The Marc Marquez show
Marc Marquez’s dominance reached new heights at the Aragon Grand Prix as he topped every single session of the weekend with ease.
Marquez carried on his love affair with Motorland Aragon by becoming the first rider to produce the perfect weekend since himself in the 2015 German Grand Prix.
With brother Alex again next best, the brothers partied in style by singing Freed from Desire with their own grandstand that was pumping.
The Marc Marquez show started in opening practice, where he smashed the field by a huge 0.970s.
Although that advantage shrank by the time they reached qualifying took place, no one could come close to the #93 in the fight for pole.
Alex Marquez made it another family 1-2 as Franco Morbidelli edged Bagnaia, while Acosta led KTM’s charge back towards the front.
Marc’s biggest challenge of the weekend was created from his own making in the Sprint.
The #93 suffered a subpar getaway and slumped to fourth after rubbing shoulders with Acosta.
As Alex led the way, Marc immediately launched a counterattack by passing Acosta and Morbidelli before the end of the opening lap.
He was more patient, stealing the lead from his brother, waiting until Lap 6 to make a calculated dive at Turn 1 before riding 2s clear.
Fermin Aldeguer put in a solid ride to third as the struggles for the sister factory Ducati of Francesco Bagnaia carried on with the Italian battling down to 12th.
Australia’s Jack Miller was 13th, but played a big part in a mysterious clash that took out Joan Mir.
Come Sunday Marc nailed the launch and bolted clear of the chasing pack led by his brother
Bagnaia also had a strong launch and jumped Morbidelli for third as the VR46 rider slumped to seventh on a clean opening lap as the KTMs completed the top five.
Despite a strong start, Bagnaia was on the defensive at the end of the first tour with Acosta having a look down the inside to steal third.
The youngster momentarily did so, but overcooked it and handed the position back immediately.
These were just the opening salvos of what became the most entertaining battle on the track.
Acosta had another crack at Turn 11 in front of the wall and appeared to make it stick, only for the factory Ducati to use the tow down the back straight to great effect.
Hostilities resumed at the start of Lap 4 and once again Acosta went in too hot and allowed the Italian back past and after the latest failed attempt he finally settled down.
These battles allowed the Marquez brothers to pull the best part of a second up the road with Marc keeping Alex at arm’s length.
But by Lap 8, the #93 checked out, as in the space of two laps, the gap grew from a quarter of a second to 1.5s.
This brought Alex Marquez into the sights of Bagnaia after the factory Ducati resisted Acosta.
However, Alex responded and squashed any hope for Bagnaia inside the final 10 laps.
Whilst Marc Marquez’s scorching pace reached new heights by being the first rider to record a 1m46s lap in an Aragon race, many struggled to keep riding into the second half of the race.
Johann Zarco’s great run came to an early end as he crashed after nine laps.
Binder soon joined him on the sidelines as he tumbled out of the top five as did Fabio Quartararo, who suffered a third straight DNF as the front end washed out.
Inside the final four laps Vinales joined them on the faller’s list after an early fall at Turn 12.
Amid a quiet run to the chequered, Morbidelli and Aldeguer put on a grand show for fifth with the VR46 rider emerging ahead.
Australia’s Jack Miller was hanging on to the edge of the top 10, but could not quite cling on and drifted to 14th.
Operation Catch Marquez will take place at the famous bends of Mugello for the Italian Grand Prix on June 20-22.
2025 Aragon Grand Prix results
| Pos | Rider | Nat | Team |
| 1 | Marc Marquez | SPA | Ducati Lenovo (GP25) |
| 2 | Alex Marquez | SPA | BK8 Gresini Ducati (GP24) |
| 3 | Francesco Bagnaia | ITA | Ducati Lenovo (GP25) |
| 4 | Pedro Acosta | SPA | Red Bull KTM (RC16) |
| 5 | Franco Morbidelli | ITA | Pertamina VR46 Ducati (GP24) |
| 6 | Fermin Aldeguer | SPA | BK8 Gresini Ducati (GP24) |
| 7 | Joan Mir | SPA | Honda HRC Castrol (RC213V) |
| 8 | Marco Bezzecchi | ITA | Aprilia Factory (RS-GP25) |
| 9 | Fabio Di Giannantonio | ITA | Pertamina VR46 Ducati (GP25) |
| 10 | Raul Fernandez | SPA | Trackhouse Aprilia (RS-GP25) |
| 11 | Alex Rins | SPA | Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1) |
| 12 | Enea Bastianini | ITA | Red Bull KTM Tech3 (RC16) |
| 13 | Augusto Fernandez | SPA | Pramac Yamaha (YZR-M1) |
| 14 | Jack Miller | AUS | Pramac Yamaha (YZR-M1) |
| 15 | Miguel Oliveira | POR | Pramac Yamaha (YZR-M1) |
| 16 | Somkiat Chantra | THA | Idemitsu Honda LCR (RC213V) |
| 17 | Lorenzo Savadori | ITA | Aprilia Factory (RS-GP25) |
| 18 | Maverick Viñales | SPA | Red Bull KTM Tech3 (RC16) |
| Fabio Quartararo | FRA | Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1) | |
| Brad Binder | RSA | Red Bull KTM (RC16) | |
| Johann Zarco | FRA | Castrol Honda LCR (RC213V) |
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