And just like that, it’s 21 down and one more to go! The Red Bull KTM Tech3 squad is already settling down in Spain for the grand finale of the 2025 MotoGP™ World Championship, the Motul Grand Prix of the Valencian Community. The championship is making its awaited return to the Circuit Ricardo Tormo for the first time in two years, after the disastrous floods in the city forced the cancellation of the Valencia Grand Prix in 2024. This week will be highlighted by the return to racing of Maverick Viñales, as he joins back the ranks of the Red Bull KTM Tech3 team alongside Enea Bastianini, after sitting out the last three rounds.

Grand Prix of Valencia

After missing out on the last three rounds to fully focus on shoulder recovery, Maverick Viñales is finally ready to get back to racing, as the Spaniard is set to finally reunite with his RC16 and the squad for the last one of the 2025 season. The number 12 will have to undergo a final medical check at the track on Thursday, before being given the green light to jump back on his bike. The last month was fully dedicated to getting back shoulder strength, and Top Gun finally feels ready to face a full race weekend. He will reunite with teammate Enea Bastianini, eager to turn things around in Valencia for the final round, after his unfortunate race in Portimao. Indeed, the Italian suffered a contact in the opening lap last Sunday, which forced him to return to the pit box to change some broken parts. He rejoined the race, and rode with an impressive pace, so he will be willing to end the season on a better note for this final race weekend of the season.

So, one more weekend with us before MotoGP™ enters the winter break, and we bet that you won’t miss the season finale! The action on track will start on Friday morning with FP1 at 10:45 (UTC+1), followed by Practice in the afternoon at 15:00. The final Super Saturday of the season will kick off with FP2 at 10:10, followed shortly by the qualifying sessions from 10:50. Then lights of the last Tissot Sprint will go out at 15:00 for 13 laps. Finally, the last race of the season will be on Sunday, at 14:00 local time, for 27 laps.

MAVERICK VIÑALES: "We took the time we needed to fully focus on my shoulder recovery, and I am happy to say that our physical condition has improved so much since the Indonesian Grand Prix. The target was to get strength back, so we dedicated all the last month to that purpose. We spent a lot of time at the Red bull Athlete Performance Center in Austria, and it has really helped me a lot. I am still not at 100% of course, but it is super important to be back with the team in Valencia for the final round. We will be able to measure our progress, and that will give us a clear plan of what is left to do during the winter to be at my 100% for the pre-season test. Anyway, I am super happy to see the team again, I can't wait to go back racing!!!"

ENEA BASTIANINI: "Valencia is quite a small layout, and somehow, I never really found my way around that track, I have never done a podium there! At the same time, I had never done one in Barcelona, and this year we managed to take our first podium with KTM there, so we will have to see how it goes. We were unlucky in the race in Portimao, but afterwards I was really happy with our race pace when we rejoined. I think that I had potential for a top 5, which is giving us confidence arriving to this final round. We will see how Friday goes as usual, but of course we will try to be competitive from the first day, and hopefully position ourselves in the best way to try finishing the season well!"

NICOLAS GOYON, Team Manager: "We are ready for Valencia, the final event of this 22 round-season! We are back at the Ricardo Tormo track for the first time since 2023 following the dramatic flooding of last year, and we are really glad to be back. The city has done an outstanding job as the area has been rebuilt with many new places. We will finally have the full line-up back, as we welcome back Maverick Viñales who has missed the last 3 rounds to recover his shoulder properly. He has worked really hard during this time, he went to the Red Bull Athlete Performance Center in Austria, and he did some private training on different racing bikes. It will finally be time for him to reunite with his KTM, and get a first taste of 2026 during the test next Tuesday. Enea Bastianini is arriving to Valencia with 3 very similar previous race weekends, meaning a slow start and a fast race on Sunday. He does not have a strong reference on this track on the MotoGP machine, so we hope that it will help him build a new KTM base, and start the weekend well. MotoGP fans, be ready for the last dance of 2025!"

ABOUT THE TRACK

The Circuito de la Comunitat Valenciana was completed in 1999 and held rounds of the MotoGP™ and Spanish Motorcycle Championships in the same year. The Cheste track has several layouts, running anti-clockwise with varying lengths. MotoGP™ events are held on a 4km track comprising of five right handed corners, eight left handers and a 876m straight. Although the track is regarded as quite small, the pit complex contains 48 garages whilst the stadium style grandstands can seat up to 150,000 spectators. The circuit layout allows all parts of the circuit to be seen from any stand helps to create a unique atmosphere enjoyed by Spanish and international riders alike. It traditionally hosts the last race of the season, so there is always a party feeling to the Grand Prix, which was voted best GP of 2005 by IRTA.

TRACK RECORDS

All Time Record: 2023 - M. Viñales (SPA) - 1'28.931 - 162.1 km/h
Best Race Lap: 2023 - B. Binder (RSA) - 1'30.145 - 159.9 km/h
Best Pole: 2023 - M. Viñales (SPA) - 1'28.931 - 162.1 km/h
Top Speed: 2022 - E. Bastianini (ITA) - 337.0 km/h