A solid Saturday for both Joan Mir and Luca Marini aboard the Honda RC213V, the pair continuing to keep pace and challenge inside the top ten. Mir would leave the Sprint with his first point of the year while Marini has clear objectives for Sunday.

The Thai GP continued at speed as the first racing laps of the 2025 MotoGP World Championship were completed and pending questions began to be answered. For Honda HRC Castrol, it was a day of working and more steady progress for Joan Mir and Luca Marini as they battled the intense heat of Buriram. Although there is room for improvement, the first Saturday of the season was a positive one and helped to cement the progress made by Honda HRC engineers during the off-season

With passage to Q2 secured on Friday, Mir started Saturday focusing on last minute adjustments before the 15-minute Qualifying session. A crash at Turn 3 with two minutes left of Q2 ended the session early for Mir, who was unharmed in the fall. Despite limited time, the #36 was able to secure 11th on the grid – his best Qualifying result since 2023. This was followed by a spirited recovery in the Sprint after a moment at the start for Marco Bezzecchi forced Mir to take avoiding action. Steadily picking his way through the field, the #36 took ninth at the chequered flag to earn a single point from the first Sprint of the year.

Luca Marini produced another respectable day on the Honda HRC Castrol machine, making progress throughout Saturday. Tight times again ruled Q1, Marini setting a 1’29.532 for sixth in the session – six tenths faster than his Q1 time from the 2024 Thai GP despite the increase in temperature. From here 16th on the grid, the Italian made a very strong start to battle with the top ten early on. Settling into his rhythm to battle through the hot conditions, Marini crossed the line in 15th. Given the heat and other circumstances, it all ended as a satisfactory day for the #10.

Now all attentions turn to the 26-lap Thai Grand Prix on Sunday. With ambient temperatures expected to continue rising, it will be an even more demanding affair for the riders. An intense evening of work now awaits to find the final tenths ahead of the first race of the year.

Joan Mir

Ninth

“It was a hard Sprint today, we had some drama at the start with Bezzecchi, he spun, and I had to close the throttle to avoid him. After that I had one of my comebacks, working hard to make up places and in the end, I was able to finish with the group I have been with more or less all weekend – Fabio, Binder, Acosta etc. The heat has a big impact and limited us in several ways. There’s work to do to improve everything, but as a first Sprint of the season I think we have to be happy.”

Luca Marini

15th

“A tough race for everyone in this temperature, the heat was more intense than in the race last year and the test so we all had to manage our riding. For tomorrow we will work on improving how we perform in these conditions. We know what we need to do and we have to be satisfied with what we’ve done – also this morning. We have made a step and we need to keep going on like this.”

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Sprint Race Round 1   Thailand

Thai GP - Sprint Race

Dry
Humidity
33%
Track Temp
57°C
Air Temp
37°C
Pos. Rider Num Nation Points Team Constructor Time/Gap
1 Marquez Marc 93 SPA 12 Ducati Lenovo Team Ducati 19'35.005
2 Marquez Alex 73 SPA 9 Team Gresini Racing MotoGP Ducati 1.185
3 Bagnaia Francesco 63 ITA 7 Ducati Lenovo Team Ducati 3.423
4 Ogura Ai 79 JPN 6 Trackhouse Racing Aprilia 4.392
5 Morbidelli Franco 21 ITA 5 Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team Ducati 5.790
6 Acosta Pedro 37 SPA 4 Red Bull KTM Factory Racing KTM 11.700
7 Quartararo Fabio 20 FRA 3 Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Yamaha 13.437
8 Binder Brad 33 RSA 2 Red Bull KTM Factory Racing KTM 14.228
9 Mir Joan 36 SPA 1 Honda HRC Castrol Honda 15.453
10 Zarco Johann 5 FRA 0 LCR Honda Honda 16.209
11 Fernandez Raul 25 SPA 0 Trackhouse Racing Aprilia 16.817
12 Bezzecchi Marco 72 ITA 0 Aprilia Racing Aprilia 17.152
13 Aldegeur Fermin 54 SPA 0 Team Gresini Racing MotoGP Ducati 17.741
14 Vinales Maverick 25 SPA 0 Red Bull KTM Tech 3 KTM 18.984
15 Marini Luca 10 ITA 0 Honda HRC Castrol Honda 19.149
16 Oliveira Miguel 88 POR 0 Prima Pramac Yamaha Yamaha 19.569
17 Rins Alex 42 SPA 0 Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Yamaha 20.140
18 Bastianini Enea 23 ITA 0 Red Bull KTM Tech 3 KTM 23.948
19 Chantra Somkiat 35 THA 0 LCR Honda Honda 24.594
20 Savadori Lorenzo 32 ITA 0 Aprilia Racing Aprilia 31.443
21 Miller Jack 43 AUS DNF Prima Pramac Yamaha Yamaha DNF
22 Di Giannantonio Fabio 49 ITA DNF Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team Ducati DNF
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Rider standings

Pos. Rider Num Nation Points Team Constructor
1 Marquez Marc 93 SPA 12 Ducati Lenovo Team Ducati
2 Marquez Alex 73 SPA 9 Team Gresini Racing MotoGP Ducati
3 Bagnaia Francesco 63 ITA 7 Ducati Lenovo Team Ducati
4 Ogura Ai 79 JPN 6 Trackhouse Racing Aprilia
5 Morbidelli Franco 21 ITA 5 Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team Ducati
6 Acosta Pedro 37 SPA 4 Red Bull KTM Factory Racing KTM
7 Quartararo Fabio 20 FRA 3 Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Yamaha
8 Binder Brad 33 RSA 2 Red Bull KTM Factory Racing KTM
9 Mir Joan 36 SPA 1 Honda HRC Castrol Honda
10 Zarco Johann 5 FRA 0 LCR Honda Honda
11 Fernandez Raul 25 SPA 0 Trackhouse Racing Aprilia
12 Bezzecchi Marco 72 ITA 0 Aprilia Racing Aprilia
13 Aldegeur Fermin 54 SPA 0 Team Gresini Racing MotoGP Ducati
14 Vinales Maverick 25 SPA 0 Red Bull KTM Tech 3 KTM
15 Marini Luca 10 ITA 0 Honda HRC Castrol Honda
16 Oliveira Miguel 88 POR 0 Prima Pramac Yamaha Yamaha
17 Rins Alex 42 SPA 0 Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Yamaha
18 Bastianini Enea 23 ITA 0 Red Bull KTM Tech 3 KTM
19 Chantra Somkiat 35 THA 0 LCR Honda Honda
20 Savadori Lorenzo 32 ITA 0 Aprilia Racing Aprilia
21 Miller Jack 43 AUS 0 Prima Pramac Yamaha Yamaha
22 Di Giannantonio Fabio 49 ITA 0 Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team Ducati
Location Information

Designed by German architect Herman Tilke, the Buriram International Circuit opened in 2014 and will see MotoGP™ making its debut this season. Located around 410km northeast from the country’s capital of Bangkok, the town of Buriram in the Buriram province literally translates into “city of happiness”, and its typically hot… read more.

Length 4.6 km / 2.83 miles
Width 12 metres / 39.37 ft.
Left corners 5
Right corners 7
Longest straight 1 km / 3280.84 ft.
Constructed 2014
Modified /

444 Moo 15 Buriram Chang Wat Buri Ram 31000, Thailand - View in Google Maps

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Records

Pole Position Record 1m28.700s (184.8 Km/h) Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati, 2024)
Race Lap Record 1m30.896s (180.3 Km/h) Jorge Martin (Ducati, 2023)
2025 Sprint Winner Marc Marquez (Ducati)
2025 Winner Marc Marquez (Ducati)