On March 16, 2025 Beijing time, Ducati rider Marc Márquez delivered an impressive performance in the Argentine Grand Prix Sprint, leading from start to finish to win and maintain his unbeaten record in the 2025 season.
The race took place at Termas de Río Hondo. Track temperatures were moderate beforehand, but light rain began a few minutes before the start, leaving the teams watching the weather closely. Heavy rain had still not arrived when the lights went out. Starting from pole, Marc Márquez made an excellent getaway to take the lead immediately. His younger brother Álex Márquez also started well and followed on his Gresini Ducati. Johann Zarco, starting on the outside of the front row, got away poorly and dropped to sixth behind Bagnaia, Pedro Acosta and Fabio Quartararo.
Marc Márquez began opening a lead after the first few corners, but Álex Márquez soon found his rhythm and stayed within half a second for most of the race, keeping the prospect of a close contest alive. As the race drew towards its conclusion, however, championship leader Marc Márquez stepped up his pace, gradually increased his advantage and ultimately held on to the lead. He crossed the line 0.903 seconds clear, with Álex Márquez second and his Ducati team-mate Francesco Bagnaia third.
Those three riders had now finished in the top three in every MotoGP race of the 2025 season so far. Ahead of Sunday’s Grand Prix, Marc Márquez led the riders’ championship by 11 points.
Bagnaia established himself in third early in the race. Zarco recovered to fourth by passing Quartararo and Acosta as their pace faded, then pulled clear of the battle for fifth. Fabio Di Giannantonio of VR46 eventually emerged on top of that closely fought contest, beating Aprilia’s Marco Bezzecchi and VR46 Ducati rider Franco Morbidelli. Factory Honda rider Joan Mir finished eighth, while Acosta took the final point in ninth. Quartararo was tenth. Brad Binder of KTM crashed out on the first lap after contact with Morbidelli, while Pramac Yamaha rider Miguel Oliveira retired after a collision with Gresini’s Fermín Aldeguer.
The race demonstrated Marc Márquez’s formidable form and drew further attention to the competitive picture in the 2025 MotoGP season, with the riders’ performances in the coming Grands Prix eagerly anticipated.
2025 MotoGP Round 2 Argentine Grand Prix Sprint results
| Pos. | No. | Rider | Team | Laps completed | Total time | Gap | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 93 | Marc Márquez | Ducati Team | 12 | 19’37.331 | — | 12 |
| 2 | 73 | Álex Márquez | Gresini | 12 | 19’38.234 | +0.903 | 9 |
| 3 | 63 | Francesco Bagnaia | Ducati Team | 12 | 19’41.190 | +3.859 | 7 |
| 4 | 5 | Johann Zarco | LCR Honda Castrol | 12 | 19’42.357 | +5.026 | 6 |
| 5 | 49 | Fabio Di Giannantonio | VR46 | 12 | 19’43.782 | +6.451 | 5 |
| 6 | 72 | Marco Bezzecchi | Aprilia | 12 | 19’44.664 | +7.333 | 4 |
| 7 | 21 | Franco Morbidelli | VR46 | 12 | 19’45.699 | +8.368 | 3 |
| 8 | 36 | Joan Mir | Honda | 12 | 19’48.189 | +10.858 | 2 |
| 9 | 37 | Pedro Acosta | Red Bull KTM Factory Racing | 12 | 19’48.560 | +11.229 | 1 |
| 10 | 20 | Fabio Quartararo | Yamaha | 12 | 19’49.687 | +12.356 | 0 |
| 11 | 43 | Jack Miller | Pramac | 12 | 19’52.532 | +15.201 | 0 |
| 12 | 42 | Álex Rins | Yamaha | 12 | 19’52.629 | +15.298 | 0 |
| 13 | 10 | Luca Marini | Honda | 12 | 19’53.984 | +16.653 | 0 |
| 14 | 23 | Enea Bastianini | Red Bull KTM Tech3 | 12 | 19’55.773 | +18.442 | 0 |
| 15 | 79 | Ai Ogura | Trackhouse | 12 | 19’55.949 | +18.618 | 0 |
| 16 | 25 | Raúl Fernández | Trackhouse | 12 | 19’56.891 | +19.560 | 0 |
| 17 | 35 | Somkiat Chantra | Idemitsu Honda LCR | 12 | 19’58.256 | +20.925 | 0 |
| 18 | 12 | Maverick Viñales | Red Bull KTM Tech3 | 12 | 19’58.618 | +21.287 | 0 |
| 19 | 54 | Fermín Aldeguer | Gresini | 12 | 20’22.656 | +45.325 | 0 |
| DNF | 32 | Lorenzo Savadori | Aprilia | 6 | 10’20.327 | 6 laps | 0 |
| DNF | 88 | Miguel Oliveira | Pramac | 4 | 6’40.962 | 8 laps | 0 |
| Did not finish first lap | 33 | Brad Binder | Red Bull KTM Factory Racing | 0 | — | — | 0 |
Results checked against MotoGP official Sprint classification (© DORNA, 2025). The table includes riders officially recorded as non-finishers, without a time or disqualified. Revised classifications are used when published.
