Winner: Fabio Quartararo
Quartararo's determination is finally paying off. After months of complaining, he rode as best as he could, no matter what his bike was. After his strong qualifying in Jerez, where he took pole position — his first since 2023 — it looked like a strong weekend for him. He even led the sprint for a bit before he crashed out. Yet on Sunday, he led the race and managed to hold second place, defending from Bagnaia.

Loser: Alex Rins
And while his teammate was celebrating a front row start and podium, Alex had a nightmare weekend. After a crash during practice, he was left struggling, qualifying last with an injury. Yet he managed to finish both races, trying his best to finish 15th in the sprint. Still, it showed how far off the pace he was this weekend.

Winner: Maverick Vinales
It can be clearly said that Vinales is KTM’s team leader now. After a second-place finish — before he lost it to a penalty — he showed that he can be dangerous. And at Jerez, he only confirmed it. He outperformed Pedro Acosta in both qualifying and the race, and he finished 4th behind Bagnaia, whom he almost caught up to.

Loser: Pedro Acosta
The season, at this moment, is not going ideally for him. After he switched his bike to KTM’s 2024 model, his qualifying results have taken a hit. He crashed out in practice and qualified only for the 4th row. In the sprint, he moved up to 10th, and on Sunday, he improved only because other riders had crashed out. But what’s worse is that his teammate Brad Binder has beaten him this time.

Winner: Alex Marquez
Alex Marquez has finally done it, ending all the "Mr. P2" jokes, as he is now a Grand Prix winner. Alex showed that he is here for business throughout the weekend. He topped the Friday session. Even though he fell twice, he still bounced back every time. In the sprint, he finished 2nd. But on Sunday, he was ready to get his first win. After his brother crashed, he fought Bagnaia and Quartararo and did it in style.

Loser: Joan Mir
Mir’s season only continues to be a disaster. He crashed out in Jerez, making it his sixth fall in five race weekends. But this time it hurts even more because it cost him a 6th place finish. In a post-race interview, he said that Morbidelli’s mistake ahead of him caused his crash, but either way, it’s hard to believe this is the same rider who once won a championship title.

Loser: Marc Marquez
Even though he won the sprint race, the Jerez weekend was tough in some ways. On Friday, for the first time, he didn’t top any practice session. In qualifying, even though he had set the fastest lap early, he wasn’t on pole position. On Sunday, it got even worse. He had a bad start, lost position to his teammate, and then crashed on lap 3. But what’s even worse for him is that he doesn’t know what caused his crash, and he also lost the championship lead to his brother, again.

Loser: Ai Ogura
Even though he had started the season in style, Jerez was a step backward for him. He qualified only 15th. Yet he was able to pick up some points on Sunday. Despite bad qualifying, he bounced back during the race.