Oracle Red Bull Racing's Max Verstappen secured sixth place at the Bahrain Grand Prix with a last-lap overtake, while teammate Yuki Tsunoda finished ninth to earn his first points. F1 rookie Isack Hadjar and Liam Lawson of Visa Cash App Racing Bulls finished 14th and 17th, respectively.
In Italy, the crowd witnessed an imperious Tim Gasjer perform with mastery and bag another win, extending his lead in the 2025 MXGP by 39 points.
From the other corner of Europe, Toni Bou clinched another trophy in the TrialGP in Viena do Castelo, Portugal, on Sunday while Miquel Gelabert rode the RTL Electric claiming a win in the first race and a podium finish in Race 2, earning a 3^rd place overall in the series.
Luca Marini battled with determination to earn important points in Qatar, crossing the checkered flag only 0.8s from another top-ten finish.
Closing the weekend of incredible performances, Iker Lecuona and Xavi Vierge beat unstable weather conditions to secure their positions among the top 12 in the general standing.

Verstappen Fights Hard To Secure Sixth Place At Bahrain Grand Prix

Bahrain International Circuit, 13^th April: Oracle Red Bull Racing’s Max Verstappen ended a tough race on a positive note as he produced a brilliant overtake on the final lap to grab sixth place at the Bahrain Grand Prix. The reigning world champion was able to pass Alpine's Pierre Gasly to finish one place behind the Ferrari of Lewis Hamilton.

The Dutch driver is third in the championship standings, just five points behind race winner Oscar Piastri and eight behind current leader Lando Norris of McLaren. Meanwhile, teammate Yuki Tsunoda finished in ninth place to secure his first points since joining Oracle Red Bull Racing.

F1 rookie Isack Hadjar battled hard to secure 14th place, while Visa Cash App Racing Bulls teammate Liam Lawson finished in 17th.

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 MX GP - ITALY 

Imperius Gajser goes 1-1 to win ‘home’ GP of Trentino         13^th April 2025, Italy: A masterclass from Honda HRC’s Tim Gajser, saw the #243 win both races at the MXGP of Trentino, giving him      the maximum 50 points and extending his lead in the 2025 MXGP championship to 39 points. Behind him, Ruben Fernandez narrowly missed the podium after his seven-four results for fifth       overall, in what was a great day for the Honda CRF450R riders. Despite finishing second in yesterday’s qualification race, Gajser felt there was more to come and after working with the team on   some changes with the bike, man and machine was in perfect synchronisation in today’s GP-scoring races. In race one, a good start saw him move into second place very early on, where he                then proceeded to stalk the leader, waiting for the right time to pass. That moment came with five laps to go, as the Slovenian swept through in one of the rutted corners. Despite pressure, he   held on for the win, but also knew that he’d have to repeat that performance in race two if he wanted to take his sixth overall at the picturesque Pietramurata circuit. Rising to that pressure, the   CRF450R flew out of the gate, behind teammate Fernandez as the pair were one and two around the first few turns. Gajser then took over, pulling out a lead that the chasing pack couldn’t                overcome, taking a comfortable victory and delighting the thousands of travelling Slovenians on Sunday.

For more information on the race, please visit: https://mxgp.hondaracingcorporation.com/report/imperious-gajser-goes-1-1-to-win-home-gp-of-trentino/

Moto GP- QATAR

More points for determined Marini in fierce Qatar GP

13^th April 2025, Qatar: A fine evening at the Lusail International Circuit saw Honda HRC Castrol put together all their learnings on Sunday for the 22-lap Qatar GP. Able to improve their pace over the course of the weekend, Honda HRC’s factory team were aiming to show their potential after a subdued Sprint race.The Sunday in Qatar followed a similar pattern to the previous three for Luca Marini; his hard work and the developing Honda RC213V combining to reward the Italian and the Honda HRC Castrol team with another solid finish in the points. Confident with his pace in the longer race, the #10 made an aggressive start from 15th on the grid. In amongst it, Marini spent the majority of the race battling with the likes of Acosta, Ogura and Bezzecchi as a large group of riders fought for the top ten until the very end of the 22-lap race. The intense melee gave him yet more insight into the strengths of the Honda RC213V and some ideas on areas that could be improved further.

11th and less than 0.8s from another top ten finish when the flag came out, Marini would be promoted to tenth after another rider received a post-race penalty. This is Marini’s third consecutive top ten finish and sees him leave Qatar with 26 points, 10th overall in the World Championship standings.

Honda retain second in the Constructor Championship, an intense battle brewing with Aprilia, Yamaha and KTM. The World Championship now heads for Europe, the Spanish Grand Prix at Jerez de la Frontera on April 25 – 27 the next destination in 2025.

For more information on the race, please visit: https://motogp.hondaracingcorporation.com/report/more-points-for-determined-marini-in-fierce-qatar-gp/

Trial GP – PORTUGAL

Full haul of wins for Bou in Portugal

 13^th April 2025, Portugal: The Montesa Cota 4RT rider takes four wins in Round 2 of the TrialGP World Championship. Gabriel Marcelli places fourth. Repsol Honda concluded the second round of the 2025 season in Viana do Castelo on Sunday. Toni Bou dominated the day with two wins. Gabriel Marcelli improved on the previous day’s results and took fourth place.

Trial 2 – Portugal

Gelabert takes further podium finish with the RTL Electric

13^th April 2025, Portugal: The Honda Montesa rider closes the TrialGP in Portugal on the rostrum, earning third place overall with 102 points. Miquel Gelabert concluded the second round of outdoor competition in Portugal with the same positive feeling he had from Saturday. The RTL Electric rider fought until the end to close out the weekend in Viana do Castelo in the best possible way, claiming a win in the first race and a second place finish in Race 2. Sunday’s result in Portugal secured him third place overall in the series, with 102 points. The Honda Montesa rider had earned the first victory for the Honda electric machine in the Trial2 Outdoor World Championship on Saturday. On Sunday, in the first race, the Spaniard was consistent throughout the course and managed to enter the fight for the top positions from the very first section. Gelabert finished with just six penalty points, having racked up six zeros in the final sections, and repeated his win. He earned 20 points for the overall standings.

Gelabert is third in the overall standings with 102 points. The next event for the World Championship will take place on May 16-18th: Honda’s home race in Japan.

For more information on the race, please visit: https://electric.hondaracingcorporation.com/report/gelabert-takes-further-podium-finish-with-the-rtl-electric/

World Superbike – 

Hard work pays off for Lecuona and Vierge, seventh and twelfth in race 2 at Assen

With the sections completely dry and the previous day’s experience, all the participants improved their level on Sunday. Bou, who didn’t get off to a great start, stringing together a pair of fives,   drew on his experience and avoided taking too many risks, which put him at the top of the standings after Zone 12. This result won him the first race and gave him 20 points for the overall              standings.

In Race 2, the sections remained extremely difficult, as it was the fourth time the riders had gone through them. With four riders fighting for the win, the 37-time World Champion ultimately     prevailed over his rivals with a strong performance, earning him his fourth triumph of the season despite accruing six penalty points. Bou took four wins from four in Portugal and was the overall          winner of the day and of Round 2. Bou took 40 more points to his tally in the standings, placing him in the lead with 160 points. Marcelli earned 28 points on Sunday, including the Power Section,       which keeps him in third place in the championship. The next round of the TrialGP World Championship will be held from May 16-18th in Motegi, Japan.

For more information on the race, please visit: https://trial.hondaracingcorporation.com/report/full-haul-of-wins-for-bou-in-portugal/

13^th April 2025, Netherlands: Honda HRC factory riders Iker Lecuona and Xavi Vierge once again demonstrated strong determination and racing spirit, bouncing back from the back of the grid to secure a solid seventh and twelfth place finish in Race 2, following a very challenging wet Superpole Race.The Honda HRC team began Sunday with a brief morning warm-up at the TT Circuit Assen. In the rain and on a full wet track, both Vierge and Lecuona completed a few laps to assess the conditions and their race settings but avoided any unnecessary risk.

The morning’s Superpole race ran on a wet track, though the rain had stopped, with Saturday’s qualifying results meaning that Lecuona and Vierge started this ten-lap sprint from fourteenth and eighteenth place respectively. Vierge’s race was unfortunately over before it began, a crash through the very first corner on the very first lap ruling him out of the race. Lecuona maintained his starting position early on but had a little difficulty establishing sufficient pace to be able to move up the field. Running fifteenth for a good part of this short sprint, the Spaniard moved up one position to cross the line fourteenth.

The track had fully dried in time for the second and final Superbike race in the early afternoon. Starting from sixteenth, Lecuona was soon up to twelfth and fighting hard within the chasing group. Team-mate Vierge unfortunately had to complete a long lap at the start of Race 2, a penalty he was given following an incident with another rider at the start of the Superpole race. Three rounds into the season and Vierge’s tally of 37 points puts him twelfth in the general standings, while team-mate Lecuona lies thirteenth with 34 points. The next championship round will see the WorldSBK field in action at Italy’s Cremona Circuit, on 2-4 May.

For more information on the race, please visit: https://wsbk.hondaracingcorporation.com/report/race-2/

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