MotoGP Spain 2025 Race Report

Written by Isha Reshmi Mohan 

Alex Márquez, Fabio Quartararo and Francesco Bagnaia on the podium after the race at Jerez | Credit: Michelin_Sport via X

Álex Márquez earned his first victory in MotoGP on home soil, regaining his championship lead, followed by Quartararo on the podium after two years, losing only one place from his spot in qualifying.

Grand Prix Results

1st - Álex Márquez, Gresini Racing MotoGP, 40:56.374

2nd - Fabio Quartararo, Monster Energy Yamaha, +1.561

3rd - Francesco Bagnaia, Ducati Lenovo Team, +2.217

4th - Maverick Viñales, Redbull KTM Tech 3, +3.678

5th - Fabio Di Giannantonio, Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team, +7.267

6th - Brad Binder, Redbull KTM Factory Racing, +8.529

7th - Pedro Acosta, Redbull KTM Factory Racing, +9.764

8th - Ai Ogura, Trackhouse MotoGP Team, +10.927

9th - Enea Bastianini, Redbull KTM Tech 3, +15.879

10th - Luca Marini, Honda HRC Castrol, +17.239

11th - Johann Zarco, Honda LCR Team, +17.784

12th - Marc Márquez, Ducati Lenovo Team, +20.890

13th - Àlex Rins, Monster Energy Yamaha, +21.120

14th - Aleix Esparagó, Honda HRC Castrol, +23.678

15th - Marco Bezzecchi, Aprilia Racing, +24.510

16th - Raul Fernandez, Gresini Racing MotoGP, +25.726

17th - Augusto Fernandez, Prima Pramac Yamaha MotoGP, +31.429

18th - Lorenzo Savadori, Aprilia Racing, +49.303

OUT - Fermín Aldeguer, Gresini Racing MotoGP

OUT - Franco Morbidelli, Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team

OUT - Joan Mir, Honda HRC Castrol

OUT - Jack Miller, Prima Pramac Yamaha MotoGP

OUT - Somkiat Chantra, Idemistsu Honda LCR

Sprint

Marc Márquez celebrates his Sprint Race victory at Jerez | Credit: ducaticorse via X

After securing an amazing pole position in qualifying earlier on Saturday, the Frenchman unfortunately couldn’t replicate the same success in the Sprint Race, crashing out on Lap 2 at Turn 6.

The short-lived battle between Marquez and Quartararo was one to watch, with tensions flaring right from Turn 1, where Marquez managed to pass Quartararo as he struggled to brake on time.

Although Quartararo quickly reclaimed the lead, he completely lost out on Lap 2, later explaining that his bike had “started to shake,” forcing him to brake and ultimately leading to his crash and retirement from the session.

The rest of the Sprint Race continued with the Marquez brothers up front, separated by half a second, followed by Bagnaia and Morbidelli.

Similar to Quartararo, Pramac’s Miller also crashed at Turn 6 with just eight laps to go, while Johann Zarco retired after a crash in Sector 1 with seven laps remaining.

Joan Mir, who started in ninth, lost a few places over the course of the Sprint Race but managed to recover to his original position following the retirement of several riders.

Once again, the trio — Marc, Álex, and Bagnaia made up the podium for the Sprint Race at Jerez, with the brothers continuing their P1-P2 streaks for the season.

Grand Prix

With what could be considered one of the luckiest, if not the liveliest, crowds so far, Jerez was ready for an unexpectedly action-packed race ahead.

Starting up front, Quartararo found himself in a fair fight despite a minor bike issue that had taken him out of the sprint race. Although he inevitably lost his front-row spot, he secured second place — a decent comeback after being away from the podium for two years.

Lap 1 saw a short-lived drama between the Ducati Factory duo, with Bagnaia temporarily moving into second after Álex went wide, missing out on his first chance to overtake. However, it didn’t take long for the Gresini rider to catch Pecco on Lap 4 and eventually take the lead on Lap 11.

Marc crashed on Lap 3 at Turn 8 and dropping to the bottom of the grid. Aldeguer followed with a fall at Turn 6 on Lap 6, and later Joan Mir crashed at the same spot on Lap 15. Morbidelli also went down at Turn 11 on Lap 17.

Marini had a brief battle with Bastianini as he fought to break into the top 10 — a positive sign for Honda, with hopes for more progress after Espargaró’s test sessions over the weekend.

Looking to make up for the Qatar race, Viñales found himself in a strong battle for a podium spot, closing the gap to Pecco but ultimately securing fourth place.

To add on, Jorge Martín missed out once again, with Savadori stepping in for him. However, over the weekend it was confirmed that Martín has been discharged from the hospital with no major complications to his lungs. We wish a speedy recovery to the World Champion.

Álex now leads the championship by one point once again. Coming up next, don’t miss the French GP on May 11th at 13:00 BST.