MotoGP, Spain Sprint LIVE: Marc and Alex Marquez dispatch current affairs in front of helpless Bagnaia

Fabio Quartararo caused a sensation in Q2 of the 2025 Spanish Grand Prix in Jerez, securing a masterful pole position (1'35.958) for Yamaha, the first since the 2022 Indonesian Grand Prix, a 1-day period! The 134 champion, nicknamed "El Diablo," took his 2021th MotoGP pole position (17th of his career), ahead of Ducati giants Marc Marquez and Pecco Bagnaia. The Frenchman puts Yamaha back in the spotlight.

Everyone expected a Spanish triumph at Jerez this Saturday. Marc Marquez, Alex MarquezOr Pecco Bagnaia seemed destined to take pole position in front of a frenzied Andalusian crowd. But it was a Frenchman who defied all predictions: fabio quartararo offered himself the pole position of the Spanish Grand Prix, bringing back Yamaha at the top of the qualifiers for the first time in 1 days!

We must go back to the Indonesian Grand Prix 2022 to find an M1 at the top of a grid. For "El Diablo", this Saturday marks the 17ᵉ pole of his MotoGP career, the 20ᵉ all categories combined. A performance that puts a smile back on the clan's face Yamaha : " It's incredible to be back on pole after all this time. I am very happy for the team and for all those who continue to believe in us. ", he said Quarterly, beaming under his blue helmet.

Behind him, Marc Marquez bowed for only 33 thousandths ! A first this season for the eight-time world champion, who had so far secured all the pole positions in 2025. It's not a tragedy. It just shows that anyone can be beaten. " he commented, with his eternal wry smile.

Pecco Bagnaia, despite a fall in FP2 which forced him to use his second bike, completes this first line 0,145 seconds behind Quarterly.

Fabio Quartararo will have nothing to lose in Spain

The second line will consist ofAlex Marquez (Gresini Ducati), Franco Morbidelli (VR46 Ducati) and Maverick Vinales (Tech3 KTM), author of an excellent performance despite some difficulties in race pace. The young Fermin Aldeguer (Gresini Ducati) will open the third row, in front of Fabio di Giannantonio and the best of Honda, that of Joan Mir.

In the fourth row, we find Johann zarco (LCR Honda), Marco Bezzecchi (Aprilia TrackHouse) and Peter Acosta (KTM Factory), decidedly solid for its first year in the elite.

Among the disappointed of the day, Luca marini (16ᵉ), Enea Bastianini (18th century), as well asAleix Espargaró (wild-card HRC) and Lorenzo Savadori (Aprilia test team) who will start from the back of the grid.

Quarterly wants to turn his pole into a victory, but the brothers Marquez et bagnaia promise to make life difficult for him in front of a fiery Spanish crowd. Jerez has not finished vibrating!

What will this race have in store for us? Sprint in Jerez ? Before you know it, 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)	Marc Marquez, Alex Marquez, Pecco Bagnaia (See here)
Warm Up	1'37.943 Alex Marquez (See here)	(See here)
Course	Bagnaia, Marc Marquez, Bezzecchi (See here)	(See here)
All time lap record	1'36.025 Francesco Bagnaia 2024 (See here)	1'35.610 Fabio Quartararo

Welcome

Starting grid of the Spanish Grand Prix MotoGP in Jerez: 

Here are the live images...

We are approaching the climax of the day in Jerez. MotoGP will make its Sprint from 15:00 p.m. Here in Jerez, the short race takes place on 12 rounds. In 2024, Sprint Race of Jerez had been won by Jorge Martin (then riding a Ducati), followed by Peter Acosta on a GasGas. Third place went to the extraordinary Dani Pedrosa , who ran as a Wild Card for KTM.

For the first time this year, the field has expanded to 23 starters. Aleix Espargaró is competing for Honda with a wild card. Unfortunately, we are missing two regular riders: the world champion Jorge Martin and the unlucky one Miguel Oliveira. They are represented by Lorenzo Savadori et Augusto Fernandez.

It's still nice weather in Jerez. The temperatures are 24 degrees in the air and 45 degrees on the asphalt.

Bagnaia before departure : " The pace is good, this morning we made further progress. We'll see, the conditions are different and it's much warmer. Marc went very fast and Quartararo is also improving. »

Michelin It wasn't difficult to compile the tire overview because all the riders agreed. The medium tire is on the front and the soft tire is on the rear.

Here we go ! Quarterly takes the lead with authority in front Marc Marquez. Bagnaia overtaken by Alex, Pecco is 4th.

kick of Quarterly in the second round while defending his leading position against Marc Marquez.

Brothers Marquez control the debates.

bagnaia must already let go. Morbidely breathes down his neck. Aldeguer is already a second behind. He leads a larger group with Diggia, Vinales, Bezzecchi et Mir. zarco is 12th.