The 2025 MotoGP World Championship came to an end last month in Valencia, where Marc Márquez secured his seventh premier class title. With the paddock now enjoying the winter break ahead of the first 2026 test in Sepang.

One useful analysis to understand how demanding a MotoGP season has been is by looking at crash statistics. In 2025, riders faced the longest calendar in the history of the championship, with 22 Grands Prix and 44 races, with sprint events included. This increase in track time naturally led to a rise in the number of incidents across the grid.

Zarco recorded the highest number of crashes in 2025, with 28 falls over the season. His second year with LCR Honda was a mixed one. While he claimed a memorable victory in wet conditions at his home race at Le Mans, he also struggled with the limitations of the RC213V, which contributed to his high crash count.

However, Zarco was not alone in his struggles on the Honda. Joan Mir held the record for the most crashes before the summer break, with 15 incidents between the Thai and Czech Grands Prix. However, the former world champion showed clear improvement in the second half of the year, scoring podium finishes at Motegi and Sepang and significantly reducing his number of falls. He ultimately finished fifth overall in the crash rankings.

Second on the list was Jack Miller, who crashed 25 times during his first season with Pramac Yamaha. Among his most notable incidents was one at Phillip Island, while running inside the top six in front of his home crowd.

Miller was followed by Alex Márquez and Franco Morbidelli, who both recorded 23 crashes while riding Ducati bikes. Their totals were higher than in 2024, though the expanded race calendar played a key role in that increase.

Despite crashing 21 times, Pedro Acosta showed clear development in his second MotoGP season. The KTM rider reduced his total from 28 crashes in his rookie year, despite competing in more races.

At Aprilia, Marco Bezzecchi had 19 crashes, which is more than the previous season. His team-mate Jorge Martin fell only eight times, although several of those incidents had a significant impact on his championship challenge.

Rookie Fermin Aldeguer led the rookies with 17 crashes, a figure that reflects the challenges faced by first-year MotoGP riders adapting to the class.

World Champion Marc Márquez crashed 14 times in his debut season with the Ducati factory team. His campaign ended early after sustaining an arm injury in a crash at the Indonesian Grand Prix, which ruled him out of the final four rounds.

His team-mate Francesco Bagnaia recorded 11 falls, mostly in line with his career average, despite enduring what many regarded as his most difficult season in MotoGP.

At the other end of the spectrum, Fabio Di Giannantonio and Luca Marini were the most consistent riders in terms of staying upright. Di Giannantonio crashed five times, while Marini fell just three times all season. Marini did not crash at all during the first half of the year, before his streak ended at the Malaysian Grand Prix after contact with Pol Espargaro.

Among the manufacturers, Ducati recorded the highest total number of crashes, with 95, largely due to having six bikes. Yamaha followed with 66, ahead of Honda with 65, KTM on 61, and Aprilia on 55.

2025 crash statistics