Overview
- Alex Marquez controlled the Valencia sprint from the start to finish ahead of Pedro Acosta, with Fabio Di Giannantonio completing the podium.
- Marco Bezzecchi claimed pole with a new lap record in a tightly packed qualifying, while Francesco Bagnaia will start 16th after a Q1 technical stoppage.
- Honda’s Joan Mir and Luca Marini collided and crashed in the sprint, and Mir was handed a Long-Lap penalty for the Grand Prix.
- Diogo Moreira secured the Moto2 world championship in Valencia, with Izan Guevara winning the race ahead of Daniel Holgado and Ivan Ortola.
- In Macau FIA GT World Cup qualifying, Ferrari locked out the front row under newly mandated torque sensors, as Superpole delays and incidents impacted the field, including a crash for Sheldon van der Linde and earlier damage for Laurens Vanthoor.