Sepang Sprint Ends in P5 & P15 for Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP
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Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP's Fabio Quartararo showed his mettle in the opening laps of the Grand Prix of Malaysia Sprint. He completed the race in P6. However, following a post-Sprint 8-second penalty for Fermín Aldeguer, Quartararo ranked fifth in the amended classifications. Álex Rins lost some ground in the middle stages of the 10-lap dash and went on to finish in 15th place.
Sepang (Malaysia), 25 October 2025
The Grand Prix of Malaysia Sprint was a challenging outing for the Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Team. Fabio Quartararo and Álex Rins were pushing in the 10-lap contest but were unable to make strides. They went on to ride to a P6 and P15 result respectively. Following a post-Sprint 8-second penalty for Fermín Aldeguer, Quartararo moved up to 5th in the revised classifications.
Starting from P4 on the grid, Quartararo initially held his position but soon got in a scrap with Franco Morbidelli, and Joan Mir grabbed the opportunity to slip through. While Quartararo kept battling with Morbidelli, also Aldeguer snuck past, so the number-20 rider settled in seventh. On lap 5, Mir crashed, allowing El Diablo back into the top 6. The Yamaha man eventually lost touch with Morbidelli and instead focused on making sure that Marco Bezzecchi wouldn't catch up. Quartararo finished in sixth place, 8.468s from first.
Rins commenced the 10-lap dash from P10 but fell back to twelfth on the first lap. In the two following laps he engaged in a brief battle with a charging Bezzecchi and Enea Bastianini and was relegated to P14. The number-42 rider briefly gained a position when Mir crashed on lap 5, but over the course of lap 3-6 he dropped to P16 as he was unable to ride defensively like he wanted to. A crash by Luca Marini on lap 8, had the Spaniard holding 15th position when he arrived at the chequered flag, which he took 17.721s from the winner.
After today's results, Quartararo stays in 9th place in the overall standings with 171 points, and Rins holds 19th position with 60 points. Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP are 6th in the team championship with 231 points, and Yamaha remain in 5th position in the constructor championship with 210 points.
The team will be back in action tomorrow* for Warm Up, held from 10:40-10:50 GMT +8, and the 20-lap Race, which starts at 15:00.
*On Sunday, October 26th, daylight saving time will start in Europe. The clocks in Malaysia do not change, increasing the time difference between Malaysia and Europe by one hour for the Sunday.
Starting from P4 on the grid, Quartararo initially held his position but soon got in a scrap with Franco Morbidelli, and Joan Mir grabbed the opportunity to slip through. While Quartararo kept battling with Morbidelli, also Aldeguer snuck past, so the number-20 rider settled in seventh. On lap 5, Mir crashed, allowing El Diablo back into the top 6. The Yamaha man eventually lost touch with Morbidelli and instead focused on making sure that Marco Bezzecchi wouldn't catch up. Quartararo finished in sixth place, 8.468s from first.
Rins commenced the 10-lap dash from P10 but fell back to twelfth on the first lap. In the two following laps he engaged in a brief battle with a charging Bezzecchi and Enea Bastianini and was relegated to P14. The number-42 rider briefly gained a position when Mir crashed on lap 5, but over the course of lap 3-6 he dropped to P16 as he was unable to ride defensively like he wanted to. A crash by Luca Marini on lap 8, had the Spaniard holding 15th position when he arrived at the chequered flag, which he took 17.721s from the winner.
After today's results, Quartararo stays in 9th place in the overall standings with 171 points, and Rins holds 19th position with 60 points. Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP are 6th in the team championship with 231 points, and Yamaha remain in 5th position in the constructor championship with 210 points.
The team will be back in action tomorrow* for Warm Up, held from 10:40-10:50 GMT +8, and the 20-lap Race, which starts at 15:00.
*On Sunday, October 26th, daylight saving time will start in Europe. The clocks in Malaysia do not change, increasing the time difference between Malaysia and Europe by one hour for the Sunday.
Massimo Meregalli
Team Director, Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP
Fabio Quartararo
Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Rider
"I did my best. At the beginning, various rivals around me had a really good pace, and I lost a lot of time battling with Franky. But I have to say, I haven't enjoyed a battle that much in a long time. I think my pace was not so bad too, considering where we were yesterday. I gave it my 100%. I expected to be faster at the end of the race, with a bit less tyre drop, but it was similar to the guys in front."
Álex Rins
Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Rider
"It was really tough, but we already knew from FP2. We can be competitive on one lap, but not over a whole race distance. The tyre drop after some laps is really big for us. We need to analyse it and see what we can do."
"Today we didn't quite obtain the outcome we were aiming for. While having both riders qualify inside the top 10 is a good result, Fabio had set his sights on the front row, but he ultimately had to settle for P4. In the Sprint, Fabio managed the tyres pretty well and achieved a positive sixth place, which later became P5. Álex struggled to find the right feeling to defend his position and concluded the race in P15. We'll analyse today's data thoroughly to identify areas for improvement ahead of tomorrow's Race, which promises to be long and demanding for both riders."