Alex Marquez came agonizingly close to victory at the 2025 MotoGP Argentina Grand Prix but was ultimately overtaken by his older brother Marc Marquez in the final laps. Despite leading the majority of the race, Alex had to settle for second place as Marc secured his 90th career win, tying Angel Nieto for third on the all-time victory list.
Riding for the BK8 Gresini Ducati team, Alex Marquez showed impressive pace throughout the 25-lap race at Termas de Rio Hondo. He took the lead on lap four after Marc Marquez made a mistake at Turn 1. Alex held firm at the front, fending off multiple challenges from his brother and maintaining a strong rhythm.
Marc Marquez, riding for the Ducati Lenovo team, finally regained the lead on lap 21 with a clean move at Turn 5. From there, he quickly pulled away to win by 1.3 seconds, completing a perfect weekend with pole position, a sprint victory, and the grand prix win.
Franco Morbidelli claimed third place for the Pertamina VR46 Ducati team, securing his first MotoGP podium since the 2021 Spanish Grand Prix. He held off a late charge from reigning world champion Francesco Bagnaia, who finished fourth on the other factory Ducati.
At the start, Marc Marquez led from pole position, with Alex Marquez and Bagnaia close behind. Bagnaia briefly challenged Alex for second but ran wide, allowing the Gresini rider to reclaim the spot. Meanwhile, Morbidelli made an early move, passing Bagnaia for third on lap four.
Alex Marquez capitalized on his brother’s mistake to seize the lead and controlled the race for most of the distance. Marc Marquez had a close call at Turn 11 on lap 15 but recovered to mount another challenge. After an unsuccessful attempt at Turn 5, he finally made a decisive pass on lap 21 and steadily increased his advantage.
Despite fading tyre performance, Morbidelli managed to hold off Bagnaia to complete the podium, finishing 0.841 seconds ahead of the defending champion.
Fabio Di Giannantonio, also riding for the VR46 Ducati team, overtook Johann Zarco (Castrol Honda LCR) on the last lap to claim fifth place. Brad Binder finished seventh for Red Bull KTM, while Trackhouse Aprilia rookie Ai Ogura impressed by charging from 15th on the grid to eighth.
Rounding out the top 10 were KTM’s Pedro Acosta and Honda’s Joan Mir. Luca Marini earned his best result as a Honda rider in 11th, followed by Alex Rins (Monster Yamaha), Maverick Viñales (Red Bull KTM Tech3), Jack Miller (Pramac Yamaha), and Fabio Quartararo (Monster Yamaha) in the final points positions.
Quartararo’s race was compromised on the opening lap when Aprilia’s Marco Bezzecchi collided with him at Turn 1. Bezzecchi crashed out while Quartararo dropped to the back of the field but recovered to finish 15th.
Further incidents saw Raul Fernandez receive a long lap penalty for a collision with Enea Bastianini, while Fermin Aldeguer also served a penalty for taking down Miguel Oliveira in the sprint race.
