More from a press release issued by BK8 Gresini Racing Team: 

Maiden win for Fermin, podium for Alex and best independent rider title. 

• RaceDay – IndonesianGP

1^st – FERMIN ALDEGUER #54 

3^rd – ALEX MARQUEZ #73 

• World Championship Standings

2^nd – ALEX MARQUEZ #73 (362 points)
          🏆 BEST INDEPENDENT RIDER 2025 🏆

8^th – FERMIN ALDEGUER #54 (181 points)

FERMIN ALDEGUER #54 : “I didn’t look back, I really wanted to make amends from yesterday. I honestly didn’t know I had this rhythm, I wasn’t sure what tyre to choose, but in the end, thanks to the team, we found the squaring of the circle and had a great race. We narrowly missed out yesterday, but today we got it and I’d like to thank everyone who believed in me. I am the second youngest winner in history? I had hoped to be the first.”

ALEX MARQUEZ #73 : “I had an issue at the start, but despite that my start wasn’t a bad one after all. It was a challenging race, but it was important to finish  on a high; I was hoping to make it to second place but had nothing left. Congratulations to Fermín for an incredible weekend. We achieved the goal of clinching the Best Independent Rider title, and we now aim at the runner up spot in the World Championship.”

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More from a press release issued by Honda HRC Castrol: 

Marini recovers to fifth with podium pace in fiery Indonesian GP.

A star of the most exciting Grand Prix of the year, Luca Marini left nothing on track as he battled across 27-laps for a debut Honda podium – recovering to fifth place in a fantastic recovery after being sent wide.

Sunday’s race started in almost identical fashion to Saturday as Luca Marini and the Honda RC213V shot forward from sixth to lead the MotoGP field into Turn 1. As drama unfolded behind, Marini settled into his race strategy – confident in his pace for the podium as he tussled with Pedro Acosta early on. Launching several moves, Marini was unable to make a move stick and bided his time for a cleaner opportunity. Unfortunately, an optimistic move from Raul Fernandez would drop Marini from the top three to barely inside the top ten.

Determination fueled Marini as lap after lap he displayed the pace for the podium, battling in the heart of a ferocious ten-rider group. Fighting right until the end to pass Brad Binder for fourth place, Marini earned fifth right at the line. The result puts him just 20 points shy of fellow Honda HRC rider Johann Zarco in the fight for a top ten championship finish. Content with his undeniable potential despite the lack of final reward, Marini’s podium desires are bound to be answered in MotoGP’s final four races.

Joan Mir made a similarly strong start from 12th on the grid, immediately thrusting himself into the fight for the top ten. Progressing well and with Saturday’s recover still fresh in his mind, Mir forged ahead and began an intense battle with Alex Marquez. Up to eighth, Mir would suffer a fall on lap and retire soon after. Disappointed but unharmed, the #36 will be ready to fight once again next time out in Phillip Island – one of his favourite circuits.

Now a week of rest and recovery await for the Honda HRC Castrol team before another double-header, the Australian and Malaysian GPs the final stop in the MotoGP World Championship’s tour.

Luca Marini – fifth : “The race started very well, going more or less to plan with another really good start – it’s one of the strong points of the Honda RC213V and myself. I had a really good fight with Acosta at the start, he was protecting his line well and I was managing everything. My pace was there for P2 but then it looks like Fernandez tried to force a move even though both his pace and my pace was better than everyone else. It’s a pity for myself and for his team because we were both out of contention after his move where I lost five positions. After that I was really determined to recover as much as possible, and I pushed Binder right until the end. For sure we had the pace for more, but this is racing. Although the final reward still wasn’t there, we showed our potential – the bike is improving and also myself and it will arrive.”

Joan Mir – DNF: “As you can imagine, I am angry because we lost a really good opportunity today to fight for a podium. Sometimes you win, sometimes you lose. We need to understand what happened with the medium rear tyre because it was not what we were expecting, and I wasn’t able to ride in the way I needed to. The pace today was quite slow and that’s why I really think we could have had a nice race; we had been doing well throughout the weekend. It’s important to understand what happened and avoid it happening again. Now when we fall, we miss out on more than in the past which is in some ways a positive, because it means we have improved. A bit of rest and move onto the next set of races.”

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More from a press release issued by Monster Energy Yamaha: 

Quartararo Takes 7th in Indonesian GP Race, Rins Shines with Mandalika Pace and Top-10 Performance. 

Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP’s Fabio Quartararo made a strategic tyre decision, riding with a hard front and soft rear. The tyre combination allowed the Frenchman to press on to take seventh place in the hot 27-lap Grand Prix of Indonesia Race. Álex Rins delighted the Yamaha fans with a brilliant ride. He put in several overtakes and was riding in second place when he suffered a sudden drop of his soft-soft tyres five laps before the chequered flag. The Spaniard still salvaged a P10 result.

Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP’s Fabio Quartararo showed masterful tyre management around the Mandalika International Circuit today during the 27-lap Grand Prix of Indonesia Race. Nursing his tyres in extreme heat, he secured a strong seventh place. Álex Rins had his most enjoyable ride of the season so far, riding inside the top 3 for nine laps. While sudden tyre drop took away his chance to keep defending second place, he did well to hold on to tenth position across the finish line.

Quartararo had a good start, holding eighth place in the opening stages before moving up to sixth when Marc Márquez and Marco Bezzecchi had a collision. Avoiding the incident, the number 20 pushed onward and closed the gap to his teammate. He kept shadowing Rins for 7 laps but was then overtaken by Álex Márquez on lap 10. Unshaken, the Frenchman still chased the group fighting for second place. On lap 15, he overtook Luca Marini, but he lost a position to Brad Binder five laps later. The top-11 riders all started to bunch up behind Rins in the final stages, causing frequent changes in the order. Quartararo kept his head down and held steady in 7th place, finishing 9.894s from first.

Rins launched well and put up a fight early on to hold on to fourth place but was overtaken by Raul Fernandez on lap 3. The Yamaha rider’s first half of the race was focused on closing the gap to the front again. He gradually reeled them in, and it didn’t take long for him to pounce. At the end of lap 14, Marini and Raul Fernandez touched and Rins overtook both to take third place. He then made relatively light work of snatching second place from Pedro Acosta on lap 19. The number 42 skilfully kept a long train of riders behind him for four laps. However, with five laps left, Álex Márquez snuck past. With eight more riders bunching up for the fight for second place and his soft-soft tyre combination dropping, Rins was relegated to tenth in a matter of two laps. But he soldiered on and crossed the finish line in tenth place, 13.223s from the winner.

After today’s results, Quartararo stays in 9th place in the overall standings with 158 points, and Rins holds 19th position with 51 points. Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP are 6th in the team championship with 209 points, and Yamaha remain in 5th position in the constructor championship with 190 points.

MotoGP will be back in action in two weeks’ time for the Grand Prix of Australia, held at the Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit from 17-19 October.

MASSIMO MEREGALLI – Team Director, Monster Energy Yamaha

“Overall, it was both a tough and a positive weekend. Starting with Álex, we are delighted to see him fighting at the front again where a rider of his talent belongs. It was a shame that his soft tyres couldn’t hold on for the last five laps, but to have him ride in this manner again is already a huge step, especially in these demanding conditions. It’s a confidence boost, and these positive signs have the whole team highly motivated to keep working. Fabio had been struggling on the medium tyres all weekend, and he and his team made the right tyre decision today: he managed to make the hard front and soft rear work well enough throughout the race to earn him a seventh place at the end of it. We leave the Mandalika Circuit with a double top-10 result, and that’s a nice boost as we prepare for the next two fly-away GPs in Australia and Malaysia.”

Fabio Quartararo: “It was super hot! I had to choose a different tyre: the hard front and soft rear, which almost nobody used, but those were the only tyres I was feeling quite okay with. It was a difficult race, but I think I rode pretty well and was quite clever with how I managed the rear tyre. It was a strange weekend overall. I didn’t expect to be so close to the podium today – I finished about 2s from third. My feeling this weekend wasn’t good, but Álex was super fast, and it was nice to share data.”

Alex Rins: “I hope everyone enjoyed this race. It was quite tough for me, but I am really happy. Not just about the Race, but because of the weekend overall. I was riding quite well: defending my position and overtaking. We did a great weekend. We knew that we would suffer at the end with the soft tyre. I tried to control the rear tyre, and I was there until the last five laps when the tyre dropped. I never stopped believing in myself, I knew I was able to do it. Riding like this in this race was so satisfying, and I enjoyed this weekend a lot. But, for sure, this was just one weekend. We go to Australia next, let’s see what happens there. I will try to do my best.”

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More from a press release issued by Prima Pramac Yamaha: 

Prima Pramac Yamaha MotoGP Fights Hard in Indonesia: Oliveira 11th, Miller 14th at Mandalika GP. 

In front of 67,905 spectators on race day (140,324 over the full weekend), the Prima Pramac Yamaha MotoGP team wrapped up the Indonesian GP, 18th round of the World Championship, with Miguel Oliveira finishing 11th, while Jack Miller, after a late crash, crossed the line in 14th place. The next appointment comes in two weeks at Phillip Island for the Australian GP.

It was a Sunday of fight and passion at the Indonesian GP, round 18 of the MotoGP World Championship, with a long train of riders battling all the way to the closing laps, ten bikes fighting for the second and third steps of the podium. Spectacular for the packed grandstands at Mandalika — and for those watching on TV — but in the end the race delivered less than the potential shown by Prima Pramac Yamaha during practice and qualifying.

Ultimately, the best finisher was Miguel Oliveira, who crossed the line in 11th, despite being forced to slow his pace in the final laps due to physical issues caused by Indonesia‘s humid heat. Jack Miller finished 14th, after a crash with four laps to go while defending ninth place from Franco Morbidelli. The Australian rider managed to restart and still salvage points.

After 18 races, Miller sits 18th in the standings with 61 points, Oliveira is 21st with 32, and the Prima Pramac Yamaha team holds 11th in the team standings with 95 points. Leaving Indonesia behind, the next challenge will be the Australian GP at Phillip Island, round 19 of the MotoGP World Championship.

GINO BORSOI – Team Director, Prima Pramac Yamaha MotoGP 

“It was a very interesting race up to a certain point for all the Yamahas, showing that we‘re improving. Too bad for Miller‘s crash while running inside the top ten, while Oliveira suffered physically and couldn‘t compete until the very end of what could have been a great weekend for the team. But beyond the issue, I‘m very satisfied with his overall weekend. It was a fun race, and up to a point we weren‘t far from the podium zone. Now we hope to continue like this in Australia, Jack‘s home race, which I hope can be a fresh start for him in terms of results.”

Miguel Oliveira: “My start wasn‘t too bad, but then the bike started to feel very nervous. I chose the soft rear — it wasn‘t really a gamble, as it was the only tire we felt comfortable with and the one I thought I could manage. But in the final laps it just became too difficult. Physically it was brutal because of the heat. With 8–9 laps to go I was overheating, and I couldn‘t bring my breathing and body temperature down, even when I tried to slow the pace a little. We wrapped up another positive weekend with points, but we were aiming for a bit more, and that‘s the feeling I‘m taking away from Mandalika.”

Jack Miller: “We were a bit more competitive today and I felt good, sitting just behind the group, two or three tenths back, because every time I caught up to them the front tire turned into chewing gum. With three laps to go, Morbidelli came to pass me between turns 11 and 12. We didn‘t make contact only because, when I closed the throttle, I heard a bike coming on the inside — I moved slightly off line, and the next time I put the bike down on the left-hand side, I crashed. Unfortunate, but we showed good potential today, fighting in the group. It was nice to be there battling with these guys throughout the race. I‘m disappointed about the crash and sorry for the team.”

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More from a press release issued by Castrol Honda LCR: 

 

 

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More from a press release issued by Idemitsu Honda LCR: 

IDEMITSU Honda LCR rider Somkiat Chantra crossed the line in 13th place in Sunday’s race at Mandalika.

• Under extremely hot conditions and facing the challenge of a comeback race, the Thai rider made a strong start and pushed to stay with the main group.
• A lack of feeling on the bike, however, limited his ability to maintain a stronger pace throughout the race.
• Chantra stayed focused, avoided mistakes, and finished in 13th place, scoring points once again. 

 

 

Somkiat Chantra 13th : “I’m happy because we secured points, and that’s always good. The race was hard for me because I didn’t have a good feeling on the bike. I wanted to stay with the group, but it was very difficult, so I focused on avoiding mistakes, scoring points, and finishing the race to gather important data ahead of Australia”.

Enea Bastianini: “It was a tough weekend for me, from start to end sadly. After my crash in the sprint, the mechanics have worked super hard to give me the best bike possible for today, so I want to say thank you. We had a technical issue during the race, but we were not having a fantastic race anyway, the first laps were tough, pace was not good, feeling was bad, so it is less hard to swallow, but retiring from the races is obviously not what we are looking for. We have to keep working to be able to have something more in the next rounds. We have some positives though, because we were more competitive in the fast corners today, in both warm up and race, so it is important for us, and we have understood a few things to work on for the future.”

The Grand Prix of Indonesia draws to a close for the Ducati Lenovo Team: Márquez involved in contact with another rider, Bagnaia retires after a crash. 

Marc Márquez (#93 Ducati Lenovo Team) – DNF

 

Francesco Bagnaia (#63 Ducati Lenovo Team) – DNF

Massimo Rivola – CEO Aprilia Racing : “First of all, our apologies go to Márquez. We’re very sorry about what happened. It has been another painfully disappointing Sunday for us, with Marco having been the fastest rider on track for two days; so naturally our expectation – especially starting from pole – was to secure the best possible result. But that’s racing. We have much to learn this year. Despite the setbacks, our spirit remains unchanged – we’ll keep pushing until the final race to reach the goals we’ve set.”