The hits kept coming for Joan Mir and Luca Marini as the pair finished nose to tail in 10th and 11th to tie a bow on a very positive weekend for Honda HRC in Argentina. A record-breaking crowd of close to 80,000 fans lined the grandstands and hills of the Term View this email in your browser   Race Report Sunday, Mar 16th 2025   Argentine GP MotoGP 2025   Round 2 Honda HRC Castrol complete best weekend yet The hits kept coming for Joan Mir and Luca Marini as the pair finished nose to tail in 10th and 11th to tie a bow on a very positive weekend for Honda HRC in Argentina. A record-breaking crowd of close to 80,000 fans lined the grandstands and hills of the Termas de Rio Hondo circuit to witness the return of the Argentina GP on Sunday, March 16. Conditions were similar to what they had been throughout the weekend and after a quick Warm Up session, Honda HRC Castrol were primed and ready to go. An action packed for Joan Mir who found himself right in the mix from as soon as the lights went out on the 25-lap affair. Dodging early drama at Turn 1, the #36 locked himself into the battle for the top ten, able to comfortably defend his position until an almost race-long battle with Acosta on the KTM began. The intense battle saw his tyres drop more than anticipated and Mir was forced to yield in the latter stages. Holding firm to cross the line in tenth place, Mir achieves his best Honda result since the 2023 Indian GP. Aiming for more, the result continued to fuel the 2020 World Champion’s ever expanding appetite to see Honda return to the front. Sunday was a test of overnight setup changes to the Honda RC213V as Marini and his team sought to improve his feeling. Taking avoiding action off the line to dodge a slow-starting Jack Miller, Luca Marini didn't waste any time in making up ground as he cut through the pack ahead. Quickly dispatching the Yamaha riders, the Italian locked on to his teammate at mid-race distance and matched the pace of the podium contenders to rapidly close the distance to the top ten. Finally finishing just two tenths off his Honda HRC Castrol teammate, Marini achieves his best Honda finish in 11th. Overall, the weekend has been a positive one for Honda HRC and proof of the development progress that has been made and is continuing to happen. Consistent work by riders and engineers has seen the Honda RC213V make impressive progress in just a few months' time. Honda currently sit third in the Constructors’ Championship. Now teams and riders will have a week to regroup before heading to Round Three in Austin, Texas. Joan Mir  36 10th  "I knew that here, tyre management would be important, and I was in a group that allowed me to do it at the start. Defending myself under braking, I was comfortable, and I had Zarco and Bagnaia just ahead – I was riding in a good way. Then the battle really started with everyone, and I was defending all the time on the brakes, but we had to use a lot of tyre to do this. It's quite frustrating honestly because I think I could have been deeper inside the top ten – but we were in the mix and fighting with everyone. A good job, but I want more which is also good because it shows the progress we have made." Luca Marini  10 11th  "My pace towards the end of the race was really good, we did a big, big step with the setting of the bike compared to yesterday. My team did a great job. It's a bit of a pity because Miller had a slide at the start, so I had to change my trajectory which put us back a bit. I was able to close almost four seconds to Mir after fighting through many riders which meant I had no tyres left right at the end to try and pass him for tenth. During the race we were able to understand some more areas to work on in the coming races which should allow us to be better. Overall, it has been a good weekend with a couple of limits and the picture for Honda is coming more positive. We need to find something in Qualifying to avoid these sorts of situations at the start of the race but super happy with our work." Argentina GP - Race Results Pos. Rider Num Nation Points Team Constructor Time/Gap 1 Marquez Marc 93 SPA 25 Ducati Lenovo Team Ducati 41'11.100 2 Marquez Alex 73 SPA 20 Team Gresini Racing MotoGP Ducati 1.362 3 Morbidelli Franco 21 ITA 16 Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team Ducati 4.695 4 Bagnaia Francesco 63 ITA 13 Ducati Lenovo Team Ducati 5.536 5 Di Giannantonio Fabio 49 ITA 11 Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team Ducati 7.138 6 Zarco Johann 5 FRA 10 LCR Honda Honda 7.487 7 Binder Brad 33 RSA 9 Red Bull KTM Factory Racing KTM 14.294 8 Ogura Ai 79 JPN 8 Trackhouse Racing Aprilia 14.447 9 Acosta Pedro 37 SPA 7 Red Bull KTM Factory Racing KTM 15.646 10 Mir Joan 36 SPA 6 Honda HRC Castrol Honda 15.787 11 Marini Luca 10 ITA 5 Honda HRC Castrol Honda 16.025 12 Rins Alex 42 SPA 4 Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Yamaha 21.663 13 Vinales Maverick 25 SPA 3 Red Bull KTM Tech 3 KTM 22.319 14 Miller Jack 43 AUS 2 Prima Pramac Yamaha Yamaha 23.486 15 Quartararo Fabio 20 FRA 1 Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Yamaha 25.148 16 Fernandez Raul 25 SPA 0 Trackhouse Racing Aprilia 26.914 17 Aldegeur Fermin 54 SPA 0 Team Gresini Racing MotoGP Ducati 27.661 18 Bastianini Enea 23 ITA 0 Red Bull KTM Tech 3 KTM 40.179 19 Chantra Somkiat 35 THA 0 LCR Honda Honda 41.639 20 Bezzecchi Marco 72 ITA DNF Aprilia Racing Aprilia DNF Rider Standings Pos. Rider Num Nation Points Team Constructor 1 Marquez Marc 93 SPA 74 Ducati Lenovo Team Ducati 2 Marquez Alex 73 SPA 58 Team Gresini Racing MotoGP Ducati 3 Bagnaia Francesco 63 ITA 43 Ducati Lenovo Team Ducati 4 Morbidelli Franco 21 ITA 37 Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team Ducati 5 Zarco Johann 5 FRA 25 LCR Honda Honda 6 Ogura Ai 79 JPN 25 Trackhouse Racing Aprilia 7 Di Giannantonio Fabio 49 ITA 22 Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team Ducati 8 Binder Brad 33 RSA 19 Red Bull KTM Factory Racing KTM 9 Bezzecchi Marco 72 ITA 14 Aprilia Racing Aprilia 10 Acosta Pedro 37 SPA 12 Red Bull KTM Factory Racing KTM 11 Mir Joan 36 SPA 9 Honda HRC Castrol Honda 12 Marini Luca 10 ITA 9 Honda HRC Castrol Honda 13 Bastianini Enea 23 ITA 7 Red Bull KTM Tech 3 KTM 14 Miller Jack 43 AUS 7 Prima Pramac Yamaha Yamaha 15 Quartararo Fabio 20 FRA 5 Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Yamaha 16 Rins Alex 42 SPA 4 Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Yamaha 17 Aldegeur Fermin 54 SPA 3 Team Gresini Racing MotoGP Ducati 18 Vinales Maverick 25 SPA 3 Red Bull KTM Tech 3 KTM 19 Oliveira Miguel 88 POR 2 Prima Pramac Yamaha Yamaha Team Standings Pos. Team Points 1 Ducati Lenovo Team 117 2 Team Gresini Racing MotoGP 61 3 Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team 59 4 Red Bull KTM Factory Racing 31 5 LCR Honda 25 6 Trackhouse Racing 25 7 Honda HRC Castrol 18 8 Aprilia Racing 14 9 Red Bull KTM Tech 3 10 10 Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP 9 11 Prima Pramac Yamaha 9 Constructor Standings Pos. Team Points 1 Ducati 74 2 Aprilia 29 3 Honda 26 4 KTM 22 5 Yamaha 12 Copyright Free Images For editorial use only, click here to download images. Location Information The Termas de Río Hondo Circuit is located 6km from the city which gives the venue its name, in the Province of Santiago del Estero. It was built in a 150 hectare area and officially inaugurated on May 11, 2008, during the visit of Argentina´s Touring Car Racing championship. In… read more. Length 4.806 kilometres / 2.986 miles Width 16 metres Left corners 5 Right corners 9 Longest straight 1.076 kilometres / 0.669 miles Constructed 2008 Modified 2013 Resurfacing Partly resurfaced before 2018 GP Circuit Records Pole Position 1m 36.917s (178.5km/h) Marc Marquez (Ducati, 2025) Race Lap 1m 38.243s (176.1 km/h) Marc Marquez (Ducati, 2025) 2025 Race Winner Marc Marquez (Ducati) 2025 Sprint Winner Marc Marquez (Ducati) Autódromo Provincial Termas de Río Hondo, Termas de Río Hondo, Santiago del Estero Province, Argentina –  View in Google Maps www.autodromotermas.com You are receiving this email because you have registered your interest with Honda Racing Corporation If you no longer want to receive emails from Honda HRC Castrol, please click here to unsubscribe .