Valencia GP: Álex Márquez wins the last Sprint of the year

Álex Márquez couldn't have asked for a better way to end 2025 in the Sprint format. Starting second on the grid, the Spaniard took the lead from pole-sitter Marco Bezzecchi in the opening corners. He then overtook Pedro Acosta, who offered some resistance for a few laps, to cruise to victory, his third of the year in the Sprint. He finished the race 1,5 seconds faster than Jorge Martín did in 2023, in the last Sprint held at the Circuit Ricardo Tormo.

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Behind him, Pedro Acosta gave it his all, but as in Portugal, his KTM proved a handful on the final laps. He finished second, one second behind the day's winner. The battle for third place, however, was much closer. It pitted Fabio Di Giannantonio against Raúl Fernández for nearly 10 laps before the Italian's Ducati found the answer and held onto its lead until the checkered flag. Marco Bezzecchi never found the pace to keep up with the top four in this Valencia GP Sprint.

French side, fabio quartararo He tried to defend his 6th position to the very end against Franco Morbidelli, but ultimately lost. Meanwhile, Johann Zarco spent his entire Sprint in 10th place, unable to close the gap to points. He loses two points to Brad Binder (8th) in the Riders' Championship and six to Raul Fernandez. The 10th place in the overall standings now seems out of reach for the rider from Cannes.

Returning from injury, Jorge Martín staged an exceptional comeback at the start of the race. Moving from 17th to 11th place, he made a small mistake that cost him the advantage of his excellent start. He finished 22nd and last classified in a Sprint race in which only the two Hondas of Joan Mir and Luca Marini retired due to crashes.

Starting thirteenth on the grid, Pecco Bagnaia finished an anonymous Sprint one place behind his initial ranking, struggling greatly with his Ducati.

MotoGP – Valencia GP

The Sprint ranking: