It’s a quick trip to Qatar for round four of the 2025 MotoGP World Championship season. Luca Marini chasing more after his best Honda finish while Joan Mir lines up to get his season back on track.
Just outside Qatar’s capital city of Doha, the Lusail International Circuit has hosted MotoGP action since 2004 and from 2008 has been the World Championship’s only night race. After the weather added an extra element of drama on Sunday last time out in COTA, the floodlights should help to bring some welcome stability for the MotoGP field. Despite being run at night, conditions look set to be some of the hottest seen at the Qatar GP for several years.
Luca Marini leads the Honda HRC Castrol team to Qatar, the Italian sitting ninth in the World Championship standings and having already exceeded his total 2024 points haul after just three rounds. Coming off his best Sunday finish on the Honda RC213V, Marini’s calm and dedicated approach to his work continues to pay off. Hard work during the opening salvo of the season is crucial to enable HRC’s engineers to continue improving the ever-evolving Honda RC213V during 2025.
With the disappointments of America behind him, Joan Mir continues his travels to arrive in Qatar to once again mount his Honda HRC Castrol machine. Showing his undoubted speed and ability, Mir has consistently been able to challenge the front runners and secure a spot in Q2 at all races so far this season. Emulating these performances for a fourth straight weekend will be the first step needed before focusing on delivering come lights out on Saturday and Sunday.
A shift in schedule to adapt to the night race will see riders and teams rest in the mornings before heading to the track for evening activities while in Qatar. The Sprint is scheduled for 20:00 Local Time on Saturday, April 12 with the main event, the Qatar Grand Prix, starting at the same time the following day and running across the course of 22 laps.
