Overview
- Marco Bezzecchi starts the Valencia Grand Prix from pole after an exceptionally tight Q2 in which the top five were split by 0.096 seconds.
- Alex Márquez dominated the final sprint of the season ahead of Pedro Acosta and Fabio Di Giannantonio, with Bezzecchi finishing fifth and Francesco Bagnaia 14th.
- Honda’s Joan Mir and Luca Marini crashed together and retired in the sprint, and Mir was given a Long-Lap penalty for today’s Grand Prix.
- Ferrari locked out the FIA GT World Cup front row in Macau with Antonio Fuoco on pole and Yifei Ye second under newly introduced torque‑sensor regulations.
- Pepe Martí signed with Cupra Kiro for the 2025/26 Formula E season, foregoing the Formula 2 title fight due to the calendar clash between São Paulo and Abu Dhabi.