Winners and Losers: MotoGP 2025 Catalan Grand Prix
- Silvia Cojocaru
- 6 hours ago
- 3 min read
This weekend brought fans everything from celebrations to heartbreak, all packaged by incredible racing. Through the chaos of it all, these are the winners and losers of the Catalan Grand Prix.
Winner: Ducati
This was another great weekend for the team, as they were able to celebrate their sixth consecutive constructors’ title this Saturday. Marc Màrquez brought the team glory in the sprint, while his brother claimed the win in the Grand Prix. Even Francesco Bagnaia was able to overcome his disappointing Saturday to go from 21st on the grid to 7th in the race on Sunday.
Winner: Enea Bastianini
After a decent result in qualifying placed him ninth on the grid, Bastianini really shined in both races. He finished fifth in the sprint, behind Pedro Acosta, whilst in the Grand Prix he was able to overtake him. Both Acosta and Bastianini showed great pace at the start, but it was the Italian who was able to maintain it throughout the race.
Bastianini also tried to put the championship leader under pressure, but in the end he settled for third place, claiming his first podium with the KTM team. A great weekend for the Italian rider and an even better one for new KTM Tech3 owner, Guenther Steiner, to attend.
Winner: Álex Marquez
A near perfect weekend for the Spaniard, claiming the second MotoGP win of his career and his first one at home.
Saturday was a rollercoaster of emotions for the Gresini rider, having taken his first pole position since the 2023 Argentine Grand Prix to a heartbreaking DNF in the sprint race.
Still, despite crashing out of the sprint, Álex put out a great performance, putting almost one second between himself and his brother. Marc even admitted after his sprint win that Álex would be difficult to beat on Sunday, as he seemed more comfortable on the track.
The Grand Prix confirmed these claims. After Marc claimed the lead at the start, Álex shortly made his comeback and having passed his brother on Lap 4, no one could challenge him for the win. His victory also mathematically keeps him in the race for the title.
Loser: Aprilia
After an underwhelming qualifying left the three Aprilia riders 12th, 18th and 23rd on the grid, the races were even more disappointing for the Italian team.
Saturday saw a triple DNF for the team, Jorge Martín being taken out of the sprint by Franco Morbidelli and just a lap later, Marco Bezzecchi was taken out by Fermín Aldeguer. Wildcard rider Lorenzo Savadori didn’t fare better as his race also came to an abrupt stop.
The Grand Prix could have been an opportunity for redemption, but luck was not on their side again. Bezzecchi came into contact with Morbidelli on Lap 2, while Savadori crashed on Lap 21. Martín was the only Aprilia rider who finished a race this weekend, coming home in 10th place, a rather bittersweet result.
Loser: Franco Morbidelli
What could have been a great weekend for the Italian rider turned to disappointment in the races. Starting from 4th on the grid, Morbidelli crashed out of both races.
On Saturday, his crash that took out Martín earned himself a long lap penalty for Sunday. In the Grand Prix, he made contact with another Aprilia rider, but was able to continue on, only to crash out three laps short of seeing the chequered flag.
Loser: Fermín Aldeguer
After the high of his first podium two races ago, Aldeguer’s Catalan weekend represented a significant low, as nothing seemed to go in favour of the Spanish rider.
Qualifying ended early for the rookie, unable to reach Q2 and he crashed out of the sprint, bringing Bezzecchi down in the process. This contact resulted in Aldeguer receiving a long lap penalty for the Sunday race.
Starting from the back of the grid, there wasn’t much that the Spaniard could’ve done. After serving his penalty, he finished the race in 15th place. Whilst not being a great turnaround for Aldeguer, he is still at the beginning of his career, with plenty of time to recover, having shown that he has incredible potential.
Remember to tune in for the San Marino Grand Prix on the 14th of September at 16:00 GMT!
