Marc Márquez was the 2025 MotoGP World Riders' Champion, his seventh premier class world title and ninth overall.Álex Márquez (pictured in 2023) finished as runner-up while asMarco Bezzecchi finished third in the Riders' standings.Fermín Aldeguer became the 'Rookie of the Year' in this season.
Marc Márquez won the Riders' Championship after 17 rounds, securing his seventh premier class title and ninth overall. His first title since2019, it was the longest wait a rider has ever had between premier class titles.[1]
Season summary
The season began without defending championJorge Martín, who injured his wrist in a pre-season testing crash.[2] He made his debut with Aprilia at theQatar Grand Prix, but he suffered fractured ribs and apneumothorax as result of a lap 14 crash and subsequently being struck by another rider's motorcycle,[3] which left him out of the season indefinitely. He returned for theCzech Grand Prix.[4]
The first ten rounds of the season began with strong results for brothersMarc andÁlex Márquez, who shared the top two podium positions in each of the first ten sprint races. Marc Márquez took six of the Grand Prix wins (Thailand,Qatar,Argentina,Aragon,Italy, andNetherlands) and two further podiums.[5][6][7][8][9] He completed perfect weekends (pole, sprint win, Grand Prix win, and fastest lap) in Thailand, Argentina, Qatar, and Aragon. Alex Márquez took the Grand Prix victory inSpain with five further second-place finishes.[10]Francesco Bagnaia won theAmericas Grand Prix with five more podiums.[11]Johann Zarco (France) andMarco Bezzechi (United Kingdom) also took one Grand Prix victory each. Zarco's dominant finish in rainy conditions at his home Grand Prix marked the first for a Frenchman in over 70 years andHonda's first victory since April 2023, and snappedDucati's win streak at 22 — tied with the record previously set by Honda itself.[12][13] Bezzechi's victory markedAprilia's first in over a year, since the2024 Grand Prix of the Americas.[14]
Marc Márquez continued his dominance at the eleventh round inGermany with his fifth perfect weekend of the season. The Grand Prix victory marked his 69th premier class win, surpassingGiacomo Agostini for second position on the all-time list, behindValentino Rossi.[15] At the halfway point of the season, he led the riders' championship with 344 points, ahead of Alex Márquez (261 points) and Francesco Bagnaia (197 points).[16]
With the series returning to theBrno Circuit for the first time since2020, Marc Márquez continued his streak of sprint and Grand Prix wins at five, setting a new record for Ducati riders.[17] InAustria, Marco Bezzecchi started from pole position for the first time in the season, but Márquez continued his chain of sprint and Grand Prix victories to six, his first ever at the Spielberg track.[18] The championship returned toHungary for the first time since1992, where Márquez further extended his winning streak to seven with his sixth perfect weekend of the season. Defending championJorge Martín finished the Grand Prix in fourth, his best result since returning from injury withAprilia.[19] AtCatalunya, Marc Márquez inherited the sprint victory from brother Álex, who crashed on the third-to-last lap after leading the race from pole position. With both Aprilia factory riders crashing out of the sprint, theDucati victory sealed their sixth consecutive constructor's championship since 2020.[20] In the main race, Álex Márquez triumphed at his home race, ahead of brother Marc andTech3 KTM'sEnea Bastianni, ending his brother's unbeaten streak which had extended back to the Aragon sprint on 7 June.[21] InSan Marino, Marc Márquez crashed from the lead of the sprint race, allowing pole sitterMarco Bezzecchi to snap his record streak of sprint victories at eight.[22] Both riders battled for the lead in the main race, surging to nearly 7 seconds ahead of the rest of the field, with Márquez ultimately emerging victorious.[23]
InJapan,Francesco Bagnaia returned to form with his first perfect weekend of the season, starting from pole to win his first sprint and his second Grand Prix of the season. Finishing runner-up in both sessions was sufficient forMarc Márquez to be crowned the 2025 champion, his seventh of the premier class and ninth overall, equallingValentino Rossi.[24][25]
InIndonesia, Marco Bezzecchi came back from a poor start to claim his second sprint win of the season.[26] Bezzecchi would collide with Marc Márquez in the main race, causing an injured shoulder for the latter.Fermín Aldeguer dominated proceedings to win his first race in the premier class and became the second youngest rider to do so after Márquez himself.[27] InAustralia,Raúl Fernández became the seventh different winner of the season with his maiden MotoGP victory at thePhillip Island circuit, also securing a first-ever triumph forTrackhouse Racing in the premier class.[28] After sitting out the Australian round, Márquez announced on 23 October that he would sit out the remainder of the season to focus on his injury recovery for 2026.[29] TheMalaysian Grand Prix was a big weekend forGresini Racing, as they clinched the independent team of the year title, withÁlex Márquez securing runner-up in the championship with his third victory of the season, and Fermín Aldeguer clinching Rookie of the year award.[30] Marc and Álex Márquez marked a historic first for Grand Prix motorcycle racing, with a pair of brothers finishing 1-2 in the championship.[31] At the final two rounds of the season inPortugal andValencia, Álex Márquez won both sprint races, while Marco Bezzecchi was victorious in both main Grands Prix.
Fermín Aldeguer signed aDucati factory contract in March 2024, and was confirmed to be racing forGresini Racing on 28 August 2024 replacing the factory Ducati bound Marc Márquez.[72]
Marc Márquez andJorge Martín were linked with a move to theLenovo Ducati factory squad throughout the first half of2024 as the top performing Ducati satellite team riders. InBarcelona andMugello, it was set to be confirmed that Jorge Martin would replace Bastianini, but after theItalian Grand Prix weekend, it was reported that Marquez was chosen to replace Bastianini. During the Mugello Test, Jorge Martín announced that he would be joiningAprilia Racing, replacing the retiring Aleix Espargaró.[32] 2 days later, Ducati announced that Marc Márquez would join their factory team alongsideFrancesco Bagnaia.[39]
Aprilia Racing announced thatMarco Bezzecchi would join alongside Jorge Martín, replacing Maverick Viñales.[34]
Pertamina Enduro VR46 Team announced thatFranco Morbidelli would join alongside Fabio Di Giannantonio, riding aDesmosedici GP24, replacing Marco Bezzecchi.[76]
Trackhouse Racing announced that reigning Moto2 World ChampionAi Ogura had signed a two-year contract to ride alongsideRaúl Fernández, replacing Miguel Oliveira.[77]
LCR Honda announced thatSomkiat Chantra would join alongside Johann Zarco, replacing the retiringTakaaki Nakagami, who left the team after seven seasons and would become test rider alongside Aleix Espargaró.[78]
Reigning World ChampionJorge Martín missed the Thailand, Argentine, and Americas rounds after an injury sustained while training before the start of the season.[79][80][81] He was replaced byLorenzo Savadori. He made his debut with Aprilia at the Qatar Grand Prix, but he suffered fractured ribs and apneumothorax as result of a lap 14 crash and subsequently being struck by another rider's motorcycle,[3] which left him out of the season indefinitely and further replaced by Savadori from the Spanish Grand Prix on. At the Japanese Grand Prix Sprint, he collided with teammateMarco Bezzecchi on the first lap and broke his collarbone as a result, ruling him out of Japanese, Indonesian, Australian, Malaysian, and Portuguese Grand Prix and was replaced be replaced byLorenzo Savadori at Australian, Malaysian, and Portuguese Grand Prix.
After winning his seventh MotoGP World Riders' Championship,Marc Márquez suffered a right collarbone fracture and ligament injury following a collision with Aprilia rider Marco Bezzecchi during the first lap of the Indonesian Grand Prix. Ducati later confirmed that he will miss the Australian and Malaysian Grands Prix in the process, withMichele Pirro replacing him at Australian and Malaysian Grand Prix,[40] while asNicolò Bulega replaced him at Portuguese and Valencian Grand Prix.[41]
Rule changes
Mid-season rule changes
From the start of Malaysian Grand Prix, riders wouldn't be allowed to rejoin qualifying sessions if they fall during the final three minutes. The same will apply to the Friday afternoon Practice session. In another small adjustment to the rules, riders have been instructed not warm up their tyres by means of zig-zagging in the pitlane.[84]