The opening weekend takes us to the Chang International Circuit in Buriram, as 22 riders battle it out at the Thailand Grand Prix. After eight months of intense racing action, the MotoGP 2025 season concludes at the famous Circuit Ricardo Tormo in eastern Spain.
Will reigning champion Jorge Martin be celebrating on native soil come mid-November, or will another rider from this year’s talented roster steal his crown? An exhilarating season awaits…
2025 MotoGP season
The provisional MotoGP 2025 schedule consists of 22 race weekends, two more than what was seen during the 2024 campaign following several Grand Prix cancellations. Each of the 11 participating teams has two driver representatives and is aligned with five different constructors.
The field includes a mixture of ‘factory’ teams (those directly supported and funded by a motorcycle manufacturer) and ‘satellite’ teams (those who lease/purchase motorcycles from a manufacturer), but all riders drive the same specification of vehicle. Last season’s champion Jorge Martin became the first racer from a satellite team to win the MotoGP since the sport’s wholesale re-brand in 2002.
As per previous campaigns, Moto2, Moto3, and MotoE class events will take place in conjunction with MotoGP Grands Prix. The Moto2 and Moto3 seasons directly shadow their MotoGP cousin, while MotoE – consisting of just seven championship rounds – dips in and out of the over-arching schedule.
Since 2023, sprint races have formed part of the MotoGP weekend. Every Grand Prix will facilitate sprint and feature races, held on Saturdays and Sundays respectively.
To enable drivers to familiarise themselves with track conditions, practice sessions are incorporated at the start of the weekend. A series of qualifying rounds are used to determine rider grid positions for the sprint and feature races.
The MotoGP 2025 season touches five continents, 19 countries, and 22 elite-level circuits. Spain has the privilege of hosting most Grands Prix, with race weekends landing in Andalusia, Alcaniz, Barcelona, and Valencia.
The Buddh International Circuit in India’s Uttar Pradesh region serves as a reserve track for the 2025 campaign, having staged its one and only previous MotoGP meeting in September 2023.
Points Allocations
See current MotoGP 2025 standings on Flashscore.
Riders compete in an overall league table and accumulate points for ranking in the top 15 feature race positions in each of the 22 Grands Prix. The better their race ranking, the more points they are awarded. Points are also distributed for sprint race performances, received by the top nine riders in each event.
Points allocations for the 2025 MotoGP campaign are as follows:
Feature Race (position/points)
1st = 25
2nd = 20
3rd = 16
4th = 13
5th = 11
6th = 10
7th = 9
8th = 8
9th = 7
10th = 6
11th = 5
12th = 4
13th = 3
14th = 2
15th = 1
Total number of points distributed = 140
Sprint Race (position/points)
1st = 12
2nd = 9
3rd = 7
4th = 6
5th = 5
6th = 4
7th = 3
8th = 2
9th = 1
Total number of points distributed = 49
Historic points systems
Although the volume of points attributed to each feature race position has remained the same since 1993, varying points templates were previously used. During the inaugural season of motorcycling’s premier racing competition (then referred to as the ‘500cc class’) in 1949, race winners were awarded ten points while riders ranked 2nd to 5th also received a share of the spoils.
A single point was also given to the rider who completed the quickest tour of the race track, referred to as the fastest lap bonus. Although we’ve seen this scheme deployed on the F1 circuit in recent years, the 500cc class discarded the fastest lap bonus following the conclusion of its maiden campaign.
The total volume of points on offer dipped to 24 in 1950, with race winners receiving eight points for their efforts. This system remained for eighteen years before the numbers were once again re-calibrated ahead of the 1969 season.
Another substantial change was introduced almost two decades later, as riders ranked between 11th and 15th were awarded a cut of a significantly larger points pot. This resulted in winners being given 20 of the 131 total points on offer, with a single point handed to the rider concluding the race in 15th position. This allocation model was in situ for four seasons, before a one-off points system – which saw a return to only rewarding the top ten riders – was used for the 1992 campaign.
Prior to the 1977 World Championship season, only a pre-determined quota of each rider’s best race results contributed to their overall points tally. The number of permissible ‘best results’ fluctuated throughout the competition’s early decades, with between three and seven individual race rankings being used to configure final league tables.
Theoretically, therefore, a rider who managed to win a small handful of races but finished last on multiple occasions would likely secure a higher championship ranking than a more consistently performing opponent. This format was scrapped in 1977, and since then all race results have counted towards progressive points totals.
How to watch the 2025 MotoGP season
Several broadcasters have secured broadcasting rights for the 2025 MotoGP season, with a mixture of subscription-based and free-to-use platforms providing varying levels of coverage.
TNT Sports is the ultimate home of MotoGP, offering customers access to every single practice, qualifying, sprint, and feature race session throughout the campaign. Viewers can also tune into live action from Moto2 and Moto3 events, and therefore watch uninterrupted footage of each and every Grand Prix weekend. Customers can set up a TNT Sports subscription via their BT or Sky accounts, or stream this content using a Discovery+ package.
For those eager to further enhance their viewing experience, racing fanatics can purchase a MotoGP VideoPass. In addition to being able to tune in to all on-track sessions and pre-race press conferences, VideoPass account holders can take advantage of a range of additional features such as multi-angle viewing options, onboard cameras, rider telemetry data, and archive footage from previous MotoGP seasons.
Freeview channel Quest will be broadcasting live coverage of every MotoGP sprint race and two Grand Prix feature races. Viewers with a Freeview, Freesat, Sky, or Virgin Media account already have access to this channel.
MotoGP 2025 – Race Calendar
The MotoGP 2025 campaign unfolds over 22 weekends and therefore facilitates a total of 44 feature and sprint races. The season commences on the first weekend in March and concludes in the middle of November, with April, May, July, August, and November hosting two Grands Prix and the remaining months staging three.
Please see the full race calendar below:
29th February – 2nd March: Thailand Grand Prix (Change International Circuit, Buriram)
14th – 16th March: Argentinian Grand Prix (Autódromo Termas de Río Hondo, Termas de Río Hondo)
28th – 30th March: USA Grand Prix (Circuit of the Americas, Texas)
11th – 13th April: Qatari Grand Prix (Lusail International Circuit, Lusail)
25th – 27th April: Spanish Grand Prix (Circuito de Jerez – Ángel Nieto, Jerez de la Frontera)
9th – 11th May: French Grand Prix (Bugatti Circuit, Le Mans)
23rd – 25th May: British Grand Prix (Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire)
6th – 8th June: Aragon Grand Prix (MotorLand Aragón, Alcañiz)
20th June – 22nd June: Italian Grand Prix (Autodromo Internazionale del Mugello, Scarperia e San Piero
27th June – 29th June: Dutch Grand Prix (TT Circuit Assen, Assen)
11th – 13th July: German Grand Prix (Sachsenring, Hohenstein-Ernstthal)
18th – 20th July: Czechia Grand Prix (Brno Circuit, Brno)
15th – 17th August: Austrian Grand Prix (Red Bull Ring, Spielberg)
22nd – 24th August: Hungarian Grand Prix (Balaton Park Circuit, Balatonfőkajár)
5th – 7th September: Catalan Grand Prix (Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Montmeló)
12th – 14th September: San Marino Grand Prix (Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli, Misano Adriatico)
26th – 28th September: Japanese Grand Prix (Mobility Resort Motegi, Motegi)
3rd October – 5th October: Indonesian Grand Prix (Pertamina Mandalika International Street Circuit, Mandalika)
17th – 19th October: Australian Grand Prix (Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit, Phillip Island)
24th – 26th October: Malaysian Grand Prix (Petronas Sepang International Circuit, Sepang)
7th – 9th November: Portuguese Grand Prix (Algarve International Circuit, Portimão)
14th – 16th November: Valencian Grand Prix (Circuit Ricardo Tormo, Valencia)
Teams and Rider Line-ups
A total of 22 riders will navigate the eight-month 2025 MotoGP campaign, with a mixture of rookie racers and seasoned professionals taking to the track. These participants are set to represent eleven competing teams, with each driving a vehicle manufactured by one of the five constituent constructors.
There is a wide cross-section of nationalities amongst the rider population, although more than 80% of competitors are natives of European countries. Only five of the current field – Jorge Martin (Spain), Francesco Bagnaia (Italy), Marc Marquez (Spain), Joan Mir (Spain), and Fabio Quartararo (France) – have concluded a MotoGP campaign at the summit of the leader board, with this group collectively claiming eleven premier-class World Championships between the.
Notable Changes – Teams
After ending a two-year partnership with Spanish motorcycling manufacturer GasGas, the Red Bull Tech 3 team has reverted to a KTM factory-specification version of their RC16 challenger for the 2025 campaign. As a result, the French-based outfit will now be known as the ‘Red Bull KTM Tech 3’ team.
It’s the end of an era at Prima Pramac, as the 2023 Moto GP Team Champions switch to Ducati-supplied motorcycles following a three-decade affiliation with Japanese manufacturer Yamaha.
Honda Racing Corporation (HRC) has also changed direction following the conclusion of a 30-year collaboration, installing British oil giant Castrol as their title sponsor at the expense of Repsol.
Notable Changes – Riders
Thanks to a particularly busy off-season, most teams have made at least one change to their rider line-ups ahead of the 2025 campaign.
Although temporary replacements can be made in exceptional circumstances, most teams will be represented by the same two drivers throughout the entirety of the campaign.
While some riders have recently stepped up from the Moto2 class, the vast majority have featured on the MotoGP roster for several years.
Headline rider changes for 2025:
Enea Bastianini and Maverick Vinales have joined Red Bull KTM Tech 3 following the departure of Spanish duo Pedro Acosta and Augusto Fernandez. Having endured a difficult two-year spell, Fernandez surrenders his chair having failed to clinch any podium finishes in his 40 race starts.
Rewarded for his scintillating rookie season, Pedro Acosta makes the transition from Red Bull’s ‘B’ team to the KTM Factory outfit. Having won Moto3 and Moto2 titles in 2021 and 2023 respectively, the Spanish speedster claimed five podiums and one pole-sitter position throughout the 2024 MotoGP campaign. This enabled Acosta to amass 215 points, securing sixth position in the final rider rankings.
As a result of Acosta’s promotion, Jack Miller exited Red Bull KTM Factory Racing and returned to Prima Pramac Yamaha Moto GP. The Australian previously represented Pramac between 2018 and 2020, securing nine of his 23 career podiums throughout this period.
Miller is accompanied by Miguel Oliveira, who joins the Italians after leaving Aprilia satellite team Trackhouse Racing at the end of the 2024 season. Having won five grands prix and regularly been amongst the points-paying positions during his first five years on the MotoGP circuit, the Portuguese rider could prove to be an extremely shrewd addition to the Pramac ranks.
Oliveira’s exit from Trackhouse Racing opened up a coveted premier class seat for the highly-rated Ai Ogura, who makes the step-up after concluding the 2024 season as Moto2 champion. The Tokyo-born youngest has signed a two-year contract with MotoGP’s newest team.
Having enjoyed a successful five-year spell with Valentino Rossi’s VR46 Racing, Marco Bezzecchi signed for Italian giants Aprilia Racing ahead of the 2025 season.
Franco Morbidelli assumes the vacant chair at VR46 Racing, striking a new partnership with Italian compatriot Fabio Di Giannantonio. Having driven a Desmosedici GP24 while contracted to Pramac, the Rome-born rider will now pilot the same Ducati-supplied vehicle on behalf of his new employers.
Having navigated a successful 13-year spell on the MotoGP circuit, Aleix Espargaró announced his retirement from competitive racing in May 2024.
The experienced Catalan – who spent the final eight seasons of his career with Aprilia Racing – gave notice of his impending departure following a superb performance on his home track, winning the Saturday Sprint before securing fourth place in the feature race at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya.
After becoming the first satellite team driver to win the MotoGP Championship since motorcycling legend Valentino Rossi claimed the 2001 title while representing Nastro Azzuro Honda, Jorge Martin was rewarded with a high-profile move to Aprilia Racing. News of Martin’s scheduled switch to the Italian giants came at the mid-season Mugello testing session, just over a week after Aleix Espargaro’s retirement announcement.
Newcomer Fermin Aldeguer was confirmed to be part of Gresini Racing’s 2025 rider line-up in August 2024, replacing the Ducati Corse-bound Marc Marquez. Although still a teenager, Aldeguer has already navigated three seasons in the Moto2, accumulating an impressive 212 points to secure third place in the 2022 edition of the 765cc class competition.
Marc Marquez joins two-time World Champion Francesco Bagnaia to form a formidable-looking Ducati Lenovo Team. The most decorated active member of the roster, the 32-year-old Catalan won six MotoGP titles between 2013 and 2019.
After seven seasons with Honda LCR, Takaaki Nakagami confirmed his retirement from competitive racing midway through an underwhelming 2024 campaign. The Chiba-born veteran rider nevertheless maintains his affiliation with the Japanese manufacturer, commencing a dual role as a test driver and team liaison from the beginning of the 2025 season.
Honda LCR place their trust in Moto2 graduate Somkiat Chantra, who racked up six podiums and over 475 points throughout six consecutive campaigns in motorcycling’s second-tier competition.
Confirmed line-ups for the 2025 MotoGP campaign
Aprilia Racing: Jorge Martin (Spain) and Marco Bezzecchi (Italy)
Trackhouse MotoGP Team: Raul Fernandez (Spain) and Ai Ogura (Japan)
Ducati Lenovo Team: Francesco Bagnaia (Italy) and Marc Marquez (Spain)
Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team: Fabio Di Giannantonio (Italy) and Franco Morbidelli (Italy)
Gresini Racing Moto GP: Fermin Aldeguer (Spain) and Alex Marquez (Spain)
Honda HRC Castrol: Luca Marini (Italy) and Joan Mir (Spain)
Castrol Honda LCR: Johann Zarco (France) and Somkiat Chantra (Thailand)
Red Bull KTM Factory Racing: Brad Binder (South Africa) and Pedro Acosta (Spain)
Red Bull KTM Tech3: Enea Bastianini (Italy) and Maverick Vinales (Spain)
Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Team: Fabio Quartararo (France) and Alex Rins (Spain)
Prima Pramac Yamaha MotoGP: Jack Miller (Australia) and Miguel Oliveira (Portugal)
Bookmakers’ Favourites
With an array of world-class talent on display, it’s difficult to predict this season’s winning rider. Although the bookmakers have heavily backed six-time champion Marc Márquez, several participants will undoubtedly enter the competition in confident mood.
Marc Marquez (Ducati Lenovo Team)
After several serious injuries undermined his progress in the preceding seasons, Marc Marquez was almost back to his free-flowing best during the 2024 campaign. Commencing a new chapter with Ducati Corse after a brief spell with satellite Italian outfit Gresini Racing, the revered Spaniard will be desperate to add further silverware to his already bustling trophy cabinet.
At the age of 20 years and 63 days, Marquez became the youngest MotoGP/500cc class race winner in history after beating his rivals to the line at the 2013 Grand Prix of the Americas. His heroics in Texas came at the beginning of a remarkable rookie season, as the six-time World Champion broke a series of long-standing records. Can Marquez continue his recent rejuvenation and scoop a seventh title in 2025?
Odds to win: 8/15 (favourite)
Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati Lenovo Team)
Having been cruelly denied a third consecutive title by the rampaging Jorge Martin last season, Francesco Bagnaia looks as if he has the bit between his teeth heading into the 2025 campaign. Despite relinquishing his crown, the Italian registered more race victories in 2024 than any other year, a record assisted by winning in Thailand, Malaysia, and Spain in the closing weeks of the season.
Throughout the formative stages of his immensely promising MotoGP career, Bagnaia has amassed 29 wins, 24 pole-sitter positions, and over a half-century of podiums. Only a fool would write off the Turin-born talent…
Odds to win: 2/1
Jorge Martin (Aprilia Racing)
In a dramatic conclusion to an absorbing 2024 campaign, Jorge Martin secured his maiden MotoGP title by securing a podium finish at the Solidarity Grand Prix. Having experienced heartbreak on the final day of the 2023 season following his retirement in Valencia, the Spanish star secured sufficient points at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya to pip familiar foe Francesco Bagnaia to the post.
Although he only clinched three race wins en route to championship glory, Martin proved his unerring consistency by recording a staggering 16 podiums in just 20 feature races. Are back-to-back triumphs on the cards? The bookies don’t seem to think so, resulting in some decent value being offered in the odds markets…
Odds to win: 12/1
Enea Bastianini (Red Bull KTM Tech3)
Perhaps somewhat of a dark horse, Enea Bastianini has produced flashes of championship-winning form throughout his first four seasons in elite-level racing. After claiming a points-paying position at the 2021 Qatari Grand Prix on his MotoGP debut, the gifted Italian returned to the Lusail International Circuit a year later to land a maiden career win.
The highlight of the 27-year-old’s 2024 campaign undoubtedly came at the Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli. A native of the Rimini province, Bastianini lapped up the adulation of a partisan home crowd as he crossed the chequered flag first at the Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix. A definite long shot, but stranger things have happened in the unpredictable world of MotoGP racing...
Odds to win: 60/1
Past Winners – Riders, Teams, and Constructors
Following the competition’s rebrand from ‘500cc class’ to MotoGP in 2002, there have been 9 different rider champions. A modern legend of the sport, Valentino Rossi scooped a succession of titles throughout the first decade of the 2000s.
A total of five racing outfits have won the Team Championship award (incidentally introduced ahead of the inaugural ‘MotoGP’ campaign), with Honda Racing Corporation, Yamaha Factory Racing, Ducati Corse, Suzuki MotoGP, and Pramac Racing all securing this honour.
There have been only three constructors champions across this 23-season period, with Japanese pair Honda and Yamaha accompanied by Italian manufacturer Ducati on the winner's list.
Rider MotoGP winners – since 2002
2002 – Valentino Rossi (Italy)
2003 – Valentino Rossi (Italy)
2004 – Valentino Rossi (Italy)
2005 – Valentino Rossi (Italy)
2006 – Nicky Hayden (USA)
2007 – Casey Stoner (Australia)
2008 – Valentino Rossi (Italy)
2009 – Valentino Rossi (Italy)
2010 – Jorge Lorenzo (Spain)
2011 – Casey Stoner (Australia)
2012 – Jorge Lorenzo (Spain)
2013 – Marc Marquez (Spain)
2014 – Marc Marquez (Spain)
2015 – Jorge Lorenzo (Spain)
2016 – Marc Marquez (Spain)
2017 – Marc Marquez (Spain)
2018 – Marc Marquez (Spain)
2019 – Marc Marquez (Spain)
2020 – Joan Mir (Spain)
2021 – Fabio Quartararo (France)
2022 – Francesco Bagnaia (Italy)
2023 – Francesco Bagnaia (Italy)
2024 – Jorge Martin (Spain)
Team MotoGP winners – since 2002
2002 – Repsol Honda Team
2003 – Repsol Honda Team
2004 – Gauloises Fortuna Yamaha
2005 – Gauloises Yamaha Team
2006 – Repsol Honda Team
2007 – Ducati Marlboro Team
2008 – Fiat Yamaha Team
2009 – Fiat Yamaha Team
2010 – Fiat Yamaha Team
2011 – Repsol Honda Team
2012 – Repsol Honda Team
2013 – Repsol Honda Team
2014 – Repsol Honda Team
2015 – Movistar Yamaha MotoGP
2016 – Movistar Yamaha MotoGP
2017 – Repsol Honda Team
2018 – Repsol Honda Team
2019 – Repsol Honda Team
2020 – Team Suzuki Ecstar
2021 – Ducati Lenovo Team
2022 – Ducati Lenovo Team
2023 – Prima Pramac Racing
2024 – Ducati Lenovo Team
Constructor MotoGP winners – since 2002
2002 – Honda
2003 – Honda
2004 – Honda
2005 – Yamaha
2006 – Honda
2007 – Ducati
2008 – Yamaha
2009 – Yamaha
2010 – Yamaha
2011 – Honda
2012 – Honda
2013 – Honda
2014 – Honda
2015 – Yamaha
2016 – Honda
2017 – Honda
2018 – Honda
2019 – Honda
2020 – Ducati
2021 – Ducati
2022 – Ducati
2023 – Ducati
2024 – Ducati
Historic records (1949-present, incorporating 500cc class and MotoGP eras)
Most successful rider (number of world titles in brackets): Giacomo Agostini (8), Valentino Rossi (7), Marc Marquez (6), Mick Doohan (5), Mike Hailwood (4)
Countries producing most rider champions (number of world titles in brackets): Italy (22), United Kingdom (17), USA (15), Spain (12)
*United Kingdom has not produced a winner since 1976 (Barry Sheene)
** USA has not produced a winner since 2006 (Nicky Hayden)
Most successful teams (number of world titles in brackets): Repsol Honda (10), Yamaha Motor Racing (7), Ducati Corse (4), Suzuki MotoGP (1), Pramac Racing (1)
*List includes all previous team winners
Most successful constructors (number of world titles in brackets): Honda (25), MV Agusta (16), Yamaha (14), Suzuki (7), Ducati (6)