Live coverage of the Spanish MotoGP, round five of the 2025 season.
Today's Spanish MotoGP is set to get underway at 14:00 local time at Jerez, with Fabio Quartaraꦓro starting on pole position after his lap record set in Q2 yesterday morning.
Marc Marquez's🐼 dominance in the Sprint yesterday means he's the favourite for victory today. It would be his fourth at Jerez in the premier class.
VR46 has pr🙈ovided the following update on Franco Morbidelli after the Italian crashed at turn 11:
"Following a heavy crash at Turn 11 during the #SpanishGP, Franky has been diagnosed with a significant cervical [contusion]. Fortunately, no fractures were found. His recovery timeline will be eva🔜luated in the coming hours."
It's victory for Alex Marquez in the Spanish Grand Prix, the first of his ca﷽reer in the premier class.
Fabio Quartararo takes second and Bagnaia secures a podium finish in third place, with Vinales just missi🐲ng out in fourth.
13:40
Lap 23/25
Two to go now for Marquez, 🌞and still♌ no change behind him.
13:39
Lap 22/25
Almost a 3s lead now for Marquez, who has been exceptional this afꦓternoon. Behind, it's the same story - half a second in front and behind Bagnaia as we enter the final three laps.
13:37
Lap 21/25
Just staying stagnant in front ဣand behind Bagnaia. We're 4 to go now and it's hard to see much changing without a mistake among those three in the podium battle.
13:35
Lap 20/25
Over 2.5s for Marquez now, and it is increasingly looking like Bagnaia's battle is for third, rather t𓄧han second.
13:34
Lap 19/25
Bagnaia's inability to pass Quartararo hasn't only cost him a shot at the win, ♍it's also putting him in the clutches of Vinales, who is continuing to close in with 6 to go.
It's the fast rights at the end of the lap that seem to be Bagnaia's biggest issue, 🍰which you'd have to imagine is all abಌout front grip.
13:32
Bastianini currently making a very tough job of passing Marini for n🌳inth.
Intඣernational TV feed reporting that it was an electrical issue for Miller, and that Chantra has retired with arm pump.
13:30
Lap 17/25
2s now for Marquez. Quartararo up to 0.7s over Bagnaia, who's gap to Vinales seems🐟 to have stabilise🌊d at 0.8s as Vinales runs into the Italian's dirty air.
13:29
Morbidelli'🎐s crash puts Marc Marquez back into the points.
13:29
Lap 16/25
Almost 2s now for Marquez as Quartararo contiꦓnues to hold off Bagnaia.
Morbid🎀elli has crashed a🧔t turn 11, that's a fast one.
13:27
Lap 15/25
1.5 seconds now for Marquez, who is under no threat here and well on course for his first ever premie🎃r class GP win.
13:26
Mir out
Joan Mir has crashed out. He was bat🤪ling Morbidelli for sixth.
13:26
Miller out
Jack Miller has pulled out of the race, doesn🧔't look like a crash.
13:24
Lap 13/25
Marquez leading by over a second now and it really looks like his to lose, especially as Bag🅰naia continues to fail to find a way past Quar💜tararo.
13:22
Lap 12/25
Bagnaia being heldꦛ up by Quarta🍨raro now, and it's going to cost him any chance of a victory here if he can't clear the Yamaha rider quickly.
13:21
Vinales
We 🐟said Vinales was holding Di Giannantonio back but that's doing him a dꦍisservice, he's 1.6 ahead of the Italain and only 1.2 behind Bagnaia.
13:21
Lap 11/25
M🐻arquez leads by almost a second over Quartararo. Really impressive pace.