12:37
This is set to be a scorching race. Track temp is almost 40 degrees C.
Everyone is heading to the grid on the medium rear, but for Pedro Acosta on the soft.
Acosta did a lot of work on the soft in practice on Friday and was pretty rapid.
2025 Catalan MotoGP
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2025 Catalan MotoGP: Race as it happened
Live lap-by-lap text coverage of the 2025 MotoGP Catalan Grand Prix
The 2025 Catalan Grand Prix concludes on Sunday 7 September with the 24-lap race.
Alex Marquez will start from pole for just the second time in his career after setting a new lap record in qualifying on Saturday.
His race pace has been the strongest of the field this weekend, but he threw away a victory in the sprint when he crashed while leading.
That allowed Marc Marquez to inherit his 14th sprint win of the season and is now above the points threshold needed to have a first shot at securing the 2025 world title next weekend at Misano.
Currently 187 points clear of Alex Marquez, he needs to ensure he is not outscored by three points by his younger brother to achieve this.
Yamaha's Fabio Quartararo fought hard for a podium in the sprint and will go from second on the grid, while the KTMs will be a major threat in today's fight for the win.
Pecco Bagnaia endured a torrid Saturday and has to come from 21st on the grid on his factory Ducati.
Franco Morbidelli, Fermin Aldeguer and Lorenzo Savadori have long lap penalties to serve, while Joan Mir has been dropped three places on the grid.
2025 MotoGP Catalan Grand Prix schedule
Race start - 1pm BST (24 laps)
07 Sep 2025
12:36
Penalties
We have a number of penalties to make you aware of.
Franco Morbidelli and Fermin Aldeguer will have a long lap to serve due to separate incidents with Aprilia riders in the sprint.
Lorenzo Savadori will have two long laps for crashing under yellow flags in his last appearance in Germany.
Joan Mir has dropped three places to 20th on the grid for impeding in qualifying on Saturday.
12:34
2025 Catalan MotoGP - Starting grid
Row 1 - Alex Marquez, Quartararo, Marc Marquez
Row 2 - Morbidelli, Acosta, Di Giannantonio
Row 3 - Zarco, Ogura, Bastianini
Row 4 - Marini, Binder, Bezzecchi
Row 5 - Aldeguer, Miller, Fernandez
Row 6 - Oliveira, Martin, Espargaro
Row 7 - Rins, Mir, Bagnaia
Row 8 - Vinales, Savadori, Chantra
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12:31
2025 Catalan MotoGP - Race build-up
Good afternoon and welcome to our live coverage of the 2025 MotoGP Catalan Grand Prix.
We are just 30 minutes away from the 24-lap race.
