Marc Marquez was untouchable during the Qatar Sprint Race as he claimed his fourth Sprint win in a row.
There was no stopping Marc Marquez in the Sprint Race at the Lusail International Circuit. The Spaniard turned his pole position into a Sprint Race victory as he has claimed his fourth Sprint win this season.
Alex Marquez once again finished in second place as he kept his consistent streak going. The younger Marquez brother was unable to match Marc and crossed the line 1.577 seconds behind.
Franco Morbidelli was back on the podium on the Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team Ducati GP24. The Italian is truly back to his best and has been competitive throughout the 2025 season.
MotoGP rookie Fermin Aldeguer was in the fight for a rostrum position in the latter laps. However, he claimed his best finish of the year with a fourth place in Qatar.
The first non-Ducati rider was Fabio Quartararo on the Monster Energy Yamaha M1. The Frenchman made a mistake in the final corner and lost out on the fourth place that he had been working so hard for.
Fabio di Giannantonio missed out on a top-five finish by half a second as he crossed the line in sixth. The Italian had a slow start to the race and was unable to fight at the very front.
Ai Ogura was once again the top Aprilia rider as he took his Trackhouse Racing Aprilia RS-GP to a seventh-place finish under the lights on Saturday night.
Saturday was a day to forget for Francesco Bagnaia at the Lusail International Circuit. The two-time MotoGP World Champion ended the Sprint in eighth after a very poor qualifying earlier in the day.
Completing the point scoring positions was the factory Aprilia Racing rider, Marco Bezzecchi.
MotoGP Qatar, Full Sprint Race Results:
2025 Qatar MotoGP | Lusail International Circuit | Sprint Results | Round 4 of 22 | |||||
Pos | Name | Nat. | Team | Bike | Gap |
1 | Marc Marquez | ESP | Ducati Lenovo Team | Ducati GP25 | |
2 | Alex Marquez | ESP | BK8 Gresini Racing MotoGP | Ducati GP24 | +1.577 |
3 | Franco Morbidelli | ITA | Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team | Ducati GP24 | +3.988 |
4 | Fermin Aldeguer | ESP | BK8 Gresini Racing MotoGP | Ducati GP24 | +4.369 |
5 | Fabio Quartararo | FRA | Monster Energy Yamaha | Yamaha M1 | +4.593 |
6 | Fabio di Giannantonio | ITA | Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team | Ducati GP25 | +5.099 |
7 | Ai Ogura | JPN | Trackhouse Racing | Aprilia RS-GP | +10.199 |
8 | Pecco Bagnaia | ITA | Ducati Lenovo Team | Ducati GP25 | +10.334 |
9 | Marco Bezzecchi | ITA | Aprilia Racing | Aprilia RS-GP | +11.300 |
10 | Maverick Vinales | ESP | Red Bull KTM Tech3 | KTM RC16 | +12.554 |
11 | Pedro Acosta | ESP | Red Bull KTM Factory Racing | KTM RC16 | +13.676 |
12 | Alex Rins | ESP | Monster Energy Yamaha | Yamaha M1 | +14.273 |
13 | Enea Bastianini | ITA | Red Bull KTM Tech3 | KTM RC16 | +14.408 |
14 | Brad Binder | RSA | Red Bull KTM Factory Racing | KTM RC16 | +15.459 |
15 | Luca Marini | ITA | Honda HRC Castrol | Honda RC213V | +15.587 |
16 | Jorge Martin | ESP | Aprilia Racing | Aprilia RS-GP | +15.775 |
17 | Raul Fernandez | ESP | Trackhouse Racing | Aprilia RS-GP | +16.317 |
18 | Augusto Fernandez | ESP | Prima Pramac Racing | Yamaha M1 | +17.922 |
19 | Jack Miller | AUS | Prima Pramac Racing | Yamaha M1 | +20.274 |
20 | Somkiat Chantra | THA | LCR Honda IDEMITSU | Honda RC213V | +31.106 |
DNF | Johann Zarco | FRA | LCR Honda Castrol | Honda RC213V |