RACE REPORT | MotoGP Valencia 2025

The final MotoGP race of the season in Valencia had everything you expect from a last-round showdown: special liveries and early drama. In the end, Marco Bezzecchi took the victory, with Raúl Fernández and Fabio Di Giannantonio joining him on the podium.

The weekend atmosphere lifted before the start when Álex Márquez revealed a special silver livery to celebrate finishing second in the riders’ standings. Martín and Mir lined up knowing they would have to serve long-lap penalties, but the biggest shock came even earlier. As the warm-up lap ended, Aleix Espargaró braked harder than expected, catching Franco Morbidelli off guard and sending him into a fall. Morbidelli restarted from pit lane but later retired.

At lights out, Marco Bezzecchi got away cleanly. Moments later, yellow flags appeared after Johann Zarco collided with Francesco Bagnaia, ending Bagnaia’s race on lap one. Fabio Quartararo slipped down the order, Pedro Acosta climbed into the top five, and Álex Márquez held second place.

After the opening lap the top ten read: Bezzecchi, Márquez, Di Giannantonio, Raúl Fernández, Acosta, Aldeguer, Mir, Miller, Marini, Binder. Zarco received a long-lap penalty for causing the crash.

Early in the race, Di Giannantonio lost ground to Fernández and Acosta. On lap seven, Ai Ogura crashed out at Turn 1. Up front, Fernández showed strong pace and eventually closed in on Márquez, overtaking him for second place. Behind them, Enea Bastianini and Joan Mir battled over tenth position.

By lap 11, the order stabilised with Bezzecchi leading ahead of Márquez, Fernández, Acosta, Di Giannantonio, Miller, Aldeguer, Marini, Binder and Bastianini. Soon after, Jorge Martín’s race ended with a retirement on lap 16. Márquez then began to struggle with his pace, allowing Acosta to move past him.

With seven laps remaining, the top ten was: Bezzecchi, Fernández, Acosta, Márquez, Di Giannantonio, Aldeguer, Miller, Marini, Binder, Bastianini. Márquez later dropped another position to Di Giannantonio. Further back, Luca Marini and Jack Miller fought closely for seventh.

The closing phase brought more drama when Fabio Quartararo crashed out and Maverick Viñales retired. At the same time, Di Giannantonio caught Acosta and successfully overtook him for third place in the late laps.

Seventeen riders began the final lap. Marco Bezzecchi crossed the line to take the last victory of the season, Raúl Fernández secured an excellent second place, and Fabio Di Giannantonio completed the podium at the Valencia finale.

The race result also confirmed the final championship standings. Marc Márquez had already secured the title despite missing the end of the season through injury, and nothing could change Álex Márquez in second or Marco Bezzecchi in third. However, Pedro Acosta moved up to fourth place after Francesco Bagnaia failed to finish.

2025 MotoGP Valencia Grand Prix

1st Marco Bezzecchi (Aprilia) – 0:00.000
2nd Raúl Fernandez (Aprilia) – +0.686
3rd Fabio Di Giannantonio (Ducati) – +3.765
4th Pedro Acosta (KTM) – +4.749
5th Fermín Aldeguer (Ducati) – +8.048
6th Álex Márquez (Ducati) – +8.166
7th Luca Marini (Honda) – +12.644
8th Brad Binder (KTM) – +14.582
9th Jack Miller (Yamaha) – +15.497
10th Enea Bastianini (KTM) – +17.460
11th Miguel Oliveira (Yamaha) – +19.304
12th Johann Zarco (Honda) – +21.286
13th Joan Mir (Honda) – +22.079
14th Alex Rins (Yamaha) – +23.255
15th Nicolò Bulega (Ducati) – +26.144
16th Augusto Fernández (Yamaha) – +36.854
17th Somkiat Chantra (Honda) – +39.136

DNF Aleix Espargaró (Honda)
DNF Maverick Viñales (KTM)
DNF Fabio Quartararo (Yamaha)
DNF Jorge Martín (Aprilia)
DNF Ai Ogura (Aprilia)
DNF Franco Morbidelli (Ducati)
DNF Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati)