Honda wants to be back on the rostrum across the final two rounds of the 2025 MotoGP World Championship.

Across the flyaway races, Honda was able to claim two Grand Prix podiums for its factory Honda HRC Castrol squad with Joan Mir in Japan and Malaysia.

With only two rounds left of the season, the Japanese manufacturer is hoping to feature on a MotoGP podium at the Portuguese or Valencia Grand Prix across the next two weeks.

Luca Marini suffered his first crash of the season at the Malaysian Grand Prix; now the Italian has 'a couple of things to tick off' to be satisfied with his 2025 season.

"Back in Europe now after some busy but productive races," Marini said.

"Our goals remain the same for Portugal and Valencia; to fight at the front and show all of our potential. In 2024, Portimao was just my second race with Honda, and our situation has evolved a lot, so we can hardly compare our performance there in the past.

"Just two races left in what has been a good 2025, but we still have a couple of things to tick off our list to be really satisfied from the year. Let’s enjoy these moments with the team and the fans."

'There are no doubts about the improvements we have made this year...'

On the other side of the garage, it is Mir who is hoping to get back on the rostrum before he switches his attention to the 2026 season.

"We ended the flyaway races in a great way and I am hungry to return to the podium again," Mir stated.

"In the past, we have done ok in Portimao on the Honda RC213V and the bike and myself are much stronger now. The goal is to find our base quickly and make the small adjustments during the weekend.

"We have two races to end the season in the best way possible and show our speed, there are no doubts about the improvements we have made this year. Two more races for 2025 and then all our attentions move to 2026 and the future."