An intense final Friday of 2025 action for the Honda HRC Castrol team, Joan Mir leading the Honda charge in ninth as Luca Marini was edged out of the top ten by barely two tenths – a single second splitting 20 riders. Returning to Valencia for the first View this email in your browser   Practice Report Friday, Nov 14th 2025   Valencia GP MotoGP 2025   Round 22 Mir straight to final Q2 of 2025 in Valencia An intense final Friday of 2025 action for the Honda HRC Castrol team, Joan Mir leading the Honda charge in ninth as Luca Marini was edged out of the top ten by barely two tenths – a single second splitting 20 riders. Returning to Valencia for the first time since 2023, both Joan Mir and Luca Marini were keen to quickly get back up to speed and understand the condition of the circuit. With stable weather conditions throughout the day, both Honda HRC Castrol riders were able to make improvements over the course of running as their preparations for the final round of year continued at pace. Working to understand the different condition of the circuit on his return to Valencia, Mir put together an overall positive Friday. Encountering very different conditions to 2023 the #36 had to work hard for his lap times today but it will no doubt pay off with a position on the front four rows of the grid already guaranteed. Ninth when the day came to a close, Joan Mir would once again lead the Honda charge and secure his spot in Q2. Marini had a somewhat more challenging day, managing a best time of 1'29.896 for 16th overall – but only 0.2s shy of the top ten. Also struggling to get the most out of the Honda RC213V in the low-grip conditions, the Italian is hoping for improvements on Saturday. Securing a good position on the grid will be vital, overtaking in Valencia often a tricky affair. Joan Mir  36 Ninth  1'29.634 "A happy day but one that was more difficult than I was expecting. The conditions didn't help, here in Valencia the grip has reduced a lot compared to what I remember. Even without things going their best we are in Q2 which is a really positive sign. I was using the hard front which shows the confidence I have in the bike, it's very good for braking but we need to find something more in the longer corners. This is where we need to find those three tenths we are missing and make another step!" Luca Marini  10 16th  1'29.896 "The grip has changed a lot compared to two years ago, so how our bike is behaving here is really different. In the past it was a circuit where Honda was really strong and now we are struggling a little more. I was really expecting more, and we need to work to improve it overnight, there's still the possibility to do something but it's not like we thought it would be. It was warmer than we were expecting which is always nice because sometimes here in Valencia it can get really, really cold." Valencia GP - Friday Combined Times Pos. Rider Num Nation Team Constructor Time/Gap 1 Acosta Pedro 37 SPA Red Bull KTM Factory Racing KTM 1'29.240 2 Bezzecchi Marco 72 ITA Aprilia Racing Aprilia 0.053 3 Morbidelli Franco 21 ITA Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team Ducati 0.185 4 Marquez Alex 73 SPA Team Gresini Racing MotoGP Ducati 0.233 5 Ogura Ai 79 JPN Trackhouse Racing Aprilia 0.315 6 Miller Jack 43 AUS Prima Pramac Yamaha Yamaha 0.316 7 Di Giannantonio Fabio 49 ITA Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team Ducati 0.353 8 Aldegeur Fermin 54 SPA Team Gresini Racing MotoGP Ducati 0.357 9 Mir Joan 36 SPA Honda HRC Castrol Honda 0.394 10 Quartararo Fabio 20 FRA Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Yamaha 0.433 11 Binder Brad 33 RSA Red Bull KTM Factory Racing KTM 0.489 12 Fernandez Raul 25 SPA Trackhouse Racing Aprilia 0.566 13 Espargaro Aleix 41 SPA HRC Test Team Honda 0.592 14 Bagnaia Francesco 63 ITA Ducati Lenovo Team Ducati 0.593 15 Zarco Johann 5 FRA LCR Honda Honda 0.651 16 Marini Luca 10 ITA Honda HRC Castrol Honda 0.656 17 Rins Alex 42 SPA Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Yamaha 0.759 18 Vinales Maverick 25 SPA Red Bull KTM Tech 3 KTM 0.907 19 Bastianini Enea 23 ITA Red Bull KTM Tech 3 KTM 0.997 20 Fernandez Augusto 7 SPA Yamaha Test Team Yamaha 1.027 21 Oliveira Miguel 88 POR Prima Pramac Yamaha Yamaha 1.064 22 Martin Jorge 89 SPA Aprilia Racing Aprilia 1.164 23 Chantra Somkiat 35 THA LCR Honda Honda 1.289 24 Bulega Nicolo 11 ITA Ducati Lenovo Team Ducati 1.312 Copyright Free Images For editorial use only, click here to download images. Location Information The Circuito de la Comunitat Valenciana was completed in 1999 and held rounds of the MotoGP and Spanish Motorcycle Championships in the same year. The Cheste track has several layouts, running anti-clockwise with varying lengths. MotoGP events are held on a 4km track comprising of five right handed corners, eight… read more. Length 4.005 kilometres / 2.489 miles Width 12 metres Left corners 9 Right corners 5 Longest straight 0.876 kilometres / 0.544 miles Constructed 1999 Circuit Records Pole Position 1m 28.931s (162.1km/h) Maverick Viñales (Aprilia, 2023) Race Lap 1m 30.145s (159.9km/h) Brad Binder (KTM, 2023) 2023 Race Winner Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati) 2023 Sprint Winner Jorge Martin (Ducati) Circuito de la Comunidad Valenciana Ricardo Tormo, Cheste, Spain –  View in Google Maps www.circuitvalencia.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 .