Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP’s Fabio Quartararo knew that tyre management would be key and struck a balance between pushing hard and saving tyres to profit at the end of the 24-lap Monster Energy Grand Prix of Catalonia Race. He secured fifth place. Álex Rins also engaged in battles in Barcelona whilst keeping an eye on tyre life, but a crash in Turn 12 on lap 15 meant his first NC Sunday race result of the 2025 season.
Montmeló (Spain), 7th September 2025
Quartararo launched from P2 and settled into fourth, aiming to stay with the leaders, but soon came under pressure from Enea Bastianini, who passed him on lap 3. Unable to match the pace, Quartararo shifted his focus to defending against Luca Marini and Johann Zarco, holding fifth until lap 9 when Zarco overtook him in Turn 1–2, followed by Marini a lap later. But El Diablo would have his revenge. Zarco’s crash on lap 11 promoted Quartararo to sixth, and with two laps remaining he reclaimed fifth by passing Marini in Turn 5 to hold the position to the finish,14.409s behind the winner.
It was a rollercoaster race for Rins. He began the 24-lap contest from P19 but was pushed wide early, dropping to 22nd before recovering to P18 by the end of lap one. The number-42 gained two more spots after Fabio Di Giannantonio and Marco Bezzecchi crashed at Turn 1, joining the group fighting for tenth. Benefiting from rivals’ penalties and crashes, he climbed up to P13 but was soon overtaken by Joan Mir and Fermin Aldeguer and slipped to 15th. Zarco’s crash bumped him back up, but Franco Morbidelli passed him 4 laps later. Rins was trying to stay close to the Italian whilst managing his tyres, when a crash at the end of lap 15 ended his race.
After today’s results, Quartararo is now in 8th place in the overall standings with 129 points, and Rins holds 19th position with 45 points. Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP are 6th in the team championship with 174 points, and Yamaha remain in 5th position in the constructor championship with 160 points.
The MotoGP paddock will soon travel to Italy for the Grand Prix of San Marino, which will be held at the Misano World Circuit – Marco Simoncelli from 12-14 September.