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Looking Ahead to the 2025 MotoGP Season

MotoGP fans are already getting excited about 2025

MotoGP: Looking Ahead to the 2025 MotoGP Season

As the dust settles on another exhilarating year of high-octane MotoGP action, the fans, riders, and teams all get to enjoy a well-earned break. In 2024 we saw a Spanish rider win the title for the first time in four years. During what is surely now called the Marc Márquez era we had gotten used to seeing the yellow and red flag flying high. But it is Francesco Bagnaia who had finished top of the rankings in the last few years.

The Italian rider was unable to claim a hat-trick of titles though, even after winning the last three Grand Prix of the season. Jorge Martin is the new champion and it will be interesting to see if the top MotoGP betting sites consider him the favorite to win another one in 2025.

We now have a few months to wait before everything kicks off again, with the first Grand Prix of the season scheduled to take place in Buriram, Thailand at the beginning of March. There are bound to be a number of surprises along the way but here are some of the things we are looking forward to when it comes to the 77th Féderation Internationale de Motocyclisme Road Racing World Championship season.

The Return of Marc Márquez

After dominating the sport for much of the 2010s, Marc Márquez has had a troubling few years with injuries and other factors allowing new champions to come through and claim what had become his crown. After leaving Repsol Honda in 2023, Márquez finished third in the end last year but signaled early on that he would be leaving Gresini after just one year.

The six-time champion is now getting ready to pair up with Francesco Bagnaia, who famously won in 2022 and 2023. This all-new Ducati pairing already has fans eagerly anticipating next year’s competition, with both riders obviously able to compete from the front. It will be interesting to see just how much teamwork there is between the two modern greats.

Martin Moves to Aprilia

It was another Spaniard who won the title in 2024, of course. Jorge Martin became the first independent team rider to win the premier class title in the MotoGP era last season and the crown came only three years after he first appeared at the top tier. After finishing second to Bagnaia in 2023, Martin wrapped up the championship with races to spare and has been rewarded with a move to a full factory outfit.

Aprilia has completely changed its pairing for 2025, with the Italian rider Marco Bezzecchi also joining the team. Bezzecchi can also be considered a major contender for the championship in the upcoming season and it means, with Martin, Aprilia suddenly has two of the best riders on the circuit.

Red Bull KTM Moving Up

There’s a lot of change at Red Bull too, with the factory team and the Tech3 pairing looking different for 2025. Enea Bastianni has left Ducati to join up with Maverick Viñales at Tech3. The Spaniard was the only rider to win a Grand Prix on anything but a Ducati in 2024 – and that victory made history as he became the only rider ever to win with three different manufacturers.

But it possibly more exciting what is happening at the Red Bull KTM Factory Racing team. Brad Binder will continue his long association but he is joined by Pedro Acosta, who looked very impressive with the GasGas team last season. There could be a wide open field next year and the senior Red Bull team should definitely be one to keep an eye on.

Minimal Changes Before 2027

As you can see, there has been a number of rider changes over the offseason in MotoGP. The prospect of watching some of the new pairings will be getting fans very excited indeed. But away from the team changes, there will not be too many other alterations to the way the MotoGP season looks in 2025.

It has already been announced that 2027 is going to be the most revolutionary year in the recent history of the sport. New regulations being introduced in two years’ time mean that engines will be smaller with slightly lighter bikes in the process. The subsequent engine freeze means that Ducati should continue to lead from the front. But Honda and Yamaha, who have been performing poorly for the last few years, will be exempt - meaning that they could spring a few surprises in 2025.

Eastern Europe on the Calendar

MotoGP fans have gotten used to the season starting off in Qatar for the last few years but there is a change in 2025, as the scheduled start coincides with the holy month of Ramadan. That means that Thailand will take over, with the Chang International Circuit in Buriram welcoming the pageantry of the season opener.

However, it is Eastern Europe that will really make the headlines in MotoGP next year, with both Czechia and Hungary muscling in on the calendar. The Czechia Grand Prix returns for the first time in five years at Brno in July and will be swiftly followed just a month later with the first race in Hungary for over 30 years. The Balaton Park Circuit only opened in 2023 and will host another race in Eastern Europe, as MotoGP reaches out to new locations once again.

MotoGP 2025

There is so much to look forward to in MotoGP in 2025 that it is probably good that we now have a few months to relax and decompress after the excitement of last season. But you can be sure that the anticipation will be brewing over the next few months as the fans build themselves up to what promises to be another great year of racing.

Can Jorge Martin surprise everyone again? Or will Marc Márquez complete a stunning comeback to win yet another championship? It feels as though we are about to enjoy the most unpredictable MotoGP season in a long time – and we are definitely all in.

 

 

 

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