzecchi (Aprilia Racing) went from Q1 to pole position in qualifying, taking his first pole with Aprilia and first since the 2023 Indian GP.

Moto2

It was a championship standings 1-2 as Friday concluded for Moto2 in Austria. Points leader Manuel Gonzalez (Liqui Moly Dynavolt Intact GP #18) clinched top honours with a new lap record, but he was just 0.013s ahead of the opposition led by second in the standings Aron Canet (Fantic Racing Lino Sonego #44).

Manuel Gonzalez (Liqui Moly Dynavolt Intact GP) set a scintillating pace in Moto2 Q2 to clinch pole position. However, after being handed a three-place grid penalty for Sunday’s race, it was second-place Daniel Holgado (CFMOTO Inde Aspar Team #27) who would launch from P1, with Diogo Moreira (Italtrans Racing Team #10) and former Spielberg winner Celestino Vietti (Sync SpeedRS Team #13) alongside.

Moto3

It was a classy Friday at the office for Angel Piqueras (FRINSA – MT Helmets – MSI #36) after the Spaniard topped Moto3 Practice with a 1:39.918 – a new all-time lap record for the class at the Red Bull Ring.

Valentin Perrone (Red Bull KTM Tech3 #73) took pole position in Austria, making it the first for Argentina since 2021 and his first ever in Moto3. Angel Piqueras (FRINSA – MT Helmets – MSI) had been staking his claim on the win throughout the weekend but was forced to settle for second, ahead of teammate Ryusei Yamanaka (#6).

Full practice and qualifying results, click here…

Saturday
Tissot Sprint

The unbeaten run continues. Championship leader Marc Marquez (Ducati Lenovo Team) was made to work for it from the second row, but, in the end, the #93 beat Alex Marquez (BK8 Gresini Racing MotoGP #73) to Tissot Sprint glory by just over a second. Pedro Acosta (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing) bagged a third straight top three after coming from Row 3 to P3 in KTM’s backyard, as Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati Lenovo Team #63) endured a torrid Saturday afternoon.

Off the line, it was an absolute disaster for both Bagnaia and Fermin Aldeguer (BK8 Gresini Racing MotoGP) as both lit up the rear tyre big time, costing the riders in P3 and P6 a colossal chunk of time. Alex Marquez, meanwhile, grabbed the Sprint lead ahead of Marc Marquez, with Acosta passing Marco Bezzecchi (Aprilia Racing) for P2 at the beginning of Lap 2 at the same place where, on the opening lap, Jorge Martin (Aprilia Racing #1) was forced to run wide. That saw the reigning Champion drop to P15, one place behind Pecco.

Then, a change at the front. The #93 got a great run out of Turn 2B and made a move stick at Turn 3 with five laps to go, so could the #73 do anything in response? The answer with three laps to go was a firm no. Marc Marquez grew his advantage to 0.7s, but the red corner did have a track limits warning.

But, as expected, no mistakes came from Marc Marquez as he extended his incredible winning run to 11 on the spin in 2025. Alex Marquez crossed the line in P2, 1.9s ahead of Acosta, who kept Bezzecchi at bay.

“I saw immediately that it was difficult to be close to Alex, but then I decided to wait a bit. When the tyres started to drop [grip], it’s when I felt better and I started to push.”

Tissot Sprint Race Results

1. Marc Marquez Ducati Lenovo
2. Alex Marquez BK8 Gresini Ducati (+1.180s)
3. Pedro Acosta Red Bull KTM (+3.126s)
4. Marco Bezzecchi Aprilia Racing (+4.032s)
5. Brad Binder Red Bull KTM (+4.782s)

Sunday
MotoGP

Marc Marquez (Ducati Lenovo Team) finally conquered the Red Bull Ring, clinching a vital win in MotoGP’s 1000th Grand Prix and extending his championship lead with a full 25-point haul.

After a poor Sprint start, Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati Lenovo Team) launched well in the main race, briefly challenging Marco Bezzecchi (Mooney VR46 Racing Team) for the holeshot. However, it was Bezzecchi who led early, fending off a hard-charging Marquez. The reigning champion soon made a move stick on Bagnaia at Turn 3 to take P2.

Bezzecchi set a strong early pace, but Marquez steadily reeled him in. By Lap 8, the gap was down to just 0.2s. On Lap 18, the lead battle intensified as Marquez attacked at Turn 3 and took the lead on Lap 20 with a move at Turn 1. Bezzecchi briefly retook the lead but couldn’t hold off Marquez’s second strike.

Meanwhile, rookie sensation Fermin Aldeguer was flying. After muscling past Acosta and Bagnaia, he became Marquez’s closest challenger, slicing the gap with stunning pace – setting the fastest lap on Lap 22. By Lap 24, he was into P2 and just 0.9s behind.

Marquez, however, kept his composure. With two laps remaining, he controlled the gap and held firm to claim his first-ever win at the Red Bull Ring. Aldeguer impressed with P2, while Bezzecchi secured back-to-back podiums for the first time since 2023.

It was Marquez’s sixth win in as many races, another statement in his title charge, and a significant milestone victory in the sport’s history.

“Super happy to finally take the first victory here in Austria,” Marquez explained. “We found a good setup, especially with the used tyres as we saw with Bezzecchi – in the first part he was strong, but I just waited. I tried in the beginning, but it was too risky. I preferred to wait and then attack at the end.”

MotoGP Race Results

1. Marc Marquez Ducati Lenovo
2. Fermin Aldeguer BK8 Gresini Ducati (+1.118s)
3. Marco Bezzecchi Aprilia Racing (+3.426s)
4. Pedro Acosta Red Bull KTM (+6.864s)
5. Enea Bastianini Red Bull KTM Tech3 (+8.731s)

Check out the full MotoGP race results here…

MotoGP Championship Points

1. Marc Marquez BK8 Gresini Ducati – 418
2. Alex Marquez Ducati Lenovo – 276
3. Francesco Bagnaia Ducati Lenovo – 221
4. Marco Bezzecchi Aprilia Racing – 178
5. Franco Morbidelli Pertamina VR46 Ducati – 144

Moto2

After a tough run of form before the summer break, Diogo Moreira (Italtrans Racing Team) returned to winning ways with a flawless ride at the Red Bull Ring, collecting 25 crucial points in a dramatic Moto2 race. Championship leader Manuel Gonzalez (Liqui Moly Dynavolt Intact GP) suffered a costly DNF due to a radiator issue, dealing a major blow to his title hopes.

Rookie Daniel Holgado (CFMOTO Inde Aspar Team) started from pole and led early, claiming his first Moto2 podium with a strong second place. Celestino Vietti (Sync SpeedRS Team) rounded out the podium in third, despite a Long Lap penalty for track limits.

Early chaos saw Jake Dixon (#96) and Joe Roberts (#16) run wide at Turn 2A, before Senna Agius (#81) crashed heavily at Turn 2B – thankfully walking away uninjured. Aron Canet had a scare on Lap 2, while Gonzalez’s race unravelled soon after. A suspected mechanical issue dropped him 10 positions before briefly recovering, only to retire two laps later. A post-race check revealed a stone had pierced his radiator – a brutal twist for the title contender.

At the front, Moreira controlled the race while Holgado and Vietti battled behind. David Alonso (#80) joined the fight and passed Vietti for third with nine laps to go, but Vietti hit back. Their scrap allowed Moreira and Holgado to pull away, and with seven laps remaining, Vietti was handed a Long Lap penalty.

That appeared to set up a three-way fight for the win, but more drama followed. Alonso crashed at Turn 9 with five laps to go, ending his podium hopes and promoting Vietti back into third.

Moreira’s composed ride earned him a vital victory, Holgado impressed with P2 and Vietti salvaged a hard-fought podium.

Moto2 Race Results

1. Diogo Moreira Italtrans Racing Team
2. Daniel Holgado CFMOTO Inde Aspar Team (+2.375s)
3. Celestino Vietti Sync SpeedRS (+5.375s)
4. Albert Arenas Italjet Gresini Moto2 (+5.817s)
5. Tony Arbolino BLU CRU PramacYamaha Moto2 (+6.448s)

Moto2 Championship Points

1. Manuel Gonzalez Liqui Moly Dynavolt Intact GP – 188
2. Aron Canet Fantic Racing LINO SONEGO – 169
3. Diogo Moreira Italtrans Racing Team – 153
4. Barry Baltus Fantic Racing LINO SONEGO – 143
5. Jake Dixon Elf Marc VDS Racing – 119

Moto3

Angel Piqueras (FRINSA – MT Helmets – MSI) emerged victorious from a thrilling six-rider battle at the Red Bull Ring, banking his first win since Lusail and leading a 1-2 for his team with teammate Ryusei Yamanaka finishing second.

Piqueras grabbed the holeshot ahead of polesitter Valentin Perrone (Red Bull KTM Tech3), but it was Maximo Quiles (CFMOTO Gaviota Aspar Team #28) who soon took over at the front. By a third race distance, a lead group of four – Yamanaka, Quiles, Piqueras and Perrone – broke clear from the chasing pack.

Yamanaka led briefly before Quiles reclaimed the top spot on Lap 10. Perrone, eyeing Argentina’s first Moto3 win in 20 years, climbed back into podium contention on Lap 13. Behind them, Adrian Fernandez (Leopard Racing #31) and Championship leader Jose Antonio Rueda (Red Bull KTM Ajo #99) tried to close the gap.

With six laps to go, Fernandez closed to under a second but later dropped to seventh after an error. Taiyo Furusato (Honda Team Asia #72) and David Muñoz (BOE Motorsports #64) then joined the leaders to set up a dramatic finale.

On the final lap, chaos unfolded. Muñoz charged from 14th to P2, barging past multiple riders. Quiles and Perrone were forced wide, dropping to fifth and sixth. At the front, Piqueras held firm under immense pressure. Yamanaka surged into second at Turn 9, with Muñoz grabbing third in the final corners.

It was a stunning finish: Piqueras took the win, Yamanaka made it a dream 1-2 for MT Helmets – MSI and Muñoz completed the podium. Quiles salvaged fourth, with Rueda rounding out the top five in a hard-fought battle that saw the championship leader maintain consistency in the title race.

Moto3 Race Results

1. Angel Piqueras FRINSA -MT Helmets – MSI
2. Ryusei Yamanaka FRINSA -MT Helmets – MSI (+0.096s)
3. David Munoz Liqui Moly Dynavolt Intact GP (+0.171s)
4. Maximo Quiles CFMOTO Gaviota Aspar Team (+0.250s)
5. Jose Antonio Rueda Red Bull KTM Ajo (+0.541s)

Moto3 Championship Points

1. Jose Antonio Rueda Red Bull KTM Ajo – 239
2. Angel Piqueras FRINSA – MT Helmets – 168
3. David Munoz Liqui Moly Dynavolt Intact GP – 139
4. Maximo Quiles CFMOTO Valresa Aspar Team – 139
5. Alvaro Carpe Red Bull KTM Ajo – 139

MotoE

Matteo Ferrari (Felo Gresini MotoE #11) bagged a double victory at the Red Bull Ring to complete the perfect weekend following his Friday pole position, as reigning World Champion Hector Garzo (Dynavolt Intact GP #1) earned two podiums. Elsewhere, Eric Granado (LCR E-Team #51) and teammate Mattia Casadei (#40) pocketed one podium each as we look forward to more great racing in Hungary.

MotoE Race 1 Results

1. Matteo Ferrari Felo Gresini MotoE
2. Hector Garzo Dynavolt Intact GP (+1.184s)
3. Eric Granado LCR E-Team (+1.235s)
4. Oscar Gutierrez MSI Racing Team (+1.485s)
5. Lorenzo Baldassarri Dynavolt Intact GP (+1.969s)

MotoE Race 2 Results

1. Matteo Ferrari Felo Gresini MotoE
2. Mattia Casadei LCR E-Team (+0.141s)
3. Hector Garzo Dynavolt Intact GP (+0.506s)
4. Tibor Erik Varga Rivacold Snipers Team MotoE (+0.574s)
5. Lorenzo Baldassarri Dynavolt Intact GP (+1.148s)

MotoE Championship Points

1. Andrea Mantovani KLINT Forward Factory Team – 88
2. Alessandro Zaccone Aruba Cloud MotoE Team – 80
3. Lorenzo Baldassarri Dynavolt Intact GP – 67
4. Jordi Torres Power Electronics Aspar Team – 69
5. Mattia Casadei LCR E-Team – 66

How Did the Aussies Do?

After an underwhelming 17th in the sprint, where he battled severe spinning, Jack Miller (#43) suffered the same fate in the main race, limping home in 18th to round out a forgettable weekend.

Kicking off his weekend with a handy P5 in FP2 and a sixth in qualifying, things were looking good that Senna Agius would enjoy a quality race. But sadly it wasn’t to be, for a brutal crash, which even saw him get run over, at Turn 2 with Ivan Ortola (#4) and Alonso López (#21) ended his day. Fortunately, he escaped without serious injury. Although scans at the Red Bull Ring came back clear, he was transferred to Judenburg Hospital for precautionary checks and is scheduled for further tests in Barcelona on Monday.

Back from injury, Joel Kelso (#66) claimed 10th on the grid and delivered a commendable 12th in the race. He leaves determined to build on this ahead of the next round in Hungary.

Jacob Roulstone (#12) qualified a solid P12, but the race proved challenging, as grip issues held him back, thus meaning 14th was the best he could manage.

MotoGP Round 13 Red Bull Ring 2025 Gallery

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Friday Practice and Saturday Qualifying
MotoGP

Fabio Quartararo’s (Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP #20) 1:31.156 gave the Frenchman and Yamaha Day 1 honours at the Motul Grand Prix of the Netherlands in what was a rather dramatic Friday. Alex Marquez (BK8 Gresini Racing MotoGP #73), despite a crash in Practice, headed into Saturday as the second fastest rider, with Pedro Acosta (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing #37) kicking off his weekend with a positive P3.

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However, positive wasn’t a word to describe Marc Marquez’s (Ducati Lenovo Team #93) day at the Cathedral of Speed. A big crash in FP1 was followed by another rapid off at Turn 7 as drama unfolded for the MotoGP World Championship leader – rider ok but down in sixth by the end of play.

Is there anyone in the world faster in time attack mode than Fabio Quartararo (Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP)? Probably not. In a fiercely competitive MotoGP Q2 at the Motul Grand Prix of the Netherlands, the Frenchman stormed to another 2025 pole position with a sensational 1:30.651. The gap to second place Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati Lenovo Team #63) was just 0.028s, with Alex Marquez (BK8 Gresini Racing MotoGP) completing the front row, as Marc Marquez (Ducati Lenovo Team) started from off the front row for just the second time this season.

 Moto2

After drama and delay in the morning, it was a smooth afternoon for the Moto2 field at the TT Circuit Assen as an all-important Practice session gave us the top 14 for Q2 and the big names who need to go via Q1. Late yellow flags and big names suffering problems may have headlined, but it was Filip Salač (ELF Marc VDS Racing Team #12) who bagged top spot by the close of action on Friday, setting a new lap record.

Diogo Moreira (Italtrans Racing Team #10) then took a third pole position in a row thanks to a stunning new lap record at the Motul GP of the Netherlands, so the question begged: can he convert it into a first Moto2 win? So far he’d just come up short. Trying to stop him on the front row would be Ivan Ortola (QJMOTOR – FRINSA – MSI #4), the rookie impressing late on to get within 0.072s of pole, with Championship leader Manuel Gonzalez (Liqui Moly Dynavolt Intact GP #18) completing the front row.

Read about Barry Sheen winning at Assen 50 years ago to the day, here… 

Moto3

A 1:40.053 in the latter stages of a dry Moto3 Practice saw Luca Lunetta (SIC58 Squadra Corse #58) top the Friday afternoon rush at Assen, and his margin to second place was a healthy one. David Muñoz (Liqui Moly Dynavolt Intact GP #64) was the rider closest to Lunetta, 0.209s the gap, as Joel Kelso (LEVELUP-MTA #66) made up the top three.

Red Bull KTM Ajo banked a 1-2 on the grid at Assen, with Championship leader Jose Antonio Rueda (Red Bull KTM Ajo #99) ahead of teammate Alvaro Carpe (Red Bull KTM Ajo #83).

Saturday
Tissot Sprint

Tissot Sprint victory number nine of the season is in the books for Marc Marquez (Ducati Lenovo Team) after the #93 got to the front early doors on Saturday at the Motul Grand Prix of the Netherlands.

It was a brilliant start from pole for Fabio Quartararo (Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP), as Marc Marquez got away just as he’d have hoped. The Yamaha and factory Ducati went into Turn 1 side by side, it was tight, and because he was on the outside, Marquez was slightly wide and had to come back onto the track over the kerb. That then meant it was tight between Marquez and Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati Lenovo Team), but the former stayed in P2.

And then, by the end of Lap 1 at the GT Chicane, the title race leader was the Sprint leader after carving up the inside of Quartararo. Alex Marquez quickly followed his brother through, and then Bezzecchi was also past the polesitter.

At the start of Lap 5, the Sprint had settled down a tad, but Alex Marquez was looking eager to pass the #93. Bezzecchi was 0.3s away in P3, Quartararo was a further 0.5s away from the RS-GP and had Pecco and Fabio Di Giannantonio (Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team #49) for close company.

Half a lap later, Di Giannantonio was through on Pecco at the GT Chicane. The top six were split by 1.5s on Lap 7 of 13, but it was still Marc Marquez leading the chase.

Then, Quartararo was down. Turn 10 was the place as the YZR-M1’s front end washed away from underneath the Frenchman after he’d just fired in his fastest lap of the Sprint. That gave Bezzecchi some breathing space in P3 – the Italian was 0.8s clear of Di Giannantonio with three laps to go.

Last lap time. 0.2s split the top two, with Bezzecchi 0.7s further down. Could Alex find a way through on Marc? There was no way through in the first three sectors, so it was all coming down to the GT Chicane. And boasting enough of a gap, there was no getting by the six-time MotoGP World Champion. A ninth Sprint win of the season came the way of the #93 in what has been the most difficult weekend of his year so far.

Di Giannantonio finished just over a second away from Bezzecchi in P4, with Bagnaia having to settle for a low-key P5 on Saturday.

“Today, I was calm and tried to control the situation. It’s true that I didn’t expect the victory in the Sprint, but I started first, and then I defended. I just tried to not make any big mistakes,” Marc Marquez explained.

Tissot Sprint Race Results

1. Marc Marquez Ducati Lenovo (20m 2.150s)
2. Alex Marquez BK8 Gresini Ducati (+0.351s)
3. Marco Bezzecchi Aprilia Racing (+1.247s)
4. Fabio Di Giannantonio Pertamina VR46 Ducati (+2.269s)
5. Francesco Bagnaia Ducati Lenovo (+2.686s)

Sunday
MotoGP

In an eventful Motul Grand Prix of the Netherlands that saw title-chasing Alex Marquez (BK8 Gresini Racing MotoGP) crash out, Marc Marquez (Ducati Lenovo Team) fended off the fight from Marco Bezzecchi (Aprilia Racing) to claim his 68th MotoGP victory by 0.6s. The #93 and #72 treated us to a fascinating Grand Prix at the front, as Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati Lenovo Team) was a couple of seconds away from the win in P3.

Bagnaia got a brilliant start from the middle of the front row and grabbed the holeshot into Turn 1, as Fabio Quartararo (Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP) lost out. The polesitter was down to P4, Alex Marquez was P2 and Marc Marquez was P3 – before he wasn’t. The #93 carved his way past his chief title rival at Turn 1 on Lap 2 to sit behind teammate Pecco. Bezzecchi then took P3 from Alex Marquez at the end of Lap 2.

Quartararo’s early Grand Prix pace was suffering. The Frenchman was down to P7 behind Pedro Acosta (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing) and Franco Morbidelli (Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team #21), as Acosta became the latest rider to wrestle his way through on Alex Marquez. That meant on Lap 5 of 26, Bagnaia led from Marc Marquez and Bezzecchi, with Acosta, Alex Marquez and Morbidelli right in the hunt.

The leader of the pack wasn’t Pecco at the end of Lap 5, though, as Marc Marquez lunged up the inside of his teammate. Then, on Lap 6, drama. Alex Marquez and Acosta were rubbing shoulders and fairings on the exit of Turn 5, and heading up the back straight, Marquez was suddenly down. A puff of smoke from the Gresini star’s tyre suggested something had happened with the brake lever, but in any case, Alex Marquez’s Grand Prix was over – and it was later confirmed he’d unfortunately fractured his left hand.

Further back in the pack, the other BK8 Gresini Racing MotoGP rider, Fermin Aldeguer (BK8 Gresini Racing MotoGP #54), highsided out of contention at Turn 11, and that left Joan Mir (Honda HRC Castrol #36) and Quartararo with nowhere to go. The latter was wide and down to P13, as Mir also crashed.

At the front, Marquez remained at the front, but on Lap 8, Bezzecchi made a move on Pecco to pounce up to P2. Now, Pecco had Acosta climbing all over the back of him, and sure enough, the KTM star moved into P3. And it was really closing up at the front because Maverick Viñales (Red Bull KTM Tech3 #12) and Fabio Di Giannantonio (Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team) reeled themselves into the podium picture.

On Lap 13, Marc Marquez was putting the hammer down. A 1:32.273 was over two tenths quicker than Bezzecchi, but on the next lap, the Italian responded with the fastest lap of the Grand Prix. And on that same lap, Pecco passed Acosta to regain P3.

And now he was back in P3, with Pecco setting the fastest lap. Two tenths quicker than Marquez, less than half a tenth quicker than Bezzecchi. After threatening to break clear, Marquez didn’t look like he was going to be able to do so at this stage. The chasers were locked in, and that included Acosta. And again, Pecco slammed in another Grand Prix best lap, but he lost 0.3s on the next lap.

So where were we on Lap 20? Marquez led Bezzecchi by 0.2s, with Pecco 0.5s behind the Aprilia and Acosta 0.7s off the Ducati. It was as you were two laps later, as Bezzecchi continued to tag himself onto the rear tyre of Marquez.

Three to go. Bezzecchi remained 0.2s away and he just couldn’t quite get close enough to realistically make a lunge on the #93. Two to go. Bezzecchi was digging deep, but Marquez wasn’t putting a wheel out of line, and Pecco was now 0.9s away from his compatriot. And the penultimate lap was where the gap stretched out to 0.7s – was that game over?

It looked that way. Bezzecchi couldn’t close in, and Marquez had 0.7s to play with heading into the final sector. And powering his Ducati through the final chicane, Marquez clinched victory at Assen to draw level with MotoGP Legend Giacomo Agostini on 68 MotoGP wins. An unbelievable record as he continues to set the world alight in 2025.

Bezzecchi handed Aprilia a double podium weekend at Assen as the #72 pushed Marquez all the way at the Cathedral, with Bagnaia returning to the podium in P3 after a disappointing result on home turf seven days ago.

Acosta didn’t quite have enough to cling onto the podium fight, but it was a great Grand Prix for the Spaniard and KTM in P4. Viñales handed the Austrian factory a double top five, with Di Giannantonio taking home P6 and Morbidelli finishing P7 after being handed a Long Lap penalty for shortcutting the final chicane while battling his teammate.

“We had an amazing weekend, unexpected because normally Assen is not one of my best tracks,” Marc Marquez said.

MotoGP Race Results

1. Marc Marquez Ducati Lenovo
2. Marco Bezzecchi Aprilia Racing (+0.635s)
3. Francesco Bagnaia Ducati Lenovo (+2.666s)
4. Pedro Acosta Red Bull KTM (+6.084s)
5. Maverick Viñales Red Bull KTM Tech3 (+10.124s)

Check out the full MotoGP race results here…

 MotoGP Championship Points

1. Marc Marquez BK8 Gresini Ducati – 307
2. Alex Marquez Ducati Lenovo – 239
3. Francesco Bagnaia Ducati Lenovo – 181
4. Franco Morbidelli Pertamina VR46 Ducati – 139
5. Fabio Di Giannantonio Pertamina Enduro VR46 Team LCR – 136

 Moto2

After the two threw down at Mugello over the podium, the stakes were even higher in Assen as Diogo Moreira (Italtrans Racing Team) beat Aron Canet (Fantic Racing Lino Sonego #44) in a thriller. The Brazilian made history by taking his first Moto2 win, and first for Brazil, by just 0.056s in a fascinating fight to the flag, as championship leader Manuel Gonzalez (Liqui Moly Dynavolt Intact GP) battled his way back to a P3 finish following a sluggish opening few laps.

Having bagged the first front row of his rookie campaign, Ivan Ortola (QJMOTOR – FRINSA – MSI) collected the holeshot. But polesitter Moreira pounced back to lead through turns three and four. Having fought off a fast-starting Deniz Öncü (Red Bull KTM Ajo #53) on Lap 1, Canet forced his way to the front on Lap 2 to lead the Dutch GP. Meanwhile, Gonzalez was P9.

Barry Baltus (Fantic Racing Lino Sonego #7) completed his two Long Lap penalties by Lap 5, which dropped the Belgian to P14, as Ortola began to get a little beaten up by the chasing pack. Albert Arenas (ITALJET Gresini Moto2 #75), Joe Roberts (OnlyFans American Racing Team #16) and Jake Dixon (ELF Marc VDS Racing Team #96) were through to demote Ortola to P7.

Lap 7 saw Baltus’ Grand Prix end at Turn 1, while at the front, Canet and Moreira were 1.2s clear of Öncü, who, in turn, was 1.3s clear of Roberts as the American led a gaggle of riders that included Gonzalez, who was now past Dixon and starting to make up ground after a sticky start to his race. And on Lap 12 of 22, Gonzalez was into P3 after a tidy pass on Öncü at Turn 5. The gap to title rivals Canet and Moreira? Three seconds.

In the battle for the top four, Öncü’s race ended at the final chicane on Lap 14 to promote Dixon to P5, as Moreira continued to shadow Canet in the fight for the win. With three to go, Moreira remained right up the tailpipes of Canet’s Triumph-Kalex – where and when was a move coming? The change for the lead came on the penultimate lap at Turn 3. Canet was wide, Moreira went through, so was that the race-winning move?

Last lap time! Moreira led into it, but the duo were locked together. It was as you were coming into the final, jaw-dropping sector at Assen, and Canet wasn’t close enough. Moreira earned a debut Moto2 win to hand Brazil their first Moto2 win too – a massive moment for the #10.

Gonzalez did hold onto an important P3 ahead of Dixon, who collected a very solid and confidence-injecting P4 from P11 on the grid. Roberts fended off teammate Marcos Ramirez by 0.061s at the line as the American and Spaniard crossed the line in P5 and P6.

Moto2 Race Results

1. Diogo Moreira Italtrans Racing Team
2. Aron Canet Fantic Racing LINO SONEGO (+0.056s)
3. Manuel Gonzalez Liqui Moly Dynavolt Intact GP (+1.783s)
4. Jake Dixon Elf Marc VDS Racing (+2.364s)
5. Joe Roberts OnlyFans American Racing Team (+3.212s)

 Moto2 Championship Points

1. Manuel Gonzalez Liqui Moly Dynavolt Intact GP – 159
2. Aron Canet Fantic Racing LINO SONEGO – 154
3. Diogo Moreira Italtrans Racing Team – 128
4. Jake Dixon Elf Marc VDS Racing – 98
5. Barry Baltus Fantic Racing LINO SONEGO – 94

 Moto3

Keeping a cool head when it mattered most, Jose Antonio Rueda (Red Bull KTM Ajo) came out on top in a crazy Moto3 Grand Prix ahead of David Muñoz (Liqui Moly Dynavolt Intact GP) and Valentin Perrone (Red Bull KTM Ajo #73). Not only did the #99 extend his championship lead, but another key talking point was that the Argentine flag returned to the rostrum for the first time in four years thanks to Perrone’s third.

Grabbing the first holeshot on Sunday, Alvaro Carpe (Red Bull KTM Ajo) led teammate and Championship leader Rueda, but there was drama behind for Guido Pini (Liqui Moly Dynavolt Intact GP #94), who stalled it on the grid from P7. Thankfully, everyone avoided him, but the #94’s Dutch GP was done. Rueda had taken over in P1 from his teammate, and then, on Lap 2, David Almansa (Leopard Racing #22) attempted a pass on the #99 at Turn 8 but collided with him. Carpe, who was in the wrong place at the wrong time, lost momentum and dropped down to P15. Lap 4 and more contact, this time between Taiyo Furusato (Honda Team Asia #72) and Angel Piqueras (FRINSA – MT Helmets – MSI #36) at the final chicane, both losing places but staying in the victory chase.

Leading until Lap 9, Rueda relinquished it at Turn 12 to a hard-charging Maximo Quiles (CFMoto Gaviota Aspar Team #28), as the #28 forced his way through and thus upset the polesitter’s rhythm. Ryusei Yamanaka (FRINSA – MT Helmets – MSI #6) and Almansa – albeit briefly for the #22 – put him back to P4.

Fernandez was now pouncing too, for he got ahead of his teammate, and then Rueda, to propel himself into the provisional podium places. A mistake at the end of Lap 11 dropped the #99 further back, and he was now down in seventh place, just ahead of Perrone.

Lap 15, and the gloves came off as Almansa briefly took P1, barging ahead of Maximo Quiles, who repaid the favour at Turn 9. Heading into Lap 16 at Turn 1, Carpe’s sensational comeback was nearing completion. P3 at Turn 1, he was in the lead at Turn 10, and after swapping paint with the #22 of Almansa, maintained the advantage. Likewise fighting back through, Furusato was eighth and Rueda in the provisional podium spots.

With three laps to go and having hustled his way back through the group, Quiles crashed at Turn 10. And for Almansa, he was shoved wide at Turn 15 by Perrone, sending him back to 13th place with two to go. Amidst the drama, Rueda and Carpe were back at the front, and at the right time, heading into the final lap, with Muñoz keeping his powder dry.

At the end of the penultimate lap, there was a big crash for Furusato, Adrian Fernandez (Leopard Racing #31) and Luca Lunetta (SIC58 Squadra Corse). The group fragmented, it was down to three at the front: Rueda vs Perrone vs Muñoz.

Into the final sector on the last lap, Muñoz snatched P2 at Turn 15, but due to the previous multi-rider crash, a red flag was thrown before the field returned through where the incident was being cleared. Results went back to the start of Lap 19, with Rueda declared the winner ahead of Muñoz and Perrone, which was the first podium of the #73’s career and indeed for Argentina since Mugello in 2021 with Gabriel Rodrigo.

Carpe came back to fourth ahead of Piqueras, who salvaged fifth from 16th on the grid.

Moto3 Race Results

1. Jose Antonio Rueda Red Bull KTM Ajo
2. David Munoz Liqui Moly Dynavolt Intact GP (+0.144s)
3. Valentin Perrone Red Bull KTM Tech3 (+0.245s)
4. Alvaro Carpe Red Bull KTM Ajo (+1.087s)
5. Angel Piqueras FRINSA -MT Helmets – MSI (+1.296s)

 Moto3 Championship Points

1. Jose Antonio Rueda Red Bull KTM Ajo – 187
2. Alvaro Carpe Red Bull KTM Ajo – 118
3. Angel Piqueras FRINSA – MT Helmets – 117
4. Joel Kelso LEVELUP – MTA – 100
5. Maximo Qulies CFMOTO Valresa Aspar Team – 86

MotoE

MotoE graced the hallowed racing ground of the TT Circuit Assen for two spectacular races on Saturday. It was the second round of action for the electric class in 2025, with plenty of drama unfolding over both events, which saw Andrea Mantovani (KLINT Forward Factory Team #9) and Alessandro Zaccone (Aruba Cloud MotoE Team #61) take top step honours at the Cathedral of Speed.

MotoE Race 1 Results

1. Andrea Mantovani KLINT Forward Factory Team
2. Alessandro Zaccone Aruba Cloud MotoE Team (+0.413s)
3. Jordi Torres Power Electronics Aspar Team (+0.858s)
4. Nicholas Spinelli Rivacold Snipers Team MotoE (+1.052s)
5. Matteo Ferrari Felo Gresini MotoE (+3.289s)

MotoE Race 2 Results

1. Alessandro Zaccone Aruba Cloud MotoE Team
2. Andrea Mantovani KLINT Forward Factory Team (+0.365s)
3. Lorenzo Baldassarri Dynavolt Intact GP (+3.244s)
4. Jordi Torres Power Electronics Aspar Team (+3.463s)
5. Hector Garzo Dynavolt Intact GP (+3.721s)

MotoE Championship Points

1. Andrea Mantovani KLINT Forward Factory Team – 74
2. Alessandro Zaccone Aruba Cloud MotoE Team – 61
3. Jordi Torres Power Electronics Aspar Team – 54
4. Lorenzo Baldassarri Dynavolt Intact GP – 47
5. Mattia Casadei LCR E-Team – 46

How Did the Aussies Do?

 Having claimed 14th in the Sprint, Jack Miller (#43) also secured 14th in the main race. Displaying promising pace throughout, positives could be found from how he briefly moved up to 10th on lap seven and stayed in 11th for nine laps, even though some tough battles in the closing laps saw him eventually drop back to 14th.

Despite making a tidy start, the 20-year-old Australian Senna Agius was hampered by unexpected grip issues that disrupted his early momentum. To his credit, he regrouped quickly, settled into a solid rhythm and fought his way to a well-earned ninth.

 While ninth at Assen may have been a disappointing result for Joel Kelso, with his speed below his usual level and his race disrupted as he was forced to avoid a crash, he still deserves credit for salvaging valuable points to maintain fourth in the Moto3 standings.

Jacob Roulstone (#12) continued his steady return to form with a solid 12th at Assen. While he knows he has what it takes to battle further up the field, he’ll look to carry this momentum into Germany as he keeps building confidence and consistency.

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Friday Practice and Saturday Qualifying
MotoGP

A quality 1:44.634 lap late into a phenomenal MotoGP Practice session at the Brembo Grand Prix of Italy saw Maverick Viñales (Red Bull KTM Tech3 #12) spoil Ducati’s opening day party. Top Gun flew highest to beat Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati Lenovo Team #63) by 0.110s on Friday afternoon, as the Italian’s teammate Marc Marquez made sure both factory Ducatis were inside the top three at the end of play.

100 not out. Marc Marquez (Ducati Lenovo Team #93) has become the first rider ever to reach triple figures and take 100 pole positions across all classes after narrowly beating teammate Francesco Bagnaia to a Saturday morning P1 at the Brembo Grand Prix of Italy. Marquez’s all-time lap record, a 1:44.169, was just 0.059s quicker than Bagnaia’s best effort, as Alex Marquez (BK8 Gresini Racing MotoGP #73) claimed a front-row start having got within a tenth of pole in a memorable Mugello Q2.

Read our previous MotoGP news here…

Moto2

Filip Salač (ELF Marc VDS Racing Team #12) was the long-time leader in the session and remained on top at the end of Moto2 Practice at Mugello, as the Czech rider finished ahead of Boscoscuro’s Celestino Vietti (Beta Tools SpeedRS Team #13) and Championship leader Manuel Gonzalez (Liqui Moly Dynavolt Intact GP #18).

For the second consecutive Grand Prix, Diogo Moreira (Italtrans Racing Team #19) would launch the Moto2 race from pole position after the Brazilian beat Aron Canet (Fantic Racing Lino Sonego #44) on Saturday afternoon thanks to a 1:49.745. Meanwhile, Albert Arenas (ITALJET Gresini Moto2 #75) started on the front row for the first time this season in P3.

Moto3

David Almansa’s (Leopard Racing #22) 1:55.535 handed the Spaniard top spot on Friday at the Brembo Grand Prix of Italy, as a pair of Japanese stars completed the leading trio – Taiyo Furusato (Honda Team Asia #72) and Ryusei Yamanaka (FRINSA – MT Helmets – MSI #6).

He left it late, but he did it in style, as Alvaro Carpe (Red Bull KTM Ajo #83) clinched his first Moto3 pole at Mugello, and the #83 rookie even charged round the outside of a fellow frontrunner in his rush for glory. Carpe’s 1:54.733 put him a couple of tenths ahead of teammate and Championship leader Jose Antonio Rueda (Red Bull KTM Ajo #99), with Scott Ogden (CIP Green Power #19) taking third to continue his impressive form at Mugello.

Saturday
Tissot Sprint

Mugello always delivers the goods, and 2025’s Tissot Sprint was no different, as racing fired up on Saturday afternoon. Having secured a 100th career pole, Marc Marquez (Ducati Lenovo Team) was primed to stamp his authority on Italian soil, and that’s exactly what he did – even if he did it a harder way than he’d have preferred.

There was drama before the lights even went out for polesitter Marquez, who seemed to be distracted by something as the Sprint got underway, costing him places on the run down to San Donato. The holeshot was grabbed by Bagnaia, whilst Alex was now in second.

Further back, all kinds of drama unfolded as Brad Binder (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing #33) fell after contact with Fabio Di Giannantonio (Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team #49), leaving Johann Zarco (CASTROL Honda LCR #5) nowhere to go as both fell. The incident was initially investigated, but no further action was taken. There was another faller at the end of the first lap, with Pedro Acosta (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing #37) crashing at Turn 15 before he completed the first lap.

Lap 2 was a real corker as Marc, now already back into P3, was alongside brother Alex and teammate Pecco into Turn 1, three abreast as they fought for the lead. The #93 initially hit the front but ran himself and his brother Alex wide as Mugello specialist Bagnaia had the inside for the exit. Getting their elbows out, the #63 and #73 went head-to-head into Turn 2, with the Gresini Racing Ducati coming out on top. Pecco was pushed back further at Turn 4 with Marc coming by, reasserting his authority in the factory colours.

Elsewhere, there was a big battle for fifth place as both Di Giannantonio and teammate Franco Morbidelli (Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team #21) duked it out with themselves and also a fading Fabio Quartararo (Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP #20). Quartararo began dropping back further when Marco Bezzecchi (Aprilia Racing #72) and Raul Fernandez (Trackhouse MotoGP Team #25) came through.

On Lap 4, the #93 made his move to lead ahead of his brother, both now a second clear of Pecco in third. But it wasn’t all done, as both initially seemed to latch back on to the #93. However, with just 4 laps to go, it was looking like a battle for P1, as Alex homed in on Marc, and then another for P3, as Maverick Viñales (Red Bull KTM Tech3) began to close down double Champion Bagnaia. The gap was just three tenths going into the penultimate lap, but in the end, it was to remain the same. Further back, Quartararo’s challenging Sprint was made worse as Fermin Aldeguer (BK8 Gresini Racing MotoGP #54) came through to steal the last point.

At the front, Marc Marquez converted his 100th GP pole to strike in his teammate’s backyard. Another Marquez 1-2 with Alex in second, as Bagnaia’s run of wins at Mugello ended. Viñales showed great pace despite being unable to snatch a podium in the closing stages, but a solid fourth gave him encouragement for Sunday.

“We gave a good show and won the sprint race, and that was not the main target – the main target was to not lose a lot of [championship] points. I hope all these Italian fans enjoyed the show, because the comeback was super nice,” Marquez reflected.

Tissot Sprint Race Results

1. Marc Marquez Ducati Lenovo
2. Alex Marquez BK8 Gresini Ducati (+1.441s)
3. Francesco Bagnaia Ducati Lenovo (+2.561s)
4. Maverick Viñales Red Bull KTM Tech3 (+3.099s)
5. Fabio Di Giannantonio Pertamina VR46 Ducati (+4.139s)

Sunday
MotoGP

Mugello often delivers some magic, and in 2025, it didn’t fail to deliver again. Some all-time great opening laps saw the three heavyweights at the top of the title race go bar to bar in an epic start to the Brembo Italian GP.  Having to work hard for a 93rd win across all classes but securing it nonetheless and taking Ducati to victory at home, Marc Marquez (Ducati Lenovo Team) fended off Alex Marquez (BK8 Gresini Racing MotoGP) and Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati Lenovo Team), whilst a late burst from Fabio Di Giannantonio saw him pick Pecco’s pocket for P3 on the penultimate lap.

As the lights went out, it was a drag race between Marc Marquez and Bagnaia down towards San Donato for the first time, initially going to the #93, before his teammate stormed back through at Turn 2 and led the opening lap of his home Grand Prix.

Lap 2, and it was absolutely head-to-head – the battle we all hoped for coming into 2025 burst into life. Marc Marquez hit the front again at Turn 1 and held position ahead of his teammate, who even had a look at Turn 6 but thought better of it. On Lap 3 it was Bagnaia’s turn to retaliate at Turn 1, but the #93 got under his teammate, only for the #63 to bash his way back into the lead for Turn 2. Marc Marquez barrelled back through two apexes later, but Pecco wasn’t done yet, aiming to turn it tight at Turn 5. But there, he kissed the rear end of the #93 Ducati ahead, allowing Alex Marquez through and dropping to P3.

Lap 4 was just as explosive, as Bagnaia got himself back into second round Turn 1 before pouncing on Marc Marquez immediately at Turn 2 in a carbon copy of his earlier move. He made that stick and held the lead until Marc Marquez tried again at Turn 1 but headed in deep. Bagnaia slipped back through and held off the #93 for the rest of the lap until it almost all came undone for the #63 at the final corner, as he was forced into an incredible front-end save.

Into Lap 7, the #93 pounced again, this time back into P2 as Bagnaia was now forced to take third for the time being. Two laps later, Marc Marquez then struck for the lead as he chipped his brother’s advantage back down and pounced.

Behind, there was big drama in the battle for fourth, and potentially what could have been the battle for the podium. Maverick Viñales (Red Bull KTM Tech3) was taken out by Franco Morbidelli (Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team) as the Italian made contact on the way through, spelling the end of Viñales’ Italian GP and leaving a bitter taste after a strong Sprint. Morbidelli was handed a Long Lap Penalty, which he then also served incorrectly and, therefore, was issued another. This promoted his teammate Fabio Di Giannantonio into P4, which would go on to have consequences.

More bad luck struck down the field, this time for Jack Miller (Prima Pramac Yamaha MotoGP #43), who retired with a clutch problem. Meanwhile, Morbidelli’s Grand Prix, after two Long Laps, was now a battle with Raul Fernandez (Trackhouse MotoGP Team), with the Spaniard having his strongest weekend of the season.

Further up the road, fellow Aprilia rider Marco Bezzecchi (Aprilia Racing) had worked his way into the top five amidst the incidents ahead of him, whilst the battle between top KTM was now between Brad Binder (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing) and teammate Pedro Acosta, something that went Acosta’s way with five laps to go at Turn 1.

Just behind the all-orange battle, Ai Ogura’s (Trackhouse Racing MotoGP #79) Grand Prix was also noteworthy, moving from 21st on the grid into the top ten with four laps remaining as he returns to form from injury.

Back in the podium scrap and with brothers Marc and Alex now in settled P1 and P2 respectively, it was a stellar ride from Di Giannantonio to decide the final step on the podium. With a late turn of searing pace, the #49 managed to hunt down a struggling Bagnaia and then got ahead of him at Turn 6. He wasn’t giving up on P2 either, hunting down the #73 and coming up only just short. As Marc Marquez crossed the line to take an incredible 93rd win across all classes. Alex Marquez took second by a matter of metres, as Diggia’s charge was forced to stop at P3.

Bagnaia took fourth after that stunning first few laps, as he ultimately came up short of the podium – a difficult result for the much-decorated home hero. Fellow home hero Bezzecchi took fifth for Aprilia Racing on their home turf too, ahead of Morbidelli in P6 after his adventures.

“It’s an amazing feeling,” Marquez insisted. “To wear the red colours, it’s a Ducati track, three Ducatis on the podium – to win here with the red colours, I already understood this morning it was super special for them, even for me, because I feel part of them. Happy to take 37 points from this amazing weekend.”

MotoGP Race Results

1. Marc Marquez Ducati Lenovo
2. Alex Marquez BK8 Gresini Ducati (+1.942s)
3. Fabio Di Giannantonio Pertamina VR46 Ducati (+2.136s)
4. Francesco Bagnaia Ducati Lenovo (+5.081s)
5. Marco Bezzecchi Aprilia Racing (+9.329s)

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MotoGP Championship Points

1. Marc Marquez BK8 Gresini Ducati – 270
2. Alex Marquez Ducati Lenovo – 230
3. Francesco Bagnaia Ducati Lenovo – 160
4. Franco Morbidelli Pertamina VR46 Ducati – 128
5. Fabio Di Giannantonio Pertamina Enduro VR46 Team LCR – 120

Moto2

It wasn’t easy, but winning from P8 on the grid was made to look like it on Sunday afternoon by Moto2 Grand Prix winner Manuel Gonzalez (Liqui Moly Dynavolt Intact GP) as the title race leader claimed a classy fourth win of the season. The Spaniard fended off an impressive challenge from second place Albert Arenas (ITALJET Gresini Moto2), as Aron Canet (Fantic Racing Lino Sonego) earned P3 after an absolute throwdown with Diogo Moreira (Italtrans Racing Team).

Polesitter Moreira got the launch he would have wanted, but the star of the start was Gonzalez. The title race leader was up to P3 from eighth on the grid, but that was soon P4, for chief rival Canet grabbed P3 into T10, as a great battle at the front played out on the opening laps. Nine riders were split by 1.3s, with the chasing pack 0.7s adrift.

On Lap 7 of 19, Arenas led from Gonzalez and Canet, with Moreira fourth as a small gap appeared between the leading quartet and Filip Salač (ELF Marc VDS Racing Team). Then, on the same lap, Gonzalez led the chase for victory for the first time – but not for long. Arenas led again, with the top four now a second clear of the likes of Salač, Izan Guevara (BLUCRU Pramac Yamaha Moto2 #28) and Deniz Öncü (Red Bull KTM Ajo #53).

Gonzalez’s pace, once he hit the front again, was proving too hot for everyone bar Arenas. Moreira and Canet had dropped to over a second behind the front two. And with six laps to go, Gonzalez’s lead was over 0.5s for the first time. And with four to go, the lead was up to just north of a second. This was Gonzalez’s race now, as a fierce fight between Canet and Moreira played out for the final rostrum spot.

The duo weren’t giving each other an inch. A proper elbows-out, fairing-bashing scrap rolled on and on in brutal glory, and all this allowed home hero Celestino Vietti (Beta Tools SpeedRS Team) to latch onto the back with half a lap to go. But in the end, Canet held onto P3 after an almighty dogfight at the chequered flag, with Gonzalez eventually clinching victory by 1.4s ahead of Arenas.

Moreira held Vietti behind, as the Brazilian and Italian finished P4 and P5.

Moto2 Race Results

1. Manuel Gonzalez Liqui Moly Dynavolt Intact GP
2. Albert Arenas Italjet Gresini Moto2 (+1.409s)
3. Aron Canet Fantic Racing LINO SONEGO (+3.648s)
4. Diogo Moreira Italtrans Racing Team (+3.745s)
5. Celestino Vietti Beta Tools SpeedRS (+3.813s)

Moto2 Championship Points

1. Manuel Gonzalez Liqui Moly Dynavolt Intact GP – 143
2. Aron Canet Fantic Racing LINO SONEGO – 134
3. Diogo Moreira Italtrans Racing Team – 103
4. Barry Baltus Fantic Racing LINO SONEGO – 94
5. Jake Dixon Elf Marc VDS Racing – 85

Moto3

It seems poetic: Marc Marquez took his first Grand Prix pole in France, first podium in the UK and first win at Mugello. 15 years later, history repeated itself. Maximo Quiles (CFMOTO Valresa Aspar Team) battled from the third row to lead home a rookie 1-2 ahead of Alvaro Carpe (Red Bull KTM Ajo) and Dennis Foggia (CFMOTO Valresa Aspar Team #71) in a classic Moto3 scrap at Mugello.

Grabbing the holeshot, polesitter Carpe maintained his place, and the front three on the grid were the top three in the early stages, with Championship leader Jose Antonio Rueda (Red Bull KTM Ajo) and Scott Ogden (CIP Green Power) trading paint on the opening lap behind.

Three riders fell on the second lap on the exit of Turn 5, with Vicente Perez (GRYD MLav Racing Team #32), Ricardo Rossi (Rivacold Snipers Team #54) and Ruche Moodley (DENSSI – Racing Boe #21) all out. Another contender fell from the top six at the start of Lap 3; David Almansa (Leopard Racing) out after contact with rival Ogden.

By Lap 6, Quiles led the way and battled with Rueda, whilst Guido Pini (LIQUI MOLY Dynavolt Intact GP #94) had put in a miraculous opening third of the race, climbing from 20th on the grid to P4 and the podium fight by Lap 6, scrapping with fellow home hero Luca Lunetta (SIC58 Squadra Corse #58).

There was a close moment on Lap 7 for David Muñoz (LIQUI MOLY Dynavolt Intact GP) and Valentin Perrone (Red Bull KTM Tech 3 #73) at Turn 10, with Perrone in the lead battle from the back of the grid. Adrian Fernandez (Leopard Racing #31) was also in the mix on his comeback ride, leading briefly by the end of Lap 7. Fernandez’s charge was short-lived, though, as he and Lunetta crashed at Turn 1 under braking. The home charge came to an end a few corners later for the #94 of Pini, who crashed on the exit of Turn 12 after contact with Joel Kelso (LEVELUP-MTA #66).

Foggia led at Turn 1 onto the last lap, but he and Carpe swapped places at Arrabbiata 1 and 2, allowing Quiles to come back into the battle, and he was P2 by Turn 12. Into the last corner, he hit the front, and despite Carpe’s best efforts in a slipstream battle, the #28 wasn’t going to be denied on the line. He took his career-first win – at the same place as Marc Marquez in 2010 – ahead of Carpe and home-hero Foggia, who was back on the podium for the first time since Buriram in 2022.

Rueda extended his Championship lead with P4 – coming from as low as 15th at one point – whilst Muñoz was fifth.

Moto3 Race Results

1. Maximo Qulies CFMOTO Valresa Aspar Team
2. Alvaro Carpe Red Bull KTM Ajo (+0.006s)
3. Dennis Foggia CFMOTO Valresa Aspar Team (+0.066s)
4. Jose Antonio Rueda Red Bull KTM Ajo (+0.102s)
5. David Munoz Liqui Moly Dynavolt Intact GP (+0.212s)

Moto3 Championship Points

1. Jose Antonio Rueda Red Bull KTM Ajo – 162
2. Angel Piqueras FRINSA – MT Helmets – 106
3. Alvaro Carpe Red Bull KTM Ajo – 105
4. Joel Kelso LEVELUP – MTA – 93
5. Maximo Qulies CFMOTO Valresa Aspar Team – 85

How Did the Aussies Do?

Despite Jack Miller powering from 13th to 10th early on in the Sprint, his ongoing struggles with the hard tyre meant he dropped to 16th in the sweltering conditions. Wanting more on Sunday, sadly things didn’t work out for Miller, who retired on lap 10 with a clutch issue when in contention to grab some vital points. Even though a poor start saw Senna Agius (#81) relegated back to 23rd, he deserved immense credit for coming back to secure 13th in the stacked Moto2 class.

Despite a solid ninth in qualifying for Joel Kelso, ninth was the best he could muster in the race, as an incident with Guido Pini hindered his hopes of finishing any higher. Although Jacob Roulstone (#12) led for the first time in a Moto3 race, luck wasn’t on his side, for he had to avoid two crashes around him, which dropped him way back. To his credit, he admirably kept pushing to claim a solid 13th. He’ll extract the positives and hope to carry his momentum into Assen next weekend.

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Friday Practice and Saturday Qualifying
MotoGP

It was a case of catch me if you can for World Championship leader Marc Marquez (Ducati Lenovo Team #93) at the end of Friday’s running in Aragon. The #93’s 1:46.397 was plenty good enough to see him finish 0.204s clear of title rival Alex Marquez (BK8 Gresini Racing MotoGP #73), as Maverick Viñales (#12) stuck his Red Bull KTM Tech3 machine inside the top three to sit 0.556s adrift of Marc Marquez heading into Saturday.

Was it ever in any doubt? Not really. MotorLand Aragon specialist Marc Marquez (Ducati Lenovo Team) set a new all-time lap record to fend off the challenge of brother and title rival Alex Marquez (BK8 Gresini Racing MotoGP) to clinch his seventh Aragon pole position. That 1:45.704 was 0.260s quicker than the #73’s best effort, as Franco Morbidelli (Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team #21) earned a first front-row start of 2025 to also sit within three tenths of the World Championship leader.

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Moto2

After the disappointment of the British GP, a fightback at Aragon began from the off for Manuel Gonzalez (LIQUI MOLY Dynavolt Intact GP #18), with the Championship leader P1 straight away on Friday at the end of play. Leading the charge into Q2, he’ll once again be the favourite, but the gap isn’t too big, so there’s still work to be done throughout the rest of the weekend.

Thanks to a 1:49.940 in Q2, Diogo Moreira (Italtrans Racing Team #10) became the first Brazilian ever to claim a pole position in Moto2, continuing an impressive run of form in his sophomore season in the class. Barry Baltus (Fantic Racing Lino Sonego #7) lined up in the middle of the front row in P2, as the Belgian was 0.222s adrift of Moreira in qualifying ahead of Deniz Öncü (Red Bull KTM Ajo #53).

Moto3

Top in Free Practice 1 and top in Practice signalled a great day at the office for Moto3 World Championship leader Jose Antonio Rueda (Red Bull KTM Ajo #99) at the GoPro Grand Prix of Aragon – but it wasn’t perfect. A late crash at Turn 7 put a slight dampener on the Spaniard’s Friday, but the #99’s 1:57.338 was good enough to see him beat David Muñoz (Liqui Moly Dynavolt Intact GP #64) by 0.078s, with David Almansa (Leopard Racing #22) rounding out the top three.

Leading the Championship, winning at home, aiming to make it four in a row – it’s record after record for Jose Antonio Rueda (Red Bull KTM Ajo) – and he smashed the Moto3 lap record for a third pole of 2025 at the GoPro Grand Prix of Aragon. He headed Luca Lunetta (SIC58 Squadra Corse #58) and Maximo Quiles (CFMOTO Viel Aspar Team #28) on the grid, with Quiles fighting his way through from Q1.

Saturday
Tissot Sprint

93 territory? Not without a fight; it may have been a lap record in qualifying, but it wasn’t as straightforward as Championship leader Marc Marquez (Ducati Lenovo Team) would have hoped. A blistering start from his rivals meant he may have had to work hard, but eventually, the six-time MotoGP title winner took a seventh Sprint victory of 2025 ahead of his brother Alex Marquez (BK8 Gresini Racing MotoGP) whilst a fighting third went to Alex’s teammate Fermin Aldeguer.

The opening lap was a corker as Marc bogged down before he collided in the braking area with a fast-starting Pedro Acosta (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing #37), pushing him back to fourth briefly. Marquez recovered and got back ahead of Acosta and was in third, but it was Alex Marquez who snatched the holeshot and broke free ahead of Franco Morbidelli (Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team).

Further back, there was plenty of battling as rivals Aldeguer (#54) and Acosta then battled over P4, initially going the #37’s way. Behind, big drama for Jack Miller (Prima Pramac Yamaha MotoGP #43) and Joan Mir (Honda HRC Castrol #36), with the latter running off track and then falling. Miller was issued a Long Lap Penalty, the latest incident in a long story of the rivalry.

Further up the road, and Marc had now got Franky for P2 and set off after his brother. This left Morbidelli in the clutches of Acosta, who had now moved within striking distance by Lap 4. He tried up the inside at Turn 1, but Franky retaliated, with the Italian holding firm.

A lap later and Acosta was back to try again but this time ran deep into Turn 1, putting him in a battle with Aldeguer once more. The #54 struck at Turn 12, holding firm until Turn 16 when Acosta went ahead again, but once more, he was wide, paving the way for Fermin to bag P4 and charge after the podium places.

Meanwhile, another battle was brewing as Marc had closed down brother Alex for the lead and, by the start of Lap 6, got the job done at Turn 1. The younger Marquez brother was still with him for half a lap, but by Turn 7, Marc had got into his stride and was now the pacesetter at the front. Whilst one factory Ducati was enjoying their time at the front, another was having a nightmare as Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati Lenovo Team #63) dropped down early on and then made a mistake at Turn 7, dropping him to 13th.

With just four laps to go, it was Fabio Quartararo (Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP #20) vs Maverick Viñales at Turn 1, with the Spaniard passing the Frenchman but using all the track to do so; Quartararo had to sit up, allowing Brad Binder (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing #33) and Marco Bezzecchi (Aprilia Racing #72) to zip by.

In the final three laps, Aldeguer was ruffling more feathers; this time, it was Morbidelli who was forced to yield with a bold move at Turn 4, giving the Murcian rider P3. This left Morbidelli to fend off fourth place from Acosta on the final lap, but up at the front, Marc Marquez was in dreamland in his true stomping ground, easing to Sprint success, extending his lead in the standings to 27 points and thus guaranteeing that regardless of what happened tomorrow, he’d lead the standings to Ducati’s backyard at Mugello.

Alex Marquez was a hard-fought second ahead of Aldeguer, doubling up Gresini’s Aragon success and making it a second Sprint rostrum for himself in his rookie year.

“I had a small problem at the start because I spun the rear tyre, but I was able to manage and not lose a lot of positions,”Marc Marquez said.

“My plan was to try to lead from the beginning until the end, but I saw that Alex was pushing a lot in the first 2-3 laps. That was a bit my weak point with the soft rear tyre, but I was calm, and at the end of the race, my feeling was great, perfect. Let’s see if tomorrow we can keep the same rhythm.”

Tissot Sprint Race Results

1. Marc Marquez Ducati Lenovo
2. Alex Marquez BK8 Gresini Ducati (+2.080s)
3. Fermin Aldeguer BK8 Gresini Ducati (+4.630s)
4. Franco Morbidelli Pertamina VR46 Ducati (+5.944s)
5. Pedro Acosta Red Bull KTM (+6.095s)

Sunday
MotoGP

Sometimes, sport isn’t about watching a phenomenal fight for victory honours. Sometimes, sport is also about witnessing greatness and enjoying an athlete performing at the very top of their game – and that’s exactly what was seen this weekend at the GoPro Grand Prix of Aragon. Marc Marquez (Ducati Lenovo Team), for the first time since 2015, topped every session in a Grand Prix weekend to clinch a dominant seventh victory at MotorLand. Simply put: chapeaux.

On home turf, brother and title rival Alex Marquez (BK8 Gresini Racing MotoGP) took P2 ahead of an improving Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati Lenovo Team) – the Italian looking somewhat back to the Champion we know and love on Sunday. As the saying goes, form is temporary, class is permanent.

Unlike the Sprint, Marc Marquez got a great launch and the holeshot belonged to the polesitter, with Alex Marquez and Bagnaia slotting into P2 and P3. Franco Morbidelli (Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team) lost out at the start; the Italian was shuffled down to P7 on Lap 1 from the front row.

The two Red Bull KTM Factory Racing machines of Pedro Acosta and Brad Binder got away well, though, as they were shadowing Bagnaia in P3 as Acosta showed a wheel at Turn 1 on Lap 2 – but the Italian regained P3 at Turn 2. However, at Turn 12, the #37 did make a move stick on the #63 – but not for long! Bagnaia bit back at the penultimate corner to reclaim P3. This was great viewing for the fans, but it was costing the duelling duo, plus Binder and Morbidelli, time to Marc and Alex Marquez.

A mistake from Sprint podium finisher Fermin Aldeguer (BK8 Gresini Racing MotoGP) meant the Spanish rookie was 1.2s behind the fight for P3, as his teammate Alex Marquez shadowed Marc Marquez. The gap was hovering around the half-second mark in the opening exchanges.

Heading onto Lap 7 of 23, the top five were split by 1.4s as both factory KTMs – Acosta and then Binder – set fastest laps of the Grand Prix. But on the next lap, was it time for Marc Marquez to put the hammer down? A 1:47.275 was set as the title race and Grand Prix leader stretched his lead to 0.8s. That lap was a good two tenths – plus a bit more – quicker than Alex Marquez, Bagnaia, Acosta and Binder.

Another fastest lap of the GP, a 1:47.180, saw Marquez’s advantage climb to 1.3s. His chief title rival, Alex Marquez, was the slowest of the top five and the #73 had trouble brewing. And speaking of trouble, back-to-back podium finisher Johann Zarco (CASTROL Honda LCR #5) crashed out at Turn 12. An unfortunate end to a great run of form for the Frenchman.

On Lap 12 of 23, a podium fight of four became three, as Binder’s promising Grand Prix came to a premature end at Turn 2. And then Fabio Quartararo (Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP) crashed out too. El Diablo slipped out of contention at Turn 1, as his Aragon woes continued.

With nine laps to go, Marc Marquez’s lead was now just under two seconds as Alex Marquez continued to keep Bagnaia at bay by 0.5s. Acosta had dropped to 1.6s off the podium, but the KTM rider had three seconds of fresh air behind him to the Morbidelli-Aldeguer fight for P5. And what a battle it was between the yellow and blue Ducatis.

While chasing Joan Mir (Honda HRC Castrol) for P7, Maverick Viñales’ (Red Bull KTM Tech3) Aragon pursuit ended at Turn 12 in the closing stages, as Marc Marquez demonstrated his dominance by setting the fastest lap of the Grand Prix. Fair play.

Alex Marquez and Bagnaia’s late pace also saw them get into the 1:46s, but neither of them was a match for Marc Marquez at MotorLand as the home hero became the first rider to lead every session of a Grand Prix weekend since… Marc Marquez at the 2015 German GP. Supremacy.

Alex Marquez limited the damage and Bagnaia returned to the podium in what must be a massive injection of confidence for the double MotoGP World Champion.

Acosta couldn’t quite keep tabs on the podium chase, but a P4 was a job well done for the double World Champion, as Morbidelli eventually beat Aldeguer in a feisty fight for P5. P7 went the way of Mir as the 2020 World Champion picked up his best result since the 2023 Indian GP. Marco Bezzecchi’s (Aprilia Racing) impressive ride also deserved praise, for he came back from P20 on the grid to collect P8.

“It was an amazing weekend. All the practices, leading with full focus and concentration. As I expected, the others got closer and closer every session, and in the race, the pace of Alex [Marquez] and Pecco [Bagnaia] was super fast. But I was consistently controlling the race distance, and the celebration together with my brother was amazing,” Marquez explained.

MotoGP Race Results

1. Marc Marquez Ducati Lenovo
2. Alex Marquez BK8 Gresini Ducati (+1.107s)
3. Francesco Bagnaia Ducati Lenovo (+2.029s)
4. Pedro Acosta Red Bull KTM (+7.657s)
5. Franco Morbidelli Pertamina VR46 Ducati (+10.363s)

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MotoGP Championship Points

1. Marc Marquez BK8 Gresini Ducati – 233
2. Alex Marquez Ducati Lenovo – 201
3. Francesco Bagnaia Ducati Lenovo – 140
4. Franco Morbidelli Pertamina VR46 Ducati – 115
5. Fabio Di Giannantonio Pertamina Enduro VR46 Team LCR – 99

Moto2

Three thousandths of a second. That’s all that separated winner Deniz Öncü (Red Bull KTM Ajo) and second place Diogo Moreira (Italtrans Racing Team) in an all-time classic Moto2 thriller at the GoPro Grand Prix of Aragon – the closest finish in the new era of Moto2. Third place went the way of Barry Baltus (Fantic Racing Lino Sonego), as the Belgian claimed his third podium in the last four races.

From a historic pole, Moreira pocketed the holeshot, but at Turn 7, Öncü led. The Turk was on a march as we then witnessed double CFMOTO Inde Aspar Team drama. Daniel Holgado (#27), out of control in the downhill braking zone at Turn 12, wiped out luckless teammate David Alonso (#80) as both crashed out on Lap 1.

Back at the front, Baltus was our new race leader on Lap 2. After a qualifying disaster, Manuel Gonzalez (Liqui Moly Dynavolt Intact GP) was up to P14 at the same stage, one place ahead of 2024 Aragon GP winner Jake Dixon (ELF Marc VDS Racing Team #96), as Aron Canet (Fantic Racing Lino Sonego #44) carved his way past Moreira on Lap 3 to demote the polesitter to P4. And on Lap 6, the top four of Baltus, Öncü, Canet and Moreira were locked together, with Alonso Lopez (Beta Tools SpeedRS Team #21) the chief chaser in P5, 1.4s adrift.

On Gonzalez watch, Lap 11 saw the #18 sit 0.7s away from the quartet of riders battling for P5 – those were Lopez, Filip Salač (ELF Marc VDS Racing Team #12), Silverstone winner Senna Agius (Liqui Moly Dynavolt Intact GP #81) and Joe Roberts (OnlyFans American Racing Team #16). And further up the road, Öncü was getting a wriggle on. The Turk set the two consecutive fastest laps of the race on Lap 13 and 14 of 19, which put him 0.5s clear of Baltus. What did the Belgian, Moreira and Canet have in return? The answer from the Brazilian (Moreira) was a new fastest lap of the Grand Prix, but the gap – after a small fight with Baltus – was now 0.7s.

Moreira was coming, though, and fast. Heading onto the final lap, the gap was zero after another fastest lap of the race! Öncü vs Moreira, Turkey vs Brazil. Turn 5 saw Moreira take the lead, so what answers did Öncü have? It all came down to the final two corners. And what a finish it was. Öncü hung his Triumph-Kalex around the outside as the duo locked elbows on the run to the line. Two rising stars were gunning for their first Moto2 victory, and by the skin of his teeth, Öncü stole it by 0.003s! Wow.

Baltus didn’t quite have the pace in the closing stages, but it’s a third podium of the year for the Belgian, as Agius and Salač completed the top five ahead of Canet, who faded in the final laps.

Moto2 Race Results

1. Deniz Oncu Red Bull KTM Ajo
2. Diogo Moreira Italtrans Racing Team (+0.003s)
3. Barry Baltus Fantic Racing LINO SONEGO (+1.949s)
4. Senna Agius Liqui Moly Dynavolt Intact GP (+5.146s)
5. Filip Salac Elf Marc VDS Racing (+5.926s)

Moto2 Championship Points

1. Manuel Gonzalez Liqui Moly Dynavolt Intact GP – 118
2. Aron Canet Fantic Racing LINO SONEGO – 118
3. Diogo Moreira Italtrans Racing Team – 90
4. Barry Baltus Fantic Racing LINO SONEGO – 89
5. Jake Dixon Elf Marc VDS Racing – 85

Moto3

Leaving it until the last lap to take a first win is one thing, but the last corner is another. Still, David Muñoz (LIQUI MOLY Dynavolt Intact GP) finally got the job done in style at the GoPro GP of Aragon, taking a first win after a final corner attack on rookie sensation Maximo Quiles (CFMOTO Viel Aspar Team). In P3, it was another rookie who continues to impress, as Alvaro Carpe (Red Bull KTM Ajo #83) came strong late on, whilst teammate and Championship leader Jose Antonio Rueda made a last-lap mistake to cost him late on and crossed the line in P8.

Grabbing the holeshot, Rueda was able to get through the opening sector cleanly, but behind, a fast-starting Quiles had got into P2 at Turn 3, passing Luca Lunetta (SIC58 Squadra Corse). Quiles wasted no time by getting straight onto the back wheel of the #99 ahead of him as the usual early freight train in Moto3 took shape. Further back down the field, a tricky weekend for Stefano Nepa (SIC58 Squadra Corse #82) continued when he was taken out by Vicente Perez (LEVELUP-MTA #32) at Turn 9.

On Lap 4, there was a clear established group of four at the front, as joining Rueda and Quiles was Muñoz and David Almansa (Leopard Racing), both with great pace all the way through the weekend. However, just three laps later, it was all one big group again but down one rider, as Jacob Roulstone (Red Bull KTM Tech 3 #12) was forced to retire with a technical problem.

Into the second half of the 17-lap encounter, and it was Almansa making moves back into the podium places. But Sunday specialist Taiyo Furusato (Honda Team Asia #72) was right there too, ahead of Carpe, Championship challenger Angel Piqueras (FRINSA – MT Helmet – MSI #36), his teammate Ryusei Yamanaka (#6) and Joel Kelso (LEVELUP-MTA #66).

On Lap 12, the lead changed for the first time, with Lunetta and Muñoz getting ahead of Rueda, who was down to sixth place. Soon, it was Almansa who had got to the head of the field, showcasing his weekend pace when it mattered.

Into the last two laps, Quiles headed the group of ten riders, but Muñoz was right there with him and hit the front to lead onto the last lap. Quiles retaliated, and behind there was also a costly error for Rueda, with the Championship leader getting it all wrong into Turn 1 and costing himself a load of places. It was all boiling down to a final slipstream battle, but the #28 of Quiles looked to have it sorted until Muñoz made a bold move into the final corner, keeping it clean and making it stick. Quiles tried to hit back on the drag to the line but came up just short as Muñoz became the latest winner in Moto3. Quiles missed out by just 0.050s, as Carpe could only watch on at the duel for glory, but nevertheless took a second rostrum of his rookie year.

It was a career-best P4 for Almansa, who continues to edge closer to a first podium, ahead of Lunetta and Piqueras, with the latter taking a couple of points out of Championship leader Rueda. Kelso managed to come through for P7 ahead of Rueda, who rued his last-lap mistake.

Moto3 Race Results

1. David Munoz Liqui Moly Dynavolt Intact GP
2. Maximo Qulies CFMOTO Viel Aspar Team (+0.050s)
3. Alvaro Carpe Red Bull KTM Ajo (+0.381s)
4. David Almansa Leopard Racing (+0.459s)
5. Luca Lunetta SIC58 Squadra Corse (+0.636s)

Moto3 Championship Points

1. Jose Antonio Rueda Red Bull KTM Ajo – 149
2. Angel Piqueras FRINSA – MT Helmets – 97
3. Joel Kelso LEVELUP – MTA – 86
4. Alvaro Carpe Red Bull KTM Ajo – 85
5. Taiyo Furusato Honda Team Asia – 67

How Did the Aussies Do?

Despite receiving a long-lap penalty following an incident on the second lap with Joan Mir, Jack Miller admirably finished 13th in the Aragon Sprint race. Then for the Sunday bout, the Australian made a strong start, as he climbed from 14th to 10th on the opening lap. While he fought hard, he would eventually finish 14th after tyre wear forced him to slow in the later stages.

While Senna Agius was disappointed with his 13th in qualifying at Aragon, he rebounded impressively to secure fourth in the main dance. Managing the race maturely, this was a fine result considering he battled tyre issues.

Although Joel Kelso stated it was a tough weekend for him at Aragon, where he faced many challenges throughout as he struggled to find his rhythm, he still deserved credit for clinching seventh. With this in mind, expect the Aussie ace to come out swinging at Mugello.

Banking an excellent P6 in qualifying at Aragon, this was a brilliant way for Jacob Roulstone to begin his weekend. But sadly his race ended early due to a technical issue beyond his control, which meant he had to retire on lap five when he was running near the front.

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Friday Practice and Saturday Qualifying
MotoGP

As Friday afternoons go, this was a very good one. Alex Marquez (BK8 Gresini Racing MotoGP #73) snatched P1 from Fabio Quartararo (Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP #20) with a cracking new all-time lap record on his final flying lap. The #73’s 1:57.295 meant he was the rider with a target on his back heading into Saturday at the Tissot Grand Prix of the United Kingdom, as Jack Miller (Prima Pramac Yamaha MotoGP #43) rounded out the top three on a bright afternoon for Yamaha at Silverstone.

It’s fair to say Fabio Quartararo and Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP are enjoying qualifying of late, because for the third time in succession, the French star will launch into the Tissot Sprint and Grand Prix from a record-breaking pole position. Quartararo’s new Silverstone all-time lap record, a 1:57.233, was a staggering 0.309s better than second place Alex Marquez’s (BK8 Gresini Racing MotoGP) best effort, and over half a second clear of Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati Lenovo Team #63) in P3. Meanwhile, Championship leader Marc Marquez (Ducati Lenovo Team #93) would start from P4.

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Moto2

Liqui Moly Dynavolt Intact GP enjoyed Friday at the Tissot Grand Prix of the United Kingdom, didn’t they? Manuel Gonzalez’s (#18) new all-time lap record, a 2:02.111, saw the title chase leader sit 0.4s clear of teammate Senna Agius (#81) at the end of play. Third place went the way of Filip Salač (ELF Marc VDS Racing Team #12), as the Czech star was just over half a second adrift of Gonzalez despite suffering an early crash towards the start of the session.

Aron Canet (Fantic Racing Lino Sonego #44) came through Q1 to clinch pole position at the Tissot Grand Prix of the United Kingdom by 0.148s, with pre-session favourite and Championship leader Manuel Gonzalez (Liqui Moly Dynavolt Intact GP) settling for P2. Canet’s 2:02.482 was 0.335s faster than third place Diogo Moreira (Italtrans Racing Team #10), the Brazilian grabbing a front row at Silverstone.

Moto3

Friday afternoons are hammer time for Moto3 this year, and Silverstone proved no different. The 35 minutes to determine who moved to Q2 and who had to fight it out in Q1 were hectic, with everyone looking to bag a top 14 spot. It was business as usual for some of the main contenders, though, despite rookie Alvaro Carpe (Red Bull KTM Ajo #83) coming out on top and setting a new lap record with a 2:09.104.

Jose Antonio Rueda (Red Bull KTM Ajo #99) took his second pole of the season, heading home teammate Alvaro Carpe in the process, but a back of the grid penalty for the Championship leader meant it was the #83 who started from pole for the first time in his Moto3 career. Angel Piqueras (FRINSA – MT Helmets – MSI #36) would launch from P2, and following Rueda’s penalty, David Almansa (Leopard Racing #22) was promoted to the front row.

Saturday
Tissot Sprint

Alex Marquez (BK8 Gresini Racing MotoGP) pulled the pin to perfection in the Tissot Sprint at Silverstone, flying to victory by over three seconds after outpacing Championship leader Marc Marquez (Ducati Lenovo Team). The battle for the podium was a gloves-off throwdown behind, with Fabio Di Giannantonio (Pertamina Enduro VR46 Team #49) coming out on top in a five-rider scrap on Saturday.

Quartararo took the holeshot from pole as the Ducati trio behind scuffled over second, with Alex Marquez able to grab it back despite a lunge round the outside from Marc Marquez, the #93 having launched from fourth and sending it. So El Diablo led Alex, Marc and Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati Lenovo Team), but by the end of the Wellington Straight on Lap 1, the #93 was up into second. And by the end of the Hangar Straight, Marc Marquez was through into the lead.

It seemed ominous with six Sprint wins in a row behind him, but there was time left on the clock yet this time out. And Alex Marquez was soon on his tail after dispatching Quartararo over the line. Not long after, Marc Marquez was wide at Turn 3, and the #73 needed no invitation, taking over in the lead, and the duo then started to build a gap, leaving Quartararo vs Bagnaia vs Diggia as the battle for third.

Bagnaia was past the Yamaha not long after, and the #49 was able to follow suit, but there was a spectacular Fabio-on-Fabio duel for it. As Diggia closed in on Bagnaia, Quartararo suddenly seemed to surge closer to them again too – but by then Johann Zarco (CASTROL Honda LCR #5) was on the way to get involved. Marco Bezzecchi (Aprilia Racing), was coming as well as the #72 put on a serious charge after having dropped well outside the top ten off the line.

Alex Marquez continued to hold off Marc in the lead, but that battle behind erupted. Bezzecchi struck against Zarco first, and next up, the Aprilia had a target lock on Quartararo. He got past him at the end of the Wellington Straight and then homed in on Bagnaia – with Diggia managing to put in the metres to pull away and escape the melee. The #49 seemed safe in that P3 as Bez then elbowed past Bagnaia before Zarco then shot past the #63 into Maggots and Becketts. Quartararo was left trying to find his way through on Bagnaia too but just ran out of laps.

At the front, Alex Marquez kept that hammer down, didn’t make a single mistake and slowly edged out a gap to then pull the pin in style to break that streak of consecutive Sprint wins and take his own first Sprint win since 2023. Marc Marquez was forced to settle for second, and Diggia made a rostrum return for the first time since a GP podium in Austin.

Behind, Bezzecchi’s charge from near the back of the grid resulted in an impressive fourth, with his pace one to watch on Sunday if he had less to do off the line. Zarco was fifth, with Bagnaia just holding on to that sixth place ahead of Quartararo.

“We did everything in the perfect way. I made a little mistake, the start was not a really nice one, but later on when he [Marc Marquez] went a little bit wide, I said ‘OK, I need to do my pace until the end’. I had a really good feeling with the bike, I was enjoying it a lot,” Alex Marquez said.

Tissot Sprint Race Results

1. Alex Marquez BK8 Gresini Ducati
2. Marc Marquez Ducati Lenovo (+3.511s)
3. Fabio Di Giannantonio Pertamina VR46 Ducati (+5.072s)
4. Marco Bezzecchi Aprilia Racing (+5.658s)
5. Johann Zarco Castrol Honda LCR (+6.707s)

Sunday
MotoGP

In a drama-filled Sunday at Silverstone that saw Marco Bezzecchi (Aprilia Racing) reign supreme, and Marc Marquez (Ducati Lenovo Team), Alex Marquez (BK8 Gresini Racing MotoGP), Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati Lenovo Team) and Fabio Quartararo (Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP #20) all have issues, this left Johann Zarco (CASTROL Honda LCR) to clinch a fantastic P2 finish behind the Italian.

Meanwhile, Marc Marquez, following a red-flagged stoppage, was able to bounce back and pick up P3 in a podium fight that went down to the wire in an unforgettable Silverstone encounter.

Straight from lights out, drama unfolded. From the middle of the front row, Alex Marquez got a fantastic launch and led, but once the front brake was applied heading into Turn 1, the front end folded without an ounce of warning. Like a flash, the #73 was down and out of the Grand Prix – or so we thought at the time – as Marc Marquez gained the lead ahead of Quartararo and Bagnaia.

At the end of the first lap, Franco Morbidelli (Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team #21) and Aleix Espargaro (Honda HRC Test Team #41) crashed together at the Vale chicane, which would eventually bring out the red flags due to an oil spill. But before we learnt that, Grand Prix leader Marc Marquez was down at Turn 11! The top two in the World Championship both suffered crashes, but because there hadn’t been three laps completed, all riders were eligible for the restart, which would be a 19-lap Grand Prix. Was it a get-out-of-jail-free card for the Marquez brothers? Yes. But they’d both be starting on their not-so-preferred number two machines.

Take two saw Bagnaia grab the holeshot into Turn 1, but at Turn 3, Quartararo struck to pounce into an early lead. Marc Marquez was passed by Alex Marquez and then so was Jack Miller (Prima Pramac Yamaha MotoGP) at Brooklands.

1.2s was Quartararo’s advantage at the end of Lap 1, and at Turn 3, Miller carved his way past Marc Marquez for P3. And then at Brooklands, we had a Yamaha 1-2. The Australian launched it up the inside of Bagnaia, and then Marc Marquez ran wide at Copse, which dropped him behind Zarco.

2.4s was now Quartararo’s advantage, and we then had Zarco pass Pecco for P3. And sniffing an opportunity, Marc Marquez was through too. Then, Copse caught out both factory Ducatis. Marquez and Pecco were wide after separate moments, and that saw them drop to P9 and P10. Work to do.

Things then went from bad to worse for Pecco. Going through Luffield, the front end said no more, and that was the Italian’s Grand Prix over. Meanwhile, Bezzecchi was now P3 ahead of Zarco, and Alex Marquez was P5, while Quartararo held a 3.9s gap over Miller. What a Grand Prix this was.

One thing to note was this: the current front four – Quartararo, Miller, Bezzecchi and Zarco – were on the soft front Michelin tyre. A compound that hasn’t yet completed a race distance, so would it hold up?

On Lap 6 of 19, Bezzecchi and Zarco got the better of Miller as the latter dropped from P2 to P4 in a couple of seconds. Now, what kind of pace did Bezzecchi have up his sleeve? The gap to Quartararo was 5.3s. That was then five seconds flat as Bez shaved three tenths off the disadvantage in clean air.

Elsewhere, Marc Marquez was now right behind Alex Marquez – the top two were P6 and P7, behind Morbidelli and Miller, and just ahead of Joan Mir (Honda HRC Castrol #36). The #93 then sliced his way through on the #73 at Vale, and on the next lap, the Championship leader picked off Miller. On the same lap, Alex Marquez made a mistake at Vale, and that cost him both time and a place – Mir was now ahead.

The fastest lap of the race, a 1:59.770, was slammed home by Bezzecchi as the Italian ate into Quartararo’s lead. On Lap 10 of 19, the gap was down to 4.7s, and on the next lap, it was down to 4.4s. Elsewhere, Marc Marquez was now P4 ahead of Morbidelli and now had three seconds to make up to get onto the rear wheel of Zarco for the podium places.

Suddenly, we saw Quartararo with his arm raised. What had happened? It looked like a technical issue meant the rear ride height device was stuck, and despite the efforts of trying to disengage it for more than half a lap, the YZR-M1 was having none of it. Heartbreak for Quartararo and Yamaha. A potential return to the top step snatched away in such cruel circumstances.

However, Quartararo’s gut-wrenching end to the Grand Prix was Aprilia’s gain because that was the lead handed on a plate to Bezzecchi.

The Italian was 2.9s up the road from Zarco, who, in turn, was two seconds clear of Marc Marquez. But it wasn’t a comfortable P3 for the title chase leader. Miller, Morbidelli, Marquez and Pedro Acosta (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing #37) were all in with a shout of claiming a Silverstone podium with five laps to go.

In that podium fight, Miller and Alex Marquez were treating all to a brilliant battle as Morbidelli tried to cling onto Marc Marquez, who was now eight tenths clear of the chasing pack. At the front, Bezzecchi was four seconds clear as Zarco kept Marquez just over a second adrift.

Last lap time at Silverstone. Bezzecchi was 4.6s clear, but plenty of focus was on the podium fight. Turn 3 saw Morbidelli pass Marquez, but the latter bit straight back. Could Morbidelli respond? Yes, he could. Copse Corner was the chosen place – now the question was on Marc Marquez to have a say.

And he did. A great run out of Turn 14 allowed Marquez to get the inside line at Stowe – but it wasn’t over yet. Morbidelli slammed his Ducati down the inside at Vale, but running wide, his exit was compromised, and Marquez managed to shove his way back through on the cutback to just earn a P3 as Alex Marquez finished right behind his brother and Morbidelli in that fantastic fight.

Up the road though, elation for Bezzecchi and Aprilia. A debut win in Noale colours came for the Italian, and after his French GP heroics, Zarco claimed another fantastic result in P2. Chapeaux to the top two.

Acosta delivered some cracking middle-to-late race pace to finish in P6 ahead of Miller, as Luca Marini (Honda HRC Castrol #10) clinched an equal-best Honda result in P8 – but that was wiped away post-race due to a 16-second tyre pressure penalty.

“It’s amazing, it has been a really tough time for me in this past month. I started a new adventure and Aprilia trusted in me, and we worked really hard. We’ve been through some tough periods in the past races, but we never gave up. and the team did a wonderful job. And the whole factory in Noale [Italy]. I was waiting for a day like this,” Bezzecchi reflected.

MotoGP Race Results

1. Marco Bezzecchi Aprilia Racing
2. Johann Zarco Castrol Honda LCR (+4.088s)
3. Marc Marquez Ducati Lenovo (+5.929s)
4. Franco Morbidelli Pertamina VR46 Ducati (+5.946s)
5. Alex Marquez BK8 Gresini Ducati (+6.024s)

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MotoGP Championship Points

1. Marc Marquez BK8 Gresini Ducati – 196
2. Alex Marquez Ducati Lenovo – 172
3. Francesco Bagnaia Ducati Lenovo – 124
4. Franco Morbidelli Pertamina VR46 Ducati – 98
5. Johann Zarco Castrol Honda LCR – 97

Moto2

They say the best is often saved until last, and the final few laps of the Moto2 Grand Prix at Silverstone were certainly a blockbuster. A frenetic five-way battle gave us the first double South American podium in Moto2, but it was Australia’s day with Senna Agius (LIQUI MOLY Dynavolt Intact GP) snatching victory in the final corners to defeat Brazilian Diogo Moreira (Italtrans Racing Team) and Colombian David Alonso (CFMoto Gaviota Aspar Team #80).

There was big drama elsewhere too as Championship leader Manuel Gonzalez (LIQUI MOLY Dynavolt Intact GP) crashed out on the comeback after a bad start – but maintained his points lead, just.

A fiery opening lap saw Aron Canet (Fantic Racing Lino Sonego) snatch the holeshot, whilst Championship leader Gonzalez went backwards after getting a terrible initial launch. Moreira was a brief leader at Turn 3, while at the end of the Hangar Straight, Izan Guevara (BLU CRU Pramac Yamaha Moto2 #28) hit the front for the first time.

On Lap 4, there were two sets of drama as Ivan Ortola (QJMOTOR – FRINSA – MSI #4) fell at Turn 3 and Jake Dixon (ELF Marc VDS Racing Team #96) dropped back to P13. Then, at Turn 6, Gonzalez collided and crashed with Barry Baltus (Fantic Racing Lino Sonego #7) – Baltus originally stayed upright, but then a second hit from the Spaniard’s fallen machine was enough to take him out. Riders ok, but both out of this race. There was then an established group of five at the front, but no established order. Canet, Moreira, Alonso, Agius and Guevara were swapping paint relentlessly going into the second half of the Grand Prix.

Entering the final third, Alonso went from third to first into Stowe to lead for the first time – the first Colombian rider to lead a Moto2 Grand Prix since Yonny Hernandez at Estoril in 2010. It didn’t last long, though, as Canet struck back a few corners later. That didn’t fluster the reigning Moto3 World Champion, who was still right there, battling away with fellow South American Moreira.

However, with four laps to go, constant trading paint seemed to give Canet a half a second advantage over the rest of the group, as Moreira, Alonso and Agius couldn’t nominate one rider to chase the #44 down. However, once Alonso had muscled his way ahead and without interference, he bridged the gap and was making for a grandstand finish on the final lap.

The last 5.6km were breathtaking; after Alonso tried at Turn 6, he was forced to wait until his favourite passing opportunity at Stowe. He got the job done, and despite the front tyre crying for mercy, the #80 somehow managed to keep an inside line and held the advantage on the run to Vale.

Canet had other ideas, though, as he let the brakes off into the last chicane, running himself and Alonso wide and allowing the #81 of Agius to burst through around the outside. Then into the last corner, Moreira biffed Alonso out of the way, barging through to second whilst wide on the exit of the last corner, and Alonso kept it pinned to pip Canet off the rostrum. Agius threaded the needle to perfection through it all, going from third to the win in style. With Australia, Brazil and Colombia represented as Canet was forced to settle for fourth, it was a non-European podium for the first time in Moto2. Behind Canet in P4, Guevara rounded out the top five after just losing touch late on, ahead of a hard-charging Celestino Vietti (Beta Tools SpeedRS Team #13).

Moto2 Race Results

1. Senna Agius Liqui Moly Husqvarna Intact GP
2. Diogo Moreira Italtrans Racing Team (+0.434s)
3. David Alonso CFMOTO Gaviota Aspar Team (+0.498s)
4. Aron Canet Fantic Racing LINO SONEGO (+0.518s)
5. Izan Guevara BLU CRU Pramac Yamaha Moto2 (+0.673s)

Moto2 Championship Points

1. Manuel Gonzalez Liqui Moly Dynavolt Intact GP – 111
2. Aron Canet Fantic Racing LINO SONEGO – 108
3. Jake Dixon Elf Marc VDS Racing – 82
4. Barry Baltus Fantic Racing LINO SONEGO – 73
5. Diogo Moreira Italtrans Racing Team – 70

Moto3

Jose Antonio Rueda (Red Bull KTM Ajo) made it three wins in a row in some style at the Tissot Grand Prix of the UK. The points leader also joined an exclusive club of riders who’ve won from the back: Marc Marquez (Valencia 2012, Moto2), Brad Binder (Jerez 2016, Moto3) and David Alonso (Silverstone 2023, Moto3). He’d taken pole but then got penalised for being slow on the line in Q2 after setting his best lap, but that didn’t stop him.

Still, it wasn’t easy as rookie Maximo Quiles (CFMoto Valresa Aspar Team #28) went toe-to-toe with Rueda to the final lap. He was forced to settle for second, but that second, also his first ever podium, was taken in style. Luca Lunetta (SIC58 Squadra Corse #58) completed the podium, and after a Long Lap penalty he’d seen for contact with David Muñoz (Liqui Moly Dynavolt Intact GP #64).

Off the line, Rueda got a good start and picked off a few riders into Turn 1, but as Alvaro Carpe (Red Bull KTM Ajo) nailed the holeshot, there remained a good distance between the #99 starting his comeback and his rookie teammate at the front. As always though, the Moto3 freight train was out in full force as a huge lead group streaked around Silverstone.

The lead group was down to 12 riders as the race settled slightly, with Rueda making his way through to the front of the second group by Lap 3. By Lap 4, he was in the front group and starting to make his way through it. With five laps to go, the #99 had ventured into the top five and was attacking those who’d led the way from the off, and not long after, he was in the lead.

It wasn’t a fairytale pull the pin and go, though. Quiles dug in to make it a last-lap duel between the Championship leader and the rookie, with everything coming down to the final corner. Side by side down the Hangar Straight and then again from Stowe down into the chicane, that’s where Quiles was ever so slightly deep – and Rueda dived for the inside line round the final corner to just pip the rookie to the line and complete the comeback. From the back to the top, a rare club of winners to join.

Quiles’ second is a stunning first podium for the rookie, however, and Lunetta came back from his own drama. The Italian was given a Long Lap early on for irresponsible riding in an incident with Muñoz but came back from that to take P3.

Moto3 Race Results

1. Jose Antonio Rueda Red Bull KTM Ajo
2. Maximo Qulies CFMOTO Valresa Aspar Team (+0.046s)
3. Luca Lunetta SIC58 Squadra Corse (+0.908s)
4. Alvaro Carpe Red Bull KTM Ajo (+1.071s)
5. Valentin Perrone Red Bull KTM Tech3 (1.176s)

Moto3 Championship Points

1. Jose Antonio Rueda Red Bull KTM Ajo – 116
2. Angel Piqueras FRINSA – MT Helmets – 87
3. Joel Kelso LEVELUP – MTA – 77
4. Adrian Fernandez Leopard Racing – 61
5. Taiyo Furusato Honda Team Asia – 58

How Did the Aussies Do?

Having qualified sixth, Jack Miller banked some vital points with a ninth place in the Sprint to carry on his positive start to the weekend. The popular Aussie then backed this up by securing an excellent seventh in the main race, in what was a red-flag-interrupted bout, to end his round on a high note.

Senna Agius celebrated his maiden victory in Moto2 at the British GP at Silverstone following a superb ride, which saw him engage in a thrilling battle with Alonso and Canet before pulling off a brilliant move on the final lap to overtake the duelling pair to clinch the win. Agius fittingly marked the occasion with a classic shoey on the podium.

On the pace from the off at Silverstone, Joel Kelso qualified fourth in his quest for victory. Blasting off the line and immediately demonstrating race-winning pace in the Sunday showpiece, he led the field confidently to assert his authority. Unfortunately, a crash – likely triggered by the strong winds – cut his charge short while in contention to triumph, which was a massive disappointment for the youngster.

Jacob Roulstone made further positive strides with a strong P13 finish at Silverstone. While he mixed it up with the front group early on, the heavy winds saw him drop back late in the race. All in all, this was another promising weekend at the office for the talented Australian.

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Friday Practice and Saturday Qualifying
MotoGP

A new all-time lap record for Practice honours at the Michelin Grand Prix of France? That’s exactly what Marc Marquez (Ducati Lenovo Team) served up, as his 1:29.855 saw the six-time MotoGP World Champion act as the rider to beat after the opening day of running. Leading the chase was home hero Fabio Quartararo (Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP #20), much to the delight of the packed Le Mans terraces, while Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati Lenovo Team #63) pocketed P3. Zarco was not in the picture yet…

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Quartararo only went and did it again to take pole, as he (Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP) left nothing on the table to make it back-to-back pole positions at the Michelin Grand Prix of France. Taking a third pole at Le Mans and setting a new record with a 1:29.324, the Frenchman emphatically flexed his muscles. Zarco was yet to appear to be a threat.

That forced Marc Marquez (Ducati Lenovo Team) to settle for second for a second Grand Prix in a row, with Championship leader Alex Marquez (BK8 Gresini Racing MotoGP #73) completing the front row.

Moto2

Despite a red flag towards the end of the session intensifying the need for a quality lap time, nobody was able to land a blow on Manuel Gonzalez’s (Liqui Moly Dynavolt Intact GP #18) Le Mans charge as the Spaniard went unbeaten on Friday in France. Diogo Moreira’s (Italtrans Racing Team #10) late lap saw the Brazilian grab P2 ahead of Filip Salač (ELF Marc VDS Racing Team #12).

Manuel Gonzalez (Liqui Moly Dynavolt Intact GP) continued his run of poles in style at the Michelin Grand Prix of France, the Championship leader putting in a number of times good enough for the top to remain unchallenged at the end of Q2. In second and third, after a couple of late charges for glory, were Barry Baltus (Fantic Racing Lino Sonego #7) and Diogo Moreira (Italtrans Racing Team).

Moto3

Having dominated FP1, there was no catching Jose Antonio Rueda (#99) again in the afternoon heat, as from the get-go, the Spaniard was P1. Once the out-and-out time attack laps landed towards the end of Practice, Rueda stretched his legs further to lap just under a second away from the all-time lap record.

He stunned on debut in COTA, and now he’s back from injury, Maximo Quiles (#28) continued to impress. The CFMoto Gaviota Aspar Team rider is on pole for only the second Grand Prix he’s contested, heading a rookie 1-2 ahead of Liqui Moly Dynavolt Intact GP’s Guido Pini (#94). Joel Kelso (LEVELUP-MTA #66) maintained his front-running form to round out the front row.

Saturday
Tissot Sprint

Pure emotion, adrenaline and excitement, the 2025 Michelin® Grand Prix of France Sprint was littered with action. Fabio Quartararo (Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP) vs Marc Marquez (Ducati Lenovo Team) was the fight we wanted to see and the fight we got. The #93 came out on top to become the first rider with six consecutive Sprint wins, but the stat itself wasn’t the entire story, as BK8 Gresini Racing MotoGP celebrated a double Saturday podium with Alex Marquez and rookie Fermin Aldeguer (#54) coming through to complete the rostrum.

Grabbing the holeshot, Marc Marquez got to the fast Turn 2 first but ran wide, allowing home star and polesitter Quartararo to hit the front and launch away in the early stages. It was an early exit for Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati Lenovo Team), as the rider P3 in the standings crashed at Turn 3 on Lap 2, despite a great start up from P6 to P4. Elsewhere, it was a miserable start for Marco Bezzecchi (Aprilia Racing #72), who ran off into the gravel. While he was able to rejoin, he was way out of points contention.

As Lap 4 ended, there was another crasher, this time Brad Binder (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing #33) at Turn 9. Meanwhile, at the start of Lap 6, it was Quartararo still ahead, but Marquez made his first attempt to try and lead the Sprint. He attacked at Turn 3 but ran wide, allowing ‘El Diablo’ to get back through on the cutback. However, he wasn’t as fortunate at Turn 8, with Marc able to squeeze down the inside and not allow any retaliation from the Frenchman.

At the start of Lap 8 and now heading towards the final third, there was no way for Quartararo to resist the #73 of Alex Marquez, who blasted by on the way up to Turn 2. Now the #20’s attention was moving towards Alex Marquez’s teammate Aldeguer, once again having a sensational weekend in his rookie season. He found a way ahead for P3 at Turn 3, but not willing to relinquish a top three at home, Quartararo struck back at Turn 6 with contact between the two. Not backing down, the #54 responded with equal, if not more, brutal force, shoving Quartararo back to fourth at Turn 7.

There was a last-lap battle between the KTM duo of Pedro Acosta (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing #37) and Maverick Viñales (Red Bull KTM Tech 3 #12) over P5, with the #12 attacking ‘El Tiburon’ into Turn 3 but unable to make it work. Then, the unthinkable happened on the final lap at Turn 13, as Acosta fell of his own accord, denying himself a first top five in the Sprints this season.

Out front, it was dreamland for Marc, who became the first rider to win six consecutive Sprints, retaking the Championship lead from his brother by two points, with Alex taking second as the brothers once again locked out the top two places. In third, a mighty first Sprint rostrum for Aldeguer, who was one of the fastest riders in the closing stages. Quartararo was a determined fourth, whilst Viñales completed the top five courtesy of Acosta’s fall. Johan Zarco finished in sixth place.

“Fabio at the start was super fast, he was pushing a lot,” Marquez said. “But then I saw that he started to drop the pace, and then I felt better and better. The last laps, I was riding well. Maybe the last lap I relaxed a bit too much, but honestly speaking I’m feeling good, so let’s see tomorrow if we can finish the job.”

Tissot Sprint Race Results

1. Marc Marquez Ducati Lenovo
2. Alex Marquez BK8 Gresini Ducati (+0.530s)
3. Fermin Aldeguer BK8 Gresini Ducati (+2.164s)
4. Fabio Quartararo Monster Yamaha (+2.840s)
5. Maverick Viñales Red Bull KTM Tech3 (5.285s)

Sunday
MotoGP

Tensions were at an all-time high in the lead up to lights out as light rain scattered the Le Mans circuit in the build-up. Heading onto the warm up lap, with everyone on Michelin’s slick tyres, it was then abundantly clear that was the wrong tyre to be on. Zarco was on wets… Was this to be Zarco at his finest?

Polesitter Quartararo was nearly down at Turn 3, and at the end of the warm up lap, unsurprisingly, every rider peeled into pit lane, and that brought out the red flags due to an excessive number of riders at pit lane exit as we then set ourselves for a quick restart procedure at the French GP. The Grand Prix was also reduced by one lap to 26, with a wet race declared – that meant riders could come in and change their bikes at any moment once we got underway.

And there was more drama at the end of the sighting lap. More than half the grid, including Quartararo, Alex Marquez and Marc Marquez were in while Bagnaia stayed on the grid.

“Hard to believe, I still don’t understand what is happening.” Zarco

Eventually we were lights out and underway, and as he was in the Sprint, Bagnaia was down at Turn 3 on Lap 1! Meanwhile, Quartararo led from Marc Marquez and Alex Marquez. Aldeguer was fourth as Bagnaia made it back to pit lane to jump on his dry-weather bike. The Italian was miles behind, but having pitted at the end of the sighting lap, over half the grid had double Long Lap penalties to take.

Quartararo, having led by over a second, was the first of the frontrunners to dive into the Long Lap loop. Alex Marquez, Aldeguer – who had passed Marc Marquez – and Maverick Viñales (Red Bull KTM Tech3) were the next to come in, but Marc Marquez didn’t. This happened after Bagnaia had been lapped – a disaster for Pecco, who then came in for dry tyres. A decision that would prove costly again soon after.

Then, heartbreak. Quartararo was down at the final corner, and so was Brad Binder (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing) right behind the Frenchman. Gutting for the 100,000+ crowd, but back on circuit, Pedro Acosta (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing) and Viñales were back in the pit lane to switch back onto wet tyres.

Where to look? Marc and Alex were next to come in, and that left Aldeguer leading the Grand Prix by over 12 seconds, but now the rookie was clearly on the wrong tyre – and sure enough, the #54 came in on the next lap.

Right, where were we? Well, to the delight of the French faithful, Zarco led the French Grand Prix! The #5 had stuck it out on the wet weather tyres, and he was leading by seven seconds over Miguel Oliveira (Prima Pramac Yamaha MotoGP #88), the Portuguese rider had done the same as Zarco, with Marc Marquez and Alex Marquez pressing Oliveira on Lap 9 of 26.

The brothers passed a struggling Oliveira with ease, and with 17 laps to go, the gap between leader Zarco and the Marquez duo was 8.5s. That grew to nine seconds with 15 laps to go, then it was 9.3s as Zarco churned out low 1:46s, with Marquez near enough matching the home hero. Alex Marquez was losing touch on the #93, but the #73 had a six-second buffer to Acosta.

With 11 laps to go, Zarco was marching towards an astonishing home Grand Prix victory. The gap had risen to 11.5s, then it was 12.4s, as Zarco lapped at least a second quicker than anyone else on track. That trend continued as the advantage rose to over 14 seconds with seven laps as we witnessed two crashes – first Oliveira was down at the final corner, then Alex Marquez crashed at Turn 3. Luckily the former Championship leader remounted, and such were the gaps between a lot of riders, the Spanish GP winner rejoined the Grand Prix in P6. That off promoted Acosta to P3.

Having got back into the race, Alex Marquez was in the gravel again. Unfortunately, that was his French GP done. But Gresini’s podium hopes weren’t over because Aldeguer was catching Acosta at a rapid rate of knots. With two laps left, the rookie was right on the back of Acosta, and at the front, Zarco’s lead was 19 seconds. The Frenchman simply had to nurse his Honda to the chequered flag.

Aldeguer did get Acosta, but it was all eyes on the #5. And he brought it home. The roof was raised at Le Mans because, for the first time since 1954, a French MotoGP rider clinched victory on home turf. Unbelievable. What a moment for Zarco, LCR Honda and the record-breaking French GP crowd.

Marc Marquez crossed the line 19.9s away from Zarco to collect a massive 20 points, with Aldeguer backing up his Saturday bronze medal with a debut MotoGP podium. What a weekend for the rookie.

Acosta had to settle for P4 after he couldn’t live with Aldeguer’s late race pace, as Viñales handed KTM a double top five in France. Honda HRC Test Team’s Takaaki Nakagami (#39) took a magnificent P6 in his first wildcard ride for the Japanese factory, as Raul Fernandez (Trackhouse MotoGP Team #25) picked up his season-best Sunday result in P7.

“Hard to believe, I still don’t understand what is happening. The last laps, they were quite long. I think I need a bit of time, but it’s just magic because with the rain tyres at the beginning, we had to control,” a delighted Zarco explained.

MotoGP Race Results

1. Johann Zarco Castrol Honda LCR
2. Marc Marquez Ducati Lenovo (+19.907s)
3. Fermin Aldeguer BK8 Gresini Ducati (+26.532s)
4. Pedro Acosta Red Bull KTM (+29.631s)
5. Maverick Viñales Red Bull KTM Tech3 (+38.136s)

Check out the full MotoGP race results here…

MotoGP Championship Points

1. Alex Marquez Ducati Lenovo – 171
2. Marc Marquez BK8 Gresini Ducati – 149
3. Francesco Bagnaia Ducati Lenovo – 120
4. Franco Morbidelli Pertamina VR46 Ducati – 85
5. Fabio Di Giannantonio Pertamina VR46 Ducati – 74

Moto2

Earning back-to-back wins in Jerez and Le Mans? That’s exactly what Manuel Gonzalez (Liqui Moly Dynavolt Intact GP) has done in the last two rounds, as the #18 beat Barry Baltus (Fantic Racing Lino Sonego) at the Michelin Grand Prix of France. It was a dominant weekend for the Spaniard, who extended his title chase lead over third-place finisher Aron Canet (Fantic Racing Lino Sonego #44) ahead of a trip to Silverstone.

Heading into the Dunlop chicane on the opening lap, Diogo Moreira (Italtrans Racing Team) shoved his Triumph powered Kalex machine up the inside of polesitter Gonzalez to grab an early lead, while both ELF Marc VDS Racing Team riders, Jake Dixon (#96) and Filip Salač, made great starts to climb up to P3 and P4 respectively. Baltus had dropped to P5 from the front row, with his teammate Canet shuffled back to P10 from the second row.

On Lap 4, Gonzalez hit the front for the first time at Turn 9, as Baltus carved his way brilliantly to P3 to latch onto the back of Moreira. The Belgian was then through on the Brazilian at the start of Lap 8 and set his sights on race leader Gonzalez as Canet continued his comeback – the #44 was P4 on Lap 12 after a slick move at Turn 3 on Dixon.

A big moment coming out of Turn 4 followed though for Canet while battling Moreira. The Spaniard was pinged out of the seat but managed to stay on board, but it was crucial ground lost – he was back behind both Moreira and Dixon.

Heading into the final five laps, Gonzalez began to stretch his legs as Baltus fell over 0.5s behind for the first time in a while. That did drop back to 0.4s, though, so fair play to Baltus, who was making the pre-race favourite work hard for a potential 25-pointer. In the end though, Gonzalez had just enough in his back pocket to fend off Baltus for victory in Le Mans, with Baltus finishing 1.8s behind the win but 4.3s ahead of the brilliant fight for the final podium spot.

Canet, after that moment, did win that battle ahead of Moreira and Dixon, with Albert Arenas (ITALJET Gresini Moto2 #75) finishing P6, 0.6s ahead of Salač.

Moto2 Race Results

1. Manuel Gonzalez Liqui Moly Dynavolt Intact GP
2. Barry Baltus Fantic Racing LINO SONEGO (+1.811s)
3. Aron Canet Fantic Racing LINO SONEGO (+6.113s)
4. Diogo Moreira Italtrans Racing Team (+6.480s)
5. Jake Dixon Elf Marc VDS Racing (+6.775s)

Moto2 Championship Points

1. Manuel Gonzalez Liqui Moly Dynavolt Intact GP – 111
2. Aron Canet Fantic Racing LINO SONEGO – 95
3. Jake Dixon Elf Marc VDS Racing – 77
4. Barry Baltus Fantic Racing LINO SONEGO – 73
5. Diogo Moreira Italtrans Racing Team – 50

Moto3

Jose Antonio Rueda (Red Bull KTM Ajo) brought the victory backflip back to Le Mans! The #99 spent his Michelin Grand Prix of France moving through the front group to be sitting third on the final lap as drama hit in the duel ahead. An aggressive attack from David Muñoz (Liqui Moly Dynavolt Intact GP #64) on then-leader Joel Kelso (LEVELUP-MTA) saw the two make contact and head wide – leaving Rueda to sweep through for the spoils.

Muñoz was penalised for the incident and demoted to third too, putting Kelso into second. For Rueda, it was already a chance to gain big in the standings too, as key rival Angel Piqueras (FRINSA – MT Helmets – MSI #36) crashed out mid-race.

Off the line, it was rookie polesitter Max Quiles (CFMoto Gaviota Aspar Team) vs Kelso for the lead, and the rookie held on for much of Lap 1 until Kelso took over in the final sector. From there, the Australian got his head down and did much of the legwork in the lead, with the Moto3 concertina classic in full song.

Kelso, Muñoz, rookie Guido Pini (Liqui Moly Dynavolt Intact GP) and Rueda was what it boiled down to after the crash for Piqueras. Then there was a sudden spill for rookie Pini. That left a trio at the front with another rookie, Alvaro Carpe (Red Bull KTM Ajo #83), on the chase – but the #83 couldn’t quite make up the gap as the laps ticked down.

Barring a couple of small mistakes, Kelso kept it near perfect at the front to hold on until the last lap, and there was no open door for Muñoz on the chase. But the #64 was determined to make one and went full send at the final corner complex – making contact with the Australian as both headed wide, leaving Rueda with a clear run round the final corner to the finish line.

Muñoz crossed the line second but was demoted to third for the move, putting Kelso into P2. Carpe took fourth just behind the podium-deciding shenanigans. The top five was completed by David Almansa (#22).

Moto3 Race Results

1. Jose Antonio Rueda Red Bull KTM Ajo
2. Joel Kelso LEVELUP – MTA (+0.636s)
3. David Munoz Liqui Moly Dynavolt Intact GP (+0.736s)
4. Alvaro Carpe Red Bull KTM Ajo (+4.400s)
5. David Almansa Leopard Racing (+6.613s)

Moto3 Championship Points

1. Jose Antonio Rueda Red Bull KTM Ajo – 116
2. Angel Piqueras FRINSA – MT Helmets – 87
3. Joel Kelso LEVELUP – MTA – 77
4. Adrian Fernandez Leopard Racing – 61
5. Taiyo Furusato Honda Team Asia – 58

How Did the Aussies Do?

Jack Miller’s (#43) race in France finished prematurely after a crash despite making a smart strategy call and showcasing excellent speed. Having chosen to stay out on slicks, trusting more rain was on the way and that the track would turn in his favour, he frustratingly fell just when conditions would’ve suited him perfectly.

Forced to do a Long Lap penalty in France, the best Moto2 ace Senna Agius (#81) could muster was 14th, which was a solid result in the grand scheme of things.

Leading masterfully from the outset, Kelso demonstrated the pace and precision of a true frontrunner. Unfortunately, a last-corner incident denied him a well-deserved maiden Moto3 victory. While the result was heartbreaking, his elite performance yet again underlined why he’s a serious title contender.

Claiming 13th in Moto3 at Le Mans was a decent result for Jacob Roulstone (#12) as he continues to find his rhythm following his recent return from injury.

MotoE

The 2025 FIM MotoE World Championship is underway, and the opening round delivered a mix of high drama, breakout performances, and brutal luck. Spain’s Oscar Gutierrez (MSI Racing Team) claimed the honours in Race 1 with a tidy win in tricky conditions, while reigning World Champion Mattia Casadei (LCR E-Team) struck back in Race 2 after Gutierrez hit the deck in a chaotic second outing.

Race One

The first race of the season got off to a rough start, with Eric Granado (LCR E-Team) crashing early and then being collected in a nasty follow-up incident that forced a red flag. Sadly, Granado was diagnosed with a broken leg and declared unfit — a cruel blow to kick off his 2025 campaign.

Following the red flag reset, it was a four-lap dash to the flag, and Gutierrez absolutely nailed the restart. Just like the first launch, he got the holeshot and immediately set the pace, with Andrea Mantovani (KLINT Forward Factory Team) sticking like glue to his tail. The pair managed to break away, leaving the rest to scrap for the final podium spot.

Mantovani threw everything at the #99 but couldn’t find a way past. Gutierrez kept it clean and composed, stretching a small buffer to take a dominant debut win in MotoE. Mantovani was a strong second, bouncing back after a difficult 2024 season, while polesitter Alessandro Zaccone (Aruba Cloud MotoE Team) rounded out the podium after a solid ride.

Race Two

If Race 1 was intense, Race 2 was outright carnage. Gutierrez once again launched to the front, only to crash out on Lap 2 at Turns 3 and 4. In the melee, he was collected by another rider, and Zaccone also went down in the chaos. Gutierrez was later diagnosed with a minor pelvic fracture — no surgery required — while Zaccone thankfully escaped serious injury.

Despite the incident, no red flag was thrown, and the race carried on. Kevin Zannoni (Power Electronics Aspar Team) emerged as the new leader with Casadei locked onto his rear wheel. Behind them, Matteo Ferrari (Felo Gresini MotoE) was holding third, but he too hit the deck, handing the final podium battle to Nicholas Spinelli (Rivacold Snipers Team MotoE).

Enter Jordi Torres (Power Electronics Aspar Team), who charged forward late in the race, slicing past Spinelli to grab third. Maria Herrera (KLINT Forward Factory Team) wasn’t far behind either, right in the mix as the chequered flag dropped.

At the front, Casadei held his nerve to take his first win of the season, just edging out Zannoni after a tense final lap. Torres clinched the final podium spot by the skin of his teeth, with Herrera breathing down his neck.

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Friday Practice and Saturday Qualifying
MotoGP
The #1 set a blistering time early on in Practice before improving later in the session to bank a brilliant 1:31.340. In a remarkable stat, Bagnaia going fastest in the first session on Friday was also the first time he’s ever done that in the premier class, despite two premier class World Championships and a full CV by nearly every metric.

On Thursday, Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati Lenovo Team) predicted a 1:30.899 as the pole position time at the Motul TT Assen, and on Saturday he proved himself very wrong. His actual time around the iconic TT Circuit Assen was a stunning lap record breaking 1:30.540 to take his first pole of 2024. And even then it was only enough to deny title rival Jorge Martin (Prima Pramac Racing) by 0.081s as the duo headed the grid.

The two then had a little breathing space ahead of Maverick Viñales as the Aprilia Racing ace completed the front row, 0.330s further back.

Full Practice results here and Qualifying results here…

Moto2
Friday’s Motul TT Assen Moto2 honours went the way of Fermin Aldeguer (Folladore SpeedUp Racing) as the Spaniard set a new intermediate class lap record – a 1:35.912 – to lead Ai Ogura (MT Helmets – MSI) and Joe Roberts (OnlyFans American Racing). However, the latter endured a Turn 7 highside, which resulted in the American suffering a right collarbone fracture, thus ruling him unfit for Saturday and Sunday’s action.

For the first time since the Spanish GP, Fermin Aldeguer (Folladore SpeedUp) will launch from pole position as the #54 beat Ai Ogura (MT Helmets – MSI) to pole position by 0.230s at the Motul TT Assen. The Japanese star earned his first front row of the season and started alongside Championship leader and teammate Sergio Garcia at the Dutch TT, as Boscoscuro riders locked out the front row.

Moto3
Home hero Collin Veijer (Liqui Moly Husqvarna Intact GP) bagged top spot on Day 1 at Assen as the Dutchman set a 1:40.259 to top the lightweight class field by 0.294s. Ryusei Yamanaka and his MT Helmets – MSI teammate Ivan Ortola enjoyed fruitful Fridays as the Japanese and Spaniard headed into Saturday’s action in P2 and P3 respectively.

A late Q2 charge from Angel Piqueras (Leopard Racing) saw the rookie claim a debut Moto3 pole position, with Taiyo Furusato (Honda Team Asia) clinching a P2 grid slot after lapping just 0.074s slower than Piqueras’ 1:39.746. Home hero Collin Veijer (Liqui Moly Husqvarna Intact GP) also earned a spot on the front row in P3.

Saturday
Tissot Sprint
Francesco Bagnaia’s (Ducati Lenovo Team) statement weekend at the Motul TT Assen continued on Saturday afternoon as the reigning Champion took the Tissot Sprint win – making it back-to-back victories on Saturday afternoon for the first time in his career.

Jorge Martin (Prima Pramac Racing) followed him home in second to limit the damage in the standings. The pressure amped up further at the end of Saturday’s action too, with Martin handed a 3-place grid penalty for Sunday after being deemed to have been slow on line and disturbed Raul Fernandez (Trackhouse Racing) in qualifying.

As the lights went out, Bagnaia held on to the holeshot from pole, with Martin keeping second, ahead of Alex Marquez (Gresini Racing MotoGP), who edged beyond Vinales. That put Viñales on the attack to take it back, and by the end of Lap 2, the Aprilia had homed back in and shot past at the chicane.

Meanwhile, drama hit for Marc Marquez. On the tail of that duel, the #93 overcooked it and suddenly slid out, forcing him to watch the Sprint from the sidelines.

Brad Binder (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing) had been on the tail of Alex Marquez since Viñales got back past the #73, but by half distance the two had some company: a queue of Enea Bastianini (Ducati Lenovo Team), Aleix Espargaro (Aprilia Racing) and Fabio Di Giannantonio (Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team) had arrived on the scene.

Once there, Bastianini struck quickly, passing Binder and then immediately glued himself to the rear of Alex Marquez. The ‘Beast’ stalked him round the rest of the lap and then attacked at the chicane, taking over in fourth and pulling away. The #73 was then given a Long Lap for track limits, and soon after there was another key move in the group, also at the chicane, with Diggia attacking Binder. The VR46 rider headed a little wide, but kept it pinned, just as Alex Marquez had suffered his own little wobble. Into Turn 1 for the final lap, the net result was Diggia leading Espargaro and Binder, with the #73 dropping to the back of the gaggle and still with that Long Lap to serve.

Up ahead, there were no dramas for the top three. No one had an answer for Bagnaia as the reigning Champion won his second Sprint in a row for the first time ever, as Martin took second and Vinales third. Bastianini took that P4 after his charge up from outside the top ten on the grid, and in the grand battle behind, Diggia completed the top five ahead of Binder.

“At this track, it is important to stay extremely focused while riding in a smooth and precise way and without overdoing, as this circuit is quite an unforgiving one,” Bagnaia insisted.

Tissot Sprint Race Results

1. Francesco Bagnaia Ducati Lenovo
2. Jorge Martin Pramac Ducati (+2.355s)
3. Maverick Viñales Aprilia Racing (+4.103s)
4. Enea Bastianini Ducati Lenovo (+6.377s)
5. Fabio Di Giannantonio VR46 Ducati (+8.869s)

Sunday
MotoGP
Bagnaia became the first rider to win three successive MotoGP Grand Prix races in a single season since he did it in 2022 with four in a row from Assen to Misano. This victory also marked his third win in a row at the TT Circuit Assen as he equalled Casey Stoner’s 23 wins with Ducati to tie the MotoGP Legend as the two most successful riders with the Borgo Panigale factory.

As the lights went out, Bagnaia nailed the start to take the holeshot, with Viñales just holding second to deny Martin. Still, the #89 launched it to near perfection from his P5 after that three-place penalty, and soon enough he did get it done to take over in second. Marc Marquez, meanwhile, was on the march and soon put his own moves on Viñales to slot into third.

That duo stayed together as the battle behind heated up. Pedro Acosta (Red Bull GASGAS Tech3) had shot up past front-row starter Alex Marquez (Gresini Racing MotoGP), but soon it was Di Giannantonio on the move, and he made it past Acosta at Turn 1, caught the Marquez-Viñales duo and then pounced on the Aprilia at the final chicane. Next up: #MM93.

By 19 to go, the yellow flash of the VR46 machine went past, but with Marquez also seeming to gesture at the Italian and make it a little easier for him too. The two Ducatis stayed nearby, with Viñales on their tail and Acosta on his. Lap by lap, however, Bastianini was cutting the deficit to the podium battle.

He made it past the rookie by nine to go, and a lap later the group shuffled again. Diggia was wide, but Marc Marquez didn’t seem to want to take advantage, so Viñales shot past both. Bastianini was then right on that trio once again, and, by seven to go, was past Diggia. A lap later he did a near carbon copy on Marquez to take over in fourth.

The hungry ‘Beast’ kept pushing and admirably got past Viñales with four full laps remaining, and from there the group couldn’t quite stay with him. By the penultimate lap it then looked like a Viñales-Marquez duel for the podium, but there was still drama to come.

On the final lap, Acosta slid out at Turn 7, and then Viñales headed just wide enough to allow Marquez through, leaving it an Aprilia-VR46 drag to the line for fifth instead. But when all was judged and confirmed, Viñales was forced to drop one position due to exceeding track limits at the chicane, promoting Diggia to fifth, and then the tyre pressure penalty for Marquez saw the #93 drop to P10.

When the dust settled, Bagnaia’s masterclass put the cherry on top of a weekend that saw him top every session bar Warm Up. Martin took a valuable second while Bastianini secured back-to-back podiums to recover from a P10 qualifying. It was then Diggia classified fourth ahead of Viñales.

Unfortunately, one piece of tougher news on the grid was for Alex Rins (Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP), who suffered a big crash at Turn 1 and was declared unfit due to a right wrist fracture.

“In terms of result, this is the best one I think in MotoGP. I was leading all the sessions, which is something that doesn’t happen all the time. To win in this way was incredible,” a delighted Bagnaia explained.

MotoGP Race Results

1. Francesco Bagnaia Ducati Lenovo
2. Jorge Martin Pramac Ducati (+3.676s)
3. Enea Bastianini Ducati Lenovo (+7.073s)
4. Fabio Di Giannantonio VR46 Ducati (+8.299s)
5. Maverick Viñales Aprilia Racing (+8.258s)

Check out the full MotoGP race results here…

MotoGP Championship Points

1. Jorge Martin Pramac Ducati – 200
2. Francesco Bagnaia Ducati Lenovo – 190
3. Marc Marquez Gresini Ducati – 142
4. Enea Bastianini Ducati Lenovo – 136
5. Maverick Viñales Aprilia Racing – 118

Moto2
In Triumph’s 100th race powering Moto2, Ai Ogura (MT Helmets – MSI) claimed a second victory of 2024 as a tense fight for victory played out between the Japanese star, second place Fermin Aldeguer (Folladore SpeedUp) and Sergio Garcia (MT Helmets – MSI) at the Motul TT Assen.

Ogura grabbed the holeshot from his first front row start of the season, but by Turn 5, Aldeguer pounced into the race lead. The #54 clicked into his groove immediately and was a second clear of the chasers by Lap 5, as Garcia – having dropped to P5 – then carved his way up to P2.

For the next few laps, the gap stabilised at just over a second, with Garcia and Ogura edging clear of Alonso Lopez (Folladore SpeedUp), who in turn had a train of Kalex riders in tow, including Tony Arbolino (Elf Marc VDS Racing Team), Manuel Gonzalez (QJMOTOR Gresini Moto2) and Jake Dixon (CFMOTO Inde Aspar Team).

With 11 to go, Ogura passed teammate Garcia for P2 following a small mistake from the latter, with Aldeguer’s lead now up to 1.6s. Then, with nine laps left, Aldeguer was handed a Long Lap penalty for exceeding track limits. Once completed, Aldeguer dropped behind Ogura and Garcia, with the top three now split by 0.8s with six laps to go.

With four to go, a blanket could cover the top trio. It was Ogura vs Garcia and Aldeguer for victory, but Garcia then made a mistake at the start of Lap 20 of 22 to see him drop 1.5s off the 25-point haul fight. Heading onto the last lap, it was Ogura vs Aldeguer. The Japanese rider unearthed a stellar last lap to pull clear of the Spaniard to win for the second time in three races, with Aldeguer settling for P2 and Garcia crossing the line in a lonely P3.

Dixon led the Kalex charge with a solid P4, with Somkiat Chantra (Idemitsu Honda Team Asia) completing the top five.

Moto2 Race Results

1. Ai Ogura MT Helmets – MSI
2. Fermin Aldeguer Folladore Speed Up (+0.571s)
3. Sergio Garcia MT Helmets – MSI (+4.252s)
4. Jake Dixon CFMoto Inde Aspar Team (+8.985s)
5. Somkiat Chantra IDEMITSU Honda Team Asia (+9.949s)

Check out the full Moto2 race results here…

Moto2 Championship Points

1. Sergio Garcia MT Helmets – MSI – 138
2. Ai Ogura MT Helmets – MSI – 124
3. Joe Roberts OnlyFans American Racing Team – 115
4. Alonso Lopez Beta Tools Speed Up – 87
5. Fermin Aldeguer Beta Tools Speed Up – 83

Moto3
Until the final time into the final chicane, Collin Veijer (Liqui Moly Intact Husqvarna GP) looked set to take home glory at the Motul TT Assen, but Ivan Ortola (MT Helmets – MSI) had other ideas. The Spaniard led the early stages and the Dutchman the latter, but by the final lap it was a duel for Dutch TT honours – and Ortola went round the outside into the chicane to grab the glory by just 0.012.

After Ortola and Taiyo Furusato (Honda Team Asia) led the way in the initial stages, Veijer brought the group back onto the duo. By nine to go it was a true Moto3 battle, with Veijer moving through to the lead, as the Dutchman got the hammer down to make a gap. But as the pack shuffled, Ortola picked his way back into second and was able to claw back the deficit to Veijer, setting the stage for a thrilling duel.

As the final lap began, Ortola was right on the rear wheel of the home hero, and the two were in a battle with a second in hand on the rest. The move came at the final chicane as the Spaniard went round the outside to steal it. Veijer valiantly tried to get him back on the sprint to the line. He almost did as they crossed the line side-by-side, but Ortola took it by just 0.012.

The masterclass is the #48’s first win of the year, while Veijer posted his fourth podium of 2024. For both, it’s points gained in the title fight too. After Alonso came home fifth and fellow frontrunner Daniel Holgado (Red Bull GASGAS Tech3) took P12, Alonso’s lead is now down to 39 points ahead of Veijer.

Moto3 Race Results

1. Ivan Ortola MT Helmets – MSI
2. Collin Veijer Liqui Moly Husqvarna Intact GP (+0.012s)
3. David Munoz BOE Motorsports (+2.197s)
4. Jose Antonio Rueda Red Bull KTM Ajo (+2.430s)
5. David Alonso CFMOTO Gaviota Aspar Team (+2.460s)

Check out the full Moto3 race results here…

Moto3 Championship Points

1. David Alonso CFMOTO Gaviota Aspar Team – 154
2. Collin Veijer Liqui Moly Husqvarna Intact GP – 115
3. Daniel Holgado Red Bull GASGAS Tech3 – 111
4. Ivan Ortola MT Helmets – MSI – 105
5. David Munoz BOE Motorsports – 76

MotoE
Race 1
Race 1 for the FIM Enel MotoE World Championship at the Motul TT Assen was unbelievable with drama around every corner in yet another twist in the Championship, with Hector Garzo (Dynavolt Intact GP MotoE) stealing the victory on the last lap. The #4 pulled off a fantastic move on the final lap to overtake Alessandro Zaccone (Tech3 E-Racing), who led the majority of Race 1. Zaccone crossed the line to finish in second before later being disqualified due to a tyre pressure infringement. This handed Oscar Gutierrez (Axxis-MSI) second place after a brave last lap from the #99. Meanwhile, Jordi Torres (Openbank Aspar Team) took the final spot on the podium in the amended result.

Race 2
The Assen final race of the weekend for the FIM Enel MotoE World Championship at the Motul TT Assen delivered a spectacular show with Alessandro Zaccone (Tech3 E-Racing) hitting the front with seven laps remaining before charging to victory by 1.909s.

The #61’s closest challenge came from Oscar Gutierrez (Axxis-MSI), who put in an outstanding ride and battled hard at the front of a huge group of riders. The #99 was able to extend his advantage on the last lap as Hector Garzo made a move on his teammate to steal the final spot on the podium on the last lap of the race.

MotoE Race 1 Results

1. Hector Garzo Dynavolt Intact GP MotoE
2. Oscar Gutierrez Axxis-MSI (+0.425)
3. Jordi Torres Openbank Aspar Team (+1.101)
4. Miquel Pons Axxis-MSI (+2.295)
5. Matteo Ferrari Felo Gresini MotoE (+3.219)

MotoE Race 2 Results

1. Alessandro Zaccone Tech3 E-Racing
2. Oscar Gutierrez Axxis-MSI (+1.909)
3. Hector Garzo Dynavolt Intact GP MotoE (+2.113)
4. Lukas Tulovic Dynavolt Intact GP MotoE (+2.252)
5. Jordi Torres Openbank Aspar Team (+2.642)

Full MotoE results can be found here…

MotoE Championship Points

1. Mattia Casadei – 140
2. Kevin Zannoni – 137
3. Oscar Gutierrez – 133
4. Hector Garzo – 129
5. Alessandro Zaccone – 119

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