2025 HungarianGP Race Report

Of the 168 points up for grabs so far in the fourteen Tissot Sprint races in 2025, Marc Márquez has lost just three. He's taken the rest, given his 13th gold medal of the season today at the Michelin@ Hungarian Grand Prix. 

On his way to his seventh MotoGP™ title, given his large lead in the standings, the 32-year-old Ducati Lenovo Team rider had no rivals on Saturday afternoon at Balaton Park. Starting from pole position, after six laps he had a lead of over 1.5 seconds over the fastest rider. Two laps later, that lead had increased to around 2.5. 

Quartararo Exaggerates.
Contributing to the number 93's unchallenged escape was an incident caused at the start by Fabio Quartararo (Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP), who created havoc by overdoing it in the first braking point. Starting from sixth on the grid, the Frenchman found himself third. But too fast to make the turn. The biggest losers were Enea Bastianini (Red Bull KTM Tech3), Pedro Acosta (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing), and Marco Bezzecchi (Aprilia Racing). Two pairs of teammates gained. Fabio Di Giannantonio quickly moved into second place ahead of Franco Morbidelli (Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team). Following closely behind were the factory Honda HRC Castrol riders, Luca Marini, and Joan Mir.

KTM's disappointment
was Bastianini, hit by Quartararo, who managed not to crash despite the impact, but found himself well back. But a little further ahead, in his haste to recover, he also hit Johann Zarco (Castrol Honda LCR). They both ended up in the dirt. Bezzecchi, who started from the front row, dropped to eighth place. Acosta finished eleventh. 

Number 37 was also betrayed by the frantic rush of those who feel called upon to recover from a mess for which they were not responsible. On lap six, while running in tenth place, he attempted an initial attack on world champion Jorge Martin (Aprilia Racing) at Turn 1, but was unsuccessful. Shortly thereafter, he got ahead of his compatriot with a second attack, but lost the front and crashed. This was his third crash of the weekend. The previous one, in the early stages of qualifying, affected his Q2 qualifying, causing him to start from the third row. 

Was the podium in doubt?
After the chaos at the start, the top positions remained locked for much of the Tissot Sprint, with the battle for the final step of the podium seemingly poised to explode with five laps to go. Marini, in fourth, was closing in on Morbidelli, bringing Fermin Aldeguer (BK8 Gresini Racing MotoGP) with him.

In the following laps, however, the gap didn't close any further. On the final lap, Aldeguer seemed ready to overtake Marini, but he made a mistake and finished fifth behind the Italian. Di Giannantonio, second, and Morbidelli therefore made it onto the podium. The number 49 rider, in particular, had a stellar Saturday, making up for a subdued Friday. Having tackled and made it through Q1, he secured a front-row qualifying spot and the silver medal in the Sprint.

Among the riders in the points,
Mir finished sixth ahead of Bezzecchi. Alex Marquez (BK8 Gresini Racing MotoGP) and Martin followed. World Championship runner-up Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati Lenovo Team) finished thirteenth, having lost almost 15 seconds in 13 laps. 

MOTOGP - RACE
Marc Marquez undefeated for the seventh consecutive GP: Acosta and Bezzecchi on the podium

Red and Italian. These are the characteristics of the bike that won the 1992 Grand Prix in the premier class's last appearance in Hungary.

The same colors and nationality characterize the machine that today, in the event that marks MotoGP™'s return to the European country, finished first in the race held at the Balaton Park Circuit, the venue for the fourteenth round of the 2025 championship.

While Eddie Lawson's victory on a Cagiva was greeted with surprise 33 years ago (the result was influenced by unpredictable weather), the 2025 triumph reaffirms who is currently the most in-form in MotoGP™: the Marc Márquez-Ducati duo, their seventh consecutive win this season, out of ten total.

The Spaniard took the checkered flag ahead of Pedro Acosta (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing) and Marco Bezzecchi (Aprilia Racing).

Two surprises followed: Jorge Martin (Aprilia Racing), fourth after a comeback that began from sixteenth on the grid, and Luca Marini (Honda HRC Castrol).

Ready to go
Starting from pole position, Marc Marquez was the one to lead the way at the first braking point on Sunday at the Michelin® Hungarian Grand Prix. But he was unable to close the line, leaving a gap for Bezzecchi. The Romagna native thus moved ahead and at the second corner felt a blow to the rear of his RS-GP. It was number 93, who touched him and lost two positions. Franco Morbidelli (Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team) and Marini took advantage, but were quickly overtaken by Marc Marquez.

The Italian soon lost another position due to an overtake by Enea Bastianini (Red Bull KTM Tech3), who however crashed before the end of the opening lap.

Alex Marquez crashes.
Another yellow flag came out at the start of the second lap. Alex Marquez (BK8 Gresini Racing MotoGP), second in the title race, ended up in the gravel. The Spaniard was at the back of the field after starting from fourteenth on the grid, due to a three-place penalty for slowing down a rider in Friday's practice.

Meanwhile, two surprises emerged in the top half of the GP standings: Martin, seventh, had already made up nine positions. Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati Lenovo Team) also made a significant leap forward, trailing the Spaniard after starting from thirteenth on the grid.

Aprilia Leads the Way.
With a clear track, Bezzecchi imposed his pace in the opening laps, opening up a small gap. Behind him was Morbidelli, closely followed by Marc Marquez. The Spaniard overtook his teammate on lap five and moved into second place.

Having slipped to third place, Morbidelli was unable to respond and instead had to watch his back as Acosta recovered, passing him on lap seven.

Marc Marquez attacked.
On lap eight, Marc Marquez fired his first attack, going inside on Bezzecchi at Turn 1, but he ran wide. The factory Ducati rider tried again at Turn 5, again unsuccessfully. The duel benefited Acosta, who was able to make up some ground on the pair battling for the lead.

After his first two attempts failed, Marc Marquez came back on lap eleven, this time without a hitch. Once in the lead, he set a new pace and broke away. 

Acosta's Shark
. Shortly thereafter, Bezzecchi faced another headache. A mistake in the final corners of lap 15 left him vulnerable: Acosta took advantage and passed him at the start of the next lap, at the first braking point. From that moment on, the podium positions were no longer in question, while things became more uncertain behind.

Morbidelli in the crosshairs.
The battle for fourth place heated up with five laps to go, with Martin, in fifth, edging out Morbidelli.

Three laps later, the Italian also lost to Marini. He then crossed the finish line in sixth place ahead of the RC16s of Brad Binder (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing) and Pol Espargaro (Red Bull KTM Tech3).

Ninth place for Bagnaia
. Bagnaia, who had passed Espargaro at the start of the final lap, then made a mistake, finished ninth. Tenth place for Fabio Quartararo (Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP). The Frenchman and the Italian each had to serve a long lap penalty: the Frenchman for a contact at the first corner of yesterday's Tissot Sprint, the factory Ducati rider for 'cutting' the track after a mistake.

Resuming his ride after a crash on the second lap, Alex Marquez finished fourteenth, now 175 points behind his brother Marc in the standings.

Fermin Aldeguer, who crashed on lap fourteen while running fifth, was also disappointed in the BK8 Gresini Racing MotoGP garage.

Fabio Di Giannantonio (Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team), third on the grid and silver in the Sprint yesterday, had his race compromised by a technical issue that forced him to change bikes before the start and start from pitlane, in last place.

Enea Bastianini NC

 "After two crashes, both in the sprint and today, it's easy to feel unlucky. After yesterday, I was in a bit of pain and today I wasn't feeling 100% physically, and unfortunately we crashed on the first lap, and I did everything I could to escape. At the end of the day, we have to understand that today we were lucky, because I found myself in the middle of the track with the riders coming from behind and I wasn't touched by anyone, so the day could certainly have gone badly, and we have to be grateful for that. However, the weekend was positive for us, and even though we start with zero points, I feel more and more confident on the bike, so I can't wait to get to Barcelona and hope we can have a great weekend."

MOTO2
David Alonso, historic first victory for Colombia in Moto2™

David Alonso (CFMOTO Aspar Team) made Moto2™ history by becoming the first Colombian to win in the intermediate class. The CFMOTO Aspar Team rookie finished ahead of Diogo Moreira (Italtrans Racing Team) and championship leader Manuel Gonzalez (Liqui Moly Dynavolt Intact GP) in the Michelin Hungarian Grand Prix at Balaton Park. Gonzalez extended his lead to 25 points over Aron Canet (Liqui Moly Dynavolt Intact GP), who finished sixth today.

Early stages and a crash at the first corner
saw Diogo Moreira (Italtrans Racing Team) make slight movement at the start, before being passed by Jake Dixon (Elf Marc VDS Racing Team) and Manuel Gonzalez (Liqui Moly Dynavolt Intact GP). The Brazilian, however, overtook the Spaniard and moved behind Dixon, while Aron Canet (Fantic Racing Lino Sonego) finished fifth behind Adrian Huertas (Italtrans Racing Team). A first-turn crash involving Celestino Vietti (SUP Racing), Yuki Kunii (Idemitsu Honda Team Asia), Unai Orradre, Albert Arenas (ITALJET Gresini Moto2), and Darryn Binder (ITALJET Gresini Moto2).

On lap four, Dixon makes a mistake, and Moreira takes advantage, while Canet, Huertas, and Collin Veijer (Red Bull KTM Ajo) partially close the gap.

Moreira vs. Gonzalez.
Manuel Gonzalez passes Dixon and sets off in pursuit of Moreira. Gonzalez and Dixon are separated by a second, while Dixon and Canet are separated by half a second. The second group, in addition to Canet, also includes Veijer, Huertas, and rookie David Alonso (CFMOTO Aspar Team). With seven laps to go, Gonzalez overtakes Moreira and takes the lead.

Spectacular race for David Alonso. 
With five laps to go, exiting Turn 4, Gonzalez takes a huge risk, and Moreira rejoins. Dixon also took advantage, but was soon overtaken by David Alonso. 

With two laps to go, a demented Alonso overtook Moreira and on the final lap pulled off a stunning, seemingly impossible pass. In the final few meters, Alonso took his first Moto2™ victory: this was also Colombia's first win in the intermediate class. Second place went to Moreira ahead of Manuel Gonzalez.

In the top ten,
Dixon placed fourth ahead of Veijer, Canet, Huertas, Filip Salač (Elf Marc VDS Racing Team), Daniel Holgado (CFMOTO Aspar Team), and Ivan Ortolá (QJMotor – Frinsa - MSI).

Diogo Moreira P2

“What a race! At the end, the tires were worn, and it wasn't easy to maintain the pace. Alonso did well; he had something extra. The last lap was fantastic, we had fun: it would have been too risky to try to overtake. The important thing was to finish the race and get on the podium. We're staying focused with the goal of continuing like this every weekend.”

MOTO3
Quiles, sprint victory over Perrone at Balaton Park

Máximo Quiles (CFMOTO Aspar Team) took his second Moto3™ victory of the season at the end of a thrilling duel at Balaton Park in the Michelin Hungarian Grand Prix, where he and rookie Valentín Perrone (Red Bull KTM Tech3) were the protagonists: just 18 thousandths of a second separated the two at the checkered flag, while José Antonio Rueda (Red Bull KTM Ajo) remains at the top of the standings with a 69-point advantage over Ángel Piqueras (Frinsa - MT Helmets - MSI).

Early stages:
Máximo Quiles (CFMOTO Aspar Team) started from pole position, and in the early stages, Valentín Perrone (Red Bull KTM Tech3), Ángel Piqueras (Frinsa - MT Helmets - MSI), Álvaro Carpe (Red Bull KTM Ajo), and David Muñoz (Liqui Moly Dynavolt Intact GP) were right behind him, with José Antonio Rueda (Red Bull KTM Ajo) finishing eighth.

David Muñoz had a great pace and within a couple of laps, he closed in on Quiles. The leading group included eight riders, including Guido Pini (Liqui Moly Dynavolt Intact GP) and Jacob Roulstone (Red Bull KTM Tech3).

Quiles's pace shifted
. By mid-race, Quiles was on a great pace, opening up a gap of about half a second over Piqueras and Perrone, both of whom overtook Muñoz; Pini was pulling away from his pursuers, including Rueda.

Quiles, however, is caught by Piqueras, Perrone, and Muñoz. The Spanish rookie feels the pressure and makes a mistake at the final chicane, being passed by the other three, while Pini and Rueda also want to be in the mix. A

five-way battle for the win
ensues. Pini is penalized for a long lap for exceeding track limits, but his race ends due to a crash. Perrone passes Quiles, but Muñoz, Piqueras, and Rueda are also on the lookout. Adrian Fernandez (Leopard Racing) is more than six seconds behind and leading the second group.

In the closing stages, only Quiles manages to keep pace with Perrone; he passes him on the final lap, but Perrone doesn't give up. Quiles defends strongly at the final corner and wins by just 18 thousandths: a truly thrilling finale.

In the top ten,
Muñoz completes the podium ahead of Piqueras and Rueda, with Adrian Fernandez sixth ahead of teammate David Almansa (Leopard Racing). Also in the top ten are Joel Kelso (LEVELUP - MTA), Alvaro Carpe (Red Bull KTM Ajo) and Jacob Roulstone (Red Bull KTM Tech3).

Adrian Fernandez P6

“Once again, it wasn't the race we expected. Like in Austria, we missed a good start, compromising the rest of the race. We'll work to improve this aspect ahead of the next round in Barcelona.”

David Almansa P7

“It was a difficult race for me. The first laps were tricky because I had grip issues. As the laps went by, my feeling improved, which helped me make up ground on the riders ahead of me, overtaking them and taking seventh place overall.”

Richard Rossi P19