MotoGP Spain 2025 Race Report
- Isha Reshmi Mohan
- Apr 27, 2025
- 3 min read
Written by Isha Reshmi Mohan
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
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.
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