It is a short and very busy week between Barcelona and Misano, and the final hectic run of the 2025 MotoGP season is in full swing. A private test for Honda and Yamaha at Barcelona on Monday, where Fabio Quartararo is to swing a leg over Yamaha’s V4 for the first time, while Honda continue work on the new chassis and swingarm they have been using for a couple of races. Then on to Misano for the San Marino GP (I will spare you the full official name, which is nearly as long as some of my articles), and the last in-season official test of 2025 on the Monday after Misano. On Tuesday, a private test of the first versions of Pirelli’s MotoGP tires, in preparation for their entry in 2027.
One thing that won’t be happening at Misano is Marc Márquez wrapping up the 2025 MotoGP title. If Marc Márquez wins both the Saturday sprint race and the Sunday GP, and Alex Márquez DNFs or scores zero points in both races, Marc comes up 3 points short of the title at Misano. Two DNFs for Alex were always going to be improbable, but even if, as has been the case for a large part of the 2025 season, Alex finishes second to Marc at Misano, Marc has a reasonably comfortable path to the title at Motegi.
