Mr Consistency delivers again, Marini seventh at home
Honda HRC Castrol head for home off the back of a strong seventh place performance from Luca Marini, roudning out another competitive weekend. Joan Mir avoiding further injury after his comeback is ended early.
Luca Marini’s consistency shone through once again as the Italian put on a metronomic display around the Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli. From sixth on the grid, the #10 lost ground early but kept his cool as those around him encountered a number of difficulties. One of just two riders inside the top ten without a track limit warning, Marini’s efforts saw him overtake the fast-starting Quartararo in the second half of the race and cross the finish line in a comfortable seventh place after dropping down to tenth early on.
12th on his last visit to Misano and finishing some 35 seconds behind the winner, Marini and Honda HRC have managed to halve the gap to the front in less that 12 months. Ending in the top ten for the eighth time on Sunday, Marini is 12th in the World Championship standings and now only 23 points behind top Honda Johann Zarco, who completes the top ten in the Rider World Championship.
Having spent Saturday resting and undergoing a number of physiotherapy sessions, Joan Mir assessed his condition in Warm Up and together with Honda HRC agreed he would attempt the San Marino GP. His return would last only four corners as he fell on the first lap.
Now the call of home beckons Honda HRC Castrol to Mobility Resort Motegi for the Japanese GP, round 17 and the first of four races in Asia. With just a single race in front of Japanese fans, the race in Motegi is always a busy but enjoyable weekend for the team and the riders. But first, a day of testing in Misano for Honda HRC Castrol and the rest of the MotoGP field – the last in-season test of the 2025 season.
Luca Marini
“It’s good to again be in the top ten and post competitive times during the whole race. Again, we have shown that us and Honda’s engineers have clearly made a big step in less than 12 months. It’s really good but I’m not fully satisfied; we lost a lot at the start. My pace could have been better, but I got stuck behind Fermin and the temperature in the front went too high, so I had to manage it. If the start had been better and I was able to be fourth or fifth early, I think I could have finished there because in Misano you don’t need to worry so much about managing the tyres if you’re in fresh air. Really, it is a good weekend and a good moment overall for us. An interesting test tomorrow coming up.”
Joan Mir
“Today I was feeling better, and I wanted to make the effort to complete the race, to get some information for the team and prepare for the test tomorrow. At the start something happened with the front device, and it did not disengage, we need to check the data. It’s hard missing the information from Saturday, but I am sure myself, the team and Honda HRC can recover from this. It’s clear we as Honda have made a step and I am looking forward to Japan.”
San Marino GP - Race Results
| Pos. | Rider | Num | Nation | Points | Team | Constructor | Time/Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marquez Marc | 93 | SPA | 25 | Ducati Lenovo Team | Ducati | 41'20.898 |
| 2 | Bezzecchi Marco | 72 | ITA | 20 | Aprilia Racing | Aprilia | 0.568 |
| 3 | Marquez Alex | 73 | SPA | 16 | Team Gresini Racing MotoGP | Ducati | 7.734 |
| 4 | Morbidelli Franco | 21 | ITA | 13 | Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team | Ducati | 10.379 |
| 5 | Di Giannantonio Fabio | 49 | ITA | 11 | Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team | Ducati | 11.330 |
| 6 | Aldegeur Fermin | 54 | SPA | 10 | Team Gresini Racing MotoGP | Ducati | 16.069 |
| 7 | Marini Luca | 10 | ITA | 9 | Honda HRC Castrol | Honda | 17.965 |
| 8 | Quartararo Fabio | 20 | FRA | 8 | Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP | Yamaha | 20.964 |
| 9 | Oliveira Miguel | 88 | POR | 7 | Prima Pramac Yamaha | Yamaha | 21.565 |
| 10 | Binder Brad | 33 | RSA | 6 | Red Bull KTM Factory Racing | KTM | 23.109 |
| 11 | Fernandez Raul | 25 | SPA | 5 | Trackhouse Racing | Aprilia | 24.592 |
| 12 | Miller Jack | 43 | AUS | 4 | Prima Pramac Yamaha | Yamaha | 27.492 |
| 13 | Martin Jorge | 89 | SPA | 3 | Aprilia Racing | Aprilia | 29.937 |
| 14 | Fernandez Augusto | 7 | SPA | 2 | Yamaha Test Team | Yamaha | 1'01.504 |
| 15 | Chantra Somkiat | 35 | THA | 1 | LCR Honda | Honda | 1'01.932 |
| 16 | Zarco Johann | 5 | FRA | 0 | LCR Honda | Honda | +1 Lap |
| 17 | Bastianini Enea | 23 | ITA | DNF | Red Bull KTM Tech 3 | KTM | DNF |
| 18 | Rins Alex | 42 | SPA | DNF | Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP | Yamaha | DNF |
| 19 | Bagnaia Francesco | 63 | ITA | DNF | Ducati Lenovo Team | Ducati | DNF |
| 20 | Acosta Pedro | 37 | SPA | DNF | Red Bull KTM Factory Racing | KTM | DNF |
| 21 | Vinales Maverick | 25 | SPA | DNF | Red Bull KTM Tech 3 | KTM | DNF |
| 22 | Ogura Ai | 79 | JPN | DNF | Trackhouse Racing | Aprilia | DNF |
| 23 | Mir Joan | 36 | SPA | DNF | Honda HRC Castrol | Honda | DNF |
Rider standings
| Pos. | Rider | Num | Nation | Points | Team | Constructor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marquez Marc | 93 | SPA | 512 | Ducati Lenovo Team | Ducati |
| 2 | Marquez Alex | 73 | SPA | 330 | Team Gresini Racing MotoGP | Ducati |
| 3 | Bagnaia Francesco | 63 | ITA | 237 | Ducati Lenovo Team | Ducati |
| 4 | Bezzecchi Marco | 72 | ITA | 229 | Aprilia Racing | Aprilia |
| 5 | Acosta Pedro | 37 | SPA | 188 | Red Bull KTM Factory Racing | KTM |
| 6 | Morbidelli Franco | 21 | ITA | 180 | Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team | Ducati |
| 7 | Di Giannantonio Fabio | 49 | ITA | 172 | Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team | Ducati |
| 8 | Aldegeur Fermin | 54 | SPA | 141 | Team Gresini Racing MotoGP | Ducati |
| 9 | Quartararo Fabio | 20 | FRA | 137 | Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP | Yamaha |
| 10 | Zarco Johann | 5 | FRA | 117 | LCR Honda | Honda |
| 11 | Binder Brad | 33 | RSA | 101 | Red Bull KTM Factory Racing | KTM |
| 12 | Marini Luca | 10 | ITA | 94 | Honda HRC Castrol | Honda |
| 13 | Bastianini Enea | 23 | ITA | 84 | Red Bull KTM Tech 3 | KTM |
| 14 | Fernandez Raul | 25 | SPA | 84 | Trackhouse Racing | Aprilia |
| 15 | Vinales Maverick | 25 | SPA | 72 | Red Bull KTM Tech 3 | KTM |
| 16 | Ogura Ai | 79 | JPN | 69 | Trackhouse Racing | Aprilia |
| 17 | Miller Jack | 43 | AUS | 58 | Prima Pramac Yamaha | Yamaha |
| 18 | Mir Joan | 36 | SPA | 50 | Honda HRC Castrol | Honda |
| 19 | Rins Alex | 42 | SPA | 45 | Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP | Yamaha |
| 20 | Martin Jorge | 89 | SPA | 34 | Aprilia Racing | Aprilia |
| 21 | Oliveira Miguel | 88 | POR | 24 | Prima Pramac Yamaha | Yamaha |
| 22 | Espargaro Pol | 44 | SPA | 16 | Red Bull KTM Tech 3 | KTM |
| 23 | Nakagami Takaaki | 30 | JPN | 10 | LCR Honda | Honda |
| 24 | Savadori Lorenzo | 32 | ITA | 8 | Aprilia Test Team | Aprilia |
| 25 | Fernandez Augusto | 7 | SPA | 8 | Yamaha Test Team | Yamaha |
| 26 | Chantra Somkiat | 35 | THA | 2 | LCR Honda | Honda |
| 27 | Espargaro Aleix | 41 | SPA | 0 | HRC Test Team | Honda |
Location Information
Close to the city of Rimini, the Misano Adriático circuit was constructed in 1972 and has since undergone an array of modifications. A regular scene for Italian Grands Prix throughout the 80s and early 90s, Misano returned to the MotoGP calendar in 2007.With updated facilities, track and grandstands, the Misano… read more.
| Length | 4.226 kilometres / 2.626 miles |
| Width | 14 metres |
| Left corners | 6 |
| Right corners | 10 |
| Longest straight | 0.565 kilometres / 0.351 miles |
| Constructed | 1969 |
| Modified | 2008 |
Misano World Circuit "Marco Simoncelli", Via Daijiro Kato, Misano Adriatico, Rimini, Italy - View in Google Maps
Records
| Pole Position | 1m30.031 (168.9 km/h) Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati, 2024) |
| Race Lap | 1m30.877s (167.4km/h) Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati, 2024) |
| Race Time | 41m14.653s (165.9 km/h) Enea Bastianini (Ducati, 2024) |
| 2025 Sprint Winner | Marco Bezzecchi (Aprilia) |
| 2025 Race Winner | Marc Marquez (Ducati) |
