Marc Marquez heads the grid for the primary MotoGP race of 2025: the Thai Grand Prix.
The Spanish rider set a 1:28.782 in Q2 to take his first pole place as a Ducati Lenovo Staff rider, beating his former teammate and brother Alex Marquez by 0.146 seconds.
Francesco Bagnaia was the final rider within the 1:28s, his 28.955 leaving him third on the grid and 0.173 seconds off pole place.
Franco Morbidelli certified on the second row in sixth, however obtained a three-place grid penalty for impeding Bagnaia in Follow on Friday and so will begin alongside Raul Fernandez and Marco Bezzecchi on row three tomorrow.
Morbidelli’s penalty additionally promoted KTM’s Pedro Acosta to the second row, the place he shall be alongside Yamaha newcomer Jack Miller and MotoGP rookie Ai Ogura.
The second grid penalty to be utilized was to Somkiat Chantra, who certified twenty first however will begin final due to his three-place demotion for impeding Alex Marquez in Follow. Meaning Lorenzo Savadori, driving this weekend instead of the injured Jorge Martin, is promoted to the again of row seven.
The penalties for Morbidelli and Chantra appy solely to the Grand Prix and didn’t have an effect on the Dash grid.
2025 MotoGP Thai Grand Prix | Buriram Worldwide Circuit | Grid | |||||
| Pos | Rider | Nat. | MotoGP Staff | MotoGP Bike | Timing |
| 1 | Marc Marquez | ESP | Ducati Lenovo Staff | Ducati GP25 | 1:28.782 |
| 2 | Alex Marquez | ESP | Gresini Racing | Ducati GP24 | 1:28.928 |
| 3 | Francesco Bagnaia | ITA | Ducati Lenovo Staff | Ducati GP25 | 1:28.955 |
| 4 | Jack Miller | AUS | Prima Alpine Pramac Yamaha | Yamaha YZR-M1 | 1:29.090 |
| 5 | Ai Ogura | JAP | Trackhouse Racing | Aprilia RS-GP | 1:29.134 |
| 6 | Pedro Acosta | ESP | Pink Bull KTM Manufacturing unit Racing | KTM RC16 | 1:29.320 |
| 7 | Raul Fernandez | ESP | Trackhouse Racing | Aprilia RS-GP | 1:29.367 |
| 8 | Marco Bezzecchi | ITA | Aprilia Racing | Aprilia RS-GP | 1:29.381 |
| 9 | Franco Morbidelli | ITA | Pertamina Enduro VR46 | Ducati GP24 | 1:29.171 (+3 Pen) |
| 10 | Fabio Quartararo | FRA | Monster Power Yamaha | Yamaha YZR-M1 | 1:29.389 |
| 11 | Joan Mir | ESP | Honda HRC Castrol | Honda RC213V | 1:29.422 |
| 12 | Johann Zarco | FRA | Castrol Honda LCR | Honda RC213V | 1:29.609 |
| 13 | Fabio Di Giannantonio | ITA | Pertamina Enduro VR46 | Ducati GP25 | 1:29.237 |
| 14 | Brad Binder | RSA | Pink Bull KTM Manufacturing unit Racing | KTM RC16 | 1:29.468 |
| 15 | Fermin Aldeguer | ESP | Gresini Racing | Ducati GP24 | 1:29.484 |
| 16 | Luca Marini | ITA | Honda HRC Castrol | Honda RC213V | 1:29.532 |
| 17 | Miguel Oliveira | POR | Prima Alpine Pramac Yamaha | Yamaha YZR-M1 | 1:29.587 |
| 18 | Maverick Vinales | ESP | Pink Bull KTM Tech3 | KTM RC16 | 1:29.701 |
| 19 | Alex Rins | ESP | Monster Power Yamaha | Yamaha YZR-M1 | 1:29.733 |
| 20 | Enea Bastianini | ITA | Pink Bull KTM Tech3 | KTM RC16 | 1:29.916 |
| 21 | Lorenzo Savadori | ITA | Aprilia Racing | Aprilia RS-GP | 1:30.630 |
| 22 | Somkiat Chantra | THA | Idemitsu Honda LCR | Honda RC213V | 1:30.076 (+3 Pen) |
