The MotoGP Argentine Grand Prix at Termas de Río Hondo concluded on March 16, 2025. Six-time MotoGP World Champion Marc Márquez fought back to win, claiming his fourth consecutive victory of the season and further strengthening his lead in the riders’ championship.
Conditions were warmer than for Saturday’s Sprint. When the lights went out, front-running starters Marc Márquez and Álex Márquez immediately took the initiative. Marc led away with Álex close behind, while Marc’s team-mate Francesco Bagnaia moved into third after Johann Zarco made a poor start. There was trouble almost immediately, however, as Marco Bezzecchi lost control at the first corner and ran into the run-off area, also involving Yamaha rider Fabio Quartararo. Quartararo was able to continue but dropped to the back.
Marc Márquez made a mistake on lap four, allowing Álex to pass his older brother and take the lead. Álex then led for a lengthy spell on his Ducati, with Marc staying close. VR46 rider Franco Morbidelli’s choice of a softer rear tyre proved effective as he passed Zarco and Bagnaia to reach third on lap five. He managed his tyres well enough to hold that position for the rest of the race, securing his first podium since the 2021 Spanish Grand Prix.
Marc Márquez continued to challenge for the lead and tried to reclaim it on lap 18, only to brake too late at Turn 5 and miss his chance. He quickly regrouped and successfully passed Álex at Turn 5 later in the race. Marc then pulled clear, extending his advantage to more than a second by the start of lap 22, leaving little doubt about the result. He crossed the line 1.362 seconds ahead of Álex, who finished runner-up again to maintain his sequence of second places throughout the 2025 season.
Bagnaia’s start to the season remained difficult. He finished fourth, missing out on what would have been a fourth consecutive third place. VR46’s Fabio Di Giannantonio attacked late and took fifth from Zarco on the final lap. Brad Binder rode steadily to seventh on his KTM. Thailand standout Ai Ogura fought his way from fifteenth on the grid to cross the line eighth, but was disqualified afterwards for using software that had not been approved by the championship. Pedro Acosta and Joan Mir fought closely throughout, with Acosta narrowly prevailing and being promoted to eighth in the official classification.
The result gave Marc Márquez a 16-point lead in the riders’ championship. MotoGP would next head to the United States, where the riders would continue their pursuit of honours.
2025 MotoGP Round 2 Argentine Grand Prix race results
| Pos. | No. | Rider | Team | Laps completed | Total time | Gap | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 93 | Marc Márquez | Ducati Team | 25 | 41’11.100 | — | 25 |
| 2 | 73 | Álex Márquez | Gresini | 25 | 41’12.462 | +1.362 | 20 |
| 3 | 21 | Franco Morbidelli | VR46 | 25 | 41’15.795 | +4.695 | 16 |
| 4 | 63 | Francesco Bagnaia | Ducati Team | 25 | 41’16.636 | +5.536 | 13 |
| 5 | 49 | Fabio Di Giannantonio | VR46 | 25 | 41’18.238 | +7.138 | 11 |
| 6 | 5 | Johann Zarco | LCR Honda Castrol | 25 | 41’18.587 | +7.487 | 10 |
| 7 | 33 | Brad Binder | Red Bull KTM Factory Racing | 25 | 41’25.394 | +14.294 | 9 |
| 8 | 37 | Pedro Acosta | Red Bull KTM Factory Racing | 25 | 41’26.746 | +15.646 | 8 |
| 9 | 36 | Joan Mir | Honda | 25 | 41’26.887 | +15.787 | 7 |
| 10 | 10 | Luca Marini | Honda | 25 | 41’27.125 | +16.025 | 6 |
| 11 | 42 | Álex Rins | Yamaha | 25 | 41’32.763 | +21.663 | 5 |
| 12 | 12 | Maverick Viñales | Red Bull KTM Tech3 | 25 | 41’33.419 | +22.319 | 4 |
| 13 | 43 | Jack Miller | Pramac | 25 | 41’34.586 | +23.486 | 3 |
| 14 | 20 | Fabio Quartararo | Yamaha | 25 | 41’36.248 | +25.148 | 2 |
| 15 | 25 | Raúl Fernández | Trackhouse | 25 | 41’38.014 | +26.914 | 1 |
| 16 | 54 | Fermín Aldeguer | Gresini | 25 | 41’38.761 | +27.661 | 0 |
| 17 | 23 | Enea Bastianini | Red Bull KTM Tech3 | 25 | 41’51.279 | +40.179 | 0 |
| 18 | 35 | Somkiat Chantra | Idemitsu Honda LCR | 25 | 41’52.793 | +41.693 | 0 |
| Did not finish first lap | 72 | Marco Bezzecchi | Aprilia | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| Disqualified | 79 | Ai Ogura | Trackhouse | — | — | — | 0 |
Results checked against MotoGP official Grand Prix classification (© DORNA, 2025). The table includes riders officially recorded as non-finishers, without a time or disqualified. Revised classifications are used when published.
