The 2025 German MotoGP Grand Prix etched itself into the history books, becoming the first premier class race since the 2011 Australian GP to see just 10 riders finish.
It was a weekend plagued by withdrawals and crashes. Even before Sunday’s race, the grid had shrunk from the standard 22 to just 18 starters, with Somkiat Chantra out injured, and Enea Bastianini, Maverick Vinales, and Franco Morbidelli sidelined due to illness and crash injuries.
The race itself was a crash-fest, claiming eight riders including podium contenders Fabio Di Giannantonio and Marco Bezzecchi. Pedro Acosta, Johann Zarco, Miguel Oliveira, Joan Mir, Ai Ogura, and Lorenzo Savadori also failed to finish.
This rare statistic hasn’t occurred since the 2011 Australian GP, when Casey Stoner won the race and sealed his second world title. That race also had just 10 finishers and came a week before Marco Simoncelli’s tragic death in Malaysia.
In total, this marks only the second time in the 21st century that a MotoGP race has ended with so few riders classified — and just the 18th time ever in premier class history.
Ducati’s Marc Marquez led the chaos in dominant fashion, securing his ninth German GP win and a commanding 83-point lead in the 2025 championship. His latest victory also puts him second on the all-time MotoGP wins list with 69, now chasing Valentino Rossi’s benchmark of 89.
