Marc Marquez delivered a masterclass at the 2025 Aragon MotoGP, claiming his fourth victory of the season in utterly dominant fashion. While the eight-time world champion may downplay the importance of the win, the numbers — and the performance — tell a different story.
Marquez was untouchable all weekend, topping every single session: FP1, Practice, FP2, qualifying, the sprint race, warm-up, and finally the Grand Prix. The last time anyone pulled off such a sweep was Marquez himself a decade ago at the 2014 German GP — and that was before sprint races were even introduced.
The Spaniard’s 1.107s margin of victory over his brother Alex Marquez doesn’t fully reflect his control. He had built a gap of over two seconds before backing off in the final laps, knowing the win was his to lose. More importantly, the result snapped Ducati’s recent losing streak and pushed Marc 32 points clear in the championship — the biggest gap of the season so far.
Although Marquez insists this Aragon win doesn’t carry the emotional weight of his 2024 comeback win at the same circuit, it arguably carries more significance in terms of momentum and championship control. After several costly mistakes in earlier rounds — including crashes while leading in Texas and Britain — the Aragon GP signaled a shift in mindset.
“Six, seven laps from the end, I started thinking about those mistakes,” Marquez admitted. “I saw I was riding low 1m47s without full focus, so I increased the speed to force myself to concentrate again.”
The win was Marquez’s seventh at Aragon in the premier class and perhaps his most composed yet on a Ducati. More than just another victory, it was a statement: the errors of early 2025 may be behind him, and the #93 is back in full control of the title fight.
