MotoGP 2025 Season Rankings: Marquez Third, Miller Last

Where Every MotoGP Rider Stands at the Midpoint of 2025

A rider-by-rider ranking of the 2025 MotoGP season has put Marc Marquez in third place for overall performance so far, while Jack Miller finds himself at the foot of the table in 20th. The rankings, reported by MotoGP News, offer one of the clearest pictures yet of which riders are delivering on expectations and which are falling short as the season hits its midway stretch.

Marquez sitting third is notable but not surprising. The Gresini Ducati rider has been consistently fast, converting race pace into results at a level few others have matched. Third in a full-field ranking reflects genuine competitiveness, even if it suggests two riders have been even more impressive across all rounds to date.

Miller's placement at 20th, dead last among ranked riders, tells a different story. The Australian has struggled to find form with his current machinery, and results have reflected that. For a rider with his experience and MotoGP history, finishing bottom of any performance table is a difficult reality to sit with.

The Bigger Picture Behind the Numbers

Season-long performance rankings are always somewhat subjective. They typically account for race results, qualifying pace, consistency, and in some cases the relative competitiveness of a rider's machinery. A satellite team rider finishing inside the top ten regularly will often rank higher than a factory rider who crashes out frequently, even if the factory machine is technically superior.

That context matters when looking at where Marquez lands. Racing for Gresini, which runs customer Ducati machinery rather than the full factory spec, he has produced results that stack up against riders on better-resourced bikes. Third in an overall ranking puts him ahead of most of the factory roster, which underlines just how strong his individual contribution has been.

For Miller, the rankings confirm what race weekends have already been showing. His pace has not matched what the top half of the grid is producing, and without stronger results in the races still to come, his position at the bottom is unlikely to shift significantly in retrospect.

What the Rest of the Grid Looks Like

The full ranking covers all 20 riders on the 2025 MotoGP grid. While the top two spots above Marquez are not detailed in the original report, the spread between first and 20th reflects just how wide the performance gap has grown between the grid's frontrunners and its tail-enders this season.

Ducati's dominance as a manufacturer has made it harder for non-Ducati riders to climb these kinds of rankings, regardless of individual talent. Riders on Aprilia, Honda, and KTM machinery have faced structural disadvantages that make pure head-to-head performance comparisons complicated.

Still, rankings like this serve a purpose. They cut through single-race narratives and force a longer view of who is actually performing across a full campaign. By that measure, Marquez is doing exactly what many expected when he made his move to Gresini. Miller, on the other hand, has ground to make up in whatever races remain before the season closes out.