MotoGP welcomed three recruits in the grid in 2025 and what Sylvain Guintoli saw a debut in the sprint match at The Thai Grand Prix was really “impressive”.

Nine of the 11 crews on the MotoGP grid of 2025 welcomed the new riders in their ranks this year. Ducati and Honda have also placed champions Fermin Aldeguer and Somkiat Chantra with Gresini and LCR respectively, while Trackhouse Racing signed AI Ogura without project agreement.

Ogura is the only recruiter in the 2025 grid without a factory contract, despite the fact that the 24 -year -old who is proceeding with the Prime Minister’s class as a 2024 Moto2 champion. Trackhouse signed a possible champion of the interim order last August.

Marc Marquez was another part of the puzzle after joining Ducati and ensured that the 2025 season began as local Borgo Panigale intended to continue after MotoGP’s dominance last year. The Spaniard claimed the first victory of the campaign in the Sprint match at the Grand Prix, Thailand.

Ai Ogura stuns Sylvain Guintoli with the start of the championship in Thailand’s Sprint Grand Prix match

Marquez, who got the first win of the year in his Ducati debut, was not the only story from Buriram on Saturday, he thought. Ogura also received Guintoli’s attention with his “impression” starting Sprint Racing in his home debut, fighting at Aprilia RS-GP25 at The Thai Grand Prix.

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Ogura enjoys a very strong start of his career at MotoGP in Buriram after qualifying fifth place for Thailand’s Grand Prix and returning to P4 in the sprint race. The Japanese talent Esside amazed Guintoli with his launch, as Ogura overcame Jack Miller of Pramac Yamaha.

Said Guintoli Tnt sports 2 (01/03, 08:36): “What is starting! I guess he doesn’t know why it’s his first beginning and when you don’t know, you’ve just been up. It was incredible. Around the outside, I mean, really?

“Most of these guys are veterans. They are here forever and block the interior and they are just like,” Well, I’ll just go [around the] sixth [and] Release the brakes to my new tires, it doesn’t matter. It’s not enough until pressure, it doesn’t matter. ” Impressive!

Ai Ogura was only 0.969 seconds from a maiden podium sprint in his Buriram debut

Miller hit Ogura in just 0.044 seconds to qualify for his P4 debut for Pramac after joining the De Facto second Yamaha team after being released by KTM. However, Aussie did not get a good start, as Franco Morbidelli seemed to pass both Miller and Ogura from the beginning of the P6.

But Ogura was also wise for Miller’s slower launch from the line, so Ace Trackhouse quickly moved abroad for Series 1, as Morbidelli or VR46 claimed the interior. It was an inspirational decision, as Ogura could release his brake and sail around Miller to claim the P4 from bending.

Neil Hodgson named Ogura starts “super offensive” for the comment on TNT Sports in Buriram. His run to the P4 on the carrot flag, just 4,392 seconds behind Marquez, further saw Hodgson Praise Trackhouse for Ogura’s signature, such as Francesco Bagnaia for the P3.