MotoGP Race
As they say, timing is everything in sport and for Aprilia Racing, Marco Bezzecchi’s victory at the Tissot Grand Prix of the United Kingdom couldn’t have come at a better time. In a drama-filled Sunday at Silverstone that saw Marc Marquez (Ducati Lenovo Team), Alex Marquez (BK8 Gresini Racing MotoGP) and Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati Lenovo Team) crash, and Fabio Quartararo (Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP) suffer a heartbreaking technical issue while leading, it was Johann Zarco (CASTROL Honda LCR) who clinched a fantastic P2 finish behind the Italian. Meanwhile, Marc Marquez, following a red-flagged stoppage, was able to bounce back and pick up P3 in a podium fight then went down to the wire in an unforgettable Silverstone encounter.
Straight from lights out, drama unfolded. From the middle of the front row, Alex Marquez got a fantastic launch and led but once the front brake was applied heading into Turn 1, the front end folded without an ounce of warning. Like a flash, the #73 was down and out of the Grand Prix – or so we thought at the time – as Marc Marquez gained the lead ahead of Quartararo and Bagnaia.
At the end of the first lap, Franco Morbidelli (Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team) and Aleix Espargaro (Honda HRC Test Team) crashed together at the Vale chicane, which would eventually bring out the red flags due to an oil spillage. But before we learned that, Grand Prix leader Marc Marquez was down at Turn 11! The top two in the World Championship both suffered crashes but because there hadn’t been three laps completed, all riders were eligible for the restart which would be a 19-lap Grand Prix. Was it a get out of jail free card for the Marquez brothers? Yes. But they’d both be starting on their not-so-preferred number two machines.
Take two saw Bagnaia grab the holeshot into Turn 1 but at Turn 3, Quartararo struck to pounce into an early lead. Marc Marquez was passed Alex Marquez and then so was Jack Miller (Prima Pramac Yamaha MotoGP) at Brooklands.
1.2s was Quartararo’s advantage at the end of Lap 1 and at Turn 3, Miller carved his way past Marc Marquez for P3 and then at Brooklands, we had a Yamaha 1-2. The Australian launched it up the inside of Bagnaia and then Marc Marquez ran wide at Copse, which dropped him behind Zarco.
2.4s was now Quartararo’s advantage and we then had Zarco pass Pecco for P3. And sniffing an opportunity, Marc Marquez was through too. Then, Copse caught out both factory Ducatis. Marquez and Pecco were wide after separate moments, and that saw them drop to P9 and P10. Work to do.
Things then went bad to worse for Pecco. Going through Luffield, the front end said no more and that was the Italian’s Grand Prix over. Meanwhile, Bezzecchi was now P3 ahead of Zarco, Alex Marquez was P5 while Quartararo held a 3.9s gap over Miller. What a Grand Prix this was.
One thing to note was this: the current front four – Quartararo, Miller, Bezzecchi and Zarco – were on the soft front Michelin tyre. A compound that hasn’t yet completed a race distance, so would it hold up?
On Lap 6 of 19, Bezzecchi and Zarco got the better of Miller as the latter dropped from P2 to P4 in a couple of seconds. Now, what kind of pace did Bezzecchi have up his sleeve? The gap to Quartararo was 5.3s. That was then five seconds flat as Bez shaved three tenths off the disadvantage in clean air.
Elsewhere, Marc Marquez was now right behind Alex Marquez – the top two were P6 and P7, behind Morbidelli and Miller, and just ahead of Joan Mir (Honda HRC Castrol). The #93 then sliced his way through on the #73 at Vale, and on the next lap, the Championship leader picked off Miller. On the same lap, Alex Marquez made a mistake at Vale and that cost him both time and a place – Mir was now ahead.
The fastest lap of the race, a 1:59.770, was slammed home by Bezzecchi as the Italian ate into Quartararo’s lead. On Lap 10 of 19, the gap was down to 4.7s and on the next lap, it was down to 4.4s. Elsewhere, Marc Marquez was now P4 ahead of Morbidelli and now had three seconds to make up to get onto the rear wheel of Zarco for the podium places.
Suddenly, we saw Quartararo with his arm raised. What had happened? It looked like a technical issue meant the rear ride height device was stuck and despite the efforts of trying to disengage it for more than half a lap, the YZR-M1 was having none of it. Heartbreak for Quartararo and Yamaha. A potential return to the top step snatched away in such cruel circumstances.
However, Quartararo’s gut-wrenching end to the Grand Prix was Aprilia’s gain because that was the lead handed on a plate to Bezzecchi.
The Italian was 2.9s up the road from Zarco, who in turn was two seconds clear of Marc Marquez. But it wasn’t a comfortable P3 for the title chase leader. Miller, Morbidelli, Marquez and Pedro Acosta (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing) were all in with a shout of claiming a Silverstone podium with five laps to go.
In that podium fight, Miller and Alex Marquez were treating us to a brilliant battle as Morbidelli tried to cling onto Marc Marquez who was now eight tenths clear of the chasing pack. At the front, Bezzecchi was four seconds clear as Zarco kept Marquez just over a second adrift.
Last lap time at Silverstone. Bezzecchi was 4.6s clear but plenty of focus was on the podium fight. Turn 3 saw Morbidelli pass Marquez but the latter bit straight back. Could Morbidelli respond? Yes he could. Copse corner was the chosen place, now the question was on Marc Marquez to have a say.
And he did. A great run out of Turn 14 allowed Marquez to get the inside line at Stowe – but it wasn’t over yet. Morbidelli slammed his Ducati down the inside at Vale, but running wide, his exit was compromised and Marquez managed to shove his way back through on the cutback to just, and we mean just, earn a P3 as Alex Marquez finished right behind his brother and Morbidelli in that fantastic fight.
Up the road though, elation for Bezzecchi and Aprilia. A debut win in Noale colours came for the Italian and after his French GP heroics, Zarco claimed another fantastic result in P2. Chapeaux to the top two.
Acosta delivered some cracking middle to late race pace to finish in P6 ahead of Miller, as Luca Marini (Honda HRC Castrol) clinched an equal-best Honda result in P8 – but that was wiped away post-race due to a 16-second tyre pressure penalty. That meant Fermin Aldeguer (BK8 Gresini Racing MotoGP), Fabio Di Giannantonio (Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team) and Mir rounded out the top 10, with Maverick Viñales (Red Bull KTM Tech3), Raul Fernandez (Trackhouse MotoGP Team), Alex Rins (Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP), Brad Binder (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing) and the penalised Marini the final points scorers in the UK.
2025 British MotoGP Results
| 1 | Marco Bezzecchi | ITA | Aprilia Racing (RS-GP25) | 38m 16.037s |
| 2 | Johann Zarco | FRA | Castrol Honda LCR (RC213V) | +4.088s |
| 3 | Marc Marquez | SPA | Ducati Lenovo (GP25) | +5.929s |
| 4 | Franco Morbidelli | ITA | Pertamina VR46 Ducati (GP24) | +5.946s |
| 5 | Alex Marquez | SPA | BK8 Gresini Ducati (GP24) | +6.024s |
| 6 | Pedro Acosta | SPA | Red Bull KTM (RC16) | +7.109s |
| 7 | Jack Miller | AUS | Pramac Yamaha (YZR-M1) | +7.398s |
| 8 | Fermin Aldeguer | SPA | BK8 Gresini Ducati (GP24)* | +8.584s |
| 9 | Fabio Di Giannantonio | ITA | Pertamina VR46 Ducati (GP25) | +9.764s |
| 10 | Joan Mir | SPA | Honda HRC Castrol (RC213V) | +10.320s |
Moto2 Race
They say the best is often saved until last and the final few laps of the Moto2™ Grand Prix at Silverstone were certainly a blockbuster. A frenetic five-way battle gave us the first double South American podium in Moto2 but it was Australia’s day with Senna Agius (LIQUI MOLY Dynavolt Intact GP) snatching victory in the final corners to defeat Brazilian Diogo Moreira (Italtrans Racing Team) and Colombian David Alonso (CFMoto Gaviota Aspar Team).
There was big drama elsewhere too as Championship leader Manuel Gonzalez (LIQUI MOLY Dynavolt Intact GP) crashed out on the come back after a bad start – but maintained his points lead, just.
A fiery opening lap saw Aron Canet (Fantic Racing Lino Sonego) snatch the holeshot whilst Championship leader Gonzalez went backwards after getting a terrible initial launch. Moreira was a brief leader at Turn 3 whilst at the end of the Hangar Straight, Izan Guevara (BLU CRU Pramac Yamaha Moto2™) hit the front for the first time.
On Lap 4, there were two sets of drama as Ivan Ortola (QJMOTOR – FRINSA – MSI) fell at Turn 3 and Jake Dixon (ELF Marc VDS Racing Team) dropped back to P13. Then, at Turn 6, Gonzalez collided and crashed with Barry Baltus (Fantic Racing Lino Sonego) – Baltus originally stayed upright but then a second hit from the Spaniard’s fallen machine was enough to take him out. Riders ok but both out of this race. There was then an established group of five at the front, but no established order. Canet, Moreira, Alonso, Agius and Guevara were swapping paint relentlessly going into the second half of the Grand Prix.
Entering the final third, Alonso went from third to first into Stowe to lead for the first time – the first Colombian rider to lead a Moto2 Grand Prix since Yonny Hernandez at Estoril, 2010. It didn’t last long however, as Canet struck back a few corners later. That didn’t fluster the reigning Moto3 World Champion, who was still right there, battling away with fellow South American Moreira. However, with four laps to go, constant trading paint seemed to give Canet a half a second advantage over the rest of the group, as Moreira, Alonso and Agius couldn’t nominate one rider to chase the #44 down. However, once Alonso had muscled his way ahead and without interference, he bridged the gap and was making for a grandstand finish on the final lap.
The last 5.6km were breathtaking; after Alonso tried at Turn 6, he was forced to wait until his favourite passing opportunity at Stowe. He got the job done and despite the front tyre crying for mercy, the #80 somehow managed to keep an inside line and held the advantage on the run to Vale. Canet had other ideas though as he let the brakes off into the last chicane, running himself and Alonso wide and allowing the #81 of Agius to burst through around the outside. Then into the last corner, Moreira biffed Alonso out the way, barging through to second whilst wide on the exit of the last corner, and Alonso kept it pinned to pip Canet off the rostrum. Agius threaded the needle to perfection through it all, going from third to the win in style. With Australia, Brazil and Colombia represented as Canet was forced to settle for fourth, it was a non-European podium for the first time in Moto2.
Behind Canet in P4, Guevara rounded out the top five after just losing touch late on, ahead of a hard-charging Celestino Vietti (Beta Tools SpeedRS Team) who took P6 from P19 on the grid, ahead of Filip Salac (ELF Marc VDS Racing Team), Joe Roberts (OnlyFans American Racing Team) and home-hero Dixon, who took the chequered flag in ninth but then got dropped to 11th with a late Long Lap-equivalent penalty. Marcos Ramirez (OnlyFans American Racing Team) moves up to P9, ahead of Alonso Lopez (Beta Tools SpeedRS Team) who completes the top ten ahead of Dixon.
2025 British Moto2 Results
| 1 | Senna Agius | AUS | Liqui Moly Husqvarna Intact GP (Kalex) | 35m 26.390s |
| 2 | Diogo Moreira | BRA | Italtrans Racing Team (Kalex) | +0.434s |
| 3 | David Alonso | COL | CFMOTO Gaviota Aspar Team (Kalex) | +0.498s |
| 4 | Aron Canet | SPA | Fantic Racing LINO SONEGO (Kalex) | +0.518s |
| 5 | Izan Guevara | SPA | BLU CRU Pramac Yamaha Moto2 (Boscoscuro) | +0.673s |
| 6 | Celestino Vietti | ITA | Beta Tools SpeedRS (Boscoscuro) | +2.820s |
| 7 | Filip Salac | CZE | Elf Marc VDS Racing (Boscoscuro) | +3.437s |
| 8 | Joe Roberts | USA | OnlyFans American Racing Team (Kalex) | +4.448s |
| 9 | Jake Dixon | GBR | Elf Marc VDS Racing (Boscoscuro) | +4.565s |
| 10 | Marcos Ramirez | SPA | OnlyFans American Racing Team (Kalex) | +4.683s |
Moto3 Race
Jose Antonio Rueda (Red Bull KTM Ajo) made it three wins in a row in some style at the Tissot Grand Prix of the UK. The points leader is even more so after he joined an exclusive club of riders who’ve won from the back: Marc Marquez (Valencia 2012, Moto2™), Brad Binder (Jerez 2016, Moto3™) and David Alonso (Silverstone 2023, Moto3). He’d taken pole but then got penalized for being slow on the line in Q2 after setting his best lap, but that didn’t stop him.
Still, it wasn’t easy as rookie Maximo Quiles (CFMoto Valresa Aspar Team) went toe-to-toe with Rueda to the final lap, forced to settle for second but that second also his first ever podium, taken in style. Luca Lunetta (SIC58 Squadra Corse) completed the podium and after a Long Lap penalty he’d seen for contact with David Muñoz (Liqui Moly Dynavolt Intact GP).
Off the line Rueda got a good start and picked off a few riders into Turn 1, but as Alvaro Carpe (Red Bull KTM Ajo) nailed the holeshot there remained a good distance between the #99 starting his comeback and his rookie teammate at the front. As ever though, the Moto3™ freight train was out in full force as a huge lead group streaked around Silverstone.
The lead group was down to 12 riders as the race settled slightly, with Rueda making his way through to the front of the second group by Lap 3. By Lap 4 he was into the front group and starting to make his way through it. With five laps to go, the #99 was into the top five and attacking those who’d led the way from the off, and not long after he was in the lead.
It wasn’t a fairytale pull the pin and go, though. Quiles dug in to make it a last lap duel between the Championship leader and the rookie, with everything coming down to the final corner. Side by side down the Hangar Straight and then again from Stowe down into the chicane, that’s where Quiles was ever-so-slightly deep – and Rueda dived for the inside line round the final corner to just pip the rookie to the line and complete the comeback. From the back to the top, a rare club of winners to join.
Quiles’ second is a stunning first podium for the rookie, however, and Lunetta came back from his own drama. The Italian was given a Long Lap early on for irresponsible riding in an incident with Muñoz, but came back from that to take P3.
Carpe, Valentin Perrone (Red Bull KTM tech3), David Almansa (Leopard Racing), Guido Pini (LIQUI MOLY Dynavolt Intact GP), Ryusei Yamanaka (FRINSA – MT Helmets – MSI), Vicente Perez (LEVELUP-MTA) and Nicola Carraro (Rivacold Snipers Team) completed the top ten, with a late change in the group coming from an incident between Taiyo Furusato (Honda Team Asia) and Angel Piqueras (FRINSA – MT Helmets – MSI) – the former given a Long Lap/equivalent time penalty and the latter crashing out. Scott Ogden (CIP Green Power) takes P11 on home turf, Furusato is classified P12, and Jacob Roulstone (Red Bull KTM Tech3), Cormac Buchanan (DENSSI Racing – BOE) and Riccardo Rossi (Rivacold Snipers Team) completed the points.
2025 British Moto3 Results
| 1 | Jose Antonio Rueda | SPA | Red Bull KTM Ajo (KTM) | 32.58.943s |
| 2 | Maximo Qulies | SPA | CFMOTO Valresa Aspar Team (KTM) | +0.046s |
| 3 | Luca Lunetta | ITA | SIC58 Squadra Corse (Honda) | +0.908s |
| 4 | Alvaro Carpe | SPA | Red Bull KTM Ajo (KTM) | +1.071s |
| 5 | Valentin Perrone | ARG | Red Bull KTM Tech3 (KTM) | +1.176s |
| 6 | David Almansa | SPA | Leopard Racing (Honda) | +1.349s |
| 7 | Guido Pini | ITA | Liqui Moly Dynavolt Intact GP (KTM) | +1.492s |
| 8 | Ryusei Yamanaka | JPN | FRINSA -MT Helmets – MSI (KTM) | +1.778s |
| 9 | Vincente Perez | SPA | LEVELUP – MTA (KTM) | +2.613s |
| 10 | Nicola Carraro | ITA | Rivacold Snipers Team (Honda) | +2.779s |
MotoGP Sprint Race
Alex Marquez (BK8 Gresini Racing MotoGP) pulled the pin to perfection in the Tissot Sprint at Silverstone, flying to victory by over three seconds after out-pacing Championship leader Marc Marquez (Ducati Lenovo Team). The battle for the podium was a gloves-off throwdown behind, with Fabio Di Giannantonio (Pertamina Enduro VR46 Team) coming out on top in a five-rider scrap on Saturday.
Quartararo took the holeshot from pole as the Ducati trio behind scuffled over second, with Alex Marquez able to grab it back despite a lunge round the outside from Marc Marquez, the #93 having launched from fourth and sending it. So El Diablo led Alex, Marc and Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati Lenovo Team), but by the end of the Wellington Straight on Lap 1 the #93 was up into second. By the end of the Hangar Straight, Marc Marquez was through into the lead.
It seemed ominous with six Sprint wins in a row behind him but there was time left on the clock yet this time round, and Alex Marquez was soon on his tail after himself dispatching Quartararo over the line. Not long after, Marc Marquez was wide at Turn 3 and the #73 needed no invitation, taking over in the lead and the duo then starting to build a gap, leaving Quartararo vs Bagnaia vs Diggia as the battle for third.
Bagnaia was past the Yamaha not long after and the #49 was able to follow suit, but there was a spectacular Fabio-on-Fabio duel for it. As Diggia closed in on Bagnaia, Quartararo suddenly seemed to surge closer to them again too – but by then Johann Zarco (CASTROL Honda LCR) was on the way to get involved. And even more so, Marco Bezzecchi (Aprilia Racing), as the #72 put on a serious charge after having dropped well outside the top ten off the line.
Alex Marquez continued to hold off Marc in the lead, but that battle behind erupted. Bezzecchi struck against Zarco first, and next up the Aprilia had target lock on Quartararo. He got past him at the end of the Wellington Straight and then homed in on Bagnaia – with Diggia managing to put in the metres to pull away and escape the melee. The #49 seemed safe in that P3 as Bez then elbowed past Bagnaia before Zarco then shot past the #63 into Maggots and Becketts. Quartararo was left trying to find his way through on Bagnaia too, but just ran out of laps.
At the front, Alex Marquez kept that hammer down, didn’t make a single mistake, and slowly edged out a gap to then pull the pin in style – breaking that streak of consecutive Sprint wins and taking his own first Sprint win since 2023. Marc Marquez was forced to settle for second, and Diggia makes a rostrum return for the first time since a GP podium in Austin.
Behind, Bezzecchi’s charge from near the back of the grid resulted in an impressive fourth, with his pace one to watch on Sunday if he has less to do off the line. Zarco was fifth, with Bagnaia just holding on to that sixth place ahead of Quartararo.
Pedro Acosta (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing) made a late charge to eighth at the expense of Fermin Aldeguer (BK8 Gresini Racing MotoGP) as the rookie was elbowed back out the points, with the Saturday scorers therefore completed by Jack Miller (Prima Pramac Yamaha MotoGP Team) after the Australian ran strong early on and was able to hold P9.
2025 British MotoGP Results—MotoGP Sprint Race
| 1 | Alex Marquez | SPA | BK8 Gresini Ducati (GP24) | 19m 53.657s |
| 2 | Marc Marquez | SPA | Ducati Lenovo (GP25) | +3.511s |
| 3 | Fabio Di Giannantonio | ITA | Pertamina VR46 Ducati (GP25) | +5.072s |
| 4 | Marco Bezzecchi | ITA | Aprilia Racing (RS-GP25) | +5.658s |
| 5 | Johann Zarco | FRA | Castrol Honda LCR (RC213V) | +6.707s |
| 6 | Francesco Bagnaia | ITA | Ducati Lenovo (GP25) | +7.057s |
| 7 | Fabio Quartararo | FRA | Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1) | +7.231s |
| 8 | Pedro Acosta | SPA | Red Bull KTM (RC16) | +9.186s |
| 9 | Jack Miller | AUS | Pramac Yamaha (YZR-M1) | +9.923s |
| 10 | Luca Marini | ITA | Honda HRC Castrol (RC213V) | +10.206s |
MotoGP Qualifying
It’s fair to say Fabio Quartararo and Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP are enjoying qualifying of late, because for the third time in succession, the French star will launch into the Tissot Sprint and Grand Prix from a record-breaking pole position. Quartararo’s new Silverstone all-time lap record, a 1:57.233, was a staggering 0.309s better than second place Alex Marquez’s (BK8 Gresini Racing MotoGP) best effort, and over half a second clear of Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati Lenovo Team) in P3. Meanwhile, Championship leader Marc Marquez (Ducati Lenovo Team) starts from P4.
Raul Fernandez (Trackhouse MotoGP Team) set the first benchmark time in the opening 15 minutes of qualifying, but that was bettered by Pedro Acosta (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing) on the second set of flying laps. The #37, who had crashed at Turn 7 in FP2, led with a 1:58.566, with Joan Mir (Honda HRC Castrol) second after the first efforts.
Drama unfolded once the second runs started as Maverick Viñales (Red Bull KTM Tech3) stopped with a technical issue at the Vale chicane, before Somkiat Chantra (IDEMITSU Honda LCR) crashed at Turn 2. The yellow flags caught out some, including Fernandez, as Luca Marini (Honda HRC Castrol) and Franco Morbidelli (Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team) climbed into the top two. And that’s the way it stayed. Mir improved on his final lap but it wasn’t quite enough – just 0.023s the gap in favour of Morbidelli.
Q1 was the starter, Q2 the main course for now. On the opening flyers, Marc was shadowing brother Alex, with Alex Rins (Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP) tagging onto the top two in the Championship as well. And it was the latter who sailed to the summit in the early exchanges of Q2, with Jack Miller (Prima Pramac Yamaha MotoGP) making it a Yamaha 1-2. That was then 1-2-3 as Quartararo jumped to P1 but the times were about to tumble.
A certain #93 then moved the goalposts into the 1:57s, a 1:57.914, as Bagnaia slotted into P2 before Quartararo responded – the Frenchman was now P2, 0.281s away from the title chase and session leader.
After the first two full attack mode laps, Marc Marquez led from Quartararo and Bagnaia, with Alex Marquez, Rins and Fabio Di Giannantonio (Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team) occupying Row 2 heading into the final five minutes of Q2.
And the order changed immediately once the third gung-ho laps came in, as Bagnaia climbed to provisional pole and then Alex Marquez beat the Italian by nearly three tenths. Then it was all eyes on Quartararo. Would it be three in a row? Maybe. Quartararo set a blistering all-time lap record to go three tenths clear of the #73 and on his attempts to reclaim P1, and then Marc Marquez was off the circuit through Maggotts and Becketts, his charge curtailed.
That maybe was therefore an absolutely. Quartararo’s stunner was plenty good enough and for the first time in four years, El Diablo was on pole for the third straight Grands Prix. Stunning. Alex Marquez and Bagnaia complete the front row, with Marc Marquez spearheading Row 2 in P4.
Fermin Aldeguer (BK8 Gresini Racing MotoGP) joins his compatriot on the second row following another strong performance from the rookie, the #54 is P5 ahead of sixth place Miller. Di Giannantonio, Marini and Johann Zarco (CASTROL Honda LCR) complete the third row, with the latter crashing unhurt late into Q2 at Turn 6. Morbidelli, Marco Bezzecchi (Aprilia Racing) and Rins round out the top 12, but with Morbidelli set for a three-place grid penalty on Sunday.
2025 British MotoGP Results—MotoGP Qualifying
| 1 | Fabio Quartararo | FRA | Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1) | 1:57.233s |
| 2 | Alex Marquez | SPA | BK8 Gresini Ducati (GP24) | +0.309s |
| 3 | Francesco Bagnaia | ITA | Ducati Lenovo (GP25) | +0.589s |
| 4 | Marc Marquez | SPA | Ducati Lenovo (GP25) | +0.681s |
| 5 | Fermin Aldeguer | SPA | BK8 Gresini Ducati (GP24)* | +0.840s |
| 6 | Jack Miller | AUS | Pramac Yamaha (YZR-M1) | +0.872s |
| 7 | Fabio Di Giannantonio | ITA | Pertamina VR46 Ducati (GP25) | +0.893s |
| 8 | Luca Marini | ITA | Honda HRC Castrol (RC213V) | +0.902s |
| 9 | Johann Zarco | FRA | Castrol Honda LCR (RC213V) | +0.907s |
| 10 | Franco Morbidelli | ITA | Pertamina VR46 Ducati (GP24) | +0.992s |
Moto2 Qualifying
Aron Canet (Fantic Racing Lino Sonego) came through Q1 to clinch pole position at the Tissot Grand Prix of the United Kingdom by 0.148s, with pre-session favourite and Championship leader Manuel Gonzalez (Liqui Moly Dynavolt Intact GP) settling for P2. Canet’s 2:02.482 was 0.335s faster than third place Diogo Moreira (Italtrans Racing Team), the Brazlian grabbing a front row at Silverstone.
The first hurdle was Q1, which had a star-studded line-up in Canet, reigning Moto3 World Champion David Alonso (CFMOTO Gaviota Aspar Team) and the Beta Tools SpeedRS Team duo Celestino Vietti and Alonso Lopez. There was late drama for Sergio Garcia (QJMOTOR – FRINSA – MSI) who crashed at Luffield, bringing out yellow flags and neutralising the closing stages of the session. Canet, Alonso and Marcos Ramirez (OnlyFans American Racing Team) were all through but a late improvement from Lopez saw him pip teammate Vietti to put one of Luca Boscoscuro’s machines through but leave the other one P19 on the grid.
In Q2, Canet quickly rose to the summit with Gonzalez his closest challenger. It was a battle between the top two in the title race throughout the session, with home hero Jake Dixon (ELF Marc VDS Racing Team) occupying a provisional second row.
That was until the final flurry of laps came in. Dixon was unable to improve but plenty of others did – including Canet and Gonzalez. The former claimed pole in the end, Moreira’s final lap placed him on the front row and Alonso pounced up to P4 in the closing stages too.
Senna Agius (Liqui Moly Dynavolt Intact GP) and Ramirez join the Colombian on the second row, with Barry Baltus (Fantic Racing Lino Sonego) spearheading Row 3 in P7 ahead of Izan Guevara (BLUCRU Pramac Yamaha Moto2) and Daniel Holgado (CFMOTO Gaviota Aspar Team). Dixon, in the end, was forced to settle for P13.
2025 British MotoGP Results—Moto2 Qualifying
| 1 | Aron Canet | SPA | Fantic Racing LINO SONEGO (Kalex) | 2m 02.482s |
| 2 | Manuel Gonzalez | SPA | Liqui Moly Dynavolt Intact GP (Kalex) | +0.148s |
| 3 | Diogo Moreira | BRA | Italtrans Racing Team (Kalex) | +0.335s |
| 4 | David Alonso | COL | CFMOTO Gaviota Aspar Team (Kalex) | +0.510s |
| 5 | Senna Agius | AUS | Liqui Moly Husqvarna Intact GP (Kalex) | +0.655s |
| 6 | Marcos Ramirez | SPA | OnlyFans American Racing Team (Kalex) | +0.750s |
| 7 | Barry Baltus | BEL | Fantic Racing LINO SONEGO(Kalex) | +0.776s |
| 8 | Izan Guevara | SPA | BLU CRU Pramac Yamaha Moto2 (Boscoscuro) | +1.006s |
| 9 | Daniel Holgado | SPA | CFMOTO Gaviota Aspar Team (Kalex) | +1.227s |
| 10 | Alonso Lopez | SPA | Beta Tools SpeedRS (Boscoscuro) | +1.321s |
Moto3 Qualifying
Jose Antonio Rueda (Red Bull KTM Ajo) took his second pole of the season, heading home teammate Alvaro Carpe in the process, but a back of the grid penalty for the Championship leader means it’ll be the #83 who starts from pole for the first time in his Moto3 career. Angel Piqueras (FRINSA – MT Helmets – MSI) will launch from P2 and following Rueda’s penalty, David Almansa (Leopard Racing) is promoted to the front row.
The opening session was all about graduating through Q1 and the top four places were at a premium. Valentin Perrone (Red Bull KTM Tech 3) continued his strong form and despite leaving it late, topped the session ahead of Vicente Perez (LEVELUP-MTA), Stefano Nepa (SIC58 Squadra Corse) and Riccardo Rossi (Rivacold Snipers Team), all of whom improved in a mesmerising final flurry of action. One rider who was unlucky was Cormac Buchanan (DENSSI Racing – BOE), who after setting a fastest overall first sector, crashed at Turn 3 and despite being inside the top four places provisionally, was shuffled out, meaning he’ll start P19. Thankfully, he was OK after the fall.
All eyes were then on the graduations into Q2 but also the fastest riders so far in the weekend, Rueda, teammate Carpe and the #22 of Almansa. For Almansa, it looked like he’d not quite live up to the pace he showed throughout Friday as his first run left him down in P14, whilst Rueda was on provisional pole.
However, both were tied together on their final flying lap, with Almansa set to improve into the top ten whilst the #99 behind him benefitted from slipstream. The #22 leapt up the order to P5 but Championship leader Rueda went unchallenged to take a pole and head a first Ajo KTM 1-2 of the season with Carpe bagging a maiden front row in second. Piqueras rounds out the front row but had to battle, after an on-track scrap with title rival Rueda at the end of the lap. Almansa was fourth ahead of Joel Kelso, (LEVELUP-MTA) with the Australian’s front row streak ended; Maximo Quiles (CFMOTO Valresa Aspar Team) maintains his 100% record of starting on the front two rows in P6.
The third row features the #58 of Luca Lunetta (SIC58 Squadra Corse) with his third top ten of the season, with David Muñoz (Liqui Moly Dynavolt Intact GP) in eighth and then Perrone, the highest of the graduates from Q1, repeating Lunetta’s feat of a third top ten qualifying in 2025. Completing the top ten, the only winner at Silverstone on the Moto3 grid, Dennis Foggia (CFMOTO Valresa Aspar Team).
2025 British MotoGP Results—Moto3 Qualifying
| 1 | Jose Antonio Rueda | SPA | Red Bull KTM Ajo (KTM) | 2m 09.449s |
| 2 | Alvaro Carpe | SPA | Red Bull KTM Ajo (KTM) | +0.107s |
| 3 | Angel Piqueras | SPA | FRINSA -MT Helmets – MSI (KTM) | +0.396s |
| 4 | David Almansa | SPA | Leopard Racing (Honda) | +0.517s |
| 5 | Joel Kelso | AUS | LEVELUP – MTA (KTM) | +0.659s |
| 6 | Maximo Qulies | SPA | CFMOTO Gaviota Aspar Team (KTM) | +0.701s |
| 7 | Luca Lunetta | ITA | SIC58 Squadra Corse (Honda) | +0.809s |
| 8 | David Munoz | SPA | Liqui Moly Dynavolt Intact GP (KTM) | +0.839s |
| 9 | Valentin Perrone | ARG | Red Bull KTM Tech3 (KTM) | +0.947s |
| 10 | DennisFoggia | ITA | CFMOTO Valresa Aspar Team (KTM) | +1.051s |
2025 British MotoGP News—Friday
Aprilia issue ‘hands off’ warning for Martin
Aprilia has issued a ‘hands off’ warning for star rider Jorge Martin. The Italian factory attempted to dispel speculation linking the reigning World Champion with a move away at the close of 2026 after it emerged Martin’s contract features a clause which allows him to assess his options after a certain number of races less than one year into a two-year deal.
“The contract between Aprilia Racing and Jorge Martín is valid and in effect, and as such, it must be respected by both parties until its expiration (end of 2026),” read an official statement. “Aprilia Racing has honored it in full, within the agreed upon timelines and terms, and will continue to do so in the future.
“Aprilia Racing denies that any negotiations have taken place between the parties to modify the duration of the contract, which remains as originally agreed upon. The team has no comment on matters that do not directly concern it but expects other teams to refrain from making any kind of offer to riders who are under contract. Such behavior would, in any case, not be legitimate.
Honda did not exactly rule out moving for the Spaniard if a situation arises. “Of course, there are options,” said Honda Team Manager Alberto Puig. “And, of course, we have to look. It’s our duty to check. There are possibilities in the paddock. Honda wants to have riders that want to come to us. We are still checking what the possibilities are.
“Not only Honda, but all the teams in the paddock are interested in a rider like Martin. He’s World Champion. If you’re not interested, you’re an idiot! We’ll never try to sign a rider that has a contract. But if you’re asking if we’re interested in Martin as a rider, of course. If he’s available he’s a rider to consider, clearly.”
KTM purchased by Bajaj—Beirer reacts
KTM bosses breathed a sigh of relief as crucial investment was found to save the company. Indian company Bajaj Auto agreed to invest €800 million in the ailing Austrians, which will ensure KTM’s creditors receive 30% of what they are owed by 30th May.
Bajaj Auto was a minor stakeholder in KTM AG since 2007. But now it becomes a “majority owner in the global KTM company, whilst it continues to accelerate the thriving KTM business that is run out of India under the joint development program,” as per an official Bajaj statement.
KTM’s Motorsport Director Pit Beirer talked up the news. “It’s been a great week for us. What was planned to be a difficult 90-day process, quickly became 180 days. Brutally hard work for the whole company to secure the future of KTM. I’m really happy we could solve the issue within the family. Within the family means our partner Bajaj, which is with us for 18 years. Now everything goes back to normal. Normal means let’s build motorcycles for customers and let’s go racing.”
Tech3 and Honda
The uncertainty surrounding KTM continued despite Bajaj’s new investment. On the eve of the GP of the United Kingdom, it had been floated that Bajaj may seek to reduce spending in MotoGP. Perhaps there would be just two RC16s on the grid in 2026, with Tech3 forced to look elsewhere.
One possibility was the French team switching to Honda machinery – and was something Team Manager Alberto Puig didn’t exactly rule out. “It’s an extra job of course. It’s something that should be considered in Japan. This is not on the table now. But if the situation comes, Japan will consider whether to do it (or not). We did it in the past. But the new situation, I really don’t know yet.”
Yet Pit Beirer was adamant KTM would continue running four MotoGP machines in 2026.
“Our plan now is to stabilize everything we’re doing right now. There is no active plan to reduce to two bikes. Also from a contractual side, we have two riders under contact. We have a contract with our great friend Hervé (Poncharal – Tech3 owner) for another year. Whatever the future brings in MotoGP, that new era starts in 2027. We’re in the middle of a contract period and we just want to fulfill our contracts and focus on racing now.”
Friday MotoGP
As Friday afternoons go, that was a very good one. Alex Marquez (BK8 Gresini Racing MotoGP) snatched P1 from second place Fabio Quartararo (Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP) with a cracking new all-time lap record on his final flying lap. The #73’s 1:57.295 means he’s the rider with a target on his back heading into Saturday at the Tissot Grand Prix of the United Kingdom, as Jack Miller (Prima Pramac Yamaha MotoGP) rounds out the top three on a bright afternoon for Yamaha at Silverstone.
Less than 15 minutes into Practice, three crashes unfolded – one for Miller, one for Franco Morbidelli (Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team) and one for Marc Marquez (Ducati Lenovo Team). The six-time MotoGP World Champion was on the floor at Turn 3 as the FP1 pacesetter’s session suffered an early setback, with all three uninjured.
The early Practice pacesetter was Marco Bezzecchi (Aprilia Racing), with Alex Rins (Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP) enjoying a good start his Friday afternoon as well. The #42 was P2 ahead of the recovering Miller, Alex Marquez sat in P4 with Pedro Acosta (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing) climbing up to P5 just north of the half hour mark to demote Marc Marquez to P6.
Times started to tumble with 25 minutes to go. Maverick Viñales (Red Bull KTM Tech3) went fastest before Joan Mir (Honda HRC Castrol) pipped his compatriot to rise into P1, as the top five were split by 0.098s – Mir, Viñales, Bezzecchi, Quartararo and Fabio Di Giannantonio (Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team). Meanwhile, Marc Marquez and teammate Bagnaia were lingering outside the top 10 in P12 and P13. Work to do for the Bologna bullets.
As expected, it didn’t stay that way for long. For one of the Ducati stars anyway. Marquez, with Rins tucked in behind, set a 1:57.866 to sail to the summit of the session. Rins slotted into P2, three tenths shy of the #93, as the goalposts were well and truly moved by the title chase frontrunner.
A new leader then emerged though – French GP hero Johann Zarco (CASTROL Honda LCR). A classy lap from the Frenchman saw him go P1 but on his next lap, Marquez improved again to reclaim the advantage. That changed pretty sharpish though because Di Giannantonio beat Marquez by 0.006s, as we saw Bagnaia jump into the top 10 with 12 minutes to go.
Bezzecchi was then on a charge and it was the Italian’s 1:57.667 sitting pretty at the top of the timesheets with just under 10 minutes left, with all this movement seeing Alex Marquez suddenly sit in P15. That was then P12, but the lap time wasn’t coming easy for the Spanish GP winner.
Or did we speak too soon? Marquez’s banker lap time was backed up by a rapid, table-topping 1:57.613 to see the #73 deliver when he needed it. In addition, that leap from Marquez meant Viñales was pushed out of the top 10 and Bagnaia was shuffled down to P10.
We then strapped in for a very busy final flurry of laps. Miller moved into P2 before Yamaha counterpart Quartararo grabbed P1 with a brilliant 1:57.342, and with Miguel Oliveira (Prima Pramac Yamaha MotoGP) going into P9, Bagnaia was now P11. Not for long though. Bagnaia improved to drag himself into P6, which was then P7 with Marc Marquez going P4 – and that was all she wrote in the session for the factory Ducati pair.
Would it be enough though? Acosta crept into the top 10 on his final flyer before Fermin Aldeguer (BK8 Gresini Racing MotoGP) inflicted more pain on his compatriot by pinching P10 off the #37. Meanwhile, Aldeguer’s teammate Alex Marquez set that new all-time lap record to narrowly beat Quartararo, as Marc Marquez and Bagnaia did enough to get into Q2.
A showstopping Silverstone Practice session sees Marquez and Bezzecchi round out the fastest five on Day 1, with Di Giannantonio P6 ahead of Bagnaia. Zarco’s earlier lap time was good enough to grab P8, the #5 is the lead HRC rider, as Rins holds onto a top 10 place in P9. That means three Yamahas are straight into Q2 for the first time since 2021 – a top job from the Iwata factory. And as mentioned, Aldeguer collected the final automatic Q2 pass as Acosta and Mir miss out on a top 10 by less than a tenth.
2025 British MotoGP News and Results—Friday MotoGP
| 1 | Alex Marquez | SPA | BK8 Gresini Ducati (GP24) | 1:57.295s |
| 2 | Fabio Quartararo | FRA | Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1) | +0.047s |
| 3 | Jack Miller | AUS | Pramac Yamaha (YZR-M1) | +0.347s |
| 4 | Marc Marquez | SPA | Ducati Lenovo (GP25) | +0.360s |
| 5 | Marco Bezzecchi | ITA | Aprilia Racing (RS-GP25) | +0.372s |
| 6 | Fabio Di Giannantonio | ITA | Pertamina VR46 Ducati (GP25) | +0.404s |
| 7 | Francesco Bagnaia | ITA | Ducati Lenovo (GP25) | +0.408s |
| 8 | Johann Zarco | FRA | Castrol Honda LCR (RC213V) | +0.446s |
| 9 | Alex Rins | SPA | Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1) | +0.524s |
| 10 | Fermin Aldeguer | SPA | BK8 Gresini Ducati (GP24) | +0.526s |
Friday Moto2
Liqui Moly Dynavolt Intact GP enjoyed Friday at the Tissot Grand Prix of the United Kingdom, didn’t they? Manuel Gonzalez’ new all-time lap record, a 2:02.111, saw the title chase leader sit 0.4s clear of teammate Senna Agius at the end of play. Third place went the way of Filip Salač (ELF Marc VDS Racing Team), the Czech star was just over half a second adrift of Gonzalez despite suffering an early crash towards the start of the session.
Home hero Jake Dixon (ELF Marc VDS Racing Team) led for a little bit of the early stages of the session but FP1 pacesetter Gonzalez didn’t take long to get into his impressive groove. With 15 minutes to go, Joe Roberts (OnlyFans American Racing Team) acted as the Championship leader’s closest challenger, 0.130s was the gap, with Dixon sitting P3 ahead of Aron Canet (Fantic Racing Lino Sonego) and Agius.
Shadowing teammate Dixon, Salač climbed to P1 with just over three minutes to go before Agius went fastest soon after – and it was a new all-time lap record from the Australian. But come the end of the session, Gonzalez landed a corker to sail back into P1 by that four tenth margin.
Moreira ended the afternoon in P4 ahead of Barry Baltus (Fantic Racing Lino Sonego), with impressive rookie Daniel Holgado (CFMOTO Gaviota Aspar Team) gaining automatic Q2 entry in P7. Dixon ends Friday at his home GP in P8 ahead of Roberts and Jorge Navarro (KLINT Forward Factory Team), as Ivan Ortola (QJMOTOR – FRINSA – MSI), Deniz Öncü (Red Bull KTM Ajo), Izan Guevara (BLUCRU Pramac Yamaha Moto2) and Albert Arenas (ITALJET Gresini Moto2) act as the other riders who clinched top 14 spots.
2025 British MotoGP News and Results—Friday Moto2
| 1 | Manuel Gonzalez | SPA | Liqui Moly Dynavolt Intact GP (Kalex) | 2:02.111s |
| 2 | Senna Agius | AUS | Liqui Moly Husqvarna Intact GP (Kalex) | 0.429s |
| 3 | Filip Salac | CZE | Elf Marc VDS Racing (Boscoscuro) | 0.589s |
| 4 | Diogo Moreira | BRA | Italtrans Racing Team (Kalex) | 0.630s |
| 5 | Barry Baltus | BEL | Fantic Racing LINO SONEGO(Kalex) | 0.802s |
| 6 | Daniel Holgado | SPA | CFMOTO Gaviota Aspar Team (Kalex) | 0.881s |
| 7 | Ayumu Sasaki | JPN | RW – Idrofoglia Racing GP (Kalex) | 0.905s |
| 8 | Jake Dixon | GBR | Elf Marc VDS Racing (Boscoscuro) | 0.908s |
| 9 | Joe Roberts | USA | OnlyFans American Racing Team (Kalex) | 0.942s |
| 10 | Jorge Navarro | SPA | KLINT Forward Factory Team (Forward) | 1.019s |
Friday Moto3
Friday afternoons are hammer time for Moto3™ this year and Silverstone proved no different; 35 minutes to determine who moves to Q2 and who has to fight it out in Q1 were hectic with everyone looking to bag a top 14 spot. It was business as usual for some of the main contenders though, despite rookie Alvaro Carpe (Red Bull KTM Ajo) coming out on top and setting a new lap record with a 2:09.104.
The #83 was in great form throughout the session to lead the way and top a session for the first time in his Moto3 career; the Round 1 podium finisher is seeking a return this weekend, at yet another track that he’s seeing for the first time. One rider with great pace throughout was David Almansa (Leopard Racing), lapping consistently well and alone to finish P2. It was a great day for Britain’s Scott Ogden (CIP Green Power) who was third come the chequered flag, giving the home crowd something to cheer about. Joel Kelso (LEVELUP-MTA) suffered late technical issues but still held fourth, whilst Luca Lunetta (SIC58 Squadra Corse) rounded out the top five. Championship leader Jose Antonio Rueda (Red Bull KTM Ajo) was sixth whilst David Muñoz (LIQUI MOLY Dynavolt Intact GP) took P7.
Eighth place went the way of Jacob Roulstone (Red Bull KTM Tech 3), who just held off Ryusei Yamanaka (FRINSA – MT Helmets – MSI), who did well having been suspended from FP1 on Friday morning due to disobeying the orders from marshals at Le Mans. Nicola Carraro (Rivacold Snipers Team) was up inside the top ten whilst there’s work to do for Angel Piqueras (FRINSA – MT Helmets – MSI), stuck in P11. Guido Pini (LIQUI MOLY Dynavolt Intact GP) was 12th but moves into Q2 directly, along with Dennis Foggia (CFMOTO Valresa Aspar Team) and teammate Maximo Quiles, who left it late but snuck in. Two riders who missed out by less than a tenth were Valentin Perrone (Red Bull KTM Tech 3) and Cormac Buchanan (DENSSI Racing – BOE), both of whom will be firm favourites to graduate in Saturday’s Q1 session.
2025 British MotoGP News and Results—Friday Moto3
| 1 | Alvaro Carpe | SPA | Red Bull KTM Ajo (KTM) | 2:09.104s |
| 2 | David Almansa | SPA | Leopard Racing (Honda) | +0.240s |
| 3 | Scott Ogden | GBR | CIP Green Power (KTM) | +0.401s |
| 4 | Joel Kelso | AUS | LEVELUP – MTA (KTM) | +0.536s |
| 5 | Luca Lunetta | ITA | SIC58 Squadra Corse (Honda) | +0.531s |
| 6 | Jose Antonio Rueda | SPA | Red Bull KTM Ajo (KTM) | +0.664s |
| 7 | David Munoz | SPA | Liqui Moly Dynavolt Intact GP (KTM) | +0.668s |
| 8 | Jacob Roulstone | AUS | Red Bull KTM Tech3 (KTM) | +0.692s |
| 9 | Ryusei Yamanaka | JPN | FRINSA -MT Helmets – MSI (KTM) | +0.822s |
| 10 | Nicola Carraro | ITA | Rivacold Snipers Team (Honda) | +0.878s |
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