Marc Marquez qualified on pole in Hungary for the 74th time in MotoGP, his first pole position since the German GP earlier this year and his eighth so far in 2025.
He has won his 13st victory in Tissot Sprint this year and its 14th in total. He now has two fewer Sprint wins than Jorge Martin, who has the most with 16. He leads the world championship with 430 points, now 152 points ahead of his brother Alex.
He brought his record number of wins to 13 in Sprint in one season (the previous record was George Martin with nine in 2023). This is his seventh consecutive victory in Sprint, extending his own record of six set this year (from Buriram to Le Mans).
He will try to become the first winner of the GP MotoGP at Balaton Park. He claimed a seventh consecutive GP victory for the first (and only other) time since 2014, when he won the first 10 MotoGP races. Balaton would be the 22nd different circuit where he has raced in MotoGP and won. The MotoGP record is held by Mick doohan with 24 points, ahead Valentino Rossi (23)
Marco Bezzecchi qualified second, via Q1 as in Austria when he took pole, for his second best qualifying result so far this year after that pole last time out.
Our cameraman, Joao, avoiding @37_pedroacosta's bike impact is probably the most shocking video you'll see today! 😮
We're so glad to see he's ok! 🙏#HungarianGP (I.e. pic.twitter.com/o9SslLPDhT
- MotoGP @ 🏁 (@MotoGP) August 23, 2025
👀 @37_pedroacosta checked in on Joao after the big scare! 🙏#HungarianGP (I.e. pic.twitter.com/sYqL5h9iO1
- MotoGP @ 🏁 (@MotoGP) August 23, 2025
This Hungarian Grand Prix will leave its mark on Ducati
Fabio DiGiannantonio qualified third, via Q1, for his best qualifying result since finishing second at Austin earlier this year. He finished P2 for his second podium Sprint so far in 2025 with Silverstone (P3). He will try to secure his third podium of the year on Sunday (with Austin and Mugello when he was P3) or to take his second MotoGP GP victory with Qatar in 2023.
With Marco Bezzecchi et Fabio Di Giannantonio who both went through Q1, This is the first time that two drivers have made it out of Q1 and both qualified on the front row..
Alex Marquez qualified 11th, his worst qualifying result since he was also 11th at the 2024 Solidarity GP. He finished eighth to score two points, which is the third time he has missed out on the sprint podium this year with the Sachsenring and Brno. He will be aiming for a second MotoGP victory with Jerez this year. He has a three-place grid penalty to apply on Sunday.
Pecco Bagnaia failed to reach Q2 for the first time since Indonesia 2023 (although he went on to win on Sunday). It was also his worst qualifying result since finishing 25th in Portugal in 2022He finished 13th for his worst sprint result since Silverstone. 2023 (14th in the wet). He is still third in the championship, 209 points behind Marc Marquez.
Ducati is on the front row for the 94th consecutive GP, a sequence which began in Valencia in 2020Ducati is on its 28th consecutive Sprint victory and will be aiming to win for the 12th time so far this season.
Honda put two drivers in the top six of a Sprint in Hungary for the first time with Luca Marini P4 and Joan mir P6.
What will this have in store for us? Hungarian Grand Prix about Balaton Park? Before you know it, here is the table that summarizes the facts known so far.
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MotoGP™ Hungary, Balaton Park |
2025 |
2026 |
| FP1 | 1'37.956 Marc Marquez (See here) | (See here) |
| Practice | 1'37.061 Pedro Acosta (See here) | (See here) |
| FP2 | 1'37.355 Marc Marquez (See here) | (See here) |
| Q1 | 1'36.800 Marco Bezzecchi (See here) | (See here) |
| Q2 | 1'36.518 Marc Marquez (See here) | (See here) |
| Sprint | Marc Marquez, Fabio Di Giannantonio, Franco Morbidelli (See here) | (See here) |
| Warm Up | 1'37.354 Marc Marquez (See here) | (See here) |
| Course | Marc Marquez, Pedro Acosta, Marco Bezzecchi | (See here) |
| All time lap record | 1'36.518 Marc Marquez (See here) | (See here) |
