Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP |News details:Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Complete Motegi Race in P8 & P18

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The Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Team pushed hard in the Grand Prix of Japan Race. Quartararo was riding on the defence for most of the 24-lap outing and secured 8th place. Álex Rins had ups and downs and ultimately crossed the finish line in 18th position.

Mobility Resort Motegi (Japan), 28th September 2025

The Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Team was determined to show the local fans their fighting spirit in the Grand Prix of Japan Race. Fabio Quartararo managed the gap to chasing rivals again and rode to an 8th-place result. Álex Rins gained positions in the early stages but gradually lost ground and ended the 24-lap contest in P18.

Quartararo had a good start from P5 and completed the first lap in fourth place. However, the Frenchmen fell back to ninth due to a lack of grip, and soon a gap started to form to the riders ahead. A charging Johann Zarco was trying to get close enough to Quartararo to overtake, but the Yamaha rider managed the gap well. With Pedro Acosta running wide on lap 19, El Diablo moved up to eighth and held the position to the finish line, crossing it 21.160s from first.

Rins also started well from P17 and this time safely negotiated Turn 1 of the Motegi Circuit. He started to make strides and climbed as high as P14 on lap 3. He held the position until lap 7 when Enea Bastianini and Jack Miller snuck through. The Spaniard stayed closely behind Miller until Takaaki Nakagami overtook him on lap 16. The number-42 rider wanted to fight, but fell back to 19th place instead. As the race progressed, Nakagami crashed, Jack Miller retired from the race, and Rins was overtaken by Acosta. It resulted in the Yamaha man ending the race in 18th position, 34.792s from first.

After today's results, Quartararo is 8th place in the overall standings with 149 points, and Rins holds 19th position with 45 points. Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP are 6th in the team championship with 194 points, and Yamaha remain in 5th position in the constructor championship with 180 points.

The Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Team extend their congratulations to Marc Marquez and Ducati Lenovo for securing the World Championship Title.

MotoGP will be back in action next week time for the Grand Prix of Indonesia, held at the Mandalika Circuit from 3-5 October.

Massimo Meregalli

Team Director, Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP

"We already expected that it was going to be a tough race, but we did all we could to make the most of the level of our package at this moment. Fabio had a good start but then lost some ground because of the low grip levels at this track, which always affect us more than the others. He managed the pressure from Zarco all the race through and secured P8. Álex also had a promising start and climbed several positions, which allowed him to battle midpack in the early stages. But seven laps in, he started to lose some ground. Overall, it was certainly not an easy weekend, and the results are not where we want to be, but we did make an improvement compared to last year, and we will continue to work hard to better our competitiveness in the upcoming round in Indonesia next weekend."

Fabio Quartararo

Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Rider

"This was not the best race for me. I gave my maximum at the beginning and made a great start, but our level of grip was not great and it was difficult to fight with other riders.

"I'm super happy for Marc Marquez. I'm sure he deserves this title win. Congratulations to him."

Álex Rins

Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Rider

"I felt quite good during the first part of the race. This time, I had a proper start, I recovered some positions on the first laps, and then I was behind Aldeguer, which disturbed my rhythm a bit. As soon as I overtook him, I had a massive stoppie in corner 11, so I went wide and lost some positions. I tried to manage the drop of the tyres, but I couldn't do more than I did. Overall, it was a better weekend than the previous one: we're a bit closer and I could get in some overtakes.

"Congratulations to Marc Marquez on winning the title here in Motegi. He's had a very impressive season."