2025 Hungarian MotoGP, Balaton Park - Race Results
Race results from the 2025 Hungarian MotoGP at Balaton Park, round 14 of 22.
2025 Hungarian MotoGP, Balaton Park - Race Results | ||||
| Pos | Rider | Nat | Team | Time/Diff |
| 1 | Marc Marquez | SPA | Ducati Lenovo (GP25) | 42m 37.681s |
| 2 | Pedro Acosta | SPA | Red Bull KTM (RC16) | +4.314s |
| 3 | Marco Bezzecchi | ITA | Aprilia Racing (RS-GP25) | +7.488s |
| 4 | Jorge Martin | SPA | Aprilia Racing (RS-GP25) | +11.069s |
| 5 | Luca Marini | ITA | Honda HRC Castrol (RC213V) | +11.904s |
| 6 | Franco Morbidelli | ITA | Pertamina VR46 Ducati (GP24) | +12.608s |
| 7 | Brad Binder | RSA | Red Bull KTM (RC16) | +12.902s |
| 8 | Pol Espargaro | SPA | Red Bull KTM Tech3 (RC16) | +14.015s |
| 9 | Francesco Bagnaia | ITA | Ducati Lenovo (GP25) | +14.854s |
| 10 | Fabio Quartararo | FRA | Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1) | +15.473s |
| 11 | Ai Ogura | JPN | Trackhouse Aprilia (RS-GP25)* | +18.112s |
| 12 | Miguel Oliveira | POR | Pramac Yamaha (YZR-M1) | +19.021s |
| 13 | Alex Rins | SPA | Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1) | +22.861s |
| 14 | Alex Marquez | SPA | BK8 Gresini Ducati (GP24) | +25.938s |
| 15 | Fabio Di Giannantonio | ITA | Pertamina VR46 Ducati (GP25) | +26.262s |
| 16 | Fermin Aldeguer | SPA | BK8 Gresini Ducati (GP24)* | +55.239s |
| Johann Zarco | FRA | Castrol Honda LCR (RC213V) | DNF | |
| Jack Miller | AUS | Pramac Yamaha (YZR-M1) | DNF | |
| Raul Fernandez | SPA | Trackhouse Aprilia (RS-GP25) | DNF | |
| Joan Mir | SPA | Honda HRC Castrol (RC213V) | DNF | |
| Enea Bastianini | ITA | Red Bull KTM Tech3 (RC16) | DNF | |
* Rookie
Marc Marquez sweeps to his 14th win in a row, and seventh weekend double, with victory in the 2025 Hungarian MotoGP.
Behind him, Pedro Acosta (KTM) and Marco Bezzecchi (Aprilia) made it three different manufacturers on the podium.
Marquez held the holeshot into Turn 1 but ran deep and was passed by Bezzecchi.
The title leader then lunged rashly at the Aprilia into the following apex, the contact allowing Franco Morbidelli into second.
It was only a temporary hiccup for Marquez.
The #93 passed Morbidelli on lap 5, then reeled in Bezzecchi.
Marquez attacked for the lead at Turn 1 on lap 8, but the Italian calmly cut inside on the exit. Then thwarted Marquez again at Turn 5.
Bezzecchi’s reign finally ended when Marquez sent his GP25 under the RS-GP again at Turn 1 and held the line.
But just behind them, a KTM was on the rise.
Acosta, Marquez’s nearest rival before a qualifying and Sprint nightmare, had overtaken Morbidelli and was fast closing on Bezzecchi.
The Spaniard squeezed inside Bezzecchi at Turn 1 with 11 laps to go, by which time Marquez was 2.7s clear, while Bezzecchi held the same margin over Morbidelli.
Reigning champion Jorge Martin charged from 16th to an impressive fourth on the other factory Aprilia, with Honda’s Luca Marini also launching a late pass on Morbidelli.
The VR46 rider stayed ahead after shortcutting the corner and was ordered to drop one position.
Brad Binder and Tech3 stand-in Pol Espargaro make it three KTMs in the top eight.
Francesco Bagnaia finally caught a Balaton Park break by rising from 15th to 7th on the opening lap, but was later given a long lap penalty for straight-lining a chicane.
Bagnaia finished ninth, after a front-end moment allowed Espargaro to re-pass on the very final lap.
Yamaha’s Fabio Quartararo completed the top ten after also serving a long lap penalty, for triggering yesterday's Turn 1 Sprint collision.
All riders picked the medium front tyre for the grand prix, but rear choice was evenly split.
Marquez moved from the soft rear in the Sprint to a medium, joined by the likes of Fermin Aldeguer, the factory Hondas, all four Yamahas, Aprilia riders Martin and Raul Fernandez and struggling team-mate Bagnaia.
Meanwhile, front row starters Bezzecchi and Fabio di Giannantonio, plus KTM’s Acosta, headed the list of those sticking with the soft.
But Sprint runner-up di Giannantonio had bigger pre-race concerns, suffering technical issues and pitting for his spare bike at the end of the warm-up lap, leaving him to start from pit lane.
Enea Bastianini (4th on the grid) had two long lap penalties to serve for taking out Johann Zarco on lap one of the Sprint. However, Bastianini crashed on the opening lap. Update: Fortunately, the penalty does not carry over to Catalunya.
Zarco also suffered a double DNF this weekend, crashing out of the grand prix with his own mistake late in the race.
Alex Marquez and Jack Miller each had a three-place grid demotion on Sunday, dropping them to 14th and 17th on the grid, for slow riding on the racing line in Friday practice.
Marquez and then Miller fell early in the race, rejoining at the back of the field. Miller - understood to have re-signed with Pramac Yamaha for 2026 - later crashed again.
Red Bull Ring runner-up Fermin Aldeguer was left wondering what might have been after crashing from fifth, then setting some of the fastest laps of the race.
MotoGP was 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, was the only rider with prior MotoGP experience of the track, from a private test - alongside Yamaha, Ducati, Honda and Aprilia test riders - in June.
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.
The Catalan Grand Prix takes place at Barcelona from September 5-7.
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