Honda best for returning Marini as Mir’s luckless torment continues
Delight and devastation for Honda HRC Castrol in equal measure at the German GP, Luca Marini returning to action with his season best while Joan Mir cemented himself as the unluckiest rider on the grid.
A damp morning Warm Up quickly gave way to the best conditions of the weekend at the Sachsenring. With a record-breaking crowd of over 250,000 fans over the weekend, the German GP ended with a fascinating and dramatic 30-lap race.
Luca Marini made perhaps his best start of the year, rocketing from 15th on the grid to end the first lap in ninth spot. It was an ominous first lap as the Italian fought through the pain barrier to stay with the top ten, holding just enough back for the final laps. With conditions and tyre wear catching out a number of riders, Marini was inch perfect as he blasted past Binder and Miller to go into sixth just a few laps from the end. With ten points in hand, Marini secures his best result as a Honda HRC rider to date and continues his perfect run of point-scoring finishes.
The result sees Marini 15th in the World Championship standings, a single point behind Ogura. Honda sit just nine points behind KTM in the Constructor standings.
Like his Honda HRC Castrol teammate, Joan Mir’s race got off to a very positive start as he picked his way forward. Joining Marini in the top ten during the middle stages of the race, Mir was in prime position to fight for top Honda honours until the very end of the race. Unfortunately, Ogura’s wayward bike hit Mir’s Honda RC213V at Turn 1 and ended any hopes of delivering on his potential. Yet again, Mir and the team were left to rue a luckless race which at one point had shown so much potential. He escaped any serious injuries in the fall.
It’s straight on to the next one as Honda HRC Castrol pack up and head for Czechia – the Brno Automotodrom making a welcome return to the calendar for the first time since 2020. Freshly resurfaced, it’s sure to be another thrilling weekend of MotoGP action.
Luca Marini
“Really happy with my performance in the race. A lot of riders crashed when the front tyre dropped, so I was especially careful with this at Turn 1 where everyone was falling. I made a really good start and gained a lot before settling into a rhythm and trying to save myself a bit, from lap seven I had some pain. But this meant I had a lot of tyre left in the end of the race and I could overtake well. We’ve done a good job to improve the bike since Friday, we need to keep working on our one-lap speed and the first laps of a race. Now a few days to recover and we are straight back in Brno.”
Joan Mir
“Honestly, I don’t really know what to say. We were having a good race, riding within the limit of the tricky conditions we were experiencing out there. I was doing my race, battling cleanly and was on course for a really good result. I was closing in on Binder and could see Miller dropping back. Then I was hit by another rider, again. It is really difficult to accept when these things happen, not once but again and again.”
German GP - Race Results
| Pos. | Rider | Num | Nation | Points | Team | Constructor | Time/Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marquez Marc | 93 | SPA | 25 | Ducati Lenovo Team | Ducati | 40'42.854 |
| 2 | Marquez Alex | 73 | SPA | 20 | Team Gresini Racing MotoGP | Ducati | 6.380 |
| 3 | Bagnaia Francesco | 63 | ITA | 16 | Ducati Lenovo Team | Ducati | 7.080 |
| 4 | Quartararo Fabio | 20 | FRA | 13 | Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP | Yamaha | 18.738 |
| 5 | Aldegeur Fermin | 54 | SPA | 11 | Team Gresini Racing MotoGP | Ducati | 18.916 |
| 6 | Marini Luca | 10 | ITA | 10 | Honda HRC Castrol | Honda | 24.743 |
| 7 | Binder Brad | 33 | RSA | 9 | Red Bull KTM Factory Racing | KTM | 24.820 |
| 8 | Miller Jack | 43 | AUS | 8 | Prima Pramac Yamaha | Yamaha | 25.757 |
| 9 | Fernandez Raul | 25 | SPA | 7 | Trackhouse Racing | Aprilia | 25.859 |
| 10 | Rins Alex | 42 | SPA | 6 | Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP | Yamaha | 39.419 |
| 11 | Mir Joan | 36 | SPA | DNF | Honda HRC Castrol | Honda | DNF |
| 12 | Ogura Ai | 79 | JPN | DNF | Trackhouse Racing | Aprilia | DNF |
| 13 | Bezzecchi Marco | 72 | ITA | DNF | Aprilia Racing | Aprilia | DNF |
| 14 | Savadori Lorenzo | 32 | ITA | DNF | Aprilia Racing | Aprilia | DNF |
| 15 | Di Giannantonio Fabio | 49 | ITA | DNF | Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team | Ducati | DNF |
| 16 | Zarco Johann | 5 | FRA | DNF | LCR Honda | Honda | DNF |
| 17 | Acosta Pedro | 37 | SPA | DNF | Red Bull KTM Factory Racing | KTM | DNF |
| 18 | Oliveira Miguel | 88 | POR | DNF | Prima Pramac Yamaha | Yamaha | DNF |
Rider standings
| Pos. | Rider | Num | Nation | Points | Team | Constructor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marquez Marc | 93 | SPA | 344 | Ducati Lenovo Team | Ducati |
| 2 | Marquez Alex | 73 | SPA | 261 | Team Gresini Racing MotoGP | Ducati |
| 3 | Bagnaia Francesco | 63 | ITA | 197 | Ducati Lenovo Team | Ducati |
| 4 | Di Giannantonio Fabio | 49 | ITA | 142 | Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team | Ducati |
| 5 | Morbidelli Franco | 21 | ITA | 139 | Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team | Ducati |
| 6 | Bezzecchi Marco | 72 | ITA | 130 | Aprilia Racing | Aprilia |
| 7 | Zarco Johann | 5 | FRA | 104 | LCR Honda | Honda |
| 8 | Acosta Pedro | 37 | SPA | 99 | Red Bull KTM Factory Racing | KTM |
| 9 | Aldegeur Fermin | 54 | SPA | 92 | Team Gresini Racing MotoGP | Ducati |
| 10 | Quartararo Fabio | 20 | FRA | 87 | Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP | Yamaha |
| 11 | Vinales Maverick | 25 | SPA | 69 | Red Bull KTM Tech 3 | KTM |
| 12 | Binder Brad | 33 | RSA | 60 | Red Bull KTM Factory Racing | KTM |
| 13 | Fernandez Raul | 25 | SPA | 51 | Trackhouse Racing | Aprilia |
| 14 | Ogura Ai | 79 | JPN | 49 | Trackhouse Racing | Aprilia |
| 15 | Marini Luca | 10 | ITA | 48 | Honda HRC Castrol | Honda |
| 16 | Miller Jack | 43 | AUS | 46 | Prima Pramac Yamaha | Yamaha |
| 17 | Bastianini Enea | 23 | ITA | 42 | Red Bull KTM Tech 3 | KTM |
| 18 | Rins Alex | 42 | SPA | 41 | Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP | Yamaha |
| 19 | Mir Joan | 36 | SPA | 32 | Honda HRC Castrol | Honda |
| 20 | Nakagami Takaaki | 30 | JPN | 10 | Honda HRC Castrol | Honda |
| 21 | Savadori Lorenzo | 32 | ITA | 8 | Aprilia Racing | Aprilia |
| 22 | Oliveira Miguel | 88 | POR | 6 | Prima Pramac Yamaha | Yamaha |
| 23 | Fernandez Augusto | 7 | SPA | 6 | Yamaha Test Team | Yamaha |
| 24 | Chantra Somkiat | 35 | THA | 1 | LCR Honda | Honda |
| 25 | Martin Jorge | 89 | SPA | 0 | Aprilia Racing | Aprilia |
| 26 | Espargaro Aleix | 41 | SPA | 0 | Honda HRC Castrol | Honda |
Location Information
Car and bike races have been held on closed public roads in the area around the town of Chemnitz, Germany since the 1920s and were still taking place until as recently as 1990. It was decided, however, that the five mile course through such a densely populated area was no… read more.
| Length | 3.671 kilometres / 2.281 miles |
| Width | 12 metres |
| Left corners | 10 |
| Right corners | 3 |
| Longest straight | 0.700 kilometres / 0.435 miles |
| Constructed | 1996 |
| Modified | 2001 (resurfaced in 2017) |
Lerchenstraße, 09337 Hohenstein-Ernstthal, Germany - View in Google Maps
Records
| Pole Position | 1m 19.423s (166.3km/h) Jorge Martin (Ducati, 2024) |
| Race Lap | 1m 20.667s (163.8km/h) Jorge Martin (Ducati, 2024) |
| Race Time | 40m 40.087s (162.4km/h) Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati,2024) |
| 2025 Race Winner | Marc Marquez (Ducati) |
| 2025 Sprint Winner | Marc Marquez (Ducati) |
