In the first Hungarian GP in thirty-three years, Marc Márquez has won his seventh 2025 MotoGP Grand Prix in a row. Claiming second and third were Pedro Acosta and Marco Bezzecchi, the Italian claiming his third consecutive podium finish. It was a chaotic start to the race at Balaton Park Circuit. Read on to learn all the key moments of the inaugural event in this new era of MotoGP.
Grid Reshuffling and Penalty Punishments
There was drama on the grid minutes before the race started as the Pertamina Endudro Racing VR46 Racing machine of Fabio Di Giannantonio started experiencing electronic issues on the sighting lap. The Italian, who qualified in third, was given two options by his team: wheel the bike off to replace it or hope that it would come good in the warm-up lap. The #49 opted for the latter, starting from the pit lane on a replacement bike.
After slow riding on the line and disrupting another rider in Friday’s Practice session, Álex Márquez and Jack Miller found themselves three places further down on the grid. But they weren’t the only ones going into the race with a disadvantage.
Two incidents that occurred during the first lap of Saturday’s Tissot Sprint were investigated after the conclusion of the event. This resulted in Fabio Quartararo being handed a long lap penalty for causing a dangerous situation and contact with Enea Bastianini. The #23 Red Bull KTM Tech3 rider was given a double long lap penalty for irresponsible riding and causing a crash with Johann Zarco.
Another Near Disaster Pushes Márquez Off First
While the pinch point at Turn 1 claimed no victims this time, there was contact with Bezzecchi and M. Márquez as the Ducati Lenovo rider lost first position and fell to third.
Bastianini came down in Sector 3, rider and bike helplessly slid across the track, narrowly avoiding contact with anyone else. The #23 had to go back out to serve his double long lap penalty before retiring from the race, making it a double DNF weekend. The second lap began with Á. Márquez crashing in Turn 1, but was able to rejoin the race.
Joan Mir and Raúl Fernández came down in the same corner but in separate incidents. Both riders were able to remount but returned to their respective garages in the pit lane. Miller crashed in Turn 1 shortly after, but was able to restart his bike.
Impressive Overtakes For the Race Lead
On a track that is not easy to pass on, Bezzecchi and M. Márquez exchanged positions a couple of times as they battled for first. Acosta was not far behind in third, pushing his Red Bull KTM Factory bike to the limit to catch them. But M. Márquez had already started to pull away as the race reached the halfway mark.
Meanwhile, his teammate Francesco Bagnaia took a shortcut coming into Turn 15. The #63 was handed a long lap penalty and fell back to ninth. The race for BK8 Gresini Racing went from bad to worse as Fermín Aldeguer crashed out in Turn 1, the corner claiming another for the weekend. The #53 was able to rejoin the race. However, Miller could not after his second crash of the race, ending a weekend the Australian will quickly want to forget.
Last Laps Provide Epic Performances
Jorge Martín, who started the Hungarian Grand Prix in sixteenth place, was proving to be almost faster than anyone else on the track as he was chasing the fourth position of Franco Morbidelli. The #1 was handed a track limits warning for his efforts, but was able to pass Morbidelli. He finished the race behind his Aprilia Racing teammate, his best finish this year. In Sector 2, Johann Zarco had a super-speed crash into the gravel.
Despite the heartbreak of having to concede his front row start, Di Giannantonio managed to find himself in the points by the end of the race. His teammate, Morbidelli, tried to hold onto his fifth-place position under threat from Luca Marini and cut the chicane. He was handed a penalty to give the position to Marini, which he executed safely. The Grand Prix leader, M. Márquez, cruised in the last lap to take his crowning victory.
Top 15 Point Scorers
Here are the top fifteen finishers from the race:
After back-to-back races, the MotoGP riders will have a week-long respite before they return to racing in Catalonia. While there will be no action on track until then, there’s plenty of news incoming off-track. After Miller’s very public comments about his 2026 prospects, the word is that Pramac Yamaha has finally brought the Australian out of the dark and signed him for another year. There are also pending announcements to come on Moto2 riders rising through the ranks to MotoGP next year. However, the excitement right now surrounds the 2025 MotoGP World Championship title. If our calculations are correct, should M. Márquez continue this hot streak, he will be crowned a world champion in two races. Watch this space, MotoGP fans, and see you in Catalonia.