RACE REPORT | MotoGP San Marino 2025

Marc Márquez triumphed at the San Marino Grand Prix, beating Marco Bezzecchi and his brother Alex Márquez to the podium.  

At lights out, Marc Márquez wasted no time climbing into second, right behind Bezzecchi, who held onto the lead. A yellow flag appeared almost immediately when Johann Zarco went down at Turn 4, though he was able to rejoin. After the opening lap, the order was: Bezzecchi, Marc Márquez, Alex Márquez, Quartararo, Morbidelli, Di Giannantonio, Acosta, Bagnaia, Aldeguer, and Marini. Alongside Martín, both Alex Rins and Augusto Fernández were also handed double long-lap penalties for jump starts. Another yellow flag followed when Ai Ogura crashed in sector 3.

Pedro Acosta showed strong speed, moving past Bagnaia and both VR46 riders. By lap 4, he was already closing in on Quartararo. A third yellow flag came on lap 5 after Maverick Viñales fell in sector 2. One lap later, Acosta overtook Quartararo for fourth place. But his promising race ended in heartbreak on lap 8, when a technical problem forced him to retire—another blow for KTM after a difficult weekend. Shortly after, Bagnaia’s race ended in frustration with a crash.

By lap 10, the standings were: Bezzecchi, Marc Márquez, Alex Márquez, Quartararo, Morbidelli, Di Giannantonio, Aldeguer, Marini, Oliveira, and Bastianini. Rins then crashed in sector 1, retiring from the race. On lap 12, a small mistake from Bezzecchi opened the door for Marc Márquez to take the lead, and he quickly pulled clear. Bastianini later crashed out as well, leaving Brad Binder as KTM’s sole representative. Behind, Quartararo came under increasing pressure, losing ground first to Morbidelli and Di Giannantonio, and then slipping further back.

By lap 21, the top ten read: Marc Márquez, Bezzecchi, Alex Márquez, Morbidelli, Di Giannantonio, Aldeguer, Marini, Quartararo, Oliveira, and Binder. With four laps remaining, Marc Márquez still led, closely shadowed by Bezzecchi, while Alex Márquez ran over four seconds adrift in third. Only Marini and Oliveira managed to avoid track limits warnings in the top ten.

In the closing stages, Bezzecchi continued to harass Marc Márquez, but the eight-time world champion resisted the pressure to secure victory. Bezzecchi settled for second, while Alex Márquez completed the all-Ducati podium in third place.

Race results:

1st Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati) –
2nd Alex Marquez (Ducati) – +2.089
3rd Fabio Di Giannantonio (Ducati) – +3.594
4th Franco Morbidelli (Ducati) – +10.732
5th Jack Miller (Yamaha) – +11.857
6th Marco Bezzecchi (Aprilia) – +12.238
7th Enea Bastianini (KTM) – +12.815
8th Luca Marini (Honda) – +15.646
9th Ai Ogura (Aprilia) – +16.344
10th Fabio Quartararo (Yamaha) – +18.255
11th Alex Rins (Yamaha) – +24.256
12th Raul Fernandez (Aprilia) – +27.938
13th Augusto Fernandez (Yamaha) – +35.740
14th Maverick Viñales (KTM) – +42.724
15th Luca Savadori (Aprilia) – +46.397
16th Somkiat Chantra (Honda) – +63.601
17th Johann Zarco (Honda) – +63.701

DNF Pedro Acosta (KTM)
DNF Brad Binder (KTM)
DNF Marc Marquez (Ducati)
DNF Fermin Aldeguer (Ducati)
DNF Joan Mir (Honda)