2025 Moto GP season champion Marc Marquez

The champion of the MotoGP season was decided with five races to go. Ducati rider Marc Marquez, the legendary name of motorcycle racing, is the 2025 MotoGP champion.

BAGNAIA WINS

The 2025 MotoGP season continued this weekend with the 17th race of the year, the Japanese Grand Prix. While the race was won by Ducati rider Francesco Bagnaia, who took first place in qualifying and the short sprint on Saturday, the big name of the weekend was none other than Marc Marquez, the other Ducati rider who declared himself champion.

SEVENTH CHAMPIONSHIP

Marc Marquez, who finished the race in second place, increased the points difference with Alex Marquez, his closest rival in the championship, to 201 and declared his championship with five races left in the season. Marquez thus won the MotoGP championship for the seventh time in his career. The Spaniard was champion with Honda in 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019.

NUMBERS EQUALIZED

Marquez, who could not hold back his tears after the championship announcement, equalized the number of championships with his arch-rival Valentino Rossi with this result.

Marquez, who could not hold back tears in his first interview after the victory, said he was able to leave behind the most difficult period he had ever experienced:"No, it's impossible to put into words how I feel. I can't even speak. I don't want to remember what happened, I just want to enjoy this moment. The truth is that it was very difficult, incredibly difficult. But now I am at peace with myself. I fought many times and I won again. Now I'm at peace, I want to live in the moment. I don't want to name names to thank because it's endless, but they know who they are. With my fall in Jerez I entered a vicious circle, I made things worse by returning too soon, it's my fault, I'll learn from it. That's why I always say: I was always fighting with myself and now I'm finally at peace with myself."