Our adventure in Lombok island has not been as dreamy as we would have hoped so far, and yet the Red Bull KTM Tech3 team had two face another letdown on Saturday. Maverick Viñales decided to withdraw from the remainder of the Indonesian Grand Prix to fully focus on his recovery, while Enea Bastianini crashed early into the Tissot Sprint, after starting from 17th.

Grand Prix of Indonesia

QUALIFYING
Enea Bastianini and Maverick Viñales were back in action on Saturday morning, ready to face the extreme heat once again of Lombok island, with yet another busy day awaiting them. Things continued to get tricky for Bastianini after a feeling​-less Friday, and the Italian could not find a way to get things right as he returned for FP2. In a spicy Q1 welcoming Marc Marquez for the first time this season, the fight for the top 2 was going to be a difficult one. Enea managed a 1’30.242 in the first flying lap of run 2 to sit in a provisional P5, but as he continued to push, he unfortunately crashed at T1​, with 3 minutes left. That was it for Enea in qualifying, who was going to start the Indonesian Grand Prix from 17th. Maverick continued to fight his lack of strength on Saturday, with the Red Bull KTM Tech3 rider riding a best lap in 1'30.956, one which was going to see him close the grid of both Sprint and main event. Shortly after qualifying, Maverick and his team decided ​together to withdraw from the Indonesian Grand Prix, for the Spaniard to ​f​ully focus on his left-shoulder recovery.

TISSOT SPRINT
Enea Bastianini was therefore the only Red Bull KTM Tech3 rider to line up on the Sprint grid in Mandalika just before 15:00 LT. At lights out, Bastianini earned two positions from 17th to 15th to sit behind Fabio Di Giannantonio, and one more position was grabbed in the next sector. The first lap’s battle was tense as always, and eventually Enea dropped back to his initial grid position at lap 1 exit, behind Fabio Quartararo who had dropped 8 positions. At the front, rookie Fermin Aldeguer led lap 2 ahead of Pedro Acosta, and Raul Fernandez. The battle for 16th against Alex Rins was on​, entering lap 3, but unfortunately a contact with the Yamaha Factory rider saw Enea crash at T16, calling it an early end for the day. Marco Bezzecchi took the win, with rookie Fermin Aldeguer ​g​rabbing the silver​ from first MotoGP™ front row start, and ​Raul Fernandez ​taking his career-first sprint podium with the third place.

That’s almost it for the Grand Prix of Indonesia, with now just the main event awaiting Enea Bastianini on Sunday at 15:00 LT (UTC+8) for 27 laps​, as he will want to turn his Indonesian campaign around.

ENEA BASTIANINI: "Tough one for us. Qualifying is always complicated for us, if I push, it's easy for me to crash, which happened today. We usually have a better pace in the races, but I crashed after 3 laps in a fast corner following a contact with Alex Rins. I feel quite lucky, because it was really dangerous, but I am feeling good, although I have some pain everywhere, but nothing important. I think we can have a good pace in tomorrow's race, we will try to do a good job. The grip is quite low for me, I think that the race will be tricky with the mediums, but let's see!"

MAVERICK VIÑALES: "Sometimes the hardest decision is the smartest one. Together with the team we decided to stop and focus fully on recovery as my shoulder still needs more time. Thanks to everyone for the support and understanding​!"

NICOLAS GOYON, Team Manager: "Difficult weekend so far for the whole team here in Indonesia. Somehow, Enea Bastianini is facing issues with the bike, and he cannot go fast. It feels like we are back to a similar situation as we were in at the start of the season... Race pace seems to be ok, but it is impossible to make a fast lap, which makes things more difficult. The goal was to use the sprint as an extra session, but unfortunately, he had a contact with Alex Rins that led to a crash. I really hope that we can find some solutions for tomorrow, and see a bit of light. On Maverick Viñales' side, we have decided all together to withdraw from the Indonesian Grand Prix. ​Since his return on the bike, we have tried to speed up the shoulder recovery, but the last two races have been super difficult for him. Mandalika layout and its high-speed changes of directions are making everything tougher, he is unable to go fast and it affects his confidence on the bike, so we think stopping here is the smartest choice for Maverick to fully focus on recovery."

QUALIFYING RESULTS

TISSOT SPRINT RESULTS

TRACK RECORDS

All Time Record: 2025 - M. Bezzecchi (ITA) - 1’28.832  - 174.3 km/h
Best Race Lap: 2024 - E. Bastianini (ITA) - 1’30.539 - 171.0 km/h
Best Pole: 2025 - M. Bezzecchi (ITA) - 1’28.832  - 174.3 km/h
Top Speed: 2025 - J. Mir (SPA) - 321.4 km/h