2025 Italian MotoGP News and Results

Sunday MotoGP Race

Mugello often delivers some magic and in 2025, it didn’t fail to deliver more. Some all-time great opening laps saw the three heavyweights at the top of the title race go bar to bar in an epic start to the Brembo Italian GP.  Having to work hard for a 93rd win across all classes but securing it nonetheless and taking Ducati to victory at home, Marc Marquez (Ducati Lenovo Team) fended off Alex Marquez (BK8 Gresini Racing MotoGP) and Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati Lenovo Team), whilst a late burst from Fabio Di Giannantonio saw him pick Pecco’s pocket for P3 on the penultimate lap.

As the lights went out, it was a drag race between Marc Marquez and Bagnaia down towards San Donato for the first time, initially going to the #93 before his teammate stormed back through at Turn 2 and led the opening lap of his home Grand Prix.  Lap 2 and it was absolutely head-to-head – the battle we all hoped for coming into 2025 burst into life. Marc Marquez hit the front again at Turn 1 and held position ahead of his teammate, who even had a look at Turn 6 but thought better of it. On Lap 3 it was Bagnaia’s turn to retaliate at Turn 1 but the #93 got under his teammate, only for the #63 bash his way back into the lead for Turn 2. Marc Marquez barrelled back through two apexes later but Pecco wasn’t done yet, aiming to turn it tight at Turn 5. But there, he kissed the rear end of the #93 Ducati ahead, allowing Alex Marquez through and dropping to P3.

Lap 4 was just as explosive as Bagnaia got himself back into second round Turn 1 before pouncing on Marc Marquez immediately at Turn 2 in a carbon-copy of his earlier move. He made that stick, and held the lead until Marc Marquez tried again at Turn 1 but headed in deep. Bagnaia slipped back through and held the #93 off for the rest of the lap until it almost all came undone for the #63 at the final corner – forced into an incredible front-end save.

He stayed in it but dropped back to second, and that allowed Alex Marquez to clamber onto the back of the two factory machines. Three-abreast into San Donato, Alex Marquez briefly led but Bagnaia took it back again, before the #73 attacked round Turn 3 to take the lead. From there, he got the hammer seriously down – putting some daylight behind the Gresini nearly immediately.

Into Lap 7, the #93 pounced again, this time back into P2 as Bagnaia was now forced to take third for the time being. Two laps later, Marc Marquez then struck for the lead as he chipped his brother’s advantage back down and pounced.

Behind, there was big drama in the battle for fourth, and potentially what could have been the battle for the podium. Maverick Viñales (Red Bull KTM Tech3) was taken out by Franco Morbidelli (Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team) as the Italian made contact on the way through, spelling the end of Viñales’ Italian GP and leaving a bitter taste after a strong Sprint. Morbidelli was handed a Long Lap Penalty, which he then also served incorrectly and therefore, issued another. This promoted his teammate Fabio Di Giannantonio into P4, which would go on to have consequences.

More bad luck struck down field, this time for Jack Miller (Prima Pramac Yamaha MotoGP), who retired with a clutch problem. Meanwhile, Morbidelli’s Grand Prix, after two Long Laps, was now a battle with Raul Fernandez (Trackhouse MotoGP Team), with the Spaniard having his strongest weekend of the season. Further up the road and fellow Aprilia rider Marco Bezzecchi (Aprilia Racing) had worked his way into the top five amidst the incidents ahead of him, whilst the battle between top KTM was now between Brad Binder (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing) and teammate Pedro Acosta, something that went Acosta’s way with five laps to go at Turn 1.

Just behind the all-orange battle, Ai Ogura’s (Trackhouse Racing MotoGP) Grand Prix was also noteworthy, moving from 21st on the grid into the top ten with four laps remaining as he returns from injury. Dropping out of the top ten in a tricky end to the GP, it wasn’t the Sunday Fabio Quartararo (Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP) had dreamt of.

Back in the podium scrap and with brothers Marc and Alex now a settled P1 and P2 respectively, it was a stellar ride from Di Giannantonio to decide the final step on the podium. With a late turn of searing pace, the #49 managed to hunt down a struggling Bagnaia and then got ahead of him at Turn 6. He wasn’t giving up on P2 either, hunting down the #73 and coming up only just short. As Marc Marquez crossed the line to take an incredible 93rd win across all classes, Alex Marquez took second by a matter of metres as Diggia’s charge was forced to stop at P3.

Bagnaia takes fourth after that stunning first few laps some him come up short in the final few, a difficult result for the much-decorated home hero. Fellow home hero Bezzecchi takes fifth for Aprilia Racing on their home turf too, ahead of Morbidelli in P6 after his adventures.

It was a joint-best of 2025 for Fernandez in seventh, and after Viñales’ DNF, Acosta won the battle for top KTM honours ahead of teammate Binder, with Ogura rounding out the top ten. Joan Mir (Honda HRC Castrol) secured 11th, whilst Fermin Aldeguer (BK8 Gresini Racing MotoGP) fought back to 12th after a hair-raising moment at Turn 1 on the third lap that had sent him to the back. Miguel Oliveira (Prima Pramac Yamaha MotoGP) was the top Yamaha in 13th whilst dropping from P4 to P14, it was a struggle for Quartararo, one place ahead of his teammate Alex Rins.

2025 Italian MotoGP Results—MotoGP Race

1	Marc Marquez	SPA	Ducati Lenovo (GP25)	41m 9.214s
2	Alex Marquez	SPA	BK8 Gresini Ducati (GP24)	+1.942s
3	Fabio Di Giannantonio	ITA	Pertamina VR46 Ducati (GP25)	+2.136s
4	Francesco Bagnaia	ITA	Ducati Lenovo (GP25)	+5.081s
5	Marco Bezzecchi	ITA	Aprilia Racing (RS-GP25)	+9.329s
6	Franco Morbidelli	ITA	Pertamina VR46 Ducati (GP24)	+16.866s
7	Raul Fernandez	SPA	Trackhouse Aprilia (RS-GP25)	+18.526s
8	Pedro Acosta	SPA	Red Bull KTM (RC16)	+19.349s
9	Brad Binder	RSA	Red Bull KTM (RC16)	+19.377s
10	Ai Ogura	JPN	Trackhouse Aprilia (RS-GP25)	+21.943s

Moto2 Race

It isn’t easy, but winning from P8 on the grid was made to look it on Sunday afternoon by Moto2 Grand Prix winner Manuel Gonzalez (Liqui Moly Dynavolt Intact GP) as the title race leader claimed a classy fourth win of the season. The Spaniard fended off an impressive challenge from second place Albert Arenas (ITALJET Gresini Moto2), that’s the Spaniard’s first podium finish of the season, as Aron Canet (Fantic Racing Lino Sonego) earns P3 after an absolute throwdown with Diogo Moreira (Italtrans Racing Team).

Polesitter Moreira got the launch he would have wanted, but the star of the start was Gonzalez. The title race leader was up to P3 from eighth on the grid, but that was soon P4 as chief rival Canet grabbed P3 into T10 as a great battle at the front played out on the opening laps. Nine riders were split by 1.3s, with the chasing pack 0.7s adrift.

On Lap 7 of 19, Arenas led from Gonzalez and Canet, with Moreira fourth as a small gap appeared between the leading quartet and Filip Salač (ELF Marc VDS Racing Team). Then, on the same lap, Gonzalez led the chase for victory for the first time – but not for long. Arenas led again, with the top four now a second clear of the likes of Salač, Izan Guevara (BLUCRU Pramac Yamaha Moto2) and Deniz Öncü (Red Bull KTM Ajo).

Gonzalez’s pace, once he hit the front again, was proving too hot for everyone bar Arenas. Moreira and Canet had dropped to over a second behind the front two, and with six laps to go, Gonzalez’s lead was over 0.5s for the first time. And with four to go, the lead was up to just north of a second. This was Gonzalez’s race now, as a fierce fight between Canet and Moreira played out for the final rostrum spot.

The duo weren’t giving each other an inch. A proper elbows out, fairing bashing scrap rolled on and on in brutal glory, and all this allowed home hero Celestino Vietti (Beta Tools SpeedRS Team) to latch onto the back with half a lap to go. But in the end, Canet held onto P3 after an almighty dog fight at the chequered flag, with Gonzalez eventually clinching victory by 1.4s ahead of Arenas.

Moreira held Vietti behind as the Brazilian and Italian finish P4 and P5 at Mugello. Öncü and Guevara ended the Italian GP in P6 and P7, with reigning Moto3 World Champion David Alonso (CFMOTO European Privilege Aspar Team) a close eighth. Meanwhile, OnlyFans American Racing Team’s Joe Roberts and Marcos Ramirez rounded out the top 10.

2025 Italian MotoGP Results—Moto2 Race

1	Manuel Gonzalez	SPA	Liqui Moly Dynavolt Intact GP (Kalex)	35m 34.695s
2	Albert Arenas	SPA	Italjet Gresini Moto2 (Kalex)	+1.409s
3	Aron Canet	SPA	Fantic Racing LINO SONEGO (Kalex)	+3.648s
4	Diogo Moreira	BRA	Italtrans Racing Team (Kalex)	+3.745s
5	Celestino Vietti	ITA	Beta Tools SpeedRS (Boscoscuro)	+3.813s
6	Deniz Oncu	TUR	Red Bull KTM Ajo (Kalex)	+5.091s
7	Izan Guevara	SPA	BLU CRU  Pramac Yamaha Moto2 (Boscoscuro)	+5.683s
8	David Alonso	COL	CFMOTO    European Privilege Aspar Team (Kalex)	+5.924s
9	Joe Roberts	USA	OnlyFans American Racing Team (Kalex)	+9.167s
10	Marcos Ramirez	SPA	OnlyFans American Racing Team (Kalex)	+9.247s

Moto3 Race

It seems poetic: Marc Marquez took his first Grand Prix pole in France, first podium in the UK and first win at Mugello. 15 years later, history repeats itself. Maximo Quiles (CFMOTO Valresa Aspar Team) battled from the third row to lead home a rookie 1-2 ahead of Alvaro Carpe (Red Bull KTM Ajo) and Dennis Foggia (CFMOTO Valresa Aspar Team) in a classic Moto3 scrap at Mugello.

Grabbing the holeshot, polesitter Carpe maintained his place and the front three on the grid were the top three in the early stages, with Championship leader Jose Antonio Rueda (Red Bull KTM Ajo) and Scott Ogden (CIP Green Power) trading paint on the opening lap behind. Three riders fell on the second lap on the exit of Turn 5, with Vicente Perez (GRYD MLav Racing Team), Ricardo Rossi (Rivacold Snipers Team) and Ruche Moodley (DENSSI – Racing Boe) all out. Another contender fell from the top six on the start of Lap 3; David Almansa (Leopard Racing) out after contact with rival Ogden.

By Lap 6, Quiles led the way and battled with Rueda, whilst Guido Pini (LIQUI MOLY Dynavolt Intact GP) had put in a miraculous opening third of the race, climbing from 20th on the grid to P4 and the podium fight by Lap 6, scrapping with fellow home-hero Luca Lunetta (SIC58 Squadra Corse). There was a close moment on Lap 7 for David Muñoz (LIQUI MOLY Dynavolt Intact GP) and Valentin Perrone (Red Bull KTM Tech 3) at Turn 10, Perrone in the lead battle from the back of the grid. Adrian Fernandez (Leopard Racing) was also in the mix on his comeback ride, up leading briefly by the end of Lap 7. Fernandez’s charge was short-lived though as he and Lunetta crashed at Turn 1 under braking. The home charge came to an end a few corners later for the #94 of Pini, crashing on the exit of Turn 12 after contact with Joel Kelso (LEVELUP-MTA).

Foggia led at Turn 1 onto the last lap but he and Carpe swapped places at Arrabbiata 1 and 2, allowing Quiles to come back into the battle and he was P2 by Turn 12. Into the last corner, he hit the front and despite Carpe’s best efforts in a slipstream battle, the #28 wasn’t going to be denied on the line for the third straight race. He took his career-first win – at the same place as Marc Marquez in 2010 – ahead of Carpe and home-hero Foggia, back on the podium for the first time since Buriram in 2022. Rueda extends his Championship lead with P4 – coming from as low as 15th at one point – whilst Muñoz was fifth.

Furusato clinched sixth place after being shuffled back in the closing stages of the final lap, ahead of Angel Piqueras (FRINSA – MT Helmets – MSI) and Perrone Tech 3). Ninth went Kelso and he was less than a second off the win, whilst Ryusei Yamanaka (FRINSA – MT Helmets – MSI) rounded out the top ten, edging out Nicola Carraro (Rivacold Snipers Team).

2025 Italian MotoGP Results—Moto3 Race

1	Maximo Qulies	SPA	CFMOTO Valresa Aspar Team (KTM)	33m 17.697s
2	Alvaro Carpe	SPA	Red Bull KTM Ajo (KTM)	+0.006s
3	Dennis Foggia	ITA	CFMOTO Valresa Aspar Team (KTM)	+0.066s
4	Jose Antonio Rueda	SPA	Red Bull KTM Ajo (KTM)	+0.102s
5	David Munoz	SPA	Liqui Moly Dynavolt Intact GP (KTM)	+0.212s
6	Taiyo Furusato	JPN	Honda Team Asia (Honda)	+0.312s
7	Angel Piqueras	SPA	FRINSA -MT Helmets – MSI (KTM)	+0.426s
8	Valentin Perrone	ARG	Red Bull KTM Tech3 (KTM)	+0.448s
9	Joel Kelso	AUS	LEVELUP – MTA (KTM)	+0.550s
10	Ryusei Yamanaka	JPN	FRINSA -MT Helmets – MSI (KTM)	+1.242s

2025 Italian MotoGP News—Saturday

Yamaha’s V4 progress

Yamaha was testing in Barcelona after the Aragon GP with riders Jack Miller and Miguel Oliveira. Plus, test riders Augusto Fernandez and Andrea Dovizioso were also present as they put the factory’s new V4 through its paces.

“It sounds really cool,” said Miller, who was only testing the current inline four engine configuration, said of the V4. “It’s nice to see it on track, obviously it very primitive, like very early stages of it. It reminds me of when MotoGP first came.

“When you see a bike being built for the first time to go on track, they’re kind of just trying to run off kilometers and everything like that. They’re not too focused on the minor details, so it’s really cool to see that whole side of it. Yeah, it looks good and sounds good.”

It’s believed the bike could make its first grand prix appearance during the Japanese GP.

KTM in the mix

The post-race test in Aragon was helpful for KTM, whose RC16 showed a marked improvement in performance at Mugello. Brad Binder and Tech3 riders Maverick Viñales and Enea Bastianini went in a similar set-up direction of running a larger seat unit, while Pedro Acosta continued on his own way.

“Sometimes you need to go back to understand,” said Team Manager Aki Ajo. “Not just adding all the time or taking away all the time. Aragon was very important and we kept testing in Barcelona last week with our test riders. We’re on the right track to understand.”

Binder revealed the bike, which was a late braking weapon in years gone by, now requires a different approach. “It’s clear now that the way is to keep speed, keep the like rolling,” he said. “If you can do that then you can make the time. It’s not super-important to brake into the grandstands because if you kill the speed then it doesn’t come back.”

Franco’s peaceful message

As is now customary after Valentino Rossi’s yearly exploits, Mugello was the scene of a series of one-off helmet designs for the Italian riders at their home round. None caught the eye quite like Franco Morbidelli’s, which bore the peace symbol in the center, with the words “3 days of peace and full throttle” emblazoned on the back.

The Italian was at his philosophical best when describing the idea behind the helmet. “I wanted to bring a message on my helmet this weekend. We’re dealing, again, with a very ‘earthquake-y’ period (in the world) so it’s nice to remember the important things.

“And peace should be the base of everybody’s way of living. I wanted to bring that ahead in a way that Aldo made unbelievably in a racing style. The line of the helmet is beautiful. But for sure the message is that you and me, we are together. That’s the message.”

MotoGP Sprint Race

Mugello always delivers the goods and 2025’s Tissot Sprint was no different as racing fired up on Saturday afternoon. Having secured a 100th career pole, Marc Marquez (Ducati Lenovo Team) was primed to stamp his authority on Italian soil and that’s exactly what he did – even if he did it a harder way than he’d have preferred. Coming in behind him, Alex Marquez (BK8 Gresini Racing MotoGP) was second whilst Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati Lenovo Team) took third after leading on the opening lap.

There was drama before the lights even went out for polesitter Marquez, who seemed to be distracted by something as the Sprint got underway, costing him places on the run down to San Donato. The holeshot was grabbed by Bagnaia, whilst Alex was now into second.

Further back, all kinds of drama as Brad Binder (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing) fell after contact with Fabio Di Giannantonio (Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team), leaving Johann Zarco (CASTROL Honda LCR) nowhere to go as both fell. The incident was initially investigated but no further action was taken. There was another faller at the end of the first lap with Pedro Acosta (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing) crashing at Turn 15 before he completed the first lap.

Lap 2 was a real corker as Marc, now already back into P3, was alongside brother Alex and teammate Pecco into Turn 1, three abreast as they fought for the lead. The #93 initially hit the front but ran himself and his brother Alex wide as Mugello specialist Bagnaia had the inside for the exit. Getting their elbows out, the #63 and #73 went head-to-head into Turn 2, with the Gresini Racing Ducati coming out on top. Pecco was pushed back further at Turn 4 with Marc coming by, re-asserting his authority in the factory colours.

Elsewhere, there was a big battle for fifth place as both Di Giannantonio and teammate Franco Morbidelli duked it out with themselves and also a fading Fabio Quartararo (Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP). Quartararo began dropping back further when Marco Bezzecchi (Aprilia Racing) and Raul Fernandez (Trackhouse MotoGP Team) came through.

On Lap 4, the #93 made his move to lead ahead of his brother, both now a second clear of Pecco in third but it wasn’t all done as both initially seemed to latch back on to the #93. However, with just 4 laps to go, it was looking like a battle for P1 as Alex homed in on Marc and then another for P3, as Maverick Viñales (Red Bull KTM Tech3) began to close down double Champion Bagnaia. The gap was just three tenths going into the penultimate lap but in the end, it was to remain the same. Further back and Quartararo’s challenging Sprint was made worse as Fermin Aldeguer (BK8 Gresini Racing MotoGP) came through to steal the last point.

At the front, Marc Marquez converted his 100th GP pole to strike in his teammate’s backyard. Another Marquez 1-2 with Alex in second whilst Bagnaia’s run of wins at Mugello draws to a close. Viñales showed great pace but couldn’t quite snatch a podium in the closing stages but a solid fourth will give him encouragement for tomorrow, whereas Di Giannantonio was fifth.

Bezzecchi didn’t have the easiest of races as first lap contact with Pedro Acosta saw him with wing damage, but still, a hearty performance brought him home in sixth. Morbidelli had to settle for seventh ahead of Fernandez who bagged his first Sprint points of the season, ahead of Aldeguer, edging out Quartararo for the final point.

2025 Italian MotoGP Results—MotoGP Sprint Race

1	Marc Marquez	SPA	Ducati Lenovo (GP25)	19m 31.416s
2	Alex Marquez	SPA	BK8 Gresini Ducati (GP24)	+1.441s
3	Francesco Bagnaia	ITA	Ducati Lenovo (GP25)	+2.561s
4	Maverick Viñales	SPA	Red Bull KTM Tech3 (RC16)	+3.099s
5	Fabio Di Giannantonio	ITA	Pertamina VR46 Ducati (GP25)	+4.139s
6	Marco Bezzecchi	ITA	Aprilia Racing (RS-GP25)	+6.391s
7	Franco Morbidelli	ITA	Pertamina VR46 Ducati (GP24)	+7.631s
8	Raul Fernandez	SPA	Trackhouse Aprilia (RS-GP25)	+8.926s
9	Fermin Aldeguer	SPA	BK8 Gresini Ducati (GP24)*	+10.361s
10	Fabio Quartararo	FRA	Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1)	+11.096s

MotoGP Qualifying

Marc Marquez (Ducati Lenovo Team) has become the first rider ever to reach triple figures and take 100 pole positions across all classes after narrowly beating teammate Francesco Bagnaia to a Saturday morning P1 at the Brembo Grand Prix of Italy. Marquez’s all-time lap record, a 1:44.169, was just 0.059s quicker than Bagnaia’s best effort, as Alex Marquez (BK8 Gresini Racing MotoGP) claims a front row start having got within a tenth of pole in a memorable Mugello Q2.

The initial benchmark time in Q1 was set by Trackhouse Racing MotoGP’s Raul Fernandez, a 1:45.214, and the Spaniard went marginally quicker again on his second flyer to lead Fermin Aldeguer (BK8 Gresini Racing MotoGP) by 0.256s.

On the second runs though, Fernandez’s pace was beaten as Aldeguer dived into the 1:44s with a 1:44.894, a lap good enough to see the rookie sit 0.264s ahead of the Trackhouse star. Johann Zarco (CASTROL Honda LCR) improved his time as well to go 0.027s behind Fernandez, before Jack Miller (Prima Pramac Yamaha MotoGP) pounced up to P2 to demote Fernandez to P3 by 0.007s. Could anyone respond on their final attempts? Fernandez was giving it a good go and sure enough, by 0.014s, the #25 knocked the Australian out of the top two. It doesn’t get a lot closer than that. Late disappointment for Prima Pramac and Miller, delight for Trackhouse and Fernandez.

Then, after a breather, MotoGP Q2 lit up the Tuscan hills. And Marc Marquez’s first lap was a 1:44.500 – a new all-time lap record. Not a bad start to qualifying for the #93, as Fabio Quartararo (Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP) went a couple of tenths adrift to sit in an early P2. But that P2 then belonged to Bagnaia as the 2022, 2023 and 2024 Italian GP victor went just 0.048s away from his teammate’s time, with Franco Morbidelli (Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team) slotted into P3.

That shoved Quartararo to a provisional P4, Marco Bezzecchi (Aprilia Racing) was an early P5, and Maverick Viñales’ (Red Bull KTM Tech3) first real showing in Q2 saw Top Gun set a 1:44.915 to go P6 as we then strapped in for the second set of time attacks at Mugello.

And as usual, the timing screens were lighting up with plenty of orange and red. Quartararo’s third sector was unbelievable, El Diablo was over three tenths faster than Marc Marquez’s time and although he didn’t hold that advantage to the line, the Yamaha star snatched provisional pole away from Ducati.

Bagnaia then had his say. A beautiful 1:44.228 saw the home hero climb to P1, Alex Marquez came close and went P2 before Marc Marquez regained top spot by 0.059s. This was some serious pace. Could anyone find time with just over a minute to go?

Viñales wasn’t far away three-quarters of the way around his latest attempt, but it wasn’t enough to see the Tech3 rider leap onto the front row. It was P5 for the Practice pacesetter, and that was the final improvement of the session which meant Marc Marquez clinched that 100th career pole position. Some achievement. Bagnaia and Alex Marquez make up a front row split by 0.083s, boy is that set up nicely for the Tissot Sprint and Grand Prix.

Battling through the pain, Quartararo spearheads Row 2 ahead of Viñales and Morbidelli, as Fabio Di Giannantonio (Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team) earns a P7 grid slot on home turf. Pedro Acosta (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing) launched from P8, Alex Rins (Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP) aims for Sprint points from P9 as Row 4 is made up of Marco Bezzecchi (Aprilia Racing), Fernandez and Aldeguer.

2025 Italian MotoGP Results—MotoGP Qualifying

1	Marc Marquez	SPA	Ducati Lenovo (GP25)	1’44.169s
2	Francesco Bagnaia	ITA	Ducati Lenovo (GP25)	+0.059s
3	Alex Marquez	SPA	BK8 Gresini Ducati (GP24)	+0.083s
4	Fabio Quartararo	FRA	Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1)	+0.242s
5	Maverick Viñales	SPA	Red Bull KTM Tech3 (RC16)	+0.345s
6	Franco Morbidelli	ITA	Pertamina VR46 Ducati (GP24)	+0.399s
7	Fabio Di Giannantonio	ITA	Pertamina VR46 Ducati (GP25)	+0.554s
8	Pedro Acosta	SPA	Red Bull KTM (RC16)	+0.611s
9	Alex Rins	SPA	Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1)	+0.675s
10	Marco Bezzecchi	ITA	Aprilia Racing (RS-GP25)	+0.730s

Moto2 Qualifying

For the second consecutive Grand Prix, Diogo Moreira (Italtrans Racing Team) will launch the Moto2 race from pole position after the Brazilian beat Aron Canet (Fantic Racing Lino Sonego) on Saturday afternoon thanks to a 1:49.745. Meanwhile, Albert Arenas (ITALJET Gresini Moto2) starts on the front row for the first time this season in P3.

In a dramatic Q2 that saw Practice pacesetter Filip Salač (ELF Marc VDS Racing Team) crash in the closing stages amongst a busy and slow-moving Moto2 pack, Moreira’s Kalex-Triumph machine was clipped by the stricken Boscoscuro bike which put an end to his session. However, it didn’t cost the #10 pole, as Canet’s cancelled lap gets reinstated after the session to see Marcos Ramirez (OnlyFans American Racing Team) pushed back to P4.

Championship leader Manuel Gonzalez (Liqui Moly Dynavolt Intact GP) looked on to begin the Grand Prix from P5, but there was some later drama for the #18 – a three-place penalty for being slow on the line in the final few minutes of Q2. That puts Q1 graduate and Aragon GP winner Deniz Öncü (Red Bull KTM Ajo) into P5 and makes Celestino Vietti (Beta Tools SpeedRS Team) the lead home hero in P6.

Barry Baltus (Fantic Racing Lino Sonego) is to start from seventh despite a highside with a few minutes remaining. He headed to the medical centre for a check-up after the session and was given the all-ok. Then it’s Gonzalez ahead of Daniel Holgado (CFMOTO European Privilege Aspar Team) and Tony Arbolino (BLU CRU Pramac Yamaha Moto2) completing the top ten, nudging out Holgado’s teammate David Alonso.

2025 Italian MotoGP Results—Moto2 Qualifying

1	Diogo Moreira	BRA	Italtrans Racing Team (Kalex)	1m 49.745s
2	Albert Arenas	SPA	Italjet Gresini Moto2 (Kalex)	+0.112s
3	Marcos Ramirez	SPA	OnlyFans American Racing Team (Kalex)	+0.169s
4	Manuel Gonzalez	SPA	Liqui Moly Dynavolt Intact GP (Kalex)	+0.172s
5	Deniz Oncu	TUR	Red Bull KTM Ajo (Kalex)	+0.230s
6	Celestino Vietti	ITA	Beta Tools SpeedRS (Boscoscuro)	+0.278s
7	Aron Canet	SPA	Fantic Racing LINO SONEGO (Kalex)	+0.279s
8	Barry Baltus	BEL	Fantic Racing LINO SONEGO(Kalex)	+0.334s
9	Daniel Holgado	SPA	CFMOTO    Aspar Team (Kalex)	+0.354s
10	Tony Arbolino	ITA	BLU CRU  Pramac Yamaha Moto2 (Boscoscuro)	+0.428s

Moto3 Qualifying

He left it late but he did it in style: Alvaro Carpe (Red Bull KTM Ajo) takes his first Moto3™ pole at Mugello, and the #83 rookie even charged round the outside of a fellow frontrunner on his rush for glory. Carpe’s 1:54.733 puts him a couple of tenths ahead of teammate and Championship leader Jose Antonio Rueda, with Scott Ogden (CIP Green Power) taking third to continue his impressive form this weekend at Mugello.

Maximo Quiles (CFMOTO Aspar Team), despite a late crash, 2021 winner Dennis Foggia (CFMOTO Aspar Team), Aragon winner David Muñoz (LIQUI MOLY Dynavolt Intact GP) and Vicente Perez (GRYD MLav Racing Team) made it through from Q1 into the pole shootout, but Quiles had to be patient to get back out as work continued on his machine into the start of Q2.

After the opening half of the session was done, it was fellow rookie Carpe who had set the best lap time on the first runs, whilst Quiles lost his first lap due to exceeding track limits and was yet to set a time going into the final five minutes.

As the clock ticked down, the track came alive with red sectors. Championship leader Rueda had gone top ahead of Ogden but leaving it late, rookie sensation Carpe stole the show with pole position ahead of his teammate, his first pole in the class after charging through all in his way. Odgen, having been fastest in FP2’s morning session, was third for a first front row since Silverstone in 2023. Angel Piqueras (FRINSA MT Helmets – MSI) – the victim of Carpe’s round-the-outside charge – secured fourth, whilst Jacob Roulstone (Red Bull KTM Ajo) equalled his best Moto3 qualifying with fifth.

Completing the second row of the grid will be Aragon winner David Muñoz (Liqui Moly Dynavolt Intact GP), with Valentin Perrone (Red Bull KTM Ajo) denied his best qualifying result of the season after getting a back of the grid penalty for being slow on the line after posting his personal best.

Quiles’ eventful qualifying day therefore results in P7 ahead of Joel Kelso (LEVELUP-MTA) and David Almansa (Leopard Racing) on Row 3. Big names to watch out for further down field include Almansa’s teammate Adrian Fernandez in P13, 2021 winner Foggia in P15 and Ryusei Yamanaka (FRINSA – MT Helmets – MSI) in 16th after mechanical issues kept the Japanese rider out of the final moments.

2025 Italian MotoGP Results—Moto3 Qualifying

1	Alvaro Carpe	SPA	Red Bull KTM Ajo (KTM)	1m 54.733s
2	Jose Antonio Rueda	SPA	Red Bull KTM Ajo (KTM)	+0.237s
3	Scott Ogden	GBR	CIP Green Power (KTM)	+0.299s
4	Angel Piqueras	SPA	FRINSA -MT Helmets – MSI (KTM)	+0.674s
5	Jacob Roulstone	AUS	Red Bull KTM Tech3 (KTM)	+0.691s
6	Valentin Perrone	ARG	Red Bull KTM Tech3 (KTM)	+0.733s
7	David Munoz	SPA	Liqui Moly Dynavolt Intact GP (KTM)	+0.858s
8	Maximo Qulies	SPA	CFMOTO Valresa Aspar Team (KTM)	+0.879s
9	Joel Kelso	AUS	LEVELUP – MTA (KTM)	+0.892s
10	David Almansa	SPA	Leopard Racing (Honda)	+0.999s

2025 Italian MotoGP News—Friday

Quartararo welcomes new Dovizioso role

Fabio Quartararo praised Yamaha’s move to appoint Andrea Dovizioso as an official test rider and Performance Advisor through to 2027.

The Italian, who finished as runner up three times in the premier class, has been taking part in some testing duties over the past year for the Iwata factory. But Quartararo believes his ex-rival can provide more detailed technical feedback to engineers than he can.

“Dovi is a really precise person and I’m the opposite,” he admitted. “You know, I don’t care. You can put me in a steering lock and I will go fast and I don’t care. But he’s really, really precise and I think in the technical side he can be really, really helpful. And I think he needs to be more involved into technical side inside the team.”

MotoGP 2026 Miller’s priority

Jack Miller has confirmed retaining a place at Pramac Yamaha for 2026 remains his priority despite attracting serious attention for the World Superbike paddock.

It’s believed the Australian has received an offer of a three-year contract to race for Honda in World Superbike, while BMW is also interested. Yet the 30-year old feels he still has much to offer in MotoGP.

“I could go to Superbike and make better money, but I’m not here for that,” he reasoned. “I’m here to try and race the best in the world. That’s not taking anything away from those guys, I’m talking the most expensive, extreme, powerful motorcycles that you can ride.

“That’s why I enjoy it. I’m not saying that I don’t like Superbike. I love it. But we’ll explore options here first, because I don’t feel my time as a MotoGP rider is done. I still feel like I’m getting better with age.”

Marquez not fixated on ninth world title

Marc Marquez has insisted equaling Valentino Rossi’s haul of nine world titles is not his ultimate goal and feels he has already overcome the biggest challenge of his career.

The current championship leader has been stuck on eight titles since 2019. Yet the Catalan pointed to the fact he announced he would be stepping away from the championship at this GP three years ago

“(Whether) the ninth championship arrives or doesn’t arrive… the biggest challenge of my career, I already achieved, which was coming back from a very deep moment. I already achieved this. Three years ago, here [at Mugello] in this press conference I was announcing that I was going to America to have my arm broken again to have it put straight.

“Everybody has their career, everybody has their injuries, their riding style, their character. But I’m happy with that challenge and now I am just enjoying. Of course, as a Ducati rider I feel the pressure and I will try to win the championship. But this sometimes is not a (be all end all).”

Friday MotoGP

A quality 1:44.634 lap late into a phenomenal MotoGP Practice session at the Brembo Grand Prix of Italy saw Maverick Viñales (Red Bull KTM Tech3) spoil Ducati’s opening day party. Top Gun flew highest to beat Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati Lenovo Team) by 0.110s on Friday afternoon, as the Italian’s teammate Marc Marquez made sure both factory Ducatis were inside the top three at the end of play.

Pedro Acosta (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing) led the way in the opening stages of Practice as drama unfolded for Fabio Quartararo (Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP) with 48 minutes left on the clock. The Frenchman suffered a fast crash on the entry to Turn 4 and after partially dislocating his left shoulder, Quartararo was on his feet, back in the box and back out on track setting personal best lap times soon enough.

There was also a crash at the final corner for Jack Miller, the Prima Pramac Yamaha MotoGP star was all OK and occupied P10 with 22 minutes to go. And that is around the time where we began to see some fresh soft rear Michelin tyre rubber slotted in, which usually means one thing on a Friday afternoon – time attacks.

Fabio Di Giannantonio (Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team) and Joan Mir (Honda HRC Castrol) were the first big movers, the Italian and Spaniard went P2 and P6 respectively, as 0.5s split pacesetter Acosta to Franco Morbidelli (Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team) in P14. Small margins at Mugello.

Then things got very busy. Raul Fernandez (Trackhouse MotoGP Team) briefly led the session before Morbidelli and then Bagnaia climbed to the summit. The new time to beat, thanks to the 2022, 2023 and 2024 Italian GP winner, was a 1:45.324. Alex Marquez (BK8 Gresini Racing MotoGP) was a close P2, Acosta was within a tenth in P3, before Bezzecchi – while shadowing a rapid Bagnaia – went P1 by 0.064s.

At this stage, Marc Marquez was P14. But not for long. The Championship leader landed a 1:45.044 to beat Bezzecchi’s time by a tenth, as Viñales slotted into P3 ahead of Bagnaia. This was relentless Practice action at Mugello, and we still had another eight minutes to enjoy.

And with four minutes to go, Alex Marquez set a new benchmark time. A 1:44.787 put the #73 over two tenths clear, before Bagnaia responded to move 0.043s ahead of the pack. Alex Rins (Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP) had shot into the top five and then teammate Quartararo went P3 – what an effort.

Then, full focus was on Viñales. Through Sector 3, the #12 was two tenths under Bagnaia’s time and across the line, Top Gun was top dog with 30s remaining. Could Marc Marquez have a say? He flirted with the idea, but the #93’s lap was only good enough for P3.

And that was all she wrote. Viñales sits a tenth clear heading into Saturday, with Yamaha and Aprilia also right in the victory and podium hunt as things stand, alongside Ducati.

Alex Marquez was P4 behind the leading trio, with Quartararo’s heroics seeing him end a rollercoaster Friday in P5. Bezzecchi fronts the Aprilia charge in P6, Rins sits P7 to hand factory Yamaha a double Q2 automatic passage, as Acosta, Morbidelli and Di Giannantonio make up the initial 10 riders heading into the pole position scrap.

2025 Italian MotoGP Results—Friday MotoGP

1	Maverick Viñales	SPA	Red Bull KTM Tech3 (RC16)	1’44.634s
2	Francesco Bagnaia	ITA	Ducati Lenovo (GP25)	+0.110s
3	Marc Marquez	SPA	Ducati Lenovo (GP25)	+0.146s
4	Alex Marquez	SPA	BK8 Gresini Ducati (GP24)	+0.153s
5	Fabio Quartararo	FRA	Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1)	+0.311s
6	Marco Bezzecchi	ITA	Aprilia Racing (RS-GP25)	+0.361s
7	Alex Rins	SPA	Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1)	+0.450s
8	Pedro Acosta	SPA	Red Bull KTM (RC16)	+0.466s
9	Franco Morbidelli	ITA	Pertamina VR46 Ducati (GP24)	+0.510s
10	Fabio Di Giannantonio	ITA	Pertamina VR46 Ducati (GP25)	+0.645s

Friday Moto2

Filip Salač (ELF Marc VDS Racing Team) was the long-time leader in the session and remained on top at the end of Moto2 Practice at Mugello, the Czech rider finished ahead of Boscoscuro’s Celestino Vietti (Beta Tools SpeedRS Team) and Championship leader Manuel Gonzalez (Liqui Moly Dynavolt Intact GP).

The 1:50.208 was good enough for Salac to head Vietti by 0.080s, whilst ‘Manugas’ secured third and was within a tenth of the top time. Barry Baltus (Fantic Racing Lino Sonego) booked his spot in Q2 with fourth, whilst it was contrasting fortunes for his teammate Aron Canet. Tied with Gonzalez for the lead of the standings, the #44 was just P14 at the chequered flag and suffered a mechanical issue on his in-lap.

Jake Dixon (ELF Marc VDS Racing Team) came to Canet’s aid and finished ninth after getting a tow round by teammate Salač, whilst it was home-hero Tony Arbolino (BLU CRU Pramac Yamaha Moto2) who secured fifth.

Next up and it was a solid afternoon for Albert Arenas (ITALJET Gresini Moto2), whilst Daniel Holgado (CFMOTO European Privilege Aspar) was next up in seventh. A late charge from Alonso Lopez (Beta Tools SpeedRS Team) saw him sneak through into Q2 directly with eighth, whilst Izan Guevara (BLU CRU Pramac Yamaha Moto2) rounded out the top ten.

Completing the list of riders who got the donkey work done on Friday and likewise scrap it out for Q2, Marcos Ramirez (OnlyFans American Racing Team), Senna Agius (LIQUI MOLY Dynavolt Intact GP) and Diogo Moreira (Italtrans Racing Team), with some standout names struggling to move further up. They were fortunate though, as famous faces will fight it out in Q1, including Aragon GP winner Deniz Öncü (Red Bull KTM Ajo), 2024 Mugello winner Joe Roberts (OnlyFans American Racing Team) and reigning Moto3™ World Champion David Alonso (CFMOTO European Privilege Aspar).

2025 Italian MotoGP Results—Friday Moto2

1	Filip Salac	CZE	Elf Marc VDS Racing (Boscoscuro)	1m 50.208s
2	Celestino Vietti	ITA	Beta Tools SpeedRS (Boscoscuro)	+0.080s
3	Manuel Gonzalez	SPA	Liqui Moly Dynavolt Intact GP (Kalex)	+0.094s
4	Barry Baltus	BEL	Fantic Racing LINO SONEGO(Kalex)	+0.166s
5	Tony Arbolino	ITA	BLU CRU Pramac Yamaha Moto2 (Boscoscuro)	+0.261s
6	Albert Arenas	SPA	Italjet Gresini Moto2 (Kalex)	+0.366s
7	Daniel Holgado	SPA	CFMOTO European Privilege Aspar Team (Kalex)	+0.392s
8	Alonso Lopez	SPA	Beta Tools SpeedRS (Boscoscuro)	+0.437s
9	Jake Dixon	GBR	Elf Marc VDS Racing (Boscoscuro)	0.461s
10	Izan Guevara	SPA	BLU CRU  Pramac Yamaha Moto2 (Boscoscuro)	+0.564s

Friday Moto3

David Almansa’s (Leopard Racing) 1:55.535 handed the Spaniard top spot on Friday at the Brembo Grand Prix of Italy, as a pair of Japanese stars complete the leading trio – Taiyo Furusato (Honda Team Asia) and Ryusei Yamanaka (FRINSA – MT Helmets – MSI). On the flip side of the coin, Aragon’s P1 and P2 finishers, David Muñoz (Liqui Moly Dynavolt Intact GP) and Maximo Quiles (CFMOTO Valresa Aspar Team), face Q1’s jungle at Mugello.

Mistakes in the closing stages cost Muñoz and Quiles a chance to try and jump into that top 14, and it was an afternoon that was doubly disappointing for the Liqui Moly Dynavolt Intact GP box after home hero Guido Pini suffered an early crash and subsequent bike problem that saw the Italian complete just four laps.

There were no such issues for Joel Kelso (LEVELUP-MTA) and Luca Lunetta (SIC58 Squadra Corse), though. The Australian and Italian sail into Q2 in P4 and P5, with Scott Ogden (CIP Green Power) a solid P6. Impressive rookies Alvaro Carpe (Red Bull KTM Ajo) and Valentin Perrone (Red Bull KTM Tech3) sit ahead of Angel Piqueras (FRINSA – MT Helmets – MSI) and World Championship leader Jose Antonio Rueda (Red Bull KTM Ajo) inside the top 10, with Rivacold Snipers Team duo Nicola Carraro and Riccardo Rossi gaining automatic Q2 entry alongside Jacob Roulstone (Red Bull KTM Tech3) and Adrian Fernandez (Leopard Racing).

2025 Italian MotoGP Results—Friday Moto3

1	David Almansa	SPA	Leopard Racing (Honda)	1m 55.535s
2	Taiyo Furusato	JPN	Honda Team Asia (Honda)	+0.032s
3	Ryusei Yamanaka	JPN	FRINSA -MT Helmets – MSI (KTM)	+0.187s
4	Joel Kelso	AUS	LEVELUP – MTA (KTM)	+0.206s
5	Luca Lunetta	ITA	SIC58 Squadra Corse (Honda)	+0.266s
6	Scott Ogden	GBR	CIP Green Power (KTM)	+0.272s
7	Alvaro Carpe	SPA	Red Bull KTM Ajo (KTM)	+0.381s
8	Valentin Perrone	ARG	Red Bull KTM Tech3 (KTM)	+0.418s
9	Angel Piqueras	SPA	FRINSA -MT Helmets – MSI (KTM)	+0.432s
10	Jose Antonio Rueda	SPA	Red Bull KTM Ajo (KTM)	+0.443s

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