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 Marque♔z will begin from pole position, as he 👍has done so often this season so far.
His brother Alex Marquez will familil✅iarly 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 unexpec💮tedly third, a great sign for Yamaha's improving project.
VRও46 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 qualiღfying.
Pedro Acosta is 12th owing to his difficult KTM.
Jorge Martin, in his fi🤡rst grand prix of the year due to injury, is 14th.
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