Another day of intrigue at the Indonesian GP as the Honda HRC Castrol team once again featured prominently throughout, Joan Mir with an incredible recovery to fifth and Luca Marini leading the Sprint from the line after qualifying on the second row.

Picking up where they left off on Friday, the Honda HRC Castrol team were straight to work as both Joan Mir and Luca Marini assessed the adjustments their team had done overnight. With little change in the conditions at the Mandalika Circuit, it was another physically demanding day not just for the riders but also the mechanics working away in the garage.

Yellow flags restricted Joan Mir’s performance during Q2, only able to manage 12th on the grid when the 15-minute session came to a close. Turning his frustrations into motivations, the #36 authored a memorable comeback as he marched his way through the field. Quickly into the top ten, Mir was able to match the pace of the podium finishers and catch his fast-starting teammate in the closing stages of the Sprint. Taking fifth place echoed his Japanese GP performance despite his complicated grid slot.

Matching his best grid position as a Honda rider, first achieved at the San Marino GP a few weeks ago, Luca Marini secured a solid sixth to start from the second row. Victim to a yellow flag incident late in Q2, the Italian had the potential to challenge for more. All of this was forgotten as the lights went on the Sprint and the #10 shot forward with his best start of the year, leading into the opening corner. An intense brawl with first Raul Fernandez and then eventual Sprint winner Marco Bezzecchi erupted, Marini fending off countless attacks from the Aprilia rider and crossing the line in sixth, just behind his teammate. A post-race penalty due to tyre pressure would drop Marini to 13th.

Today’s results have both sides of the Honda HRC Castrol prepared for what is sure to be an interesting Indonesian GP on Sunday. Especially if weather forecasts are to be believed, rain or shine – both Mir and Marini have shown they have the speed the challenge at the front again.

Joan Mir

Fifth

“Our bike is getting better and today I was able to have a really good race. We couldn’t show our true selves in Qualifying, so it was a bit of an uphill battle, but we did it in a great way. My pace was really good all weekend, so we put our heads down and went for it. Tomorrow, I think we have a package to enjoy the race, to move forward and do another comeback. Usually this isn’t a track I have a great feeling at, it is a nice surprise to arrive here with the pace for the podium, and I have to say thanks to everyone for their work to arrive in this situation. Another top five would be amazing considering where we are starting but we can certainly aim for it. Weekends like this give us a boost not just for the next weekend, but also for next year.”

Luca Marini

13th

“A day with some positive points to take, but certainly I was hoping for more with the speed we have shown during the whole weekend. Our qualifying was acceptable but there is still something to improve with the bike to really make that step with the soft. The start to the race was really good, we were able to make another good launch. I fought a lot with Bezzecchi because the Sprint podium was very close for us. Some things to improve and to fix from how that race went for tomorrow. The tyre pressure dropped a lot at the start, and I couldn’t ride how I wanted to, even when I let some riders past to try and get some heat in.”

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Sprint Race Round 18   Mandalika

Indonesian GP - Sprint Race

Pos. Rider Num Nation Points Team Constructor Time/Gap
1 Bezzecchi Marco 72 ITA 12 Aprilia Racing Aprilia 19'37.047
2 Aldegeur Fermin 54 SPA 9 Team Gresini Racing MotoGP Ducati 0.157
3 Fernandez Raul 25 SPA 7 Trackhouse Racing Aprilia 4.062
4 Marquez Alex 73 SPA 6 Team Gresini Racing MotoGP Ducati 5.832
5 Mir Joan 36 SPA 5 Honda HRC Castrol Honda 8.759
6 Marquez Marc 93 SPA 4 Ducati Lenovo Team Ducati 9.772
7 Morbidelli Franco 21 ITA 3 Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team Ducati 11.980
8 Di Giannantonio Fabio 49 ITA 2 Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team Ducati 12.096
9 Oliveira Miguel 88 POR 1 Prima Pramac Yamaha Yamaha 12.988
10 Binder Brad 33 RSA 0 Red Bull KTM Factory Racing KTM 13.312
11 Miller Jack 43 AUS 0 Prima Pramac Yamaha Yamaha 15.905
12 Rins Alex 42 SPA 0 Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Yamaha 16.266
13 Marini Luca 10 ITA 0 Honda HRC Castrol Honda 9.621 (+8 Seconds)
14 Bagnaia Francesco 63 ITA 0 Ducati Lenovo Team Ducati 29.393
15 Quartararo Fabio 20 FRA DNF Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Yamaha 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 Bastianini Enea 23 ITA DNF Red Bull KTM Tech 3 KTM DNF
19 Chantra Somkiat 35 THA DNF LCR Honda Honda DNF
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Rider standings

Pos. Rider Num Nation Points Team Constructor
1 Marquez Marc 93 SPA 545 Ducati Lenovo Team Ducati
2 Marquez Alex 73 SPA 346 Team Gresini Racing MotoGP Ducati
3 Bagnaia Francesco 63 ITA 274 Ducati Lenovo Team Ducati
4 Bezzecchi Marco 72 ITA 254 Aprilia Racing Aprilia
5 Morbidelli Franco 21 ITA 199 Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team Ducati
6 Acosta Pedro 37 SPA 195 Red Bull KTM Factory Racing KTM
7 Di Giannantonio Fabio 49 ITA 177 Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team Ducati
8 Aldegeur Fermin 54 SPA 156 Team Gresini Racing MotoGP Ducati
9 Quartararo Fabio 20 FRA 149 Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Yamaha
10 Zarco Johann 5 FRA 124 LCR Honda Honda
11 Binder Brad 33 RSA 105 Red Bull KTM Factory Racing KTM
12 Fernandez Raul 25 SPA 102 Trackhouse Racing Aprilia
13 Marini Luca 10 ITA 97 Honda HRC Castrol Honda
14 Bastianini Enea 23 ITA 89 Red Bull KTM Tech 3 KTM
15 Mir Joan 36 SPA 77 Honda HRC Castrol Honda
16 Vinales Maverick 25 SPA 72 Red Bull KTM Tech 3 KTM
17 Ogura Ai 79 JPN 70 Trackhouse Racing Aprilia
18 Miller Jack 43 AUS 58 Prima Pramac Yamaha Yamaha
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 27 Prima Pramac Yamaha Yamaha
22 Espargaro Pol 44 SPA 16 Red Bull KTM Tech 3 KTM
23 Nakagami Takaaki 30 JPN 10 HRC Test Team 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 3 LCR Honda Honda
27 Espargaro Aleix 41 SPA 0 HRC Test Team Honda
Location Information

Mandalika International Street Circuit (known as Pertamina Mandalika International Street Circuit) is located in the Mandalika resort area on the Central Lombok Regency in West Nusa Tenggara province of Indonesia. The circuit is a venue for Asia Talent Cup, Superbike World Championship and Grand Prix motorcycle racing races.

Length 4.3 km
Width 15m
Left Corners 6
Right Corners 11
Longest Straight 723 m
Constructed 2021

Records

Pole Position 1'28.832 (174.2Km/h) Marco Bezzecchi (Aprilia, 2025)
Race Lap 1'30.539 (171.0Km/h) Enea Bastianini (Ducati, 2024)
Race Time 33'27.223 (154.2Km/h) Miguel Oliveira (KTM, 2022)
2024 Winner Jorge Martin (Ducati)
2025 Sprint Winner Marco Bezzecchi (Aprilia)