Roaring Back to Silverstone: MotoGP Returns to British Soil 🏁
The high-octane world of MotoGP makes its much-anticipated return to Silverstone, the iconic British circuit that has long been a battleground for speed, strategy, and sheer nerve. Nestled in the heart of Northamptonshire, Silverstone isn’t just another stop on the calendar—it’s a historic proving ground where legends are made and rivalries intensified. Fans from around the world are turning their eyes to the UK, eager to see who will tame the fast, flowing corners and unpredictable weather of one of the sport’s most challenging tracks. Buckle up—the race at Silverstone is more than a contest of speed, it’s a spectacle of precision and passion.
Free practice began and as Friday afternoons go, that was a very good one. Alex Marquez (BK8 Gresini Racing MotoGP) snatched P1 from second place Fabio Quartararo (Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP) with a cracking new all-time lap record on his final flying lap. The #73's 1:57.295 means he's the rider with a target on his back heading into Saturday as Jack Miller (Prima Pramac Yamaha MotoGP) rounds out the top three on a bright afternoon for Yamaha here at Silverstone.
Into Saturday Qualifying & Fabio Quartararo and Monster Energy Yamaha are enjoying qualifying because for the third time in succession, the French star launched into the Tissot Sprint and Grand Prix from pole position.
Quartararo’s new Silverstone all-time lap record, a 1:57.233, was a staggering 0.309s faster than second place Alex Marquez’s (BK8 Gresini Racing ) best effort, as the #73 and Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati Lenovo Team) clinch front row starts for the Tissot Grand Prix, Meanwhile, title race leader Marc Marquez (Ducati Lenovo Team) starts the sprint from P4.
Sprint race and it was Alex Marquez #74 (BK8 Gresini Racing ) that pulled the pin to perfection in the Tissot Sprint at Silverstone, flying to victory by over three seconds after out-pacing Championship leader Marc Marquez (Ducati Lenovo Team). The battle for the podium was a gloves-off throwdown behind, with Fabio Di Giannantonio (Pertamina Enduro VR46 Team) coming out on top in a five-rider scrap on Saturday.
Sunday Race day and Marco Bezzecchi’s victory couldn’t have come at a better time. In a drama-filled Sunday at Silverstone that saw Marc Marquez (Ducati Lenovo Team), Alex Marquez (BK8 Gresini Racing MotoGP) and Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati Lenovo Team) crash, and Fabio Quartararo (Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP) suffer a heartbreaking technical issue with his ride height electronics while leading.
Johann Zarco (CASTROL Honda LCR) who clinched a fantastic P2 finish behind the Italian. Meanwhile, Marc Marquez, following a red-flagged stoppage, was able to bounce back and pick up P3 in a fight that went down to the wire in an unforgettable Silverstone encounter.