12th across the line at the end of the Sprint, a fast-starting Luca Marini brought it home as Joan Mir's potential was masked by an early issue. The pair frustrated after a run of strong races. Overnight rain left a damp track as morning practice began, Luca View this email in your browser   Sprint Race Report Saturday, Nov 8th 2025   Portuguese GP MotoGP 2025   Round 21 Honda HRC Castrol aim to regroup after complicated Portimao Saturday 12th across the line at the end of the Sprint, a fast-starting Luca Marini brought it home as Joan Mir's potential was masked by an early issue. The pair frustrated after a run of strong races. Overnight rain left a damp track as morning practice began, Luca Marini and Joan Mir completing just a handful of laps in the conditions which were too wet for slicks but too dry for wets until the final moments. 18th and third respectively, Marini and Mir turned their attentions to Qualifying and the Sprint as the sun gained control. Entering Q1 as one of the favourites, Marini attacked straight away having already understood the condition of the circuit from the previous session. As the flag came out on Q1, less than a tenth of a second would again heartbreakingly separate the Italian from progressing further. Starting from 13th and as determined as ever, Marini shot off the line with another rocket launch to immediately charge into the top ten as the Sprint began. A moment at Turn 5 would see Marini lose a handful of positions, settling into 12th place and keeping fellow Honda rider Johann Zarco in his sights throughout the remainder of the Sprint. More work to do as the #10 hunts grip and a step from his overall pace. Straight into the top 12 shoot out, Mir managed a solid seventh to lead the third row of the grid as he and his side of the Honda HRC Castrol garage continued to refine his feeling on the Honda RC213V. Complications would arise when the 12-lap Sprint began, Mir slow off the line and dropping right down the order into Turn 1. Rallying briefly, the #36 would get back into the top 15 before opting to retire from the race and risk further complications. Honda HRC are investigating the issue but are confident of avoiding a repeat on Sunday. After such a strong series of races in Japan, Indonesia, Australia and Malaysia, Saturday's result leaves Marini and Mir with work to do on Sunday. The 25-lap Portuguese GP is schedueld for 13:00 Local Time, ahead of the Moto3 race. Luca Marini  10 12th  "A really frustrating day, missing Q2 compromised our race today but also we are lacking something in our overall rhythm. I had a moment at Turn 5 on one lap where I lost a bit of ground but it's a trickier weekend than we expected speaking honestly. I was able to stay with Zarco in the Sprint after a really good start from myself. We need to try and improve the grip; the circuit is a little greener. We are learning and taking more information for next year, it's important to always be moving forward." Joan Mir  36 DNF  "We are ready for Sunday, our lap time is good and I know that we can do a lot more than what we showed today. At the start, something wasn't correct and I got a strange feeling. Everyone is working to understand fully what happened and that will be the first job of tonight. In Qualifying we missed a little bit with the lap time, the track conditions were very critical with grip and that hurts us maybe a bit more than the other riders. We know where our strengths are and I feel like we can exploit them more in the longer race." Portuguese GP - Sprint Race Pos. Rider Num Nation Points Team Constructor Time/Gap 1 Marquez Alex 73 SPA 12 Team Gresini Racing MotoGP Ducati 19'50.075 2 Acosta Pedro 37 SPA 9 Red Bull KTM Factory Racing KTM 0.120 3 Bezzecchi Marco 72 ITA 7 Aprilia Racing Aprilia 0.637 4 Quartararo Fabio 20 FRA 6 Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Yamaha 5.276 5 Di Giannantonio Fabio 49 ITA 5 Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team Ducati 6.088 6 Aldegeur Fermin 54 SPA 4 Team Gresini Racing MotoGP Ducati 8.864 7 Zarco Johann 5 FRA 3 LCR Honda Honda 8.886 8 Bagnaia Francesco 63 ITA 2 Ducati Lenovo Team Ducati 8.898 9 Binder Brad 33 RSA 1 Red Bull KTM Factory Racing KTM 9.052 10 Espargaro Pol 44 SPA 0 Red Bull KTM Tech 3 KTM 10.121 11 Ogura Ai 79 JPN 0 Trackhouse Racing Aprilia 10.290 12 Marini Luca 10 ITA 0 Honda HRC Castrol Honda 12.016 13 Bastianini Enea 23 ITA 0 Red Bull KTM Tech 3 KTM 13.469 14 Miller Jack 43 AUS 0 Prima Pramac Yamaha Yamaha 13.900 15 Morbidelli Franco 21 ITA 0 Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team Ducati 14.520 16 Oliveira Miguel 88 POR 0 Prima Pramac Yamaha Yamaha 15.289 17 Rins Alex 42 SPA 0 Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Yamaha 22.289 18 Savadori Lorenzo 32 ITA 0 Aprilia Racing Aprilia 25.456 19 Mir Joan 36 SPA DNF Honda HRC Castrol Honda DNF 20 Bulega Nicolo 11 ITA DNF Ducati Lenovo Team Ducati DNF 21 Chantra Somkiat 35 THA DNF LCR Honda Honda DNF Rider Standings Pos. Rider Num Nation Points Team Constructor 1 Marquez Marc 93 SPA 545 Ducati Lenovo Team Ducati 2 Marquez Alex 73 SPA 425 Team Gresini Racing MotoGP Ducati 3 Bezzecchi Marco 72 ITA 298 Aprilia Racing Aprilia 4 Bagnaia Francesco 63 ITA 288 Ducati Lenovo Team Ducati 5 Acosta Pedro 37 SPA 269 Red Bull KTM Factory Racing KTM 6 Morbidelli Franco 21 ITA 227 Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team Ducati 7 Di Giannantonio Fabio 49 ITA 224 Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team Ducati 8 Aldegeur Fermin 54 SPA 190 Team Gresini Racing MotoGP Ducati 9 Quartararo Fabio 20 FRA 188 Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Yamaha 10 Fernandez Raul 25 SPA 146 Trackhouse Racing Aprilia 11 Zarco Johann 5 FRA 137 LCR Honda Honda 12 Binder Brad 33 RSA 134 Red Bull KTM Factory Racing KTM 13 Marini Luca 10 ITA 128 Honda HRC Castrol Honda 14 Bastianini Enea 23 ITA 106 Red Bull KTM Tech 3 KTM 15 Mir Joan 36 SPA 93 Honda HRC Castrol Honda 16 Ogura Ai 79 JPN 79 Trackhouse Racing Aprilia 17 Vinales Maverick 25 SPA 72 Red Bull KTM Tech 3 KTM 18 Miller Jack 43 AUS 68 Prima Pramac Yamaha Yamaha 19 Rins Alex 42 SPA 63 Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Yamaha 20 Oliveira Miguel 88 POR 36 Prima Pramac Yamaha Yamaha 21 Martin Jorge 89 SPA 34 Aprilia Racing Aprilia 22 Espargaro Pol 44 SPA 23 Red Bull KTM Tech 3 KTM 23 Nakagami Takaaki 30 JPN 10 HRC Test Team Honda 24 Savadori Lorenzo 32 ITA 8 Aprilia Racing Aprilia 25 Fernandez Augusto 7 SPA 8 Yamaha Test Team Yamaha 26 Chantra Somkiat 35 THA 7 LCR Honda Honda Copyright Free Images For editorial use only, click here to download images. Location Information The Autodromo Internacional do Algarve has 15 corners – nine right, six left. The undulation in Portimao is incredible and the front straight will allow the MotoGP™ riders to really stretch the legs of their machines, before a unique downhill descend into Turn 1. There’s a reason it gets called… read more. Length 4.592 km Width 14m Left Corners 6 Right Corners 9 Longest Straight 969 m Constructed 2008 Circuit Records Pole Position 1'37.226 (170.0Km/h) Marc Marquez (Honda, 2023) Race Lap 1'38.685 (167.5Km/h) Enea Bastianini (Ducati, 2024) Race Time 41'18.138(166.7km/h) Jorge Martin (Ducati, 2024) 2024 Winner Jorge Maratin (Ducati) 2025 Sprint Winner Alex Marquez (Ducati) 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 .