2025 Japanese motorcycle Grand Prix

  2025 Japanese Grand Prix
Race details
Race 17 of 22 races in the
2025 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
Date28 September 2025
Official nameMotul Grand Prix of Japan
LocationMobility Resort Motegi
Motegi, Japan
Course
  • Permanent racing facility
  • 4.801 km (2.983 mi)
MotoGP
Pole position
Rider Francesco Bagnaia Ducati
Time 1:42.911
Fastest lap
Rider Francesco Bagnaia Ducati
Time 1:44.412 on lap 2
Podium
First Francesco Bagnaia Ducati
Second Marc Márquez Ducati
Third Joan Mir Honda
Moto2
Pole position
Rider Manuel González Kalex
Time 1:47.925
Fastest lap
Rider Daniel Holgado Kalex
Time 1:48.739 on lap 2
Podium
First Daniel Holgado Kalex
Second Jake Dixon Boscoscuro
Third Diogo Moreira Kalex
Moto3
Pole position
Rider José Antonio Rueda KTM
Time 1:54.826
Fastest lap
Rider José Antonio Rueda KTM
Time 1:55.305 on lap 15
Podium
First David Muñoz KTM
Second José Antonio Rueda KTM
Third Máximo Quiles KTM

The 2025 Japanese motorcycle Grand Prix (officially known as the Motul Grand Prix of Japan) was the seventeenth round of the 2025 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. All races were held at the Mobility Resort Motegi in Motegi on 28 September 2025.

In the MotoGP class, Marc Márquez of Ducati Lenovo Team finished second in the main race, clinching his seventh MotoGP World Riders' Championship and his first since 2019.[1]

After Daniel Holgado's win in the Moto2 class, Kalex secured its thirteenth straight Constructors' Championship.

MotoGP Sprint

The MotoGP Sprint was held on 27 September 2025.

Pos. No. Rider Team Manufacturer Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 63 Francesco Bagnaia Ducati Lenovo Team Ducati 12 20:59.113 1 12
2 93 Marc Márquez Ducati Lenovo Team Ducati 12 +1.842 3 9
3 37 Pedro Acosta Red Bull KTM Factory Racing KTM 12 +3.674 4 7
4 36 Joan Mir Honda HRC Castrol Honda 12 +4.300 2 6
5 21 Franco Morbidelli Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team Ducati 12 +5.130 6 5
6 20 Fabio Quartararo Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Team Yamaha 12 +8.913 5 4
7 10 Luca Marini Honda HRC Castrol Honda 12 +9.102 7 3
8 25 Raúl Fernández Trackhouse MotoGP Team Aprilia 12 +10.334 10 2
9 79 Ai Ogura Trackhouse MotoGP Team Aprilia 12 +10.480 13 1
10 73 Álex Márquez BK8 Gresini Racing MotoGP Ducati 12 +11.487 8
11 54 Fermín Aldeguer BK8 Gresini Racing MotoGP Ducati 12 +13.492 15
12 33 Brad Binder Red Bull KTM Factory Racing KTM 12 +13.823 18
13 49 Fabio Di Giannantonio Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team Ducati 12 +15.425 12
14 30 Takaaki Nakagami Honda HRC Test Team Honda 12 +16.352 20
15 88 Miguel Oliveira Prima Pramac Yamaha MotoGP Yamaha 12 +18.211 16
16 12 Maverick Viñales Red Bull KTM Tech3 KTM 12 +20.706 23
17 35 Somkiat Chantra IDEMITSU Honda LCR Honda 12 +21.883 22
18 42 Álex Rins Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Team Yamaha 12 +43.428 19
Ret 43 Jack Miller Prima Pramac Yamaha MotoGP Yamaha 11 Accident 14
Ret 5 Johann Zarco LCR Honda Castrol Honda 9 Retired in pits 11
Ret 23 Enea Bastianini Red Bull KTM Tech3 KTM 6 Technical issue 21
Ret 72 Marco Bezzecchi Aprilia Racing Aprilia 0 Collision 9
Ret 1 Jorge Martín Aprilia Racing Aprilia 0 Collision 17
Fastest sprint lap: Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati) – 1:43.721 (lap 3)
OFFICIAL MOTOGP SPRINT REPORT

Race

MotoGP

Pos. No. Rider Team Manufacturer Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 63 Francesco Bagnaia Ducati Lenovo Team Ducati 24 42:09.312 1 25
2 93 Marc Márquez Ducati Lenovo Team Ducati 24 +4.196 3 20
3 36 Joan Mir Honda HRC Castrol Honda 24 +6.858 2 16
4 72 Marco Bezzecchi Aprilia Racing Aprilia 24 +10.128 9 13
5 21 Franco Morbidelli Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team Ducati 24 +10.421 6 11
6 73 Álex Márquez BK8 Gresini Racing MotoGP Ducati 24 +14.544 8 10
7 25 Raúl Fernández Trackhouse MotoGP Team Aprilia 24 +17.588 10 9
8 20 Fabio Quartararo Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Team Yamaha 24 +21.160 5 8
9 5 Johann Zarco LCR Honda Castrol Honda 24 +21.733 11 7
10 54 Fermín Aldeguer BK8 Gresini Racing MotoGP Ducati 24 +23.107 14 6
11 23 Enea Bastianini Red Bull KTM Tech3 KTM 24 +23.616 19 5
12 33 Brad Binder Red Bull KTM Factory Racing KTM 24 +23.882 16 4
13 49 Fabio Di Giannantonio Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team Ducati 24 +29.359 12 3
14 88 Miguel Oliveira Prima Pramac Yamaha MotoGP Yamaha 24 +30.788 15 2
15 35 Somkiat Chantra IDEMITSU Honda LCR Honda 24 +30.990 20 1
16 12 Maverick Viñales Red Bull KTM Tech3 KTM 24 +31.712 21
17 37 Pedro Acosta Red Bull KTM Factory Racing KTM 24 +34.157 4
18 42 Álex Rins Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Team Yamaha 24 +34.792 17
Ret 43 Jack Miller Prima Pramac Yamaha MotoGP Yamaha 21 Chain 13
Ret 30 Takaaki Nakagami Honda HRC Test Team Honda 19 Accident 18
Ret 10 Luca Marini Honda HRC Castrol Honda 2 Retired in pits 7
DNS 79 Ai Ogura Trackhouse MotoGP Team Aprilia Injury1
DNS 1 Jorge Martín Aprilia Racing Aprilia Injury2
Fastest lap: Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati) – 1:44.412 (lap 2)
OFFICIAL MOTOGP RACE REPORT

Notes

  • ^1 - Ai Ogura withdrew from the Race due to discomfort in his right hand following a crash in Misano. The riders behind him on the grid each moved up one position.
  • ^2 - Jorge Martín withdrew from the Race due after breaking his right collarbone following a crash in the Sprint. The riders behind him on the grid each moved up one position.

Championship standings after the race

Below are the standings for the top five riders, constructors, and teams after the round.[2][3][4]

MotoGP

Moto2

Moto3

References

  1. ^ "Introducing:Marc Marquez, the 2025 MotoGP World Champion". MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. 28 September 2025. Retrieved 19 September 2025.
  2. ^ "MotoGP Standings" (PDF). resources.motogp.com. 28 September 2025. Retrieved 28 September 2025.
  3. ^ "Moto2 Standings" (PDF). resources.motogp.com. 28 September 2025. Retrieved 28 September 2025.
  4. ^ "Moto3 Standings" (PDF). resources.motogp.com. 28 September 2025. Retrieved 28 September 2025.