Round 3 of the 2025 MotoGP championship was held in Austin, Texas this weekend. It looked to be another Marc Márquez (Ducati) domination as he took pole position, won Saturday’s Sprint Race and seemed to build a comfortable lead in Sunday’s full-length race before crashing.
With mixed weather, parts of the track were still wet during Sunday’s race, particularly some of the curbs. Marc Marquez crashed before the halfway point of the race by sliding out while crossing a wet curb. After crashing, the Ducatis of Pecco Bagnaia and Alex Márquez fought for the lead with Bagnaia ultimately pulling away to a comfortable victory and Alex finishing second. Fabio Di Giannantonio (Ducati) finished third on Sunday.
As stated earlier, Marc Márquez won Saturday’s Sprint ahead of brother Alex in second and Pecco Bagnaia in third.
Marc Márquez appeared to be running away with the points lead, but he scored zero points on Sunday and is now 1 point behind his brother Alex in the championship. For full results and points for Saturday’s Sprint race, visit the MotoGP site here. For full results and points for Sunday’s MotoGP race, visit the MotoGP site here.
You have to hand it to Dorna. A person slightly interested in motorcycle road racing had no idea the sports peak series occurred in the US last weekend. Even the US motorcycle web sites did not provide me with a clue recently as I do my routine scans of the internet. I mean how hard is it to promote motorcycle racing via motorcycle web sites? I mean no name Chinese manufacturers with vaporware bikes get wright ups.
Good job Dorna. Probably about time to borrow another hundred million Euros and pay out a dividend.
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Continuous weather changes through Moto3, Moto2, and Moto GP made each race a bit tricky. It never actually got to full on droplets throughout the complete course. Did the track walk after the race and the surface was bone dry. The curbing is fairly aggressive and the paint is quite smooth so any traction is minimal and Marc was clearly offline.
Oddly the only rider making themselves available post race for pictures and autographs was Moto 2 winner Jake Dixon. The first Moto GP I’ve attended and had a awesome time.
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top of page 50. “…any exchange of machine must be made in the pit lane. the rider must enter pit lane with his machine to make the exchange.” mm93 tried get a new machine without turning in the old one. mav’s boys had a better grasp of the rules and were trying to push the #12 ape back to their pit so he could make a legal swop.
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Before the race started, it was declared a “wet race”. Meaning riders could exchange bikes any time, MM would have had to start from pit lane. as any of the others who swapped. since so many decided, race direction made the decision to allow those to exchange, and start. it was their decision, as the rules allow them. was this a penalty to those who chose to start with slicks, i think yes. but it was made, and that was that.
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Here’s tape of when MM, while still in the pits (the anthem wasn’t even complete when he had this discussion with his pit folks), was deciding that he would change bikes/tires (against the rules at that point in the proceedings) and accept starting from the back/pit lane.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dKxETlKgH8s
He got off lucky because the rest of the sheep followed him and with more than 10 riders starting on pit lane, they went to the quick start proceedure.
They better fix that rule with a “MM” provision of some sort.
Speaker at the end defends the descision to go with a quick start.
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Marc’s sudden departure from the grid seconds before the race was to be flagged off, appeared to be deliberate. He apparently wasn’t intending to start. Seconds before the race was to start, he suddenly bolted for the paddock-to change to his ride with different tires.
That, appeared to be a violation of the rules.
Many others followed, but those who’d already made their tire choice and stuck with it, were left sitting on the start line. It appears the MotoGP gurus decided that they’d not enforce the rules, but simply start the race over again.
Not impressed.
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Agreed
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Another low class move by MM. Certainly wasn’t needed as he could’ve won without resorting to what he did. Then he and the rest of the field get away with it! They all should’ve have had to start from pit lane. Pathetic lack of control from the officials. I guess they didn’t want to penalize their golden child. At least karma came and made a correction.
I was expecting MM to win all 44 races up until he crashed out. He can still get 22 pole positions though. Clearly the best rider on what is the best bike by a long way (GP24 is the closest). Yea, looks to be a snooze fest GP season. I’ll still watch though with only the hope MM crashes out more often so someone else has a shot to win.
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Once again Marc being unprofessional and exposing his lack of respect to other racers. He’s such a skilled rider, maybe even the best of all time, but I don’t like his style of racing. I don’t like how MotoGP.com constantly focuses on him either. Two reasons I didn’t renew my subscription. I’ll follow highlights when others win. I like that Alex is doing well and earning it fairly.
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i’m not saying MM did not act in bad faith…i’m asking what exactly he did that warrants this opinion?
I read, here, that MM crashed out before mid-race.
I read that MM had a 2.2 second gap when he crashed.
I saw a clip of the crash…MM’s crash did not seem to effect anyone negatively but himself as he was alone at the front, no contact or infringement with other riders.
Pecco got a win and AM got the points lead.
a very nice plus, plus for other racers and a real change to the title race.
was that un-professional act and a lack of respect for other riders?
i read that MM changed bikes before the start but didn’t others as well?
did MM break any rules (i doubt it)?
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nevermind…I watched another clip or three.
MM, Pecco, and 9 others all left the grid before the sheduled start.
11 racers all did the same and that so many did it was why they yellow flagged the start (which has happened in the past leaving Jack Miller, the only rider on slicks for the start, with no advantage at one particualr race).
so…MM, Pecco, and 9 others all did the same thing yet some here prefer to only mention that it was MM who acted in bad faith, un-professional, and with dis-respect to the other riders. right.
Ogura was correct to say that the 3 riders that were lined up with correct tire choice (slicks) gained nothing and the riders that could have had a ride through penalty lost nothing.
MM and 10 others gambled and got lucky. they “all” (all members of all teams) knew the rules and the risk.
Pecco was told to complete 2 laps as fast as he could and then come in for a bike(tire) swap. Seconds later He too decided to follow MM’s gamble as did “all” the 9 others not mentioned here.
id’ wager heavily that had it only been MM who departed the grid (as some would have us believe)…he’d have most assuredly won himself a ride through pentalty or a start from the rear of grid penalty or from pit lane …and not been blessedly and unfairly forgiven by the MotoGP officials.
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This is a good explanation. Premeditated disruption. Not professional or respectful in my opinion.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cPInQmbrpvs
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marc marquez acted in bad faith.
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Shocking!
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4 out of the top 13 on Sunday were Yamaha’s? And Jack Miller was 5th? Unexpected competitive result for Yamaha!
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Yup.
MM was MM. Dogma bowed to their leige. And check out Yamaha! They’re scrappy. I’m gonna give my Yamahas some love tomorrow just ’cause. Anyone but Honda!
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