Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP |News details:Quartararo Puts in Brave Ride to 8th Place in San Marino Race

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Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP's Fabio Quartararo negotiated eighth place in the 27-lap Grand Prix of San Marino after a lengthy display of his great defensive riding skills. Álex Rins had a challenging day. His Race was hindered by a double long-lap penalty for a jump start. He held 15th position before a crash brought his campaign to a premature end.

Misano Adriatico (Italy), 14 September 2025

The Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Team had a tough Race at the Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli today. Fabio Quartararo gave it his all in the 27-lap contest as he defended his position against various rivals, but he ultimately had to settle for eighth place. Álex Rins was riding in P15, despite two long-lap penalties, when a crash put an end to his quest for points.

Quartararo started from P3 and completed the opening lap in fourth. The early stages of the Race were a copy-paste of yesterday's Sprint for El Diablo. He was unable to stay with the leading group, but he was putting up a fight for fourth. Though he had to let Pedro Acosta through on lap 6, the Yamaha man was doing a stellar job defending his 5th position against the VR46 Racing teammates again. When Acosta's bike chain snapped on lap 8, Quartararo was back in P4, but it wasn't to last. He held on for as long as he could, but between lap 15 and 18 he was relegated to eighth. It became a lonely ride for the Frenchman, who pushed to the finish line holding eighth place, 20.964s from first.

Rins had a difficult day at the office. He commenced the Race from P18 and was lying in 19th after battling with Augusto Fernández on the opening lap when he received a double long-lap penalty for a jump start. The Spaniard powered through and was still riding inside the points in 15th place when on lap 10 a sudden crash ended his race.

After today's results, Quartararo is in 9th place in the overall standings with 137 points, and Rins holds 19th position with 45 points. Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP are 6th in the team championship with 182 points, and Yamaha remain in 5th position in the constructor championship with 168 points.

MotoGP will be back in action at the Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli tomorrow for a one-day official IRTA test. More MotoGP action will follow in two weeks' time at the Grand Prix of Japan, held at the Mobility Resort Motegi from 26-28 September.

Massimo Meregalli

Team Director, Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP

"It was a tough Race. Fabio's start mirrored the Sprint, and he did a commendable job defending fourth place for as long as possible, but ultimately the tyre drop and subsequent drop in pace was too significant to overcome with defensive riding alone. We entered the race aiming for more than eighth, so we're not satisfied. We are performing well on Saturdays, but we are still searching for consistency in the races. Álex's didn't have a 'day to forget', as there are lessons to take forward, but it's not a day to dwell on either. As a team we need to move onwards and upwards. Tomorrow, we return to this circuit. For Fabio and Álex, the main aim of the test will be to try the new bike, while the engineers will also be dedicating time to further analysing today's data for future reference."

Fabio Quartararo

Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Rider

"By lap 15, the tyres were not super fresh anymore, but the tyre drop was also down to how hard I was pushing at the beginning. I didn't have the pace to fight with the others after trying so hard to stay with the front group. I expected the medium to be more consistent. For the last 12 laps, I just remained easy on the pace. But if we check my average against Miguel's, he started slower but was more consistent, which would have been better. The positive takeaway from this weekend is how I was able to turn around the time attack on Saturday after a bad Friday."

Álex Rins

Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Rider

"I think this is my first or second jump start in my life. I agree with the penalty, because I did move the bike with my feet a little bit, but I didn't gain anything from it. After that, I was trying to understand the track conditions because they were a bit different from yesterday. After the two long laps, I tried to recover, and I tried to ride smoothly on the lines, but I entered 3km/h faster into corner 10 – I didn't think it was so much that I would crash, but I just lost the front, and the race was over. It's a shame because I was feeling not so bad despite all the chaos. But tomorrow is another opportunity."