Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP |News details:Quartararo Takes 7th in Indonesian GP Race, Rins Shines with Mandalika Pace and Top-10 Performance

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Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP's Fabio Quartararo made a strategic tyre decision, riding with a hard front and soft rear. The tyre combination allowed the Frenchman to press on to take seventh place in the hot 27-lap Grand Prix of Indonesia Race. Álex Rins delighted the Yamaha fans with a brilliant ride. He put in several overtakes and was riding in second place when he suffered a sudden drop of his soft-soft tyres five laps before the chequered flag. The Spaniard still salvaged a P10 result.

Mandalika (Indonesia), 5th October 2025

Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP's Fabio Quartararo showed masterful tyre management around the Mandalika International Circuit today during the 27-lap Grand Prix of Indonesia Race. Nursing his tyres in extreme heat, he secured a strong seventh place. Álex Rins had his most enjoyable ride of the season so far, riding inside the top 3 for nine laps. While sudden tyre drop took away his chance to keep defending second place, he did well to hold on to tenth position across the finish line.

Quartararo had a good start, holding eighth place in the opening stages before moving up to sixth when Marc Márquez and Marco Bezzecchi had a collision. Avoiding the incident, the number 20 pushed onward and closed the gap to his teammate. He kept shadowing Rins for 7 laps but was then overtaken by Álex Márquez on lap 10. Unshaken, the Frenchman still chased the group fighting for second place. On lap 15, he overtook Luca Marini, but he lost a position to Brad Binder five laps later. The top-11 riders all started to bunch up behind Rins in the final stages, causing frequent changes in the order. Quartararo kept his head down and held steady in 7th place, finishing 9.894s from first.

Rins launched well and put up a fight early on to hold on to fourth place but was overtaken by Raul Fernandez on lap 3. The Yamaha rider's first half of the race was focused on closing the gap to the front again. He gradually reeled them in, and it didn't take long for him to pounce. At the end of lap 14, Marini and Raul Fernandez touched and Rins overtook both to take third place. He then made relatively light work of snatching second place from Pedro Acosta on lap 19. The number 42 skilfully kept a long train of riders behind him for four laps. However, with five laps left, Álex Márquez snuck past. With eight more riders bunching up for the fight for second place and his soft-soft tyre combination dropping, Rins was relegated to tenth in a matter of two laps. But he soldiered on and crossed the finish line in tenth place, 13.223s from the winner.

After today's results, Quartararo stays in 9th place in the overall standings with 158 points, and Rins holds 19th position with 51 points. Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP are 6th in the team championship with 209 points, and Yamaha remain in 5th position in the constructor championship with 190 points.

MotoGP will be back in action in two weeks' time for the Grand Prix of Australia, held at the Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit from 17-19 October.

Massimo Meregalli

Team Director, Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP

"Overall, it was both a tough and a positive weekend. Starting with Álex, we are delighted to see him fighting at the front again where a rider of his talent belongs. It was a shame that his soft tyres couldn't hold on for the last five laps, but to have him ride in this manner again is already a huge step, especially in these demanding conditions. It's a confidence boost, and these positive signs have the whole team highly motivated to keep working. Fabio had been struggling on the medium tyres all weekend, and he and his team made the right tyre decision today: he managed to make the hard front and soft rear work well enough throughout the race to earn him a seventh place at the end of it. We leave the Mandalika Circuit with a double top-10 result, and that's a nice boost as we prepare for the next two fly-away GPs in Australia and Malaysia."

Fabio Quartararo

Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Rider

"It was super hot! I had to choose a different tyre: the hard front and soft rear, which almost nobody used, but those were the only tyres I was feeling quite okay with. It was a difficult race, but I think I rode pretty well and was quite clever with how I managed the rear tyre. It was a strange weekend overall. I didn't expect to be so close to the podium today – I finished about 2s from third. My feeling this weekend wasn't good, but Álex was super fast, and it was nice to share data."

Álex Rins

Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Rider

"I hope everyone enjoyed this race. It was quite tough for me, but I am really happy. Not just about the Race, but because of the weekend overall. I was riding quite well: defending my position and overtaking. We did a great weekend. We knew that we would suffer at the end with the soft tyre. I tried to control the rear tyre, and I was there until the last five laps when the tyre dropped. I never stopped believing in myself, I knew I was able to do it. Riding like this in this race was so satisfying, and I enjoyed this weekend a lot. But, for sure, this was just one weekend. We go to Australia next, let's see what happens there. I will try to do my best."