RACE REPORT | MotoGP Germany 2025

Marc Márquez dominated the weekend in Germany. After winning both qualifying and Saturday’s sprint, he went on to completely control Sunday’s main race. He was joined on the podium by his brother Álex and teammate Francesco Bagnaia.

Right from the start, Marc Márquez held his lead, while his brother Álex got a great launch from sixth on the grid. After the opening corners, the front group was made up of Márquez, Di Giannantonio, Bezzecchi, and Zarco.

At the end of the first lap, the order was: Márquez, Di Giannantonio, Bezzecchi, Álex Márquez, Bagnaia, Zarco.

In lap 4 came the first major moment – Pedro Acosta crashed from 6th place. Meanwhile, at the front, nothing changed, and Marc Márquez maintained his lead over Di Giannantonio and Bezzecchi. Álex Márquez was attacking from behind, with Bagnaia in fifth.

At the halfway point of the race, the leader had a gap of about 2.5 seconds and was in full control. But shortly after, disaster struck – in lap 16, Di Giannantonio crashed, followed moments later by Johann Zarco.

With their retirements, the race order reshuffled: Marc Márquez led ahead of Bezzecchi, Álex Márquez, Bagnaia, and Quartararo. But the drama continued – on lap 21, Marco Bezzecchi also crashed out from second place.

The race then turned into a true survival test – in the following laps, Ai Ogura, Joan Mir, and Lorenzo Savadori all crashed as well. After 22 laps, only ten riders remained on track.

In the final phase, things settled down, and Marc Márquez comfortably claimed victory in his 200th MotoGP race. It was his seventh win of the season (ninth at Sachsenring!), extending his lead in the championship to 83 points.

Álex Márquez finished second, and Francesco Bagnaia came third after starting from tenth on the grid. The best non-Ducati rider was Fabio Quartararo in fourth place. Fermín Aldeguer finished fifth.

Only ten riders reached the finish line. In addition to the top five, Luca Marini, Brad Binder, Joan Mir, Raúl Fernández, and Álex Rins also completed the race. The German Grand Prix was marked by an unusually high number of crashes.

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