On March 29, 2025, factory Ducati rider Marc Márquez won Saturday’s Americas Grand Prix Sprint from pole position, maintaining his unbeaten record in the 2025 MotoGP season. He had now started from pole and won all five races held that season, comprising three Sprints and two Grands Prix.
The six-time MotoGP world champion again demonstrated his strength, crossing the line with his younger brother Álex Márquez close behind on the Gresini Ducati. The finishing order repeated that of the season’s earlier Sprints and Grands Prix, although this race was much more fiercely contested.
The highlight came on the opening lap. Factory Ducati rider Francesco Bagnaia launched from sixth on the grid and surged past his rivals into Turn 1 to take the lead. A fierce battle with Marc Márquez followed. Márquez overtook Bagnaia at Turn 2, but Bagnaia soon reclaimed the lead as the pair repeatedly traded places. Towards the end of the opening lap, Márquez made a mistake and both Bagnaia and Álex Márquez tried to take advantage. At the crucial moment, Marc Márquez used his skill to avert the danger and quickly regain control. He began the second lap ahead of Álex Márquez and led from there to the finish.
Bagnaia gradually lost ground in his contest with Álex Márquez and soon fell further behind. Ultimately, the top three finished within two seconds of each other, reflecting the intensity of the race.
The action extended beyond the leading group. VR46 riders Fabio Di Giannantonio and Franco Morbidelli and Yamaha’s Fabio Quartararo also put on an entertaining battle for fourth place. Quartararo made a rapid start to take the position, but strong opposition eventually left him sixth, with Di Giannantonio and Morbidelli finishing fourth and fifth respectively.
In the midfield, Pedro Acosta of KTM and Honda HRC’s Luca Marini emerged in seventh and eighth. Maverick Viñales of KTM retired with a mechanical problem and Honda HRC rider Joan Mir after a crash. Trackhouse Aprilia’s Ai Ogura seized the opportunity to finish ninth and score a point.
With this dramatic victory, Marc Márquez remained unbeaten in the 2025 MotoGP season and strengthened his lead in the riders’ standings. Whether he could sustain this outstanding form and how his rivals would respond added further intrigue to the races ahead, giving fans plenty to anticipate.
2025 MotoGP Round 3 Americas Grand Prix Sprint results
| Position | No. | Rider | Team | Laps completed | Total time | Gap | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 93 | Marc Márquez | Ducati Team | 10 | 20’29.509 | — | 12 |
| 2 | 73 | Álex Márquez | Gresini Racing | 10 | 20’30.304 | +0.795 | 9 |
| 3 | 63 | Francesco Bagnaia | Ducati Team | 10 | 20’31.427 | +1.918 | 7 |
| 4 | 49 | Fabio Di Giannantonio | VR46 Racing Team | 10 | 20’38.045 | +8.536 | 6 |
| 5 | 21 | Franco Morbidelli | VR46 Racing Team | 10 | 20’39.194 | +9.685 | 5 |
| 6 | 20 | Fabio Quartararo | Yamaha Team | 10 | 20’40.185 | +10.676 | 4 |
| 7 | 37 | Pedro Acosta | Red Bull KTM Factory Racing | 10 | 20’41.558 | +12.049 | 3 |
| 8 | 10 | Luca Marini | Honda Team | 10 | 20’43.097 | +13.588 | 2 |
| 9 | 79 | Ai Ogura | Trackhouse Racing | 10 | 20’43.261 | +13.752 | 1 |
| 10 | 72 | Marco Bezzecchi | Aprilia Racing | 10 | 20’44.093 | +14.584 | 0 |
| 11 | 54 | Fermín Aldeguer | Gresini Racing | 10 | 20’44.263 | +14.754 | 0 |
| 12 | 33 | Brad Binder | Red Bull KTM Factory Racing | 10 | 20’44.417 | +14.908 | 0 |
| 13 | 23 | Enea Bastianini | Red Bull KTM Tech3 | 10 | 20’45.518 | +16.009 | 0 |
| 14 | 43 | Jack Miller | Pramac Racing | 10 | 20’45.691 | +16.182 | 0 |
| 15 | 42 | Álex Rins | Yamaha Team | 10 | 20’47.690 | +18.181 | 0 |
| 16 | 5 | Johann Zarco | Castrol Honda LCR | 10 | 20’48.134 | +18.625 | 0 |
| 17 | 25 | Raúl Fernández | Trackhouse Racing | 10 | 20’51.175 | +21.666 | 0 |
| 18 | 7 | Augusto Fernández | Pramac Racing | 10 | 20’58.570 | +29.061 | 0 |
| 19 | 35 | Somkiat Chantra | Idemitsu Honda LCR | 10 | 21’03.131 | +33.622 | 0 |
| 20 | 32 | Lorenzo Savadori | Aprilia Racing | 10 | 21’07.498 | +37.989 | 0 |
| Did not finish | 12 | Maverick Viñales | Red Bull KTM Tech3 | 7 | 14’41.967 | 3 laps | 0 |
| Did not finish | 36 | Joan Mir | Honda Team | 5 | 11’30.003 | 5 laps | 0 |
Results verified against Official MotoGP Sprint classification (© DORNA, 2025). The table includes riders recorded in the official results as non-finishers, without a time or with a cancelled result. A revised classification is used when one has been issued.
