Marc Marquez admits “it’s not normal to win every weekend” after his 2025 dominance continued at the Hungarian MotoGP round.

The Spanish rider took one step closer to a ninth world title as he sealed a seventh double of the season at the new Balaton Park circuit, taking victory by over four seconds at the flag.

Despite falling behind Marco Bezzecchi at the start, Marquez revealed he was “comfortable” throughout Sunday’s Grand Prix as he made the race-winning move on Lap 11. 

However, the Spanish rider also admitted his achievement of winning at 13 of the 14 rounds this campaign was “not normal.”

“I cannot lie, today was comfortable,” Marquez told MotoGP.com after Sunday’s race.

“I was riding in a very good way. It’s true that everything that happened as we’ve seen in the first two corners, but after that I got momentum. 

“I just cooled down and just tried to warm my rear tyre because I was with the medium and from that point, just to build the race and as soon as I led the race, the pace was good. 

“I was fluid on the track, I was on the good lines so today was a very good day, but it’s not normal. It’s not normal to win every weekend, it’s not normal to win every Sprint race, it looks like [it] but it’s not. 

“There will arrive a day when somebody will be faster than us in a Sprint or a main race but it’s better to score a second position or third position, points for the championship.”

Marc Marquez: ‘My mistake’ to cause Turn 2 collision with Marco Bezzecchi

Despite feeling comfortable throughout the Hungarian GP, Marquez had a “scary moment” on the opening lap of the race with Bezzecchi. 

The Spanish rider made contact with the Aprilia rider at Turn 2 after relinquishing the lead of the race, but accepted full responsibility as the rider behind in the incident. 

“We arrive at the first corner, I braked late and I was able to stop the bike well,” Marquez told of the incident. 

“But then I was thinking ‘ok I’ll just release the brakes’ because I didn’t know how much control Bezzecchi and maybe another guy inside had. 

“I released the brakes and I turned late, I knew I would lose the position but I prefer to not to take the risk. 

“At Turn 2 it was my mistake, because the rider behind always needs to be careful about the front rider, but I didn’t expect him to slow down so much. 

“With angle I wasn’t able to brake, and we had that contact. We escaped from that moment but it was a scary moment.”

Marc Marquez reveals why he wants ‘first opportunity’ at MotoGP title in Japan over Misano

A seventh Sprint-race double of the season has edged Marquez ever closer to a ninth world title, which he could have a chance of winning by Misano. 

The Spanish rider admitted he’d prefer not to win the championship at Misano, as it would mean misfortune for his brother Alex Marquez in the next round in Barcelona.

“Of course, now every time it’s getting closer and closer but we need to keep the same mentality and the same focus,” Marquez said. 

“Yesterday we speak a bit with the Spanish journalists, they were asking, they were pushing and they gave me the numbers.

“ I need to say I wish the first opportunity I have [to win the championship] in Japan or Mandalika, because if I have it in Misano it means my brother had a disaster weekend in Catalunya and I want the best for him.”

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Luca Marini is impressed with the “remarkable strides” Honda has made in its development over the past year in MotoGP.

The Italian rider and the Japanese marque finished dead last in both championships during the 2024 season, enduring their worst-ever campaign in the premier class.

In 2025, Honda has taken steps forward, highlighted by Johann Zarco’s win at Le Mans and Marini finishing every race he competed in, despite missing three rounds due to injury.

Aside from rookie Somkiat Chantra, who has scored just one point, Zarco, Marini, and Joan Mir have placed Honda in the battle for ‘best of the rest’ behind Ducati.

Marini is choosing not to get complacent, stating to GPOne: “We have to keep our heads down and work because, in my opinion, there is still so much to sort out.

“In any case, it’s part of the process, we are making remarkable strides, especially considering where we started from.

“We have made a lot of changes since i arrived and that has allowed us to have decent speed here, in Austria and at two or three other tracks, especially where there is grip.

“Whereas now in Barcelona it’s going to be a big question mark because it’s a track where there is little grip and the engine matters so much and right now, those are our two weak points.

“We’ll see how we perform there.”

The 28-year-old produced his season-best result at the inaugural Hungarian round at Balaton Park, finishing fourth in Saturday’s Sprint and fifth in the Grand Prix.

He tussled in a battle with Franco Morbidelli and Jorge Martin, defeating only the former as Martin secured a career-best fourth place for Aprilia.

“Very good race, I had fun,” Marini told the media post-race.

“I got off to a really good start, in the first two corners, I juggled around pretty well, and then everything went pretty much according to plan.

“We were all there one in a row, half a second apart. Honestly, it already seemed to me that both me and Jorge [Martin] were a little bit faster than Franco [Morbidelli], but it’s really hard to overtake so we waited for the tyres to drop a little bit.

“It went really well, I’m happy with all the work we did all over the weekend and how we’re improving.”

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Marc Marquez triumphed in the inaugural MotoGP race at Balaton Park, securing his seventh consecutive victory in the process.

The factory Ducati rider continued his dominance as he sealed his tenth Grand Prix win of the season.

The Spaniard was joined on the rostrum by Pedro Acosta and Marco Bezzecchi, completing a podium made up of three different manufacturers.

Marquez held his lead from pole position to take the holeshot into Turn 1, but Aprilia’s Bezzecchi made an impressive overtake at Turn 2.

The Spaniard made contact with the Aprilia, which saw him drop back to fourth, but he immediately climbed back up to third.

Fabio Di Giannantonio appeared to have an issue with the rear of his bike, meaning he dropped from third to the pit lane.

Enea Bastianini was handed a double long-lap penalty after taking out Honda’s Johann Zarco in Saturday’s Sprint, but never got the chance to serve it, crashing out on Lap 1.

Alex Marquez went down at Turn 1 on the second lap, a crash that could have major implications for the championship considering his older brother’s advantage.

On Lap 3, Bezzecchi opened up a 0.8s advantage over his fellow VR46 Academy graduate Franco Morbidelli, with factory Ducati’s Marquez just a few bike lengths behind.

Yamaha’s Fabio Quartararo served his long-lap penalty on Lap 4, handed to him for taking out Bastianini at Turn 1 during Saturday’s Sprint, demoting him down to 12th.

Trackhouse rider Raul Fernandez and Joan Mir crashed out at the final corner on the exact same lap, but only Fernandez rejoined.

Jack Miller lost the front of his Pramac Yamaha, adding to the growing list of early crashes in the race.

Out front, championship leader Marquez completed a comfortable block pass on Morbidelli at Turn 5, before posting back-to-back fastest laps.

Realistically, it took Marquez only two laps to get to the back of the Aprilia, but his first chance arrived at Turn 1 on Lap 8. The Spaniard ran wide, and Bezzecchi slotted his way back through, only for a near-identical battle to take place at Turn 5.

The Ducati’s superior acceleration was evident as Marquez took wider exits out of corners, while Bezzecchi maximised the Aprilia’s performance.

On Lap 11, Marquez executed the long-awaited move into Turn 1 and surged ahead to open a 0.8-second advantage by the following lap.

The gap extended further to 1.5s by the end of Lap 13, while Bezzecchi’s Aprilia came under threat from Pedro Acosta’s KTM.

The KTM rider had reduced the gap to 0.3s, but there was no perfect opportunity at the halfway phase.

Away from the lead trio, rookie Fermin Aldeguer lost the front into Turn 1, resulting in a double crash from both Gresini Ducati riders.

Although his team-mate Alex Marquez continued, the Spaniard occupied 15th for the vast majority of the race.

Factory Ducati rider Francesco Bagnaia started 13th and climbed to eighth, but after running wide, he was forced to lose a second upon rejoining. Despite that, he was handed a long-lap penalty, costing him a position.

While his struggles aboard the GP25 continued, his team-mate Marquez established a 2.8s gap over the rest of the field.

Behind the distant championship leader, Acosta climbed to second place after a Turn 1 overtake on Bezzecchi.

Pramac rider Miller crashed out for a second time, though this time he was unable to rejoin due to existing bike damage to his Yamaha.

LCR Honda rider Johann Zarco crashed out at Turn 8, meaning the Frenchman ends the weekend with zero points.

Marquez’s victory marks his seventh consecutive win and brings him one step closer to a ninth world championship.

Acosta sealed another rostrum for KTM as he crossed the line 4.3s behind his fellow countryman.

Bezzecchi rounded off the podium spots after leading for the first 11 laps of the race.

In fourth was Jorge Martin, who posted his best result on the Aprilia after starting 16th, closely followed by Honda’s Luca Marini and VR46 Ducati’s Morbidelli.

KTM’s Brad Binder and test rider Pol Espargaro ensured the Austrian marque had strong performers all round, securing seventh and eighth place, respectively.

Bagnaia secured ninth place, crossing the line nearly 15s behind his race-winning team-mate.

Fabio Quartararo rounded off the top ten for Yamaha, followed by rookie Ai Ogura and the Yamaha duo of Miguel Oliveira and Alex Rins.

Gresini’s Marquez secured 14th place as a result of multiple riders crashing, as Di Giannantonio claimed the final point after the torrid start.

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Championship leader Marc Marquez cruised to yet another MotoGP Sprint victory, claiming his 13th short-race win of the 2025 season at Balaton Park.

The Spaniard crossed the line a distant 2.1s clear of the VR46 Ducati duo of Fabio Di Giannantonio and Franco Morbidelli.

Polesitter Marquez secured a perfect launch off the line into Turn 1, but the tight corner saw drama as Frenchman Fabio Quartararo took out Enea Bastianini.

The 2021 champion narrowly avoided a collision with Di Giannantonio and Marquez, and fortunately, only two riders were caught up in the incident with no injuries to report.

Bastianini rejoined after running through the gravel, but his race came to an end later that lap when he and Frenchman Johann Zarco crashed out.

Aprilia rider Marco Bezzecchi was caught up after starting second, dropping back to eighth place.

Marquez established a 0.5s advantage by the end of Lap 1, followed by the VR46 Ducati duo of Di Giannantonio and Morbidelli.

The lead kept growing as the Spaniard grew the gap to 1.0s, but the notable Turn 1 Lap 1 incident promoted the Honda duo of Luca Marini and Joan Mir to fourth and fifth place.

Mir ran wide on Lap 5, allowing Gresini rider Fermin Aldeguer to rise up to fifth place aboard his GP24 Ducati.

The stop-start nature of the new Hungarian track made overtaking a tough task, as shown by the tight scrap between Alex Marquez and Pol Espargaro.

Marquez ran wide when trying a lunge, allowing Espargaro to ease his way back through to reclaim eighth position.

Behind them, Jorge Martin and Pedro Acosta were locked in another battle, but Acosta’s attempted move ended in disaster as he ran wide and crashed out. Marquez and Martin inevitably found a way through.

Out front, Marc Marquez stretched out a 2.5s lead, but he must be cautious as he was issued a track limits warning with six laps to go.

That concern quickly faded, as the Spaniard dominated from start to finish to secure another win.

Di Giannantonio, the second GP25 Ducati rider, secured a strong result despite having to fight his way through the first phase of qualifying earlier in the day.

Morbidelli rounded off the podium spots, finishing 1.5s behind his fellow countryman and team-mate.

Marini secured a strong result for Honda to finish fourth, closely followed by rookie Aldeguer and team-mate Mir.

Bezzecchi’s seventh was all he could muster for Aprilia, but he fended off against championship rival Alex Marquez.

Martin secured ninth place and the final point in the short-race format, closely followed by KTM’s Pol Espargaro.

Raul Fernandez and Jack Miller followed as the pair crossed the line ahead of 13th-place rider, factory Ducati rider Francesco Bagnaia.

Miguel Oliveira and Ai Ogura finished 14th and 15th, respectively, with Alex Rins and Pedro Acosta closing out proceedings.

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Marc Marquez dominated the first-ever Hungarian MotoGP qualifying session at Balaton Park to claim pole position with a new lap record.

The eight-time World Champion sealed the first MotoGP pole position around the Balaton Park circuit by 0.290s.

Pedro Acosta crashed in the opening minutes of Q2, disrupting many of the riders’ first attempts at lap times, though Marquez was able to come through to set the early pace.

The Spanish rider continued his form as the yellow flags came in, setting the fastest lap time of the weekend with a 1:36.646. 

Though there were a number of challenges throughout the session, Marquez managed to go even faster on his final attempt, sealing pole position with a time of 1:36.518.

Marco Bezzecchi and Fabio Di Giannantonio came through from Q1 to make the front row, with Bezzecchi in second and Di Giannantonio taking third. 

Enea Bastianini qualified fourth to head the second row of the grid, while Franco Morbidelli took fifth at the end of the session. 

Fabio Quartararo completed the session in sixth after setting a strong final lap ahead of Acosta in seventh after his early crash. 

Fermin Aldeguer finished his qualifying campaign in eighth to finish ahead of both factory Honda riders, with Luca Marini in ninth and Joan Mir taking the flag in 10th. 

Alex Marquez struggled throughout the session and could only manage 11th, which would become 14th for Sunday’s race due to his three place grid penalty for disturbing Francesco Bagnaia in practice. 

Riding for Tech3 as a replacement for the injured Maverick Vinales, Pol Espargaro completed the Q2 standings in 12th after suffering a crash with seconds left on the clock. 

Brad Binder set an identical lap time to Fabio Di Giannantonio, but was eliminated in Q1 on a tiebreaker, meaning the South African could only qualify 13th.

Jack Miller completed his qualifying in 14th, while Francesco Bagnaia continued his disappointing run of form and rounded out the fifth row in 15th. 

Raul Fernandez headed the sixth row after qualifying 16th, ahead of reigning World Champion Jorge Martin in 17th and Johann Zarco in 18th.

Miguel Oliveira showed strong pace at the start of the session, but only managed 19th at the end of the session.

Alex Rins took the flag in 20th, while Ai Ogura completed the standings after qualifying 21st.

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Marc Marquez claimed the fastest time to top the timesheets at the final Hungarian MotoGP practice session.

Marquez has consistently shown his plans for dominance around the new circuit, and narrowly showed himself as the fastest rider with a time of 1:37.355. 

Pedro Acosta also carried over his strong pace from Friday, proving the closest challenger to the championship leader as he was pipped to top spot by just 0.008s. 

Fabio Di Giannantonio completed the top three, a further tenth behind the top two, while Fermin Aldeguer and Marco Bezzecchi completed the top five. 

Enea Bastianini and Joan Mir continued their strong form from the Red Bull Ring, finishing final practice in sixth and seventh respectively, ahead of the second factory KTM of Brad Binder in eighth. 

Alex Marquez ended his session in ninth as reigning World Champion Jorge Martin rounded out the top 10. 

Miguel Oliveira and Ai Ogura set identical lap times, as the Portuguese rider stole 11th ahead of the Trackhouse rider in 12th.

Luca Marini took 13th at the chequered flag, while Pol Espargaro continued his strong form as a replacement rider for Maverick Vinales in 14th.

Fabio Quartararo ended the final practice session in 15th, edging out former team-mate Franco Morbidelli who took 16th.

Johann Zarco had difficulties throughout practice as he concluded the session in 17th, while Francesco Bagnaia’s struggles continued as he could only manage 18th. 

Raul Fernandez set his fastest time in 19th, with Alex Rins 20th as the flag was thrown out. Jack Miller completed the standings in 21st.

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KTM rider Pedro Acosta topped the timesheets in the second MotoGP practice at the inaugural Balaton Park round.

The Spaniard finished third in first practice before lapping 1.5s quicker to post an impressive time of 1.37.061s.

Marc and Alex Marquez finished as Acosta’s nearest challengers, lapping 0.006s and 0.281s slower, respectively.

Fermin Aldeguer made a step to finish the session in fourth place, closely followed by Italian rider Enea Bastianini.

Franco Morbidelli posted a lap to place him sixth for VR46 Ducati, as Honda’s Joan Mir secured a Q2 place on his final run and ended up seventh.

Pol Espargaro secured eighth ahead of Honda’s Luca Marini and Yamaha’s Fabio Quartararo, with the latter the sole Yamaha rider in the top 10.

Jorge Martin and Marco Bezzecchi both missed out by a tenth of a second, showing Aprilia are lacking in pace compared to previous races.

Fabio Di Giannantonio and Francesco Bagnaia struggled as the pair finished 13th and 14th on their respective GP25 Ducati machinery.

Brad Binder placed himself in 15th as the final KTM rider, closely accompanied by rookie Ai Ogura and Pramac Yamaha’s Jack Miller.

Miguel Oliveira and the second Trackhouse rider of Raul Fernandez slotted themselves in 18th and 19th.

Johann Zarco suffered a late crash, finishing 20th, but the final classified rider went to Yamaha’s Alex Rins.

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Four-time MotoGP race winner Jack Miller is waiting for an answer from Yamaha before deciding his future for the 2026 season.

The Australian joined Pramac Yamaha after being replaced at KTM by Pedro Acosta in 2025, signing a one-year deal that expires at the end of this season.

Earlier this year, Pramac Yamaha obtained the signature of two-time WorldSBK champion Toprak Razgatlioglu, meaning Miller or team-mate Miguel Oliveria will depart.

Yamaha has yet to make a final decision on who to keep within its satellite outfit, but Miller warns he has “options” and wants to secure his future as soon as possible.

“I’ve been more than patient enough. If you want me, you want me, if you don’t, you don’t. It’s as clear as that,” he said to MotoGP.com at Balaton Park.

“Your guess is as good as mine at the moment, in terms of what their strategy is and what they plan on doing. 

“I have options, and I’m going to move forward with those options if it doesn’t come quickly.”

Where could Jack Miller end up in 2026?

Miller’s contract expires at the end of the 2025 season, but his alternative options could lead him to the WorldSBK paddock.

The 30-year-old has been heavily linked with moves to Ducati and BMW, but the former is reportedly close to signing Iker Lecuona.

Since joining Pramac Yamaha this season, he is currently the second-best Yamaha rider in the standings, 10 points ahead of factory rider Alex Rins.

Miller believes he has a lot to offer the Japanese brand, especially with development underway on the new V4 engine.

“I was looking forward to developing and moving forward with them to try and help them,” Miller said.

“I feel like I have a lot of information to give, a lot of input to give, and can help in a project like that.

“If they cannot see the value in that, well then, I understand and I will move on to something different.”

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Distant championship leader Marc Marquez continued his dominance by topping the timesheets at MotoGP’s newest circuit, Balaton Park.

The factory Ducati rider posted a 1.37.956s, finishing the session as the sole rider in the 1.37s.

After Marquez was KTM test rider Pol Espargaro, who had previously tested the new track ahead of the race weekend.

Pedro Acosta rounded off the top three to continue his strong form, lapping 0.570s behind Marquez.

Luca Marini posted a lap to place his Honda in fourth, followed closely by Gresini’s Alex Marquez and Aprilia’s Marco Bezzecchi.

Franco Morbidelli escaped injury after crashing twice to finish seventh for VR46 Ducati.

Enea Bastianini secured eighth for Tech3 KTN, as he and rookie Fermin Aldeguer shared identical lap times.

Jorge Martin rounded off the top 10 for Aprilia, even though his RS-GP suffered a massive engine blowout during the session.

Fabio Quartararo and Fabio Di Giannantonio secured 11th and 12th, respectively, followed closely by Pramac Yamaha’s Jack Miller.

Johann Zarco finished the next highest Honda in 14th, but the surprise of the session was factory Ducati rider Francesco Bagnaia finishing down in 15th.

Both Trackhouse Racing riders, Raul Fernandez and Ai Ogura, secured 16th and 17th, with both riders lapping faster than Miguel Oliveira and Joan Mir.

Alex Rins and Brad Binder closed out proceedings, lapping two seconds slower than the series leader.

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Joan Mir revealed his sixth-place in Sunday’s Austrian MotoGP race was his “realistic position in the standings” despite previous misfortune.

The Honda rider recorded his best result with the manufacturer since the 2023 Indian GP by taking sixth in Spielberg, showing signs of a potential improvement for both the bike and rider.

Mir admitted he believed his result was “realistic” and said that it was possible because he was able to “ride like I want” though suggested it was the maximum he could take from the weekend.

“Today, we gave 110% in this race,” Mir shared post-race via GPOne.

“Honestly, I’m happy because I think this is my realistic position in the standings. I had seen it since free practice and in qualifying.

“If I can ride like I want, this result is possible. To do more, though, was impossible.”

“Overall though, we have to be satisfied with this result.”

The 2020 World Champion has been vocal about his struggles aboard the RC213V machine, crashing in 58% of the races he has competed with the Japanese manufacturer.

Following the sixth-place finish, Mir said he has “a lot of confidence” ahead of the next few rounds, including at the brand-new Balaton Park circuit in Hungary. 

“I think the last race where I managed to do something like this was in Aragon because, like in the others, I had the potential, but for one reason or another, I never succeeded.

“Definitely, this result gives me a lot of confidence; it’s something I needed, and I’m happy about it.

“I’m sure it’ll help me in facing the next races. Now, let’s enjoy the moment. It means we aren’t so far away after all.”

Joan Mir: ‘Still not enough’ improvement from Honda to become regular MotoGP challenger

Despite the positive result of Austria, Mir played down the idea that Honda had made any significant improvements at the Red Bull Ring. 

The Spaniard recognised the improvements of the Japanese manufacturer, who took a podium and a victory with Johann Zarco earlier in the campaign, but suggested “it’s still not enough” to return to the front regularly.

“It’s still to early to say, it’s true that we are improving,” Mir said.

“We improved at the beginning of the year but during the season then we didn’t improve much. With the package we have we have done what we can, but I think other manufacturers have improved as well.

“KTM has improved, Aorukua at the beginning of the season was lost while now they are always competitive.

“We are improving, but it’s still not enough. We have made small steps, not enough to make a decisive step compared to the others. They are improving faster than us.”

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