Formula 1 CEO Stefano Domenicali has declared that Germany “belongs to F1”, and is offering the country talks about a potential return to the Grand Prix calendar.

Germany has not staged an F1 race since the Covid-affected campaign of 2020, billed as the Eifel Grand Prix, at the Nurburgring.

Prior to that, the event had only been absent from the calendar on four occasions since F1’s inception in 1950, often alternating between the Nurburgring and Hockenheim.

Despite Germany taking a third of F1’s World Championships over the last 15 years – via Sebastian Vettel and Nico Rosberg – the appetite for F1 appears to have dwindled.

Coupled with financial problems for both its famed circuits, supposed falls in TV ratings have rendered the German Grand Prix an event that is logically not viable for the calendar.

There may, of course, be a potential inroad back, with Audi set to make its F1 debut next year, boasting one of its own in veteran Nico Hulkenberg as one of its drivers.

And Domenicali, speaking to Sport BILD, believes Germany is a viable option, and is prepared to speak to the relevant people concerned.

“Money is of secondary importance for now,” he said. “The first thing is to know who to talk to at all. We are ready for talks.

“Germany is Germany and belongs to Formula 1. So if someone is seriously interested, they will find a way to contact me.” 

Domenicali warns Germany that ‘time is running out’

Despite the F1 calendar growing to 24 races per-year, competition is now hotter than ever when it comes to countries securing a place on it.

With a plethora of new markets being exploited, such as America occupying three slots on the calendar, Europe’s places on the schedule are precious.

The new Madrid Grand Prix is set to debut next year on a brand-new street circuit, but comes at a price of the disappearance of the famed Imola venue.

And if Germany wishes to explore the possibility of a return, it would have to join a queue of other willing hosts, such as Turkey and Portugal, both of which have recently expressed interest in hosting a Grand Prix again.

“Time is running out,” Domenicali warned. “There is a long waiting list of companies and even countries, with their prime ministers and kings, who absolutely want a race.”

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Marco Bezzecchi revealed “braking more softly” may have been the cause of his crash out of second in Sunday’s German MotoGP race. 

Bezzecchi sealed a stunning second place in the Sprint and was on course to replicate the result in the Grand Prix following a crash from Fabio Di Giannantonio. 

However, the Italian became one of six riders to exit the race at the first corner, and suggested that being lighter on the brakes following Di Giannantonio’s crash was the reason for his own.

“I braked in the same way as on the first lap but with less force and as soon as the rear lined up with the front, I had a bit of understeer right at the point where the asphalt goes downhill,” Bezzecchi explained to GPOne.  

“Slowly I lost the front and unfortunately I couldn’t save the crash. I was handling the race well but I made that little mistake.

“I was definitely disappointed in myself, even if it’s something that can happen in this kind of race where you can’t push all the time. 

“These tyres, these bikes, everything is made to go to the limit and when you’re not, it’s easier to make mistakes.”

“I started braking a little less, more softly, after [Di Giannantonio’s] fall. If I could go back, I should’ve kept braking hard.”

“I don’t know what happened to the others. I made a small mistake.”

Marco Bezzecchi expecting ‘more data and more motivation’ upon Jorge Martin’s MotoGP return

Despite his exit from the main race on Sunday, the Italian believed his overall performance had “improved” throughout the weekend.

“I’m happy with this weekend. Today my performance was better than I would’ve expected. 

“Marc [Marquez] had gotten away, but I was catching Fabio before his fall and managing the gap to Alex. I’m satisfied. 

“The team also did an incredible job as usual and I also improved.”

Bezzecchi also admitted he was also looking forward to the CzechGP where his team-mate Jorge Martin is set to return to action. 

The World Champion completed a test in Misano ahead of his planned comeback, with an apparent U-turn in his decision to leave Aprilia making headlines last week.

“It’ll be good for him for sure,” Bezzecchi said of the World Champion’s return. 

“It’ll be good for me too. He’s a fantastic rider and we’ll have more data and more motivation. We all know Martin. 

“It’ll definitely be good for him to come back and for Aprilia to welcome him back. 

“I don’t know what to expect and I don’t even want to think about expectations. It doesn’t change much for me.

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Fabio Quartararo admits his Yamaha currently has “zero potential” despite finishing in the top five in both races at the German MotoGP round. 

Quartararo finished fourth in the German GP after taking a podium in the wet Sprint race on Saturday to record his best overall weekend of the season so far.  

However, the Frenchman suggested his position in the main race on Sunday was not representative, as he finished 10 seconds behind Francesco Bagnaia who took the final place on the podium. 

“I am not happy because we are super slow,” Quartararo told TNT Sports.

“The feeling of the bike is not great. We finished more than 18 seconds from victory, which is not our goal, but we [also] finished 10 seconds from Pecco [Bagnaia].

“We are slow, and we have to understand why we are struggling that much in the races.”

Quartararo also admitted the lack of race pace makes him reluctant to accept pole position, as it gives a sense of false hope about the results. 

The 26-year-old also revealed that grip remained a problem on the M1.

“It is good to make pole position because it helps for the race,” the Yamaha rider said.

“But I prefer not to start from this position because, in the end, we have zero potential in the races. The grip is super low.

“It gives you hope. But, in the end, you know that you aren’t going to be at the front.

“It is great to make pole position, there is happiness in the team. But we are happy for something knowing that we will really struggle to maintain the position.

“[It’s been a] tough first part of the season.”

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The organisers of the German GP have announced that the race will remain on the MotoGP calendar until at least 2031.

Following a weekend in which Marc Marquez clinched his ninth MotoGP victory at the Sachsenring circuit, an agreement has been reached with Dorna to keep the championship in Germany. 

Despite safety concerns following several crashes across all three classes, the circuit will remain a fixture on the calendar for at least six more seasons after breaking its record attendance for a fourth successive year. 

“We’re delighted to announce we’ll be racing in Germany until 2031,” said CEO of Dorna Carmelo Ezpeleta. 

“It’s an important market for MotoGP and a fantastic event for the quarter of a million fans who join us at the Sachsenring to break records year-on-year. 

“We’re looking forward to setting more benchmarks together with the promoter, the ADAC, and want to thank them and the Government of Saxony for their commitment to MotoGP. 

“We must also thank the fans for making it such an incredible event.”

Michael Kretschmer, Prime Minister of Saxony said in a statement: “Saxony is motor racing country. 

“We support the Sachsenring because we want to support the Southwest Saxony region, and because we love motorsport. 

“It is fantastic to hear the news that we will be able to watch the German Grand Prix at the Sachsenring until at least 2031. 

“We have a long history of motor racing in this region. In 2027, we will celebrate our 100-year anniversary at the Sachsenring. 

“The new record attendance at the weekend showed once again how much we love motor racing in Saxony. It also reveals that the allure of this important race and the Sachsenring reaches far beyond Saxony. 

“I would like to thank everyone involved in securing the future of the Motorcycle Grand Prix here in the Free State of Saxony, helping to drive and strengthen motor racing in Germany as a whole.”

ADAC Sport President Gerd Ennser added: “MotoGP at the Sachsenring is the most significant national motor racing event, attracting more than a quarter of a million fans. 

“We aim to continue this success story and have reached early agreement with MotoGP to ensure that the Grand Prix will take place at the Sachsenring in the long term. 

“The event is enormously popular throughout the region. We will be able to continue to stage the Grand Prix in Saxony thanks to the excellent cooperation with Prime Minister Michael Kretschmer and the state government of Saxony.”

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Marc Marquez admits he prefers to be “pessimistic” over his chances of winning the MotoGP title at the end of the 2025 season. 

The eight-time World Champion leads the standings by 83 points ahead of brother Alex Marquez after another dominant weekend at the Sachsenring. 

Marquez admitted he had been anticipating an important weekend at the German circuit, where he dominated to take victory for a ninth time in the premier class. 

“I am overjoyed because this was one of the tracks I had marked on my calendar to attack,” Marquez said via GPOne.

“As we know, it is a special circuit for me and I had a perfect weekend. 

“Above all, yesterday was the most important day with the rain and today, in the dry, I knew I had better pace than the others and I tried not to overdo it.”

Despite his better pace, Marquez’s seven-second gap out front was also in part due to a flurry of crashes at Turn 1. 

Fabio Di Giannantonio and Marco Bezzecchi both crashed out of second place as six riders exited the race at the corner. 

Marquez suggested the transition between wet and dry conditions could have played a part in the crashes. 

“When you ride for so many laps in the wet, it’s strange to go back to the slicks as the bike feels heavy at first,” the championship leader said. 

“Also the grip was not perfect and, finally, we all chose the hard front tyre, which was on the limit in the middle and the right side.” 

When asked why he did not crash, the Spaniard said: “I’m on a track where I feel good, which is perfect for my riding style. I could have been in the perfect line in every corner because I was not on my limit. 

“I could have lapped in 1:20.3 like in practice, but today I tried to managed the tyres because the race was going to be long.”

‘The glass is half empty’ – Marc Marquez on 2025 title ambitions

With his victory at the Sachsenring, Marquez surpassed Giacomo Agostini for second on the list of all-time race victories.

The Spaniard is now just 20 wins behind long-time rival Valentino Rossi’s record of 89 victories, and Marquez admits that he will try to continue his current form to reach the target. 

“It is so important to continue to have fun on a motorcycle,” Marquez said about the achievement.

“When you win, you have fun and this season I’m doing that a lot. 

“To get to 200 GPs with a win means you are at a very good level, and I will try to continue like that, especially with the same passion.”

However, as Marquez looks to chase down a ninth world championship title, he was a lot more reserved about his chances despite his current lead. 

“We are only halfway through the season. I am always optimistic, but in this case I prefer to be pessimistic. 

“We have only raced 11 GPs, I see the glass as half empty because then I can stay focused. Anything can happen.”

Marquez revealed one thing that has helped to keep him focused this season is the fact that his brother Alex is his nearest title rival. 

While the Cervera-native suggested he had anticipated a stronger challenge from team-mate Francesco Bagnaia, he praised his brother for not making mistakes in races. 

“I thought [the title fight] would be more level,” Marquez admitted.

“In a way it is because Alex doesn’t make mistakes, but I thought Pecco [Bagnaia] was behind me to make things difficult for me. 

“Instead there is my brother and that makes me stay even more focused because I can’t afford to make any mistakes.”

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Marc Marquez produced a dominant showing to seal a ninth German MotoGP victory of his career, in a race where just 10 riders took the flag.

The Spanish rider took victory by seven seconds as he recorded his 69th MotoGP victory to mvoe second on the all-time winners list. 

Franco Morbidelli was withdrawn before the race after suffering shoulder pain following his Sprint race crash, joining Maverick Vinales as a non-starter of the main race. 

Marquez made the best start from pole position as he held the lead of the race ahead of the fast starting Marco Bezzecchi and Fabio Di Giannantonio. 

Di Giannantonio continued his quick start and overtook Bezzecchi for second place, before the Aprilia rider responded out of the final corner. 

The VR46 rider appeared the quicker of the pair, and struck once more a lap later but was able to make the overtake stick as he took second.

Bezzecchi lost momentum after losing his position and was overtaken by Alex Marquez out of the final corner, before running wide at Turn 1 to almost lose fifth to Pedro Acosta. 

However, the Italian was quick to recover and used his advantage to regain third from the younger Marquez brother. 

Acosta was attempting to get involved in the podium battle, but crashed out at Turn 2 to see an early end to his race.

As the race stabilised, Marquez was able to pull out at 1.620s gap to Di Giannantonio as he managed to gap at the front. 

Further behind, Fabio Quartararo passed Jack Miller for seventh as the Australian formed a pack of six riders fighting for eighth position.

Fermin Aldeguer also made progress through the group, overtaking Miller to move into eighth. 

As the race appeared to have settled, Di Giannantonio crashed from second place at Turn 1 after dropping further behind race leader Marquez.

Johann Zarco was having a solid race in sixth, but also crashed at the first corner to put an end to his afternoon. 

Bezzecchi inherited second position following Di Giannantonio’s crash, but also crashed out at Turn 1 to end his race. 

The chaos at the first corner continued as Ai Ogura and Joan Mir collided and exited the race, before Lorenzo Savadori suffered his second fall to see his German Grand Prix end. 

The race began to settle after the flurry of crashes, as Miller continued to defend his position from Luca Marini and Brad Binder. 

However, the Australian’s resolve was eventually broken by the pair, as Marini and Binder both got past in the final laps of the race. 

As the chequered flag came out, Marquez completed his dominant display to take victory by over seven seconds. 

The younger Marquez battled his injury to cross the line in second place, as Bagnaia fought back to take third. 

Quartararo finished the race in fourth, fending off Fermin Aldeguer who was flying in the late stages in fifth. 

Marini took the flag in sixth to complete a strong comeback after injury, while Brad Binder earned seventh. 

Miller remained in eighth ahead of Raul Fernandez in ninth, as Alex Rins rounded out the finishers with only 10 riders completing the Grand Prix. 

Miguel Oliveira suffered an early crash and joined Ogura, Mir, Bezzecchi, Di Giannantonio, Zarco and Acosta as the retirements from the race. 

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KTM Ajo’s Deniz Oncu earned his second victory of 2025 in a dramatic German Moto2 race that was ended under a red flag. 

A high-speed crash between Albert Arenas and Marcos Ramirez saw the air fence at Turn 1 damaged, forcing the red flag to come out with 21 laps completed. 

Jake Dixon and Senna Agius got good initial launches off the line, but the pair ran wide at the first corner allowing Tony Arbolino to take the lead. 

Agius fought back to fourth but was awarded a double long lap for a jump start, which removed him from contention for the victory. 

Deniz Oncu made a strong start from the second row and was pressurising Arbolino for the lead, with the Turkish rider making his move on the third lap. 

However, the Italian had the pace to respond and regained the lead at Turn 1 a lap later. 

Championship contender Diogo Moreira also made a fantastic start to the race, moving from 25th into the top ten within the opening five laps. 

At the front, Oncu decided to strike again down the start/finish straight to take the lead away from Arbolino again. 

Barry Baltus also appeared to have the pace to challenge for the lead of the race as he closed in on the leading pair. 

On Lap 8, Baltus pressured Arbolino for second, as the Italian lost the front and crashed out of the race. 

Further down the order, Moreira continued to make progress from his lowly grid position as he moved into the top five after a strong overtake on the American Racing pair of Joe Roberts and Marcos Ramirez. 

Championship leader Manuel Gonzalez was struggling to make the same progress as Moreira, as he was locked in a battle with rival Aron Canet and Celestino Vietti. 

Gonzalez made his move on Canet, but continued to be stuck behind Vietti, as the trio attempted to close the gap to the riders ahead. 

Moreira’s momentum continued as he looked to take a surprise podium from the back row of the grid, but made contact with polesitter Dixon and was forced into the gravel. 

Albert Arenas used the contact as an opportunity to take the final podium position in third as Dixon recovered from the contact. 

After a dangerous rejoin, reigning Moto3 champion David Alonso ran into the back of Moreira as both riders exited the race. 

As the race settled after the contact between Moreira and Alonso, Dixon re-passed Arenas to move back onto the podium. 

Arenas looked to be taking a comfortable fourth position, but a moment at Turn 1 for Ramirez behind saw him run into the back of his compatriot. 

Both riders exited the race after the high-speed contact, with the air fence at the corner facing significant damage from Ramirez’s machine. 

The red flag was thrown out shortly after the incident as the race concluded with 21 laps completed out of the scheduled 23. 

The result meant that Oncu was declared the victor by just over a tenth of a second. 

Baltus was not afforded the time to challenge Oncu for the victory as the Belgian took second place.

Dixon completed the podium in third after a difficult start to the race from pole position. 

Gonzalez recovered from 16th on the grid to take fourth, while Vietti completed a similar comeback ride in fifth. 

Roberts finished the race in sixth, ahead of championship challenger Canet in seventh. 

Izan Guevara had a strong ride in eighth, while Ayumu Sasaki took ninth and Filip Salac completed the top 10.

Agius completed his double long lap and finished 11th, with Dani Holgado taking the flag in 12th. 

Ivan Ortola started the race strongly but struggled with tyre management as he finished 13th, with Jorge Navarro taking 14th. 

Darryn Binder completed the points finishers of the red-flagged race in 15th.

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IntactGP’s David Munoz waited until the final corner to strike as he prevailed in a dramatic German Moto3 race victory. 

Munoz remained in second for the majority of the race, but a last corner lunge on championship leader Jose Antonio Rueda saw him take victory by 0.241s. 

Polesitter Scott Ogden got the best start from and managed to hold his position down into the first corner.

Munoz also made a fantastic start after cutting to the inside line, benefitting from Alvaro Carpe forcing David Almansa wide as the Spaniard took second. 

The IntactGP rider used his early pace to pass Ogden for the lead, with the pair looking to make an early escape from the group behind. 

Going onto the third lap of the race, the fastest rider on track was Maximo Quiles, who overtook Cormac Buchanan to move into the podium positions.

Quiles continued to show his pace and forced an overtake on Ogden for second place, before taking Munoz for the lead of the race. 

Carpe moved back into podium contention, but was awarded a long lap penalty for contact with Almansa at the first corner to remove him from the leading battle. 

As the leading group expanded to 15 riders, Taiyo Furusato used his advantage to take second from Munoz, as the Spaniard duelled with compatriot Angel Piqueras for third. 

Further down the order, championship leader Jose Antonio Rueda had contact with Adrian Fernandez, who crashed out one corner later after losing parts from his Leopard machine.

With the group getting closer, Quiles briefly relinquished the lead to Ryusei Yamanaka, before overtaking the Japanese rider on Lap 11.

However, one lap later the Spanish rookie ran wide and demoted himself off the podium, with Yamanaka, Rueda and Munoz all gaining positions.

With five laps to go, the championship leader decided it was time to take charge as he overtook Yamanaka at the front of the race.

Yamanaka refused to back down as he responded on Lap 14 to retake the lead, with Munoz and Furusato lurking in the background. 

However, after an aggressive move from his compatriot, Yamanaka was demoted to fifth and dropped out of contention following a mistake at Turn 1. 

Polesitter Ogden had remained in contact with the leaders but crashed at the first corner with four laps remaining.

With three laps remaining, Rueda continued to lead the race as the battle for third heated up, as Furusato and Quiles pulled aggressive moves in their attempts to remain on the rostrum. 

Going onto the final lap of the race, Munoz decided it was time to strike as he moved into the lead at Turn 1. 

Rueda didn’t take the move lightly as he immediately fought back to regain the lead of the race. 

As the battle for the win continued, Quiles and Furusato were fighting for the final spot on the podium, but the Japanese rider crashed out at the penultimate corner to end his bid for victory. 

At the final corner, Munoz used his final opportunity to force and overtake on Rueda, which brought the rest of the group into contention for a podium finish. 

Munoz’s risk paid off as the Spanish rider took victory in IntactGP’s home grand prix by 0.241s.

Quiles benefited from Munoz’s last corner lunge to take second over the line, as Rueda finished third. 

Piqueras missed out on the podium by 0.048s in fourth, while Carpe recovered from a long lap penalty to take fifth. 

Joel Kelso was sixth despite struggling with injury, with Guido Pini taking the flag in seventh. 

Jacob Roulstone completed the race in eighth ahead of Cormac Buchanan in ninth, while Marcos Uriarte rounded out the top 10.

Dennis Foggia recovered from the final row of the grid to 11th, with Valentin Perrone taking 12th and Stefano Nepa in 13th.

Riccardo Rossi crossed the line in 14th, as Yamanaka rounded out the points finishers in 15th. 

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Marc Marquez battled through from sixth on the opening lap to seal a comeback victory in the German MotoGP Sprint.

The Spaniard overtook Marco Bezzecchi on the final lap of the race to take a 10th Sprint win of 2025 despite an error at the first corner. 

The wet conditions made it difficult for the field to decide which tyre to choose, with the majority of the grid electing for the soft rear tyre, while Johann Zarco and Luca Marini chose the unfavoured medium.

Marquez made the best start and looked to hold his lead down into the first corner, but ran wide and dropped back down to sixth.

Marco Bezzecchi inherited the lead after Marquez’s error as Franco Morbidelli got the launch from fourth on the grid to take second. 

Fabio Quartararo also made a good start from the third row of the grid, and carved his way past Marquez into third. 

Marquez immediately made progress by overtaking Johann Zarco to get back into fifth place, before battling with Fabio Di Giannantonio for fourth. 

The Italian pulled an aggressive move to remain ahead of the Spanish rider as they continued fighting. 

Morbidelli had made good progress but suffered a violent crash at Turn 8 as he exited the race. 

Following his team-mate’s woes, Di Giannantonio surrendered third to Marquez at the start of the fifth lap, as Pedro Acosta followed his compatriot through to demote the VR46 rider to fifth. 

The race stabilised around the seventh lap, with Marquez setting the fastest lap as he attempted to close the two-second gap to Quartararo in second. 

The Spanish rider was lapping half a second faster than the Frenchman as he continued to close the gap. 

Marquez then made his move on Lap 9 as he forced himself and Quartararo wide at the first corner, but managed to make the move stick. 

Bezzecchi set his fastest lap of the race, but Marquez continued to close the gap to the leader by using his superior pace around the circuit. 

As the pair reached the final lap of the race, Marquez used the slipstream to draw level with Bezzecchi going into Turn 1. 

The Spanish rider ran wide, but managed to hang on around the outside as he took the lead for the first time in the race. 

Bezzecchi tried to force a move to regain the lead, but Marquez managed to pull a gap out front to remove any chance of an overtake. 

The eight-time World Champion crossed the line to take the Sprint victory by almost a second after battling back through the order.

Bezzecchi was forced to settle for second place as Quartararo completed the podium in third. 

Di Giannantonio pressured the Frenchman but finished fourth, as Jack Miller rounded out the top five. 

Brad Binder was sixth ahead of Johann Zarco, who struggled on the medium rear tyre in seventh. 

Alex Marquez battled through a hand injury to finish eighth, as Pedro Acosta completed the Sprint points finishers in ninth. 

Fermin Aldeguer completed the top 10 after a battle with Acosta on the final laps of the race, while Miguel Oliveira was 11th.

Francesco Bagnaia struggled in the wet conditions and took the flag in 12th ahead of Raul Fernandez in 13th. 

Joan Mir crossed the line in 14th, with former team-mate Alex Rins trailing behind in 15th. 

Luca Marini was 16th on his first competitive start after injury during the Suzuka 8hr practice, while Ai Ogura finished 17th.

Lorenzo Savadori completed the finishers in 18th, as Morbidelli was the sole retirement of the Sprint. 

Maverick Vinales suffered a dislocated shoulder following his qualifying crash and was declared unfit for the remainder of the weekend. 

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Ducati’s Marc Marquez produced a stunning final lap to snatch pole position in wet conditions in German MotoGP qualifying. 

The session was affected by rain, which saw the field filter out onto the circuit early in order to set a representative lap time. 

Maverick Vinales progressed through Q1, but was the first crasher in the treacherous conditions as the rain continued to pour.

Jack Miller also suffered a similar crash in the early stages of Q2, with the rain getting heavier in the final ten minutes of running.

The conditions continued to worsen as the lap times were set, with Marc Marquez setting the pace as the rain poured down. 

As the riders began to feel more comfortable in the conditions, Johann Zarco moved up into second, just two hundredths away from Marquez’s best time. 

On the final flying laps, it was a shootout between Marquez, Zarco and Marco Bezzecchi for pole positions as the clock ticked down. 

With a time of 1:27.811, Marquez confirmed his seventh pole position of the campaign. 

Zarco came close to the Spaniard’s time, but was forced to settle for second. 

Bezzecchi completed the front row in third for his best qualifying result of the season so far. 

Franco Morbidelli crashed at the end of the session, but headed the second row in fourth. 

Pedro Acosta completed qualifying in fifth ahead of Alex Marquez in sixth. 

Fabio Quartararo crossed the line for seventh, and was joined by Fabio Di Giannantonio in eighth on the third row.

Miller completed the lineup on row three after recovering from his early crash. 

Brad Binder finished the session inside the top 10, as Francesco Bagnaia struggled and could only manage 11th. 

Vinales did not set a lap time in the final qualifying session after his crash and finished 12th. 

Miguel Oliveira narrowly missed out on Q2 in 13th ahead of Fermin Aldeguer in 14th. 

Luca Marini was 15th on his return to MotoGP action after injury, while Raul Fernandez was 16th.

Joan Mir’s best time was only enough for 17th, as Alex Rins qualified 18th. 

Ai Ogura struggled in the wet conditions in 19th, with Lorenzo Savadori completing the standings in 20th.

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