Starting grid for 2025 Qatar MotoGP: How the race will begin
Here's how the Qatar MotoGP will start
Here is the starting grid for the 2025 Qatar MotoGP.
| 2025 Qatar MotoGP, Lusail - Starting grid | |||
| Pos | Rider | Nat | Team |
| 1 | Marc Marquez | SPA | Ducati Lenovo (GP25) |
| 2 | Alex Marquez | SPA | BK8 Gresini Ducati (GP24) |
| 3 | Fabio Quartararo | FRA | Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1) |
| 4 | Franco Morbidelli | ITA | Pertamina VR46 Ducati (GP24) |
| 5 | Fabio Di Giannantonio | ITA | Pertamina VR46 Ducati (GP25) |
| 6 | Maverick Viñales | SPA | Red Bull KTM Tech3 (RC16) |
| 7 | Johann Zarco | FRA | Castrol Honda LCR (RC213V) |
| 8 | Fermin Aldeguer | SPA | BK8 Gresini Ducati (GP24) |
| 9 | Alex Rins | SPA | Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1) |
| 10 | Ai Ogura | JPN | Trackhouse Aprilia (RS-GP25) |
| 11 | Francesco Bagnaia | ITA | Ducati Lenovo (GP25) |
| 12 | Pedro Acosta | SPA | Red Bull KTM (RC16) |
| 13 | Marco Bezzecchi | ITA | Aprilia Racing (RS-GP25) |
| 14 | Jorge Martin | SPA | Aprilia Racing (RS-GP25) |
| 15 | Luca Marini | ITA | Honda HRC Castrol (RC213V) |
| 16 | Jack Miller | AUS | Pramac Yamaha (YZR-M1) |
| 17 | Raul Fernandez | SPA | Trackhouse Aprilia (RS-GP25) |
| 18 | Brad Binder | RSA | Red Bull KTM (RC16) |
| 19 | Augusto Fernandez | SPA | Pramac Yamaha (YZR-M1) |
| 20 | Enea Bastianini | ITA | Red Bull KTM Tech3 (RC16) |
| 21 | Somkiat Chantra | THA | Idemitsu Honda LCR (RC213V) |
| 22 | Joan Mir | SPA | Honda HRC Castrol (RC213V) |
Marc Marquez will begin from pole position, as he has done so often this season so far.
His brother Alex Marquez will famililiarly be the rider closest to him. On Saturday, Marc converted pole into victory to reclaim the lead in the championship from Alex.
Fabio Quartararo is unexpectedly third, a great sign for Yamaha's improving project.
VR46 will eye a podium with Valentino Rossi watching on. Franco Morbidelli and Fabio di Giannantonio start from fourth and fifth.
Notably Pecco Bagnaia starts from 11th after a disastrous qualifying.
Pedro Acosta is 12th owing to his difficult KTM.
Jorge Martin, in his first grand prix of the year due to injury, is 14th.
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