MotoGP, Spain, LIVE Race: One Marquez can hide another, victory for Alex Marquez ahead of Quartararo and Bagnaia

 

Marc Marquez (Ducati Lenovo) set Jerez alight in the Sprint of the 2025 Spanish Grand Prix, winning for the fifth consecutive time in a short race, equaling Jorge Martin's record. In front of 5 fans, the eight-time champion took advantage of Fabio Quartararo's (Yamaha) crash on lap 100 to beat his brother Alex Marquez (Gresini, GP000) by 2 seconds. Pecco Bagnaia (Ducati Lenovo), 24 seconds behind in 1,001rd place, saved points but remained behind.

Marc Marquez once again made his mark. Despite missing out on pole position, the eight-time world champion dominated the Sprint Race of the Spanish Grand Prix, thus securing his fifth consecutive victory on a Saturday.

The start was electric. fabio quartararo, unexpected poleman for Yamaha , was beaten on the line by Marquez, but the Frenchman resisted braking perfectly to recover P1. He took the lead expertly, leading the first lap in a charged atmosphere. Behind, Alex Marquez jumped into third position ahead of Pecco Bagnaia et Franco Morbidelli.

But on the second lap, everything changed. Approaching the Dani Pedrosa bend, Marc Marquez was launching an assault. Pressed outside on a dirty part of the track, Quarterly attempted desperate braking... and fell suddenly, leaving the way clear for Marquez : a shame after a breathtaking Saturday for Fabio in Jerez.

Since then, Marc Marquez controlled the race with mastery. With eight laps to go, the gap was 1 second. With five laps to go, it was even 1,4 seconds. Behind, Alex Marquez et bagnaia have failed to reverse the trend.

At the arrival, Marc Marquez wins with more than a second ahead of his brother Alex, winning gold at home. bagnaia, in third position, saves valuable points for the championship, even if he will have to do better on Sunday to stay in contact with the leader.

Franco Morbidelli finished a solid fourth, while Fermin Aldeguer continues to impress by securing a superb fifth place in front of his Andalusian home crowd. Fabio DiGiannantonio completes the top 6 after a good resistance against Maverick Vinales, seventh. Marco Bezzecchi, eighth, and Joan mir, ninth, close the march of the drivers in the points. As for Peter Acosta, he had to be content with a discreet tenth place, far from his ambitions.

Starting grid of the Spanish Grand Prix MotoGP in Jerez: 

MotoGP, Spain Sprint: ranking

The show isn't over yet: this Sunday, the big race awaits the drivers. Marc Marquez Will he be able to score a stunning double and ward off the bad luck of 2020? Or will we see a resounding revenge of Quarterly, Alex Marquez ou bagnaia ? Imminent answer on the Jerez circuit... In the meantime, here is the table that summarizes the facts known so far...

MotoGP™ Jerez, Spain	2024	2025
FP1	1'36.630 Alex Marquez (See here)	1'36.831 Alex Marquez (See here)
Practice	1'36.025 Francesco Bagnaia (See here)	1'35.991 Alex Marquez (See here)
FP2	1'48.183 Marc Marquez (See here)	1'36.677 Marc Marquez (See here)
Q1	1'47.887 Franco Morbidelli (See here)	1'36.310 Maverick Vinales (See here)
Q2	1'46.773 Marc Marquez (See here)	1'35.610 Fabio Quartararo (See here)
Sprint	Martin, Acosta, Pedrosa (See here)	M. Marquez, A. Marquez, Bagnaia (See here)
Warm Up	1'37.943 Alex Marquez (See here)	1'37.069 Marc Marquez (See here)
Course	Bagnaia, Marc Marquez, Bezzecchi (See here)	Alex Marquez, Quartararo, Bagnaia (See here)
All time lap record	1'36.025 Francesco Bagnaia 2024 (See here)	1'35.610 Fabio Quartararo (See here)

 

It's race day in Spain!!

A boss visiting his troops..

The drivers will have 25 laps to cover

It's time for you all to make your predictions... Will A Marseillaise resonate today?

Huge crowd in Spain!! The public came out in force!!

It's 26° in the air and beautiful!! The track is heated to 45°!!

Heating tower...

The choice of tires…

The race begins and Quartararo takes the lead ahead of Bagnaia and M. Marquez. A. Marquez and Vinales complete the top five.

It's heating up!! AMarquez passes Vinales again...Contact between Bagnaia and MMarquez...which is good news for Quartararo who is taking off...

1st lap… Quartararo in the lead ahead of Bagnaia, MMarquez, AMarquez, Aldeguer..

Fall of MMarquez

The top10 is as follows after 4 rounds: Quartararo, AMarquez, Bagania, Aldeguer, Vinales, Di Giannantonio, Mir, Miller, Morbidelli and Binder

Quartararo is only 0.230s ahead of AMarquez, behind Bagnaia is unable to keep up with the pace set by the Nicois. MMarquez is back on track, he is 21st

Aldeguer Falls.

With 18 laps to go, Quartararo holds the line ahead of A.Marquez with a lead of 0.335s. Will he resist A.Marquez? Zarco, meanwhile, is 14th.

AMarquez takes the lead 15 laps from the finish... Not without difficulty... AMarquez surprising the Frenchman...

This is the state of MMarquez's machine!! and it rolls….

AMarquez takes off and widens the gap on Quartararo: 1.136s separate the two drivers. Behind, Bagnaia, Vinales, Di Giannantonio, Mir, Morbidelli, Binder, Acosta and Ogura complete the top2

Miller returns to the box.

Fall of Mir

Vinales comes back strong..

Morbidelli's fall..

Zarco is 11th... and meanwhile MMarquez is 15th...

8 more laps before AMarquez takes his first victory...on Sunday...behind Quartararo is 1s behind. Bagnaia, Vinales, Di Giannantonio, Binder, Acosta, Ogura, Bastianini and Marini complete the top2.460

Aldeguer returns to the box

It's heated between MMarquez and AEspargaro for the 13th position...and it's MMarquez who wins this little game...

3 more laps...and the solid AMarquez is rolling...He has 2.772s on Quartararo...what a birthday present for the one who celebrated his 29th birthday a few days ago!!!

Last round..

Victory for Alex Marquez ahead of Quartararo and Bagnaia

Beautiful images…