What an insane race! In Portugal, Alex Marquez has undoubtedly just won one of the most memorable races of this 2025 season.The intensity of the duel between him and Pedro Acosta continued right to the end of the Sprint. The Gresini rider, who had missed his qualifying session due to a crash in the final moments, battled relentlessly until he emerged victorious. With no pressure in the standings, Alex Marquez is truly outstanding.
There's nothing to criticize, quite simply. Alex Marquez has just confirmed his place as runner-up in the Grand Prix world championship with another outstanding performance, less than two weeks after his victory on Sunday in Malaysia. « Battles are magnificent when you win them! Today was great. After the mistake in qualifying, the best thing to do was to compete in a race like this to put it behind me. I'm happy; it was a smart raceI waited for my moment. I knew I had more in reserve on the final corner, so I seized my opportunity. he declared to the microphones of Sky Sports.
Here we go again! 🥵
But @ alexmarquez73 Looks like he's hanging on! #PortugueseGP 🇵🇹 pic.twitter.com/FHz9P5pzqN
- MotoGP @ 🏁 (@MotoGP) November 8, 2025
Two-thirds of the way through the sprint, he seemed headed for an easy victory, but Acosta quickly closed the gap. Alex Marquez attributes this late dip in performance to his tires. « I expected the tires to wear down. Yesterday, I used the soft tire less.Acosta and Marco were better prepared than us. When I was in third place, I told myself to wait for the others to weaken, and It worked better » he continued.
Photo: Michelin Motorsport
He could have done without such a duel, as he is not a specialist in these tense contests. « I didn't want to fightI wanted to stay at the front, but I had some problems. The feeling wasn't good. We need to improve in several areas, particularly braking in slow corners. » he concluded.
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Sprint result at the 2025 MotoGP Portuguese Grand Prix:
Classification credit: MotoGP.com
Cover photo: Michelin Motorsport
