2025 MotoGP World Championship


The 2025 FIM MotoGP World Championship was the premier class of the 77th Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme Road Racing World Championship season, the highest level of competition in motorcycle road racing.
Marc Márquez won the Riders' Championship after 17 rounds, securing his seventh premier class title and ninth overall. His first title since 2019, it was the longest wait a rider has ever had between premier class titles.

Season summary

The season began without defending champion Jorge Martín, who injured his wrist in a pre-season testing crash. He made his debut with Aprilia at the Qatar Grand Prix, but he suffered fractured ribs and a pneumothorax as result of a lap 14 crash and subsequently being struck by another rider's motorcycle, which left him out of the season indefinitely. He returned for the Czech Grand Prix.
The first ten rounds of the season began with strong results for brothers Marc and Álex 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 and two further podiums. He completed perfect weekends in Thailand, Argentina, Qatar, and Aragon. Alex Márquez took the Grand Prix victory in Spain with seven second-place finished in previous sprints and races. Francesco Bagnaia won the Americas Grand Prix with four third-place finished in previous sprints and races. Johann Zarco and Marco Bezzechi 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 and Honda's first victory since April 2023, and snapped Ducati's win streak at 22 — tied with the record previously set by Honda itself. Bezzechi's victory marked Aprilia's first in over a year, since the 2024 Grand Prix of the Americas.
Marc Márquez continued his dominance at the eleventh round in Germany with his fifth perfect weekend of the season. The Grand Prix victory marked his 69th premier class win, surpassing Giacomo Agostini for second position on the all-time list, behind Valentino Rossi. At the halfway point of the season, he led the riders' championship with 344 points, ahead of Alex Márquez and Francesco Bagnaia.
With the series returning to the Brno Circuit for the first time since 2020, Marc Márquez continued his streak of sprint and Grand Prix wins at five, setting a new record for Ducati riders. In Austria, 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. The championship returned to Hungary for the first time since 1992, where Márquez further extended his winning streak to seven with his sixth perfect weekend of the season. Defending champion Jorge Martín finished the Grand Prix in fourth, his best result since returning from injury with Aprilia. At Catalunya, 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, the Ducati victory sealed their sixth consecutive constructor's championship since 2020. In the main race, Álex Márquez triumphed at his home race, ahead of brother Marc and Tech3 KTM's Enea Bastianni, ending his brother's unbeaten streak which had extended back to the Aragon sprint on 7 June. In San Marino, Marc Márquez crashed from the lead of the sprint race, allowing pole sitter Marco Bezzecchi to snap his record streak of sprint victories at eight. Both riders battled for the lead in the main race, with Márquez ultimately emerging victorious.
In Japan, 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 for Marc Márquez to be crowned the 2025 champion, his seventh of the premier class and ninth overall, equalling Valentino Rossi.
In Indonesia, Marco Bezzecchi came back from a poor start to claim his second sprint win of the season. 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. In Australia, Raúl Fernández became the seventh different winner of the season with his maiden MotoGP victory at the Phillip Island circuit, also securing a first-ever triumph for Trackhouse Racing in the premier class. 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. The Malaysian Grand Prix was a big weekend for Gresini Racing, as they clinched the independent team of the year title, with Álex Márquez securing runner-up in the championship with his third victory of the season, and Fermín Aldeguer clinching Rookie of the year award. Marc and Álex Márquez marked a historic first for Grand Prix motorcycle racing, with a pair of brothers finishing 1–2 in the championship. At the final two rounds of the season in Portugal and Valencia, Álex Márquez won both sprint races, while Marco Bezzecchi was victorious in both main Grands Prix.

Teams and riders

All teams used series-specified Michelin tyres.

Team changes

  • Red Bull GasGas Tech3 reverted to the Tech3 KTM name and used factory spec bikes.
  • Prima Pramac Racing switched from Ducati to Yamaha on a seven-year deal.
  • Repsol ended their collaboration with Honda Racing Corporation after 30 years, with Castrol taking over their title sponsorship.

    Rider changes

  • Fermín Aldeguer signed a Ducati factory contract in March 2024, and was confirmed to be racing for Gresini Racing on 28 August 2024 replacing the factory Ducati bound Marc Márquez.
  • Aleix Espargaró announced his retirement from full-time racing at the 2024 Catalan Grand Prix. He was announced to become a test rider for Honda.
  • Pedro Acosta was promoted to the Red Bull KTM Factory Racing team, replacing Jack Miller.
  • Marc Márquez and Jorge Martín were linked with a move to the Lenovo Ducati factory squad throughout the first half of 2024 as the top performing Ducati satellite team riders. In Barcelona and Mugello, it was set to be confirmed that Jorge Martin would replace Bastianini, but after the Italian Grand Prix weekend, it was reported that Marquez was chosen to replace Bastianini. During the Mugello Test, Jorge Martín announced that he would be joining Aprilia Racing, replacing the retiring Aleix Espargaró. 2 days later, Ducati announced that Marc Márquez would join their factory team alongside Francesco Bagnaia.
  • KTM announced Enea Bastianini and Maverick Viñales would join their Tech3 team, replacing Pedro Acosta and Augusto Fernández. The latter was confirmed as a Yamaha test rider.
  • Aprilia Racing announced that Marco Bezzecchi would join alongside Jorge Martín, replacing Maverick Viñales.
  • Pertamina Enduro VR46 Team announced that Franco Morbidelli would join alongside Fabio Di Giannantonio, riding a Desmosedici GP24, replacing Marco Bezzecchi.
  • Trackhouse Racing announced that reigning Moto2 World Champion Ai Ogura had signed a two-year contract to ride alongside Raúl Fernández, replacing Miguel Oliveira.
  • LCR Honda announced that Somkiat Chantra would join alongside Johann Zarco, replacing the retiring Takaaki Nakagami, who left the team after seven seasons and would become test rider alongside Aleix Espargaró.
  • Prima Pramac Racing switched to Yamaha, and signed Miguel Oliveira and Jack Miller who would make his return to the team after his first stint for them between 2018 and 2020.

    Mid-season changes

  • Reigning World Champion Jorge Martín missed the Thailand, Argentine, and Americas rounds after an injury sustained while training before the start of the season. He was replaced by Lorenzo Savadori. He made his debut with Aprilia at the Qatar Grand Prix, but he suffered fractured ribs and a pneumothorax as result of a lap 14 crash and subsequently being struck by another rider's motorcycle, 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 teammate Marco 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 by Lorenzo Savadori at Australian, Malaysian, and Portuguese Grand Prix.
  • Miguel Oliveira missed the Americas, Qatar, and Jerez rounds after an injury sustained at the previous Argentine round. Augusto Fernández raced in his stead.
  • 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, with Michele Pirro replacing him at Australian and Malaysian Grand Prix, while as Nicolò Bulega replaced him at Portuguese and Valencian Grand Prix.

    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.

    Calendar

The following Grands Prix took place in 2025:
RoundDateGrand PrixCircuit
12 March

Grand Prix locations