Sunday MotoGP Race
Grabbing the holeshot and seizing the initiative in a repeat of the Sprint on Saturday, Marc Marquez lead them through the opening laps. Brother Alex Marquez (BK8 Gresini Racing MotoGP) was second whilst Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati Lenovo Team) occupied P3. Another good start from Ai Ogura (Trackhouse MotoGP Team) saw him briefly inside the podium places on Lap 1 but he was soon shuffled back. Pedro Acosta’s (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing) charge in the leading places soon came to an abrupt end with a fall at Turn 1 on Lap 4.
The race looked to be taking a familiar tone to the Sprint but you can never guarantee anything in the most exciting sport on Earth. On Lap 7, coming out of Turn 3, leader Marquez seemingly slowed down with no apparent or visual reason. He slotted in behind his brother, who assumed the lead of the Grand Prix; whilst Marc may not have led every lap of the year, a Marquez has. Whether it was for tyre pressure concerns, tyre/fuel conservation or another factor, we now had a tense Grand Prix at the front between the rival siblings.
Further back, there was a good fight for sixth place with Marco Bezzecchi (Aprilia Racing), Jack Miller (Prima Pramac Yamaha MotoGP), Raul Fernandez (Trackhouse MotoGP Team) and Joan Mir (HRC Honda Castrol). However, for Mir, the 2020 World Champion’s optimism turned to despair as he fell on Lap 16 at Turn 12, tucking the front and unable to remount.
Maintaining the status quo for the next handful of laps at the front, Marc remained glued to his brother; on Lap 18, Pecco was likewise just a second back but after a couple more laps, started slipping back but was in a safe third place ahead of the #21 of Franco Morbidelli. Having initially looked as if he didn’t have the pace to go with the leading brothers, the #63 closed back in.
It came too late to have a say though as on Lap 23 at Turn 12, Marc attacked Alex and retook the lead. All eyes were now on whether or not the #73 had anything left in the locker, but he didn’t. The six-time MotoGP Champion had it all under control. 93 Grand Prix weekends after he last led the World Championship, Marc Marquez doubled up at the Destination of Speed and took his first Grand Prix victory in the red of Ducati. A 112th podium, he matches ex-teammate at Honda Dani Pedrosa in the rostrum rankings.
Bagnaia closed in on Alex as the race reached its climax but couldn’t have a say, with Alex holding on and joining his brother on the podium. Pecco’s third place means the top three from the Sprint emphasised their strength with a repeat showing in Sunday’s Grand Prix. Morbidelli clinched fourth place ahead of an impressive Ogura, who can be proud of a double top five on his debut weekend to welcome him up to MotoGP. Ogura’s result is the best by a rookie in a Grand Prix since 2013 – some kid called Marc Marquez back then. It’s also the first top five for a Japanese rider in a Grand Prix since 2021’s Styrian GP, with Takaaki Nakagami also in P5. Bezzecchi fought through for P6 ahead of a late-charging Johann Zarco (CASTROL Honda LCR), already bettering Honda’s best result from last year at the same Grand Prix.
Brad Binder (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing) had a quiet race to P8, ahead of a resurgent Enea Bastianini (Red Bull KTM Tech 3) who turned his pre-season woes into Grand Prix gains in ninth; Fabio Di Giannantonio (Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team) came through to deny Miller the final place within the top ten, although Miller’s first Grand Prix with Yamaha saw him as the top representative for the Iwata manufacturer.
With Miller taking P11, Luca Marini (Honda HRC Castrol) was next up and saw off pressure from rookie Fermin Aldeguer (BK8 Gresini Racing MotoGP), Miguel Oliveira (Prima Pramac Yamaha MotoGP) and Fabio Quartararo (Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP), with the 2021 World Champion having a nightmare opening lap where he was as low as 18th and never really recovering. Home-hero Somkiat Chantra (IDEMITSU Honda LCR) took 18th, just five seconds from points on his debut.
2025 Thailand MotoGP Race Results
| 1 | Marc Marquez | (Ducati Lenovo Team) | |
| 2 | Alex Marquez | (BK8 Gresini Racing MotoGP™) | +1.732 |
| 3 | Francesco Bagnaia | (Ducati Lenovo Team) | +2.398 |
| 4 | Franco Morbidelli | (Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team) | +5.176 |
| 5 | Ai Ogura | (Trackhouse MotoGP™ Team) | +7.450 |
| 6 | Marco Bezzecchi | (Aprilia Racing) | +14.967 |
| 7 | Johann Zarco | (LCR Honda) | +15.225 |
| 8 | Brad Binder | (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing) | +19.929 |
| 9 | Enea Bastianini | (Red Bull KTM Tech3) | +20.053 |
| 10 | Fabio Di Giannantonio | (Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team) | +21.546 |
Moto2 Race
Manuel Gonzalez (Liqui Moly Dynavolt Intact GP) produced an inch perfect performance at the Thai Grand Prix to collect the first Moto2 victory honours of the season. Aron Canet (Fantic Racing LINO SONEGO) claimed a solid second place as Senna Agius makes it two Liqui Moly Dynavolt Intact GP riders on the rostrum despite being handed a Long Lap penalty following an incident with Celestino Vietti (Team HDR Heidrun).
The early frontrunner on his Triumph-powered Boscoscuro was Vietti but Gonzalez was clinging right onto the tailpipes of the Italian, with the latter’s teammate Agius enjoying a fantastic start to the race to sit in P3. By Lap 12 of 22, Gonzalez was at the front and beginning to pull the pin. The gap was up to 1.9s as Agius locked onto the back of Vietti.
Then, drama. Agius showed a wheel to Vietti’s left hand side through Turn 10 and there was contact made. It was enough to see Vietti slide out of contention, Agius was wide and lost a heap of time, which allowed Canet to climb into second place. That controversial collision meant Gonzalez was now over three seconds ahead at the front, with Agius handed a Long Lap penalty for his involvement.
In the closing stages, Gonzalez and Canet were comfortable in P1 and P2, with Diogo Moreira (Italtrans Racing Team) – who picked off Agius after the Australian’s mistake – starting to come under pressure from the recovering #81. The move came at Turn 12 with three laps to go, before Moreira bit back at Turn 1. Agius was back into P3 at Turn 3, but Moreira didn’t throw in the sweat drenched towel. The duo exchanged positions five times on Lap 21 of 22, with Agius holding the final podium spot coming onto the final lap.
And after the superb Gonzalez clinched a second Moto2 win, and Canet crossed the line to collect a valuable 20 points, Agius held onto third place to beat Moreira by 0.251s. Marcos Ramirez (OnlyFans American Racing Team) rounded out the top five, the Andalucian eventually fending off Barry Baltus (Fantic Racing LINO SONEGO) and Jake Dixon (ELF Marc VDS Racing Team) by just over one and a half seconds – the Briton acting as the lead Boscoscuro rider in Thailand.
Top rookie honours went the way of the incredibly impressive Daniel Holgado as the CFMOTO Inde Aspar Team star bagged P8, the Spaniard finishing ahead of Filip Salač (ELF Marc VDS Racing Team) and Alonso Lopez (Team HDR Heidrun).
Further down, there were points gained by rookie Adrian Huertas (Italtrans Racing Team) in P14, with Indonesia’s Mario Aji (Idemitsu Honda Team Asia) picking up a fifth P15 finish.
2025 Thailand Moto2 Race Results
| 1 | Manuel Gonzalez | (Liqui Moly Dynavolt Intact GP) | |
| 2 | Aron Canet | (Fantic Racing LINO SONEGO) | + 2.600 |
| 3 | Senna Agius | (Liqui Moly Dynavolt Intact GP) | + 6.491 |
| 4 | Diogo Moreira | (Italtrans Racing Team) | + 6.742 |
| 5 | Marcos Ramirez | (OnlyFans American Racing Team) | + 9.591 |
| 6 | Barry Baltus | (Fantic Racing LINO SONEGO) | + 11.244 |
| 7 | Jake Dixon | (ELF Marc VDS Racing Team) | + 11.345 |
| 8 | Daniel Holgado | (CFMOTO Inde Aspar Team) | + 13.174 |
| 9 | Filip Salač | (ELF Marc VDS Racing Team) | + 14.188 |
| 10 | Alonso Lopez | (Team HDR Heidrun) | +14.926 |
Moto3 Race
Moto3™ rocketed into life at Chang International Circuit and Jose Antonio Rueda (Red Bull KTM Ajo) stayed clear of trouble to put in a masterclass and take a second career victory. In second, his rookie teammate Alvaro Carpe became the first rider to take a rostrum on their Moto3 debut since Pedro Acosta in 2021, with Adrian Fernandez (Leopard Racing) completing the podium to start the year strong.
The opening exchanges were hotly contested, with Rueda leading from the front from polesitter Matteo Bertelle (LEVEL-UP MTA), but the second-place baton was being swapped plenty of times as the riders fought for position. There was opening lap drama for rookies Cormac Buchanan (BOE Motorsports) and Eddie O’Shea (GRYD – MLav Racing), with the New Zealander taking out the Brit in a last corner-first lap incident.
With 13 laps to go, a lead group of 13 had formed after home hero Tatchakorn Buasri (Honda Team Asia) crashed out of contention with Valentin Perrone (Red Bull KTM Tech3). Then, Buasri’s teammate Taiyo Furusato had his podium hopes end at Turn 3 with 12 laps to go. Now, it was a front bunch of 12 riders but two more then dropped out of the podium fight. Luca Lunetta (SIC58 Squadra Corse) went off at Turn 3 after a collision with David Muñoz (Liqui Moly Intact Dynavolt), the latter receiving a Long Lap Penalty but crashing out on Lap 13 before he had the chance to take it.
With all the incidents and scrapping in the group, Rueda took his opportunity to bolt clear and instilled a two-second gap between him and the likes of Stefano Nepa (SIC58 Squadra Corse), Adrian Fernandez (Leopard Racing) and rookie revelation Carpe. With just five laps to go, Joel Kelso (LEVEL-UP MTA) got it all wrong at Turn 12 and took out Angel Piqueras (FRINSA – MT Helmets – MSI). The latter rejoined but Kelso was out and later given a double Long Lap for the next race.
The final laps were all about the battle for P2; Fernandez was looking at equalling his career-best finish, Carpe at a debut podium and Nepa – with more starts than any current Moto3 rider on the grid – a career-first podium. Up the road by 7 seconds, Rueda took a second win of his career and would find his teammate alongside him in P2, a magnificent debut for Carpe.
Fernandez took P3 and denied Nepa a first appearance on the rostrum, whilst Matteo Bertelle took P5 despite starting from pole.
There was late heartbreak for Ogden who crashed at the last corner on the last lap after contact with David Almansa (Leopard Racing) and despite his best efforts to not crash, it ended in the gravel, just metres from the finishing line. Dennis Foggia’s (CFMOTO Aspar Team) return to Moto3 thus saw him in P6, with Almansa P7, Rossi promoted into eighth and the top ten rounded out by Joel Esteban (Red Bull KTM Tech 3) and the recovering Lunetta. Points were scored on his debut for Ruche Moodley in 11th, whilst the rest of the scorers were Piqueras charging back up, Marcos Uriarte (GRYD – MLav Racing), Adrian Cruces (CIP Green Power) and Buchanan, who remounted after his Lap 1 fall to take the final place and point.
2025 Thailand Moto3 Race Results
| 1 | Jose Antonio Rueda | (Red Bull KTM Ajo) | |
| 2 | Alvaro Carpe | (Red Bull KTM Ajo) | + 7.276 |
| 3 | Adrian Fernandez | (Leopard Racing) | + 7.341 |
| 4 | Stefano Nepa | (SIC58 Squadra Corse) | + 7.590 |
| 5 | Matteo Bertelle | (LEVELUP-MTA) | + 10.242 |
| 6 | Dennis Foggia | (CFMOTO Gaviota Aspar Team) | + 11.644 |
| 7 | David Almansa | (Leopard Racing) | + 12.068 |
| 8 | Riccardo Rossi | (Rivacold Snipers Team) | + 13.138 |
| 9 | Joel Esteban | (Red Bull KTM Tech3) | + 21.956 |
| 10 | Luca Lunetta | (SIC58 Squadra Corse | + 22.031 |
2025 Thailand MotoGP News—Saturday
Marquez makes it look easy
Marc Marquez cruised to a much-expected Sprint success after claiming pole position then leading all 13 laps. “It was the perfect Saturday,” he said.
It appeared the eight-time World Champion never had to get out of second gear as he comfortably held a challenge from brother Alex at bay. He leads the World Championship for the first time in 1931 days. On this evidence he won’t be topped anytime soon.
Marquez admitted he still had plenty in reserve afterward. “When you push at your 100%, then you start to do some mistakes,” he said. “But I try to manage the distance between me and the second rider. What I understood during all the years I’ve been here in MotoGP, it doesn’t matter to win by 1 second or 3 seconds. So today I tried to manage that gap.”
Ogura shines
Marquez was the victor, but Ai Ogura was the star of the day. The reigning Moto2 champ stunned onlookers by qualifying fifth and then finishing fourth, pushing Pecco Bagnaia all race for the final spot on the podium.
Franco Morbidelli, who was behind in fifth, called Ogura “the MVP of the day” while Marquez laughed in surprise when informed of his pace.
The Japanese rider said his performance was “a big, big surprise” and explained his late braking prowess in a typically understated manner. “From Friday during the session, I went a little more, a little more, and well, in the qualifying I was gaining the lap time in the braking, then I did quite a good lap. So just improved a little bit.”
“(Being) smooth. I think that’s exactly what I learned from Pecco. I was just trying to copy what he was doing. Because to ride behind Pecco for 13 laps is really quality for me.”
Extreme conditions
Conditions on Saturday were among the most extreme in recent MotoGP history. Ambient temperatures stood at 100 degrees F for the MotoGP Sprint, while track temperatures were a punishing 134 degrees.
Riders across all classes spoke to struggling to deal with the heat from their bikes. And Fabio Di Giannantonio, returning after breaking his left collarbone at the Sepang test, was the standout case.
“I got burned on the hands, on the legs. Here on the neck. Completely burning. Like never before. Ducati is one of the coolest bikes. So it’s really, really strange. The bike was working well, everything was fine. But we have to understand why I am the only rider that I’m burning myself.”
It meant the Italian retired from the Sprint with three laps to go.“It was not possible to ride. Like on the straight, I was not in the fairing. I was with the open legs, open arms. And when I was braking, I was putting away both my feet. It was not for a limit braking or, you know the leg [dangle] on the brake.”
Saturday MotoGP Sprint Race
The triple in Thailand is well and truly on for Marc Marquez as the new Ducati Lenovo Team recruit pockets a scintillating Tissot Sprint victory to secure a perfect Saturday to ignite his 2025 title charge. Alex Marquez (BK8 Gresini Racing MotoGP) backed up his front row in qualifying with a P2 to earn his first Saturday silver medal, while Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati Lenovo Team) earned some valuable points after having to settle for P3 in the first Sprint of the campaign.
It was lights out for 2025 and Marc Marquez made the dream launch from pole position to pocket the holeshot. Pecco slotted into an early P2 but on the run into Turn 3, Alex Marquez stole P2 back. Ai Ogura (Trackhouse MotoGP Team) swooped around the outside at Turn 1 to clinch an early P4, with Jack Miller (Prima Pramac Yamaha MotoGP) P5.
At the start of Lap 3, Marquez – of the Marc variety – was 0.6s clear of his younger brother Alex. Bagnaia was a further second off the tailpipes of the Gresini star, with Ogura keeping the two-time MotoGP Champion on his toes. And a lap later, it was still the case – Ogura was shadowing Pecco, with the latter losing touch on the top two in the early stages.
After a nightmare launch that saw him drop to the rear of the field, Marco Bezzecchi (Aprilia Racing) was making good progress. The Italian was P14, but Aprilia’s attention was on Ogura in P4, who was still shadowing Bagnaia.
Drama unfolded for Miller with seven laps left, the Aussie was on the floor at Turn 8 from P6, which promoted Fabio Quartararo (Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP) to top Yamaha in P6. That was soon P7, as a small error at Turn 8 allowed Pedro Acosta (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing) to carve through.
Back at the front, Marc Marquez was 1.1s clear of Alex Marquez heading into the closing five laps. Bagnaia was 1.2s in arrears of the #73 but now, the Italian was the fastest rider on track. Ogura was now 0.5s behind Bagnaia, with Franco Morbidelli (Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team) a lonely P5.
Three to go. Between the top three, it was pretty much as you were. Ogura’s podium hopes were seemingly slipping away as the Japanese star dropped to 0.8s off Bagnaia, but the rookie sensation had 1.8s to play with back to Morbidelli.
Two to go. Bagnaia’s efforts of trying to close down Alex Marquez for P2 had run out of steam and heading onto the final lap of the first Sprint of 2025, Marc Marquez was able to cruise home. The perfect Saturday was secured for the six-time MotoGP World Champion and for the first time since 2019, the #93 saw himself at the summit of the MotoGP World Championship.
In the end, it was a comfortable P2 for Alex Marquez as Bagnaia claimed P3 to open his points account for the year. Ride of the day goes to rookie Ogura. A magnificent P4 sees the reigning Moto2 World Champion finish less than a second behind Pecco, 1.3s ahead of Morbidelli and over six seconds ahead of last year’s rookie star Acosta. What a ride. It was P6 for the #37 of Acosta, P7 for Quartararo, P8 for Brad Binder (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing) and a hard earned P9 for Honda HRC Castrol’s Joan Mir as the 2020 World Champion and Japanese manufacturer see light at the end of the tunnel with their second Sprint points and first in the dry.
2025 Thailand MotoGP Results—MotoGP Sprint Race
| 1 | Marc Marquez | (Ducati Lenovo Team) | |
| 2 | Alex Marquez | (BK8 Gresini Racing MotoGP™) | +1.185 |
| 3 | Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati Lenovo Team) | +3.423 | |
| 4 | Ai Ogura | (Trackhouse MotoGP™ Team) | +4.392 |
| 5 | Franco Morbidelli | (Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team) | +5.790 |
| 6 | Pedro Acosta | (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing) | +11.700 |
| 7 | Fabio Quartararo | (Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP™) | +13.437 |
| 8 | Brad Binder | (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing) | +14.228 |
| 9 | Joan Mir | (Honda HRC Castrol) | +15.453 |
| 10 | Johann Zarco | (LCR Honda) | +16.209 |
MotoGP Qualifying
The first part of qualifying? Get through to Q2; having been caught out at the end of Practice yesterday, Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati Lenovo Team) had to clear Q1 and cement himself in the 12-rider shootout. After two laps, he was already straight down and on pace that would have been more than good enough on Friday to put him straight through and thus bagged a slot to move to Q2.
After the first runs were done, Fabio Di Giannantonio (Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team) was sitting pretty but with the second half of the session to go, anything was possible. The #49 was shuffled back due to some impressive surprises; Jack Miller (Prima Pramac Yamaha MotoGP™) put in two laps to propel himself into contention and despite late attempts by Di Giannantonio and Brad Binder (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing), the Australian held on and partnered ex-teammate Bagnaia into Q2. Home-hero Somkiat Chantra (IDEMITSU Honda LCR) goes from P21 for his home debut Sprint, before his penalty on Sunday.
The 15 minutes fired up with Pecco the first rider to bank a lap time but it wasn’t as quick as his Q1 effort; teammate Marc Marquez did however rocket into P1 with a lap time good enough to challenge – but not quite surpass – Pecco’s lap record from 2024. Brother Alex Marquez (BK8 Gresini Racing MotoGP™) was right behind the #93 whilst rookie sensation Ai Ogura (Trackhouse Racing MotoGP) was a surprise in third as the first runs came to conclusion. Pecco had slipped to P5 ahead of Marco Bezzecchi (Aprilia Racing) but a frenetic showdown was building for the last six minutes.
Having come through Q1 with the #63, Miller followed him to set a stonking lap time, good enough for the second row in P4. Franco Morbidelli (Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team) went onto row two too with P6 whilst double MotoGP Champion Bagnaia responded and put himself in P3. With just less than three minutes to go, Bezzecchi then fell at Turn 3, bringing out the yellow flags for a brief moment.
As quickly as they were withdrawn, they were back out for a second time due to a fall for Joan Mir (Honda HRC Castrol), hampering Marc Marquez’s latest attempt. Even with pole seemingly sorted, he had one final lap to try and set a new lap record and had his brother ahead on track as a reference. In the end, it wasn’t to be and the #93 took a maiden factory Ducati pole ahead of his brother in P2 and teammate in P3.
wWith a very impressive return to Prima Pramac and indeed on their debut with Yamaha, Miller took P4 and his best qualifying result since he was P5 in Austria last year. Ogura was an astounding P5 on his debut, the best debut qualifying for a rookie since Fabio Quartararo (Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP™) in 2019, and top Aprilia, with Morbidelli just 0.037s adrift of the rookie in sixth.
A late lap from Pedro Acosta (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing) sees him as best KTM in heading up the third row in P7, with Raul Fernandez (Trackhouse Racing MotoGP) in the middle of the third row and with a best Buriram qualifying performance, ahead of Bezzecchi who will have hoped for more. Quartararo, Joan Mir and Johann Zarco (CASTROL Honda LCR) rounded out the running and will be in a fierce battle for points.
2025 Thailand MotoGP Results—MotoGP Qualifying
| 1 | Marc Marquez | (Ducati Lenovo Team) | 1:28.782 |
| 2 | Alex Marquez | (BK8 Gresini Racing MotoGP) | + 0.146 |
| 3 | Francesco Bagnaia | (Ducati Lenovo Team) | + 0.173 |
| 4 | Jack Miller | (Prima Pramac Yamaha MotoGP) | + 0.308 |
| 5 | Ai Ogura | (Trackhouse MotoGP Team) | + 0.352 |
| 6 | Franco Morbidelli | (Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team) | + 0.389 |
| 7 | Pedro Acosta | (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing) | + 0.538 |
| 8 | Raul Fernandez | (Trackhouse MotoGP Team) | + 0.585 |
| 9 | Marco Bezzecchi | (Aprilia Racing) | + 0.599 |
| 10 | Fabio Quartararo | (Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP) | + 0.607 |
Moto2 Qualifying
Manuel Gonzalez (Liqui Moly Dynavolt Intact GP) took the first pole position of the year in Moto2, with just 0.036 deciding it in a late flurry of fast laps at the top as the Spaniard edges out Celestino Vietti (HDR Heidrun) – the Italian charging through from Q1 to second. Aron Canet (Fantic Racing Lino Sonego) locks out a front row that seems poised to get the gloves off on Sunday.
Until 22 seconds to go in Moto2 Q2 in Thailand, it looked like Barry Baltus (Fantic Racing Lino Sonego) was on for a maiden pole position. But the late onslaught from his key rivals puts him down in fifth, with Senna Agius (Liqui Moly Dynavolt Intact GP) pipping him to the front of Row 2. Darryn Binder (ITALJET Gresini Moto2) completes the second row after, like Vietti, charging up from Q1.
Marcos Ramirez (Onlyfans American Racing Team) is next up, with late movers Jake Dixon (ELF Marc VDS Racing Team) and Alonso Lopez (Team HDR Heidrun) on Row 3.
Brazilian rider Diogo Moreira (Italtrans Racing Team) starts tenth, and he, Izan Guevara (BLU CRU Pramac Yamaha Moto2) and Deniz Öncü (Red Bull KTM Ajo) just behind will all be looking for more when the lights go out. Likewise Tony Arbolino as the former Buriram winner didn’t make it through to Q2 in his first outing with BLU CRU Pramac Yamaha Moto2.
Some other key stories to watch out for as we go racing are Indonesian Mario Aji’s best Moto2 qualifying in P14 for Idemitsu Honda Team Asia, and a solid debut for top rookie Daniel Holgado (CFMoto Inde Aspar Team) in fifteenth as he came through Q1. Teammate and reigning Moto3 World Champion David Alonso is having a tougher start to the intermediate class as he didn’t move through from the first qualifying session, looking to find his feet in Moto2.
2025 Thailand MotoGP Results—Moto2 Qualifying
| 1 | Manuel Gonzalez | (Liqui Moly Dynavolt Intact GP) | 1:34.634 |
| 2 | Celestino Vietti | (Team HDR Heidrun) | +0.036s |
| 3 | Aron Canet | (Fantic Racing Lino Sonego) | +0.205s |
| 4 | Senna Agius | (Liqui Moly Dynavolt Intact GP) | +0.239s |
| 5 | Barry Baltus | (Fantic Racing Lino Sonego) | +0.251s |
| 6 | Darryn Binder | (Italjet Gresini Moto2) | +0.353s |
| 7 | Marcos Ramirez | (Onlyfans America Racing Team) | +0.381s |
| 8 | Jake Dixon | (Elf Marc VDS Racing Team) | +0.396s |
| 9 | Alonso Lopez | (Team HDR Heidrun) | +0.456s |
| 10 | Diogo Moreira | (Italtrans Racing Team) | +0.510s |
Moto3 Qualifying
The Moto3™ World Championship’s first pole-sitter has been set after a tight and competitive qualifying session in Buriram. With track temperature rising close to the 60-degree centigrade mark, it was a hotly contested session and one with many key topics. Taking honours come the conclusion of it all, Matteo Bertelle (LEVEL-UP MTA) continued his mighty form from throughout the weekend to bag a first career pole.
After the first runs in Q1, it was home hero Tatchakorn Buasri (Honda Team Asia) who stole the show and was P1 with five minutes remaining ahead of a host of rookies, such as Alvaro Carpe (Red Bull KTM Ajo), Valentin Perrone (Red Bull KTM Tech3) and replacement rider, Adrian Cruces (CIP Green Power), in place of Noah Dettwiler. Carpe toppled Buasri for top spot but both went through to Q2 for the first time, along with Dennis Foggia (CFMOTO Aspar Team) and Eddie O’Shea (GRYD – MLav Racing), the Brit likewise making a first-time appearance in Q2.
It was a whole different story in Q2 though as they faced the likes of Jose Antonio Rueda (Red Bull KTM Ajo), Bertelle and Ryusei Yamanaka (FRINSA – MT Helmets – MSI), all of whom topped sessions during the weekend. Bertelle was strong from the start and led the field after the first flying lap and on his second, towed teammate Joel Kelso into P2, with the strategy working well for the team at the midway point. Luca Lunetta (SIC58 Squadra Corse) hauled himself into P3 before the second and final stint of fast laps got underway.
Opting to set lap times on his own, Yamanaka climbed into the top ten whilst the main train of riders were all in a group and would have three timed laps to give it all they’ve got for pole. Their penultimate lap was the one that saw many of them improve, with Carpe jumping to fifth and Scott Ogden (CIP Green Power) one place ahead of him. Stefano Nepa (SIC58 Squadra Corse) was another late improver going up into P2, one place ahead of Rueda who carried on his form but it’s a first pole for Bertelle, his first front row since Sepang 2023.
Ogden held onto fourth with Lunetta eventually taking fifth, just ahead of top rookie Carpe. The third row is the best of the Leopard Racing Honda’s with David Almansa, ahead of Kelso, Taiyo Furusato (Honda Team Asia) and David Muñoz (Liqui Moly Dynavolt Intact GP) who completes the top ten.
2025 Thailand MotoGP Results—Moto3 Qualifying
| 1 | Matteo Bertelle | (LEVEL UP – MTA) | 1:40.400 |
| 2 | Stefano Nepa | (SIC58 Squadra Corse) | +0.082 |
| 3 | José Rueda | (Red Bull KTM Ajo) | +0.096 |
| 4 | Scott Ogden | (CIP Green Power) | +0.139 |
| 5 | Ruché Moodley | (BOE Motorsports) | +0.247 |
| 6 | Álvaro Carpe | (Red Bull KTM Ajo) | +0.265 |
| 7 | David Almansa | (Leopard Racing) | +0.334 |
| 8 | Joel Kelso | (LEVEL UP – MTA) | +0.339 |
| 9 | Taiyo Furusato | (Honda Team Asia) | +0.358 |
| 10 | David Muñoz | (Liqui Moly Dynavolt Intact GP) | +0.384 |
2025 Thailand MotoGP News—Friday
Aprilia looking good
Jorge Martin’s absence in Thailand will be doubly painful when assessing the gains made by Aprilia over the offseason. Teammate Marco Bezzecchi showed good speed on Friday, while Trackhouse runners Raul Fernandez and rookie Ai Ogura were also inside the top ten.
“We improved in the aerodynamic parts, in the character of the engine. We also worked a lot during the test on the traction control.” said Test Rider Lorenzo Savadori, who filled in for Martin in Thailand. Also, “some aero systems changed inside the bike,” to help with overheating, a massive issue of previous years.
Despite Martin and Fernandez missing considerable spells of preseason, the Noale factory is confident of its engine selection, which has been homologated and frozen for 2025 and ’26 this weekend. “We knew that the 25 engine was clearly better than 24, in terms of power delivery, so we’re quite confident with that,” said Rivola.
Bagnaia takes aim at Race Direction
It was a tricky opening to the season for former champion Pecco Bagnaia. The Italian was impeded on a final flying lap of Practice by a touring Franco Morbidelli, who was handed a three-place grid penalty for his indiscretion. Bagnaia ended the day 13th and faces a trip to Q1.
Yet what irked the three-time World Champ more was the fact a lap time which would have put him ninth was cancelled for yellow flags. Except there was no crash, and Race Direction confirmed they were shown due to human error. “They put yellow flags from Turn 8 to Turn 3 by mistake, nobody had crashed there. If a rider is crashed, I accept it. But today no.”
Race Director Mike Webb added, “We cannot reverse any cancellation of a lap for any rider who has seen a yellow flag. But we can – and do – apologize to Bagnaia and the Ducati Lenovo Team for the human error.”
Friday MotoGP
It was Marc Marquez and Pedro Acosta who exchanged places at the top of the standings in Practice. Having come into the session off the back of a rapid FP1 and Buriram Test, the six-time MotoGP Champion’s venture in red is off to a mighty start but he has close competition. Not only was Acosta strong but the Honda entourage were right in the mix, with Johann Zarco (CASTROL Honda LCR) climbing to P1 with 20 minutes left. Elsewhere, Honda HRC Castrol riders Luca Marini and Joan Mir continued their FP1 form and were third and fifth respectively heading for the time attacks that awaited in the final quarter of an hour. With less than a second splitting the top 15, an epic crescendo was building to close of the first day of 2025’s season.
With all riders seeking to snatch a top ten placing and go directly into Q2, the pace dropped in the final 15 minutes as Acosta returned to the top before Marquez, like previously at the start of the session, wrestled it back. Brother Alex Marquez followed the #93 to P2 with ten minutes remaining on the clock, whereas Fabio Di Giannantonio (Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team) briefly popped ahead of Francesco Bagnaia, leaving the Italian out of the crucial top ten but the #63 struck back, moving into P9.
The clocked ticked down and soon, the last five minutes were upon the field, all riders still with a point to prove and get their place locked in for Q2 on Saturday morning. However, yellow flags and riding slowly on the racing line would hamper Pecco – both on separate occasions. First, yellow flags halted a first charge to improve his lap time. With a couple of minutes to go, other riders improved, leaving the double MotoGP World Champion out of the top ten. Then, on his final flying lap, he encountered Franco Morbidelli (Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team) on the exit of Turn 5 going slow on the racing line and that was that. The two gesticulated on track with a clear disagreement and the FIM MotoGP Stewards decided to investigate. The result? A 3-place grid penalty for Morbidelli. And Bagnaia’s 13th place in Practice leaves him angry in Q1 for the first time since Valencia in 2023.
As the two Italians took the limelight, a myriad of improvements elsewhere: Alex Marquez beat brother Marc to top spot as both booked a place in Q2, ahead of a rapid and competitive Acosta who is the sole KTM representative directly into Q2, Bezzecchi – despite his fall – and Morbidelli.
Honda’s strength was clear once more as for the first time since 2023’s Indian Grand Prix, two go straight into Q2 from Practice: Mir in P6 and Zarco in P9. Fabio Quartararo (Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP™) took eighth but suffered late drama with his bike being wheeled onto the service road after the chequered flag. Top rookie honours went to an impressive Ai Ogura, becoming the third Aprilia in Q2 directly in P9 after teammate Raul Fernandez’s last lap charge to P7. For the first time since Indonesia in 2023, all five manufacturers are into Q2 straight from Practice.
As ever, Q1 will be hotly contested but with Pecco in contention, there’ll be plenty of names aiming to get their first big scalp of the season. Maverick Viñales (Red Bull KTM Tech 3) seems to have found pace but Brad Binder (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing) struggled; either way, both are in Q2, along with Jack Miller (Prima Pramac Yamaha MotoGP™) who suffered a Turn 12 fall early on.
In his comeback day after injury, Di Giannantonio was P15 ahead of Marini who didn’t feature in the final minutes in contention for a top ten. Alex Rins (Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP™, Miguel Oliveira (Prima Pramac Yamaha MotoGP™), Enea Bastianini (Red Bull KTM Tech 3), Fermin Aldeguer (BK8 Gresini Racing MotoGP™), home-hero Somkiat Chantra (IDEMITSU LCR Honda) and Lorenzo Savadori (Aprilia Racing) all feature in Q1. Chantra also has a grid penalty of three positions for also slowing Alex Marquez.
2025 Thailand MotoGP Results—Friday MotoGP
| 1 | Alex Marquez | (BK8 Gresini Racing MotoGP) | 1:29.020 |
| 2 | Marc Marquez | (Ducati Lenovo Team) | + 0.052 |
| 3 | Pedro Acosta | (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing) | + 0.242 |
| 4 | Marco Bezzecchi | (Aprilia Racing) | + 0.247 |
| 5 | Franco Morbidelli | (Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team) | + 0.286 |
| 6 | Joan Mir | (Honda HRC Castrol) | + 0.378 |
| 7 | Raul Fernandez | (Trackhouse MotoGP Team) | + 0.442 |
| 8 | Fabio Quartararo | (Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP) | + 0.465 |
| 9 | Ai Ogura | (Trackhouse MotoGP Team) | + 0.577 |
| 10 | Johann Zarco | (CASTROL Honda LCR) | + 0.588 |
Friday Moto2
Friday in the Moto2™ class belongs to Diogo Moreira (Italtrans Racing Team) after the Brazilian’s 1:35.030 was just enough to mean FP1’s runaway pacesetter, Manuel Gonzalez (Liqui Moly Dynavolt Intact GP), was forced to settle for P2 following a late crash. Deniz Öncü (Red Bull KTM Ajo) ended Practice inside the top three, the Turk 0.198s away from Moreira’s personal best effort.
As expected, a late flurry of time attacks – apart from early session leaders Gonzalez and Barry Baltus (Fantic Racing LINO SONEGO) – decided the top 14. Mario Aji (Idemitsu Honda Team Asia) stuck his name in the hat for ride of the day as the Indonesian landed a 1:35.259 on his 10th flying lap to clinch P4, with 2024 Malaysian GP podium finisher Jorge Navarro (KLINT Forward Factory Team) rounding out an unexpected top quintet.
A last lap attack from Jake Dixon (ELF Marc VDS Racing Team) saw the British rider rise from P17 to P7, as three tenths of the second split P1 to Aron Canet (Fantic Racing LINO SONEGO) in P11. Having sat second in the early exchanges, Baltus just held on to the final automatic Q2 spot in P14, with race winners such as Celestino Vietti (Team HDR Heidrun), Joe Roberts (OnlyFans American Racing Team) and Tony Arbolino (Blu Cru Pramac Yamaha Moto2) missing the cut.
Ivan Ortola (QJMOTOR – FRINSA – MSI) was just 0.8s away from top spot, but the rookie ended Friday in P23. That’s how brutally competitive Moto2 was – and looks like it will be in 2025 – on Friday afternoon as the season bursts into life in Buriram.
2025 Thailand MotoGP Results—Friday Moto2
| 1 | Diogo Moreira | (Italtrans Racing Team) | 1:35.030 |
| 2 | Manuel Gonzalez | (Liqui Moly Dynavolt Intact GP) | + 0.058 |
| 3 | Deniz Öncü | (Red Bull KTM Ajo) | + 0.198 |
| 4 | Mario Aji | (Idemitsu Honda Team Asia) | + 0.299 |
| 5 | Jorge Navarro | (KLINT Forward Factory Team) | + 0.285 |
| 6 | Marcos Ramirez | (OnlyFans American Racing) | + 0.338 |
| 7 | Jake Dixon | (ELF Marc VDS Racing Team) | + 0.360 |
| 8 | Albert Arenas | (ITALJET Gresini Moto2) | + 0.369 |
| 9 | Senna Agius | (Liqui Moly Dynavolt Intact GP) | + 0.392 |
| 10 | Alonso Lopez | (Team HDR Heidrun) | + 0.394 |
Friday Moto3
Matteo Bertelle (LEVELUP-MTA) set the only sub-1:41 lap time of Moto3™ Practice at the PT Grand Prix of Thailand to head into the first qualifying day of 2025 as the rider to beat. The Italian’s 1:40.931 was a couple of tenths quicker than compatriot Stefano Nepa’s (SIC58 Squadra Corse) best effort in P2, as Red Bull KTM Ajo’s Jose Antonio Rueda completed the top three as the lightweight class got to grips with a fresh Friday afternoon schedule.
Now in line with MotoGP™, Friday’s Practice outing is where it counts in the fight to get straight into Q2. Conditions were tougher than the cooler morning temperatures, and that reflected in the times. Most riders improved later into the session, as expected, with Bertelle dipping his toes into the 1:40 bracket on Lap 14 of 17.
And no one was able to get within two tenths. Nepa, Rueda and fourth place Ryusei Yamanaka (FRINSA – MT Helmets – MSI) – this morning’s pacesetter – were the only riders who sit under three tenths away from the #18. Angel Piqueras (FRINSA – MT Helmets – MSI) rounded out the top five as the 2024 Rookie of the Year settles into life as a KTM rider.
Despite a late crash at Turn 5, Adrian Fernandez (Leopard Racing) safely made it into the top 14, as did Taiyo Furusato (Honda Team Asia) after the Japanese rider crashed at Turn 9 in FP1. Unfortunately for Furusato’s teammate and home hero, Tatchakorn Buasri, a fast off at Turn 4 towards the end of the session ended his hopes of a first Q2 entry – the Thai star finished P16.
2025 Thailand MotoGP Results—Friday Moto3
| 1 | Matteo Bertelle | (LEVELUP-MTA) | 1:40.931 |
| 2 | Stefano Nepa | (SIC58 Squadra Corse) | + 0.235 |
| 3 | Jose Antonio Rueda | (Red Bull KTM Ajo) | + 0.260 |
| 4 | Ryusei Yamanaka | (FRINSA – MT Helmets – MSI) | + 0.299 |
| 5 | Angel Piqueras | (FRINSA – MT Helmets – MSI) | + 0.330 |
| 6 | Adrian Fernandez | (Leopard Racing) | + 0.439 |
| 7 | David Almansa | (Leopard Racing) | + 0.459 |
| 8 | David Muñoz | (Liqui Moly Dynavolt Intact GP) | + 0.505 |
| 9 | Taiyo Furusato | (Honda Team Asia) | + 0.618 |
| 10 | Riccardo Rossi | (Rivacold Snipers Team) | + 0.629 |
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