2025 Hungarian MotoGP, Balaton Park - Sprint Race Results
Sprint race results from the 2025 Hungarian MotoGP at Balaton Park, round 14 of 22.
2025 Hungarian MotoGP, Balaton Park - Sprint Race Results | ||||
| Pos | Rider | Nat | Team | Time/Diff |
| 1 | Marc Marquez | SPA | Ducati Lenovo (GP25) | 21m 13.465s |
| 2 | Fabio Di Giannantonio | ITA | Pertamina VR46 Ducati (GP25) | +2.095s |
| 3 | Franco Morbidelli | ITA | Pertamina VR46 Ducati (GP24) | +3.595s |
| 4 | Luca Marini | ITA | Honda HRC Castrol (RC213V) | +4.890s |
| 5 | Fermin Aldeguer | SPA | BK8 Gresini Ducati (GP24)* | +5.692s |
| 6 | Joan Mir | SPA | Honda HRC Castrol (RC213V) | +6.147s |
| 7 | Marco Bezzecchi | ITA | Aprilia Racing (RS-GP25) | +6.266s |
| 8 | Alex Marquez | SPA | BK8 Gresini Ducati (GP24) | +7.332s |
| 9 | Jorge Martin | SPA | Aprilia Racing (RS-GP25) | +10.779s |
| 10 | Pol Espargaro | SPA | Red Bull KTM Tech3 (RC16) | +12.905s |
| 11 | Raul Fernandez | SPA | Trackhouse Aprilia (RS-GP25) | +13.148s |
| 12 | Jack Miller | AUS | Pramac Yamaha (YZR-M1) | +14.097s |
| 13 | Francesco Bagnaia | ITA | Ducati Lenovo (GP25) | +14.891s |
| 14 | Miguel Oliveira | POR | Pramac Yamaha (YZR-M1) | +15.342s |
| 15 | Ai Ogura | JPN | Trackhouse Aprilia (RS-GP25)* | +15.467s |
| 16 | Alex Rins | SPA | Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1) | +21.007s |
| 17 | Pedro Acosta | SPA | Red Bull KTM (RC16) | +22.245s |
| 18 | Brad Binder | RSA | Red Bull KTM (RC16) | +1 lap |
| Enea Bastianini | ITA | Red Bull KTM Tech3 (RC16) | DNF | |
| Fabio Quartararo | FRA | Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1) | DNF | |
| Johann Zarco | FRA | Castrol Honda LCR (RC213V) | DNF | |
* Rookie
Marc Marquez cruises to his 13th win in a row in the first MotoGP race held at the new Balaton Park circuit, during Saturday’s Hungarian Grand Prix Sprint.
Starting from pole, Marquez emerged safely in the lead from the tricky opening turns.
But there was mayhem behind as sixth on the grid Fabio Quartararo missed his braking point, bumped into Marco Bezzecchi, then fell after colliding with Enea Bastianini.
Bastianini, having dropped to the back of the field, promptly torpedoed Johann Zarco while trying to recover ground later in the lap.
Both incidents will be investigated after the race, with Quartararo and Bastianini in danger of receiving penalties for Sunday’s grand prix.
UPDATE: Quartararo has been given a long lap while Bastianini - who claimed his rear ride-height device was broken during the Turn 1 contact, causing his accident with Zarco - was given a double long lap, as a second offence.
The early carnage left Marquez to ease away from the VR46 Ducatis of Fabio di Giannantonio and Franco Morbidelli, followed by the Hondas of Luca Marini and Joan Mir.
Gresini rookie Fermin Aldeguer fought his way up to fifth place, then joined Marini ahead in hunting down Morbidelli and the final place on the rostrum.
However, Morbidelli responded to take his best finish since Qatar, while Marini celebrated his best Honda result.
Bezzecchi recovered to seventh, ahead of second in the championship, Alex Marquez (starting from 11th).
Reigning champion Jorge Martin took the final point.
Pedro Acosta, Marquez’s closest rival in practice before a crash left the KTM rider seventh in qualifying, lost further ground in the opening turn chaos.
Worse was to follow when he crashed, while trying to take tenth place from Martin, in the middle stages.
Marquez's team-mate, Francesco Bagnaia, starting just 15th on the grid, tried a major setup change for the Sprint. But the Italian suffered more misery and could only manage 13th.
All riders chose the expected medium front and soft rear tyres.
Alex Marquez and Jack Miller each have a three-place grid penalty to serve on Sunday, for slow riding on the racing line in Friday practice.
MotoGP is making its debut at Balaton Park for the first Hungarian motorcycle Grand Prix since 1992.
KTM test rider Pol Espargaro, replacing the injured Maverick Vinales at Tech3, is the only rider with prior MotoGP experience of the track, from a private test - alongside Yamaha, Ducati, Honda and Aprilia test riders - in June.
However, the six Ducati MotoGP riders spent a day on a Panigale Superbike learning the track during the summer break.
HRC test rider Aleix Espargaro was due to replace injured rookie Somkiat Chantra at LCR this weekend. Unfortunately, Espargaro was declared unfit on Thursday due to a back injury from a recent bicycle accident.
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