Valencia GP Recap
- therookiereporters
- Nov 19
- 4 min read
As the curtain fell on the 2025 MotoGP season, the finale in Valencia was a race of chaos. Here’s everything you missed!
Starting Grid
1 - Marco Bezzecchi: 1:28.809s
2 - Alex Márquez: +0.026s
3 - Fabio Di Giannantonio: +0.044s
4 - Raúl Fernández: +0.058s
5 - Pedro Acosta: +0.096s
6 - Fabio Quartararo: +0.169s
7 - Franco Morbidelli: +0.257s
8 - Jack Miller: +0.335s
9 - Fermín Aldeguer: +0.360s
10 - Joan Mir: +0.424s
11 - Johann Zarco: +0.542s
12 - Ai Ogura: +0.562s
13 - Luca Marini: 1:29.520s
14 - Aleix Espargaró: +0.006s
15 - Brad Binder: +0.041s
16 - Francesco Bagnaia: +0.064s
17 - Jorge Martín: +0.110s
18 - Miguel Oliveira: +0.137s
19 - Álex Rins: +0.387s
20 - Enea Bastianini: +0.428s
21 - Maverick Viñales: +0.467s
22 - Nicolò Bulega: +0.525s
23 - Augusto Fernández: +0.590s
24 - Somkiat Chantra: +0.737s
Valencia GP Recap
During the Sprint race on Saturday, Mir locked the front-end of his bike while attempting an overtake on Marini. Subsequently, this ended with both Hondas out of the points-paying session. Joan Mir received a Long Lap Penalty during the Grand Prix for this incident.
To commence the final race of the season, Franco Morbidelli was to be the first domino to fall. At the end of his sighting lap, he hit Aleix Espargaró who was stopping in his grid box which damaged both bikes in the process. During this unusual contact, Franco sustained a fracture in his left hand, meaning he will not be participating in the Valencia Testing next week.
The lights went out and we had a clean start as Marco led the pack into turn one. This was only the calm before the storm as Johann Zarco ran Francesco Bagnaia off the track, into the gravel, forcing a retirement for the Ducati rider. The FIM awarded the Frenchman a Long Lap Penalty for causing a crash.
On lap 7, Japanese rider Ai Ogura crashed at turn one to bring out the second yellow flag of the finale. 4 laps later we saw Raúl Fernández sail past Alex Márquez, who started to struggle with graining on the right of his rear tyre, to take second place.
Jorge Martín was given a double long lap penalty from the Japanese Grand Prix that he hadn’t served because of a tussle between him and his teammate that caused a displaced collarbone fracture. He then retired on lap 15 of the Valencia Grand Prix.
Pedro Acosta overtook Márquez on lap 20 on the KTM to take third however, it was not long until Di Giannantonio was on his rear, sniffing out the final podium place. The pair had a thrilling battle in the latter half of the race, with Fabio coming out on top with just 2 laps to go.
Luca Marini went on to pass Jack Miller and place seventh meaning Honda goes from Concession Rank D to Rank C. With just 4 laps of racing remaining for 2025, Viñales came into the pits to retire his bike at the same moment when Fabio Quartararo crashed in sector two, bringing out another yellow flag. In addition, Espargaró retired due to the contact before the lights went out with Morbidelli.
Marco Bezzecchi would be the first to see the chequered flag, making it back-to-back wins for the Italian, followed by Raúl Fernández and Di Giannantonio. On the final lap, Alex was overtaken by teammate Aldeguer. They finished fifth and sixth for Gresini Racing.
Bezzecchi is now the first Aprilia rider to win three races in the same season. Marco and Raul also made it Aprilia's first 1-2 finish since 2023. In addition, Raúl Fernández was crowned Rider of the Race.
Honourable mentions go to Pedro Acosta who has consistently outperformed on the KTM this season to finish fourth in the championship. Furthermore, congratulations go to WorldSBK rider, Nicolò Bulega after collecting points in the last two Grand Prixs for Ducati after filling in for an injured Marc Márquez.
Valencia GP Results
1 - Marco Bezzecchi: 40:52.45
2 - Raúl Fernández: +0.686
3 - Fabio Di Giannantonio: +3.765
4 - Pedro Acosta: +4.749s
5 - Fermín Aldeguer: +8.048
6 - Alex Márquez: +8.166
7 - Luca Marini: +12.644
8 - Brad Binder: +14.582
9 - Jack Miller: +15.497
10 - Enea Bastianini: +17.460
11 - Miguel Oliveira: +19.304
12 - Johann Zarco: +21.286
13 - Joan Mir: +22.079
14 - Álex Rins: +23.255
15 - Nicolò Bulega: +26.144
16 - Augusto Fernández: +36.854
17 - Somkiat Chantra: +39.136
NON-CLASSIFIED RIDERS
Aleix Espargaró
Fabio Quartararo
Maverick Viñales
Jorge Martín
Ai Ogura
Franco Morbidelli
World Riders Championship Standings
1 - Marc Márquez: 545
2 - Alex Márquez: 467
3 - Marco Bezzecchi: 353
4 - Pedro Acosta: 307
5 - Francesco Bagnaia: 288
6 - Fabio Di Giannantonio: 262
7 - Franco Morbidelli: 231
8 - Fermín Aldeguer: 214
9 - Fabio Quartararo: 201
10 - Raúl Fernández: 172
11 - Brad Binder: 155
12 - Johann Zarco: 148
13 - Luca Marini: 142
14 - Enea Bastianini: 112
15 - Joan Mir: 96
16 - Ai Ogura: 89
17 - Jack Miller: 79
18 - Maverick Viñales: 72
19 - Álex Rins: 68
20 - Miguel Oliviera: 43
21 - Jorge Martín: 34
22 - Pol Espargaró: 16
23 - Takaaki Nakagami: 10
24 - Lorenzo Savadori: 8
25 - Augusto Fernández: 8
26 - Somkiat Chantra: 7
27 - Nicolò Bulega: 2
28 - Aleix Espargaró: 0
After such an intense season with 22 races around the globe, our riders and teams will be glad for the break. A year of highs and lows, first wins, comebacks and fatal injuries have made the 2025 season so incredibly exciting. With only 1 season left till Pirelli joins in 2027, who do we think will be our championship contenders?
Article written by Alice Seager ©️Alice Seager 2025
