Sunday MotoGP Race
Before we had lights out, Fabio Di Giannantonio (Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team) was forced to start from pitlane after the Italian suffered a technical issue, meaning P3 on the grid and the Tissot Sprint silver medallist was out of victory contention.
There was drama aplenty on the opening lap too as Marc Marquez and Bezzecchi made contact at Turn 2 after the title race leader ran wide at Turn 1. It was the Italian that led from compatriot Franco Morbidelli (Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team), with Marquez slotting into P3. Then, Enea Bastianini (Red Bull KTM Tech3) slid out at Turn 12 from P4, before Alex Marquez (BK8 Gresini Racing MotoGP) crashed on the opening lap too. The #73 remounted but he was P19 and eight seconds away from Alex Rins (Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP) at the rear of the field.
The Grand Prix then settled, for a while at least. Bezzecchi led Morbidelli by 0.8s at the end of Lap 3, with Marquez 0.2s behind the VR46 Ducati. Acosta had made a good start too, and the #37 was in P4, 0.8s away from the rear wheel of Marquez.
Two more riders then crashed in the early stages as both Raul Fernandez (Trackhouse MotoGP Team) and Joan Mir (Honda HRC Castrol) hit the deck at Turn 5 in separate incidents, as Bezzecchi stretched his legs at the front. But Marquez, at Turn 9, carved his way through on Morbidelli to climb into P2, with the gap at 0.7s at the end of Lap 5.
With open Hungarian asphalt ahead of him, Marquez was able to set consecutive fastest laps of the Grand Prix to reel in Bezzecchi. 1.5s in arrears, Acosta forced his way past Morbidelli to climb into P3 and then Marquez hit the engage battle button at Turn 1 on Lap 8.
That didn’t work though, and neither did a similar attempt at Turn 5. Marquez was eager to get ahead of the Italian here but there was no way through for now. On Lap 11, Marquez pounced again at Turn 1 and this time around, it was a pass that stuck. Now then Marco, what was your response? At this stage, not a lot because Marquez set a 1:38.343, Bezzecchi was in the 1:39s, and the lead grew to 1.1s.
That soon became 1.4s and the more pressing matter for Bezzecchi was Acosta. Meanwhile, Fermin Aldeguer (BK8 Gresini Racing MotoGP) crashed at Turn 1 while he was putting Morbidelli under pressure in P5, which promoted Jorge Martin (Aprilia Racing), who was on a roll steaming through the field, into fifth.
A change for P2 arrived on Lap 16, and it was a move that started three corners earlier when Bezzecchi ran slightly wide at Turn 15. That cost him the drive all the way up the start/finish straight and Acosta, strong on the anchors, picked up the P2 baton. The gap to Marquez? 2.7s.
And that’s a gap that wouldn’t shrink with Marquez controlling the situation at the front. A 1:37.843, compared to Acosta’s 1:38.258, was the knockout blow and with Acosta 2.2s clear of Bezzecchi, it looked like the podium scraps were done with. However, Martin wasn’t done. The #1 demoted Morbidelli to P5 and now, the 2024 King of MotoGP sat 2.6s behind his teammate Bezzecchi.
In the end, Marquez was simply untouchable at Balaton. The 22nd different track the #93 has claimed victory at, and one that sees his dominant march towards a seventh MotoGP title continue. Seven consecutive double wins, a 175-point lead and another pretty much perfect weekend.
Acosta will rue a tricky qualifying but P2 is his second podium in the last three races, and Bezzecchi’s classy run of form continues – that’s four podiums in the last five Grands Prix, and the Italian is hunting Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati Lenovo Team) for P3 in the standings, as the #63 had a tougher one.
Chapeau to Martin in P4. That’s the reigning Champion’s best Aprilia result and he did it from P16 on the grid too. What a boost that is for Martin and his side of the box, and the same can be said for Luca Marini (Honda HRC Castrol) as the Italian gets the better of Morbidelli – who had to drop one position for cutting the chicane at Turn 9 – in the closing stages to hand himself and HRC a double top five at Balaton.
Morbidelli was P6, with Brad Binder (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing) and Pol Espargaro (Red Bull KTM Tech3) handing KTM a triple top seven. The latter enjoyed a good fight with Bagnaia and following a mistake on the last lap, the #63 lost a position to the #44 to collect P9 in Hungary.
Fabio Quartararo (Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP) rounded out the top 10 after the Frenchman had to take a Long Lap penalty for his Tissot Sprint mistake. 11th went to Ai Ogura (Trackhouse MotoGP Team), 12th was Miguel Oliveira (Prima Pramac Yamaha MotoGP), while Rins, Alex Marquez and Di Giannantonio completed the points on a Sunday to forget for the latter duo.
2025 Hungarian MotoGP Results
| 1 | Marc Marquez | SPA | Ducati Lenovo (GP25) | 42m 37.681s |
| 2 | Pedro Acosta | SPA | Red Bull KTM (RC16) | +4.314s |
| 3 | Marco Bezzecchi | ITA | Aprilia Racing (RS-GP25) | +7.488s |
| 4 | Jorge Martin | SPA | Aprilia Racing (RS-GP25) | +11.069s |
| 5 | Luca Marini | ITA | Honda HRC Castrol (RC213V) | +11.904s |
| 6 | Franco Morbidelli | ITA | Pertamina VR46 Ducati (GP24) | +12.608s |
| 7 | Brad Binder | RSA | Red Bull KTM (RC16) | +12.902s |
| 8 | Pol Espargaro | SPA | Red Bull KTM Tech3 (RC16) | +14.015s |
| 9 | Francesco Bagnaia | ITA | Ducati Lenovo (GP25) | +14.854s |
| 10 | Fabio Quartararo | FRA | Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1) | +15.473s |
Moto2 Race
The first Colombian to win a Moto2 race. It was always going to come sooner rather than later, and it landed with an almighty bang at the Michelin Grand Prix of Hungary as David Alonso (CFMOTO Inde Aspar Team) produced some breathtaking late race pace to beat title-chasing duo Diogo Moreira (Italtrans Racing Team) and Manuel Gonzalez (LIQUI MOLY Dynavolt Intact GP) in a scintillating Moto2 battle at Balaton Park. Moreira’s P2 also sees us celebrate the very first South American 1-2 finish in Moto2, as the 2025 title race properly heats up.
Jake Dixon (ELF Marc VDS Racing Team) negotiated Turn 1 expertly to swoop around the outside at Turn 2 to lead the pack, as drama unfolded further back. Celestino Vietti (Sync SpeedRS Team), Darryn Binder (ITALJET Gresini Moto2), Yuki Kunii (IDEMITSU Honda Team Asia) and Unai Orradre (QJMOTOR – FRINSA – MSI) went down at the tight right-hander, while the leading trio of Dixon, Moreira and Gonzalez began to stretch their legs.
0.7s was the early gap back to fourth place Aron Canet (Fantic Racing Lino Sonego), as we learned Izan Guevara (BLUCRU Pramac Yamaha Moto2) had jumped the start and that meant the Spaniard faced a double Long Lap penalty. Back at the front, Moreira led on Lap 4 and slotted home the fastest lap of the race to lead Dixon and Gonzalez by 0.3s, before eighth place Alonso set the fastest lap.
A second consecutive fastest lap from Moreira meant Gonzalez had to get a wriggle on – and he did at Turn 1 on Lap 6. Gonzalez passed Dixon but now, Moreira’s lead had grown to 0.7s. That was down to 0.3s soon enough though and there was a big moment on the exit of Turn 5 for Moreira. A little warning for the Brazilian, who now had his title rival clinging onto his exhaust pipe.
A few laps went by and for now, Gonzalez was happy to shadow Moreira. When will the #18 feel like it was time to pounce? Lap 15, Turn 5 – that’s when. The title race leader hit the front, so what did the #10 have in response? The fastest lap of the race was the answer to that, but again, that was bettered by Alonso as the Colombian went into battle with Collin Veijer (Red Bull KTM Ajo) and Dixon for P3.
With five to go, this was on. Gonzalez was out of shape on the exit of Turn 4 and he somehow managed to keep the lead, but boy was that a warning shot. Moreira hadn’t bit back for now but Dixon, Alonso and Veijer were now just half a second behind the lead duo. And at Turn 1 with four to go, Alonso grabbed P3 away from Dixon.
Three to go. Gonzalez led Moreira by 0.2s, with Alonso properly in the victory equation now. It looked like Dixon and Veijer didn’t quite have enough for the top three here, and it was Alonso who was looking the strongest. The #80 was a good 0.3s plus quicker than both Gonzalez and Moriera and at Turn 1 on the penultimate lap, the reigning Moto3 Champion grabbed P2 despite a moment on the front end.
Canet, Veijer, Dixon, Moreira… just Gonzalez to go for Alonso. LAST LAP! Alonso was swarming all over Gonzalez’s rear tyre but there was no way through for now. The next passing place was Turn 9 and Alonso made his move. Late on the brakes, clean as you like, and trying to bite back, Gonzalez lost P2 to Moreira after relinquishing all his momentum on the exit of Turn 10.
Coming into the final split, Alonso had it in the bag but he was wide at Turn 15. That gave both Moreira and Gonzalez a final chance of snatching the 25 points, but Alonso defended well to keep the Brazilian and Spaniard behind him to win his first Moto2 race and become the first rookie to win in the class since Pedro Acosta, as Moreira and Gonzalez made contact out of the final corner on the run to the flag – the former coming out on top. How crucial could that result be in the championship? Only time will tell.
Fourth place went the way of Dixon who ended the race less than a second away from the win, and the British rider was over five seconds clear of the next best Boscoscuro chassis rider which was teammate Filip Salač in P8. Veijer’s P5 signals the Dutchman’s best Moto2 result in what was a classy weekend for the #95, as Canet had to settle for P6. That’s some crucial ground lost in the overall standings for the latter.
Adrian Huertas’ (Italtrans Racing Team) P7 is the rookie’s best Moto2 result, with Daniel Holgado (CFMOTO Inde Aspar Team) and Ivan Ortola (QJMOTOR – FRINSA – MSI) closing out the top 10 behind eighth place Salač to see five rookies clinch top 10s at Balaton Park.
2025 Hungarian Moto2 Results
| 1 | David Alonso | COL | CFMOTO Inde Aspar Team (Kalex) | 37m 18.405s |
| 2 | Diogo Moreira | BRA | Italtrans Racing Team (Kalex) | +0.174s |
| 3 | Manuel Gonzalez | SPA | Liqui Moly Dynavolt Intact GP (Kalex) | +0.305s |
| 4 | Jake Dixon | GBR | Elf Marc VDS Racing (Boscoscuro) | +0.876s |
| 5 | Collin Veijer | NED | Red Bull KTM Ajo (Kalex) | +1.344s |
| 6 | Aron Canet | SPA | Fantic Racing LINO SONEGO (Kalex) | +2.608s |
| 7 | Adrian Huertas | SPA | Italtrans Racing Team (Kalex) | +3.984s |
| 8 | Filip Salac | CZE | Elf Marc VDS Racing (Boscoscuro) | +6.462s |
| 9 | Daniel Holgado | SPA | CFMOTO Inde Aspar Team (Kalex) | +8.126s |
| 10 | Ivan Ortola | SPA | QJMOTOR – FRINSA – MSI (Boscoscuro) | +9.015s |
Moto3 Race
Hungary returned to the MotoGP roster with an epic battle to kickstart Grand Prix Sunday as Maximo Quiles (CFMOTO Gaviota Aspar Team) triumphed over Valentin Perrone (Red Bull KTM Tech 3) by just 0.018s, rubbing elbows to the finish line. An instant classic saw the duel just escape the fight for third, with David Muñoz (LIQUI MOLY Dynavolt Intact GP) coming out on top there to defeat Austrian GP winner Angel Piqueras (FRINSA – MT Helmets – MSI) and Championship leader Jose Antonio Rueda (Red Bull KTM Ajo).
A clean start saw polesitter Quiles get the holeshot ahead of Perrone and Piqueras. Everyone made it cleanly through the opening lap and the pace was fierce from the start between Quiles and Perrone. A change of lead on Lap 3 at Turn 5 saw the Argentinean take advantage of a mistake by Quiles but at Turn 9, the #28 returned to P1. The all-rookie battle allowed the pack to close up with Muñoz in P3, getting ahead of Piqueras on Lap 4 before pouncing on Perrone at Turn 9 to move into P2.
Whilst the lead battle continued at the front and the places swapped, drama further down at the end of Lap 6 for Scott Ogden (CIP Green Power), who fell at Turn 15, forcing Ryusei Yamanaka (FRINSA – MT Helmets – MSI) and Marcos Uriarte (LEVELUP-MTA) to go into the gravel. By the halfway stage and just like in Austria, Quiles was setting the pace with Piqueras into P2, Perrone third and Muñoz in P4 ahead of teammate Guido Pini (LIQUI MOLY Dynavolt Intact GP). A mistake at the end of Lap 10 by Quiles saw him drop from P1 to P4 though, leaving him the work to do as Perrone hit the front.
With five laps to go, Perrone still led ahead but this time, Muñoz had come into contention in P2 and Quiles had worked his way into P3. Piqueras sat fourth whilst Rueda had managed to bridge the gap to join the lead group in P5. Then, it was all over for Pini who fell from sixth at Turn 11. In the second group, more misfortune for Taiyo Furusato (Honda Team Asia) who crashed from P8 at Turn 1. Everything had been calm at the front but a final lap storm brewed between Perrone and Quiles.
The last lap and just a tenth split them and Quiles looked at Turn 1 but couldn’t quite make the move stick. The next big opportunity was into Turn 5 and this time, it was enough. It wasn’t over though as Perrone built momentum coming through sector three and with a run through the chicane at Turn 15 and 16, made a heroic attempt at the final corner to lead. It looked like he had it done but with a better run to the line, Quiles got alongside, banged elbows with the #73 and did enough to take an epic win. Perrone’s P2 is his best finish and a second podium in five GPs whilst Muñoz made it a fifth podium in a row. Piqueras held on to fourth to take 3 points out of Rueda’s title lead, the #99 finishing fifth.
Adrian Fernandez (Leopard Racing) had a quiet Grand Prix but took top Honda honours in sixth ahead of teammate David Almansa, with Joel Kelso (LEVELUP-MTA) securing eighth. Alvaro Carpe (Red Bull KTM Ajo) was ninth with Jacob Roulstone (Red Bull KTM Tech 3) returning to the top ten for the first time since Germany.
2025 Hungarian Moto3 Results
| 1 | Maximo Qulies | SPA | CFMOTO Gaviota Aspar Team (KTM) | 35m 31.839s |
| 2 | Valentin Perrone | ARG | Red Bull KTM Tech3 (KTM) | +0.018s |
| 3 | David Munoz | SPA | Liqui Moly Dynavolt Intact GP (KTM) | +0.858s |
| 4 | Angel Piqueras | SPA | FRINSA -MT Helmets – MSI (KTM) | +0.952s |
| 5 | Jose Antonio Rueda | SPA | Red Bull KTM Ajo (KTM) | +1.362s |
| 6 | Adrian Fernandez | SPA | Leopard Racing (Honda) | +6.159s |
| 7 | David Almansa | SPA | Leopard Racing (Honda) | +9.546s |
| 8 | Joel Kelso | AUS | LEVELUP – MTA (KTM) | +10.025s |
| 9 | Alvaro Carpe | SPA | Red Bull KTM Ajo (KTM) | +11.696s |
| 10 | Jacob Roulstone | AUS | Red Bull KTM Tech3 (KTM) | +20.109s |
2025 Hungarian MotoGP News—Saturday
Pecco’s nightmare
There have been several chastening weekends for Pecco Bagnaia in 2025. But none more so than the Hungarian GP, where he qualified a dismal 15th before finishing just two places higher in the Sprint.
“Not just a difficult day, it’s a difficult period,” he said on Saturday. “Maybe the worst of my Ducati experience, and Ducati factory team. And I’m the rider, but behind me there are 50 people that are helping me. And we are all struggling to find a solution.”
Like the previous 13 rounds, Bagnaia has no stability on braking. “Honestly, it’s from the start of the season that I’m struggling on it. Today I just did a little step. I know we can fight, and the moment we will rise, we will be there. So I think we need to continue, never give up, like we are doing.”
Moreira poised for LCR Honda switch
Moto2 race winner Diogo Moreira is poised for a MotoGP move with LCR Honda his destination. The Brazilian has entered into the title fight in the intermediate class thanks to a recent victory in Austria.
In Austria, his management revealed he had two options on the table from two Japanese factories: Honda and Yamaha. And it was down to the 21-year to make a choice. The offer to join MotoGP is there,” he said after winning the Austrian Moto2 race. “For a rookie the most important thing is to have a long contract. But now my focus is Moto2.”
Coming to Hungary, it emerged he has opted for the LCR Honda option as HRC is keen to move Somkiat Chantra on after a hugely underwhelming start to life as a premier class rider.
Yamaha flirt with Gonzalez, but edge toward Miller
It emerged in Hungary that Yamaha made a late play to sign Moto2 championship leader Manuel Gonzalez to partner Toprak Razgatlioglu in the Pramac team in 2026. But after some discussion it appears they will persist with Jack Miller instead.
Miller’s frustration at Yamaha’s indecision was on display on Thursday. “I’ve been more than patient enough. If you want me, you want me. If you don’t, you don’t,” he said.” And there was a hint of dismay when he learned of their interest in Gonzalez.
“The more time goes on, yes, I feel that (they don’t want me),” he said. “The more names that you hear coming onto the list. I’m looking forward to develop – I was looking forward to developing the V4 and working closely to try and help them.”
Gonzalez’s deadline to inform his current IntactGP team of a move to MotoGP was in Austria. Yamaha approached the German outfit to extend the deadline, which they did for a further week. It’s believed some prominent Italians at Yamaha attempted to convince Japanese management to sign the Spaniard. But in the end, Miller got the nod.
MotoGP Sprint Race
Marc Marquez got a lovely launch from pole position and led into Turn 1, but Fabio Quartararo (Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP), from P6 on the grid, got it properly wrong in the braking zone on the inside line. The Frenchman was too late on the anchors and collided with Enea Bastianini (Red Bull KTM Tech3), who managed to stay on the bike, but Quartararo didn’t.
The incident cost Marco Bezzecchi (Aprilia Racing) time too, which dropped the Italian to the lower ends of the top 10, while an unlucky Bastianini was P18.
Then, there was another incident. This time at Turn 9 and it again involved Bastianini. This time, the ‘Beast’ was at fault as an audacious move on Johann Zarco (CASTROL Honda LCR) failed, leaving both down and out of the Tissot Sprint on Lap 1.
Post race, both Quartararo and Bastianini were handed penalties for the above points. The #20 has one Long Lap penalty because that’s his first offence, while the #23 has a double Long Lap penalty because it’s a second offence.
So where did that leave us? Marc Marquez led from the VR46 duo, with Di Giannantonio the lead rider in the yellow corner. On Lap 5, the Italian was 1.1s away from the #93, with Morbidelli over a second down on his teammate. Fourth was Luca Marini (Honda HRC Castrol), while Fermin Aldeguer (BK8 Gresini Racing MotoGP) sat half a second behind the HRC star, and just under a second clear of the second factory HRC rider Joan Mir.
On Lap 6 of 13, Pedro Acosta’s (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing) Sprint then ended with a small crash at Turn 11 while he was attempting to pass Jorge Martin (Aprilia Racing) in a battle for P10. That signalled a disappointing Saturday for Friday’s pacesetter in Hungary.
For the remainder of the Sprint, Marc Marquez remained untroubled to continue his unbeaten run, as Di Giannantonio kept teammate Morbidelli at bay as the VR46 duo collected silver and bronze medals at Balaton Park.
From P9 on the grid, Marini defended and rode brilliantly to keep Aldeguer behind him to earn his best HRC Sprint result in P4, as the latter just about held onto P5 ahead of Mir and the recovering Bezzecchi. Alex Marquez (BK8 Gresini Racing MotoGP) was eighth across the line as he gets set to face a three-place grid penalty in tomorrow’s Grand Prix, and the last point on offer on Saturday went to reigning World Champion Martin in P9.
2025 Hungarian MotoGP Results—MotoGP Sprint Race
| 1 | Marc Marquez | SPA | Ducati Lenovo (GP25) | 21m 13.465s |
| 2 | Fabio Di Giannantonio | ITA | Pertamina VR46 Ducati (GP25) | +2.095s |
| 3 | Franco Morbidelli | ITA | Pertamina VR46 Ducati (GP24) | +3.595s |
| 4 | Luca Marini | ITA | Honda HRC Castrol (RC213V) | +4.890s |
| 5 | Fermin Aldeguer | SPA | BK8 Gresini Ducati (GP24)* | +5.692s |
| 6 | Joan Mir | SPA | Honda HRC Castrol (RC213V) | +6.147s |
| 7 | Marco Bezzecchi | ITA | Aprilia Racing (RS-GP25) | +6.266s |
| 8 | Alex Marquez | SPA | BK8 Gresini Ducati (GP24) | +7.332s |
| 9 | Jorge Martin | SPA | Aprilia Racing (RS-GP25) | +10.779s |
| 10 | Pol Espargaro | SPA | Red Bull KTM Tech3 (RC16) | +12.905s |
MotoGP Qualifying
As in Austria, both Aprilia Racing riders – Bezzecchi and reigning Champion Jorge Martin – found themselves in Q1, and this time they also had Bagnaia for company. Bezzecchi, who moved through a week ago and converted that into pole in Q2, once again topped the table this time round.
Bagnaia briefly took second before a flurry of challenges from elsewhere, with Brad Binder (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing) pipping the Italian before Fabio Di Giannantonio (Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team) had the final say – slotting in two tenths behind Bezzecchi but taking that coveted second place in Q2. Bagnaia was left behind Binder and Jack Miller (Prima Pramac Yamaha MotoGP) in P13 to P15. The last time the 2022 and 2023 Champion failed to make it out of Q2 was Indonesia 2023 – although he did go on to win…
There was drama almost immediately. The only rider to beat Marc Marquez to the top so far this weekend, Acosta, crashed out on his first attempt – leaving him running back to the pits to try and salvage his shot at pole.
Meanwhile, Marc Marquez was top of the pile – and still setting red sectors on the timing screens. After the first runs, the #93 sat top after putting in the first benchmark and then bettering it, with Fermin Aldeguer (BK8 Gresini Racing MotoGP) in second before Enea Bastianini (Red Bull KTM Tech3) and Joan Mir (Honda HRC Castrol) elbowed the rookie down to fourth.
Dusted off and back out for more, Acosta did make it out in time for the second runs but the main moves came from Bezzecchi as the #72 reloaded after a short excursion through the gravel to put his Aprilia in second, pipping Diggia to it. From there, no one was really able to turn up the wick – with the #93 beating his own best to increase his gap at the top.
That leaves a front row of Marc Marquez, Bezzecchi and Di Giannanontio, ahead of another impressive day at the office from Bastianini. The ‘Beast’ puts it in fourth ahead of Franco Morbidelli (Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team).
Sixth goes to qualifying empresario Fabio Quartararo (Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP) as the sole Yamaha in Q2 made it an ever-impressive second row start, with Acosta left down in P7 after his crash. He went back out and set a lap but will be pushing hard to make progress from the off. Aldeguer is eighth, with Luca Marini (Honda HRC Castrol) completing the third row, just pipping teammate Mir.
Red Bull KTM test rider and Tech3 supersub this weekend, Pol Espargaro, completes the Q2 runners after a late crash – and that means it’s Alex Marquez (BK8 Gresini Racing MotoGP) in 11th. Second in the standings, that’s already an expensive place for the #73 to start – and on Sunday he has that three-place grid penalty too.
Similarly, Binder – Miller – Bagnaia will be an elbows-out fourth row on Saturday, but come Sunday the #43 will serve that three-place grid penalty. Sunday looks like this from Row 4: Mir, Pol Espargaro and Binder ahead of Bagnaia, Alex Marquez and Raul Fernandez (Trackhouse MotoGP Team) on the fifth row. Martin slots into P16 ahead of Miller.
2025 Hungarian MotoGP Results—MotoGP Qualifying
| 1 | Marc Marquez | SPA | Ducati Lenovo (GP25) | 1’36.518s |
| 2 | Marco Bezzecchi | ITA | Aprilia Racing (RS-GP25) | +0.290s |
| 3 | Fabio Di Giannantonio | ITA | Pertamina VR46 Ducati (GP25) | +0.354s |
| 4 | Enea Bastianini | ITA | Red Bull KTM Tech3 (RC16) | +0.424s |
| 5 | Franco Morbidelli | ITA | Pertamina VR46 Ducati (GP24) | +0.513s |
| 6 | Fabio Quartararo | FRA | Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1) | +0.524s |
| 7 | Pedro Acosta | SPA | Red Bull KTM (RC16) | +0.581s |
| 8 | Fermin Aldeguer | SPA | BK8 Gresini Ducati (GP24)* | +0.612s |
| 9 | Luca Marini | ITA | Honda HRC Castrol (RC213V) | +0.659s |
| 10 | Joan Mir | SPA | Honda HRC Castrol (RC213V) | +0.721s |
Moto2 Qualifying
Diogo Moreira (Italtrans Racing Team) heads the grid in Hungary as the Brazilian’s impressive form rolls on, taking pole by just 0.050 ahead of Zonta van den Goorbergh (RW – Idrofoglia Racing GP). Points leader Manuel Gonzalez (Liqui Moly Dynavolt Intact GP) completes the front row, pipping Jake Dixon (ELF Marc VDS Racing Team) by just 0.001.
Dixon is alongside impressive rookie Collin Veijer (Red Bull KTM Ajo), with Aron Canet (Fantic Racing Lino Sonego) completing Row 2.
Rookies Dani Holgado (CFMoto Inde Aspar Team) and teammate David Alonso are next up, with another notable performance alongside them too as Ayumu Sasaki (RW-Idrofoglia Racing GP) completes Row 3.
Brno winner Joe Roberts (OnlyFans American Racing) took P13 ahead of fellow Q1 graduate Barry Baltus (Fantic Racing Lino Sonego) in P15 – the Belgian looking to re-find that earlier momentum.
2025 Hungarian MotoGP Results—Moto2 Qualifying
| 1 | Diogo Moreira | BRA | Italtrans Racing Team (Kalex) | 1m 40.380s |
| 2 | Zonta van den Goorbergh | NED | RW – Idrofoglia Racing GP (Kalex) | +0.050s |
| 3 | Manuel Gonzalez | SPA | Liqui Moly Dynavolt Intact GP (Kalex) | +0.082s |
| 4 | Jake Dixon | GBR | Elf Marc VDS Racing (Boscoscuro) | +0.083s |
| 5 | Collin Veijer | NED | Red Bull KTM Ajo (Kalex) | +0.137s |
| 6 | Aron Canet | SPA | Fantic Racing LINO SONEGO (Kalex) | +0.255s |
| 7 | Daniel Holgado | SPA | CFMOTO Inde Aspar Team (Kalex) | +0.275s |
| 8 | David Alonso | COL | CFMOTO Inde Aspar Team (Kalex) | +0.357s |
| 9 | Ayumu Sasaki | JPN | RW – Idrofoglia Racing GP (Kalex) | +0.452s |
| 10 | Filip Salac | CZE | Elf Marc VDS Racing (Boscoscuro) | +0.462s |
Moto3 Qualifying
A tense tussle for pole position eventually saw Maximo Quiles (CFMOTO Gaviota Aspar Team) clinch pole at Balaton Park, denying Austria polesitter Valentin Perrone (Red Bull KTM Tech 3) and last week’s winner Angel Piqueras (FRINSA – MT Helmets – MSI) as they join him on the front row.
Championship leader Jose Antonio Rueda (Red Bull KTM Ajo) remains slightly out of position considering his early season form, in P8 once more.
Rookies Alvaro Carpe (Red Bull KTM Ajo) and Guido Pini (LIQUI MOLY Dynavolt Intact GP) are on Row 2, split by Pini’s veteran teammate David Muñoz.
Jacob Roulstone (Red Bull KTM Tech3) shines in P7, another rookie performer in Q2.
2025 Hungarian MotoGP Results—Moto3 Qualifying
| 1 | Maximo Qulies | SPA | CFMOTO Gaviota Aspar Team (KTM) | 1m 46.069s |
| 2 | Valentin Perrone | ARG | Red Bull KTM Tech3 (KTM) | +0.060s |
| 3 | Angel Piqueras | SPA | FRINSA -MT Helmets – MSI (KTM) | +0.090s |
| 4 | Alvaro Carpe | SPA | Red Bull KTM Ajo (KTM) | +0.107s |
| 5 | David Munoz | SPA | Liqui Moly Dynavolt Intact GP (KTM) | +0.264s |
| 6 | Guido Pini | ITA | Liqui Moly Dynavolt Intact GP (KTM) | +0.269s |
| 7 | Jacob Roulstone | AUS | Red Bull KTM Tech3 (KTM) | +0.322s |
| 8 | Jose Antonio Rueda | SPA | Red Bull KTM Ajo (KTM) | +0.388s |
| 9 | Adrian Fernandez | SPA | Leopard Racing (Honda) | +0.438s |
| 10 | David Almansa | SPA | Leopard Racing (Honda) | +0.607s |
2025 Hungarian MotoGP News—Friday
Balaton Park Circuit: First impressions
Despite the a narrow track, and one of the slowest average speeds on the calendar (110mph over one lap), MotoGP riders did their best to talk up the 17-turn Balaton Park Circuit.
“I’m enjoying the track, it’s fun,” said Fabio Di Giannantonio, if a little unconvincingly. “It’s cool to have Phillip Island, and this kind of track as well. We’re a World Championship and a World Champion should win on all types of tracks. A smaller, tighter track should also be part of the calendar.”
But Luca Marini sounded a more despairing note. “Impossible to overtake,” he said. “Zero. If you start first maybe you can win the race…even if you are not Marc. Now the overtaking is very difficult. We need a little bit more space, more possibility of lines, no? Because here is it so narrow and the corners are so slow so the lines are only one. You cannot invent so much. If you try to brake 5m later to overtake another rider, or even 2m, then you go wide because the corner is too tiny and you need to stop too much the bike.”
KTM quash Red Bull departure story
KTM management has responded to a story that suggested Red Bull could end its ties with the Austrian manufacturer by insisting they have extended their partnership going forward.
A story appeared after the Austrian GP that stated Red Bull could be Honda’s new title sponsor. Yet Pit Beirer, KTM’s Motorsport Director, poured cold water on this. “Thinking about that would be completely crazy,” he said. “Just a couple of days ago our contract got renewed with them.
“This is such a long-lasting partnership since 2003 starting on the off-road side, we could carry that over on the road racing side. If you think back to what happened over the winter, thanks to our friends at Red Bull we just couldn’t manage to keep all of our projects performing – winning Dakar, winning motocross and supercross races and still performing in MotoGP. That performance means much more than a contract.
“The rumors from this week I don’t know where they came from. Contract is renewed and we’re super happy. We’re not talking about one year or this or that. it’s a long-term partnership and we want to go racing together and that’s a very solid base and was important than ever in these recent difficult moments.”
Pol Espargaro to World Superbike?
Friday was a positive day for Pol Espargaro. KTM’s test rider, who is standing in for the injured Maverick Viñales was a brilliant ninth in Practice. He may have tested the RC16 here previously, handing him a temporary edge. But for the second time in three races, the former Moto2 champ proved he is still more than competitive.
Could that lead to Espargaro returning to competition full-time? The Italian media is speculation he could be keen to race in WorldSBK next year aboard Ducati machinery. And he didn’t exactly deny that on Friday.
“I like to race. I think I’m fast enough to race as I proved. But it’s something that I don’t want to think about. I will take a decision in the future what I feel more comfortable with. I will take in the future what I feel more comfortable with.”
Friday MotoGP
After a relatively uneventful opening 20 minutes of Practice, Marc Marquez led the session by just over a tenth from Austrian GP podium finisher Fermin Aldeguer (BK8 Gresini Racing MotoGP). Fabio Di Giannantonio (Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team) made it a Ducati 1-2-3 early doors, but Acosta and Martin were lurking inside that top five.
With 30 minutes to go, Acosta moved into the top three as both he and fellow Murcian Aldeguer went within a tenth of Marc Marquez, before Acosta then climbed to P1 with a 1:38.012. That stint didn’t last long though because Aldeguer fired in a 1:37.793 to become the session leader – impressive stuff from the rookie.
Marc Marquez was back in P1 a few minutes later though. The #93 had the final split nailed and his advantage in the session was 0.040s over Aldeguer, but that was before Acosta’s first time attack lap landed. The #37 slammed in a 1:37.289 to go 0.464s clear, and on his next lap, Acosta improved again to sit 0.615s ahead of anyone else.
The Alex Marquez – Miller – Bagnaia argument was the next headline. One argument created another as the #43 and #73 gesticulated and Bagnaia arrived on the scene, his lap disrupted. The FIM MotoGP Stewards looked at the full run of events and have given the Pramac and the Gresini rider a three-place grid penalty each.
Marc Marquez got that back to 0.3s on his first time attack lap, as we strapped in for the final five minutes. Bezzecchi was P11 at this stage, Fabio Quartararo (Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP) was sitting in P12, with Bagnaia P13 and not looking particularly pleased, especially after being interrupted on a flying lap by Alex Marquez.
Quartararo managed to hammer home a lap good enough for P4, but that quickly changed to P9 as a flurry of fast times dropped. Bagnaia couldn’t improve enough to jump into the top 10 and then there were yellow flags in Sector 1 after Acosta crashed coming out of Turn 2. Turn 11 then caught out Johann Zarco (CASTROL Honda LCR), so that meant more yellow flags – bad news for the likes of Bezzecchi and Bagnaia.
Would either find a time good enough for a place in Friday’s all-important top 10? The answer was no. And Martin was another star to miss out, because Quartararo pipped the reigning Champion by 0.001s – it doesn’t get closer than that.
So your automatic Q2 runners are as follows: Acosta leads Marc Marquez and Alex Marquez as mentioned, with Aldeguer looking strong in P4. Enea Bastianini (Red Bull KTM Tech3) continues his mid-season surge to finish P5 on Day 1 at Balaton Park, with the Beast joined in the top 10 by Franco Morbidelli (Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team), Joan Mir (Honda HRC Castrol), Red Bull KTM Tech3 stand-in Pol Espargaro, Luca Marini (Honda HRC Castrol) and Quartararo.
2025 Hungarian MotoGP Results—Friday MotoGP
| 1 | Pedro Acosta | SPA | Red Bull KTM (RC16) | 1’37.061s |
| 2 | Marc Marquez | SPA | Ducati Lenovo (GP25) | +0.006s |
| 3 | Alex Marquez | SPA | BK8 Gresini Ducati (GP24) | +0.281s |
| 4 | Fermin Aldeguer | SPA | BK8 Gresini Ducati (GP24) | |
| 5 | Enea Bastianini | ITA | Red Bull KTM Tech3 (RC16) | +0.354s |
| 6 | Franco Morbidelli | ITA | Pertamina VR46 Ducati (GP24) | +0.368s |
| 7 | Joan Mir | SPA | Honda HRC Castrol (RC213V) | +0.385s |
| 8 | Pol Espargaro | SPA | Red Bull KTM Tech3 (RC16) | +0.483s |
| 9 | Luca Marini | ITA | Honda HRC Castrol (RC213V) | +0.527s |
| 10 | Fabio Quartararo | FRA | Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1) | +0.610s |
Friday Moto2
Day 1 is in the history books as the field hit Balaton in Hungary for the first hurdle of the weekend: getting into Q2 directly from Friday afternoon Practice. Heading the charge, Diogo Moreira (Italtrans Racing Team) started his weekend off strongly and aims to cut more points out of his deficit in the standings, whereas three of the top six riders in the Championship are forced to go through Q1 after tougher Fridays.
Filip Salač (ELF Marc VDS Racing Team) moved up late to pip Championship leader Manuel Gonzalez (LIQUI MOLY Dynavolt Intact GP) to P2.
Key names not going through to Q1 include Brno winner Joe Roberts (OnlyFans American Racing Team), P2 in the standings Aron Canet (Fantic Racing Lino Sonego), Celestino Vietti (Sync SpeedRS Team) and Barry Baltus (Fantic Racing Lino Sonego).
Standout performers include rookie Adrian Huertas (Italtrans Racing Team) in fourth, in Q2 directly for the first time since Argentina, ahead of Alonso Lopez (Sync SpeedRS Team) and two more rookies: 2024 Moto3™ Champion David Alonso (CFMOTO Inde Aspar Team) and Collin Veijer (Red Bull KTM Ajo). Ayumu Sasaki (RW-Idrofoglia Racing GP) completes the top ten.
2025 Hungarian MotoGP Results—Friday Moto2
| 1 | Diogo Moreira | BRA | Italtrans Racing Team (Kalex) | 1m 41.213s |
| 2 | Filip Salac | CZE | Elf Marc VDS Racing (Boscoscuro) | +0.172s |
| 3 | Manuel Gonzalez | SPA | Liqui Moly Dynavolt Intact GP (Kalex) | +0.176s |
| 4 | Adrian Huertas | SPA | Italtrans Racing Team (Kalex) | +0.186s |
| 5 | Alonso Lopez | SPA | Sync SpeedRS (Boscoscuro) | +0.212s |
| 6 | David Alonso | COL | CFMOTO Inde Aspar Team (Kalex) | +0.288s |
| 7 | Collin Veijer | NED | Red Bull KTM Ajo (Kalex) | +0.355s |
| 8 | Ivan Ortola | SPA | QJMOTOR – FRINSA – MSI (Boscoscuro) | +0.358s |
| 9 | Izan Guevara | SPA | BLU CRU Pramac Yamaha Moto2 (Boscoscuro) | +0.364s |
| 10 | Ayumu Sasaki | JPN | RW – Idrofoglia Racing GP (Kalex) | +0.379s |
Friday Moto3
A 1:46.448 saw Maximo Quiles (CFMOTO Gaviota Aspar Team) clinch Friday’s Moto3 honours at Balaton Park, and the rookie topped the standings by some margin too. 0.297s was the gap back to second place Valentin Perrone (Red Bull KTM Tech3), while Guido Pini (LIQUI MOLY Dynavolt Intact GP) made it a rookie 1-2-3 in Hungary.
Despite a crash at Turn 15, Austrian GP winner Angel Piqueras (FRINSA – MT Helmets – MSI) pocketed P4. Championship leader Jose Antonio Rueda (Red Bull KTM Ajo), after a quieter Austrian GP, completed the top five. Some key names, including Joel Kelso (LEVELUP – MTA) and Taiyo Furusato (Honda Team Asia), will be in Q1.
Marcos Uriarte (LEVEL UP – MTA) will start from the back of the grid after a penalty for being slow on line – for the third time this season.
2025 Hungarian MotoGP Results—Friday Moto3
| 1 | Maximo Qulies | SPA | CFMOTO Gaviota Aspar Team (KTM) | 1m 46.448s |
| 2 | Valentin Perrone | ARG | Red Bull KTM Tech3 (KTM) | +0.297s |
| 3 | Guido Pini | ITA | Liqui Moly Dynavolt Intact GP (KTM) | +0.408s |
| 4 | Angel Piqueras | SPA | FRINSA – MT Helmets – MSI (KTM) | +0.422s |
| 5 | Jose Antonio Rueda | SPA | Red Bull KTM Ajo (KTM) | +0.551s |
| 6 | Adrian Fernandez | SPA | Leopard Racing (Honda) | +0.626s |
| 7 | David Munoz | SPA | Liqui Moly Dynavolt Intact GP (KTM) | +0.761s |
| 8 | Dennis Foggia | ITA | CFMOTO Gaviota Aspar Team (KTM) | +0.812s |
| 9 | Jacob Roulstone | AUS | Red Bull KTM Tech3 (KTM) | +0.839s |
| 10 | Ryusei Yamanaka | JPN | FRINSA -MT Helmets – MSI (KTM) | +0.950s |
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