Marco Bezzecchi
The 2025 MotoGP season has reached the halfway point, with Marc Marquez stamping his authority with Ducati, claiming eight wins out of 12.
His latest win at the Czech Grand Prix moves him 120 points clear of brother Alex Marquez and 168 points ahead of his Ducati teammate Francesco Bagnaia. It seems as if it is a matter of when, not if, he becomes a seven-time MotoGP champion
As Ducati have dominated the first half of 2025, it has left for interesting reading of the MotoGP concessions system. The premier class assesses the ranking every half-season, determining where the manufacturers stand for potential improvements.
So, MotoGP News has taken a look at where every team currently sits in the concessions system halfway through 2025 and what this could mean for the rest of the campaign and for 2026.
How does the MotoGP concession system work and how has it been calculated up to this point?
In MotoGP, the concessions system aims to level out the performance between the manufacturers. Each team is given a rank between A and D based on the percentage of points they have scored over a certain period.
As aforementioned, the rank is assessed every half-season, taking into account the two previous ‘halves’ of a year. So in this instance, the concessions system is made up of the first half of 2025 and the second half of 2024. At the end of 2025, the full season will be assessed.
| Rank | Percentage of points | Test tyres | Private testing | GP Circuit testing | Wildcards | Engines x season | Engine spec | Aero updates |
| A | >=85% | 170 | Test rider only | 3 circuits | 0 | 7 to 8 | Freeze | 1 |
| B | >=65% <80% | 190 | Test rider only | 3 circuits | 3 | 7 to 8 | Freeze | 1 |
| C | >=35% <60% | 220 | Test rider only | 3 circuits | 3 | 7 to 8 | Freeze | 1 |
| D | <35% | 260 | All riders | Any GP circuit | 6 | 9 to 10 | Free | 2 |
The lower the rank a manufacturer is, the more opportunities they are given to catch up. This ranges from extra test days with more riders, to more wildcard entries during race weekends and extra freedom with engines, in terms of quantity and spec.
With that being said, here is where each manufacturer stands in the concession system halfway through 2025, taking into account the first half of this season and the second half of 2024.
Rank A – Ducati
Since the introduction of the concessions system, Ducati have never been lower than rank A, and that is exactly where they are halfway through 2025, and by some distance. The Borgo Panigale outfit have won all but two races in 2025, as well as every Sprint and all but one race in 2024.
This means that Ducati will have no wildcards, a frozen engine spec and limited testing heading into 2026, which is unlikely to change given their current form. Luigi Dall’Igna has realised why Ducati have so few titles compared to their rivals; Marquez was the rider they have been missing.
READ MORE: Everything to know about Ducati from the MotoGP team’s riders to hierarchy
Rank B – No one
Given Ducati’s sheer dominance over the field, no manufacturer is currently in rank B. As a matter of fact, there has never been a team in this rank since the concessions system’s introduction at the end of testing in 2023.
With the Borgo Panigale outfit on an incredible run of form, with such a high percentage of points scored at the end of 2024 and the start of 2025, there is already a low chance of their rivals being able to move up for 2026.
Rank C – Aprilia and KTM
Aprilia risked falling to rank D at the Czech GP, but Marco Bezzecchi’s podium and Jorge Martin’s return to MotoGP with P7 kept them in rank C. The Noale outfit solidly ended 2024 with regular top-five finishes, and Bezzecchi’s win at Silverstone this season prevents them from dropping back.
KTM were consistent performers at the end of 2024 and have kept that up in 2025, but the likes of Brad Binder have been struggling immensely on the bike this season. Nevertheless, the Austrian manufacturer are still in rank C, with Pedro Acosta returning to the podium at Brno.
READ MORE: Everything to know about Aprilia from the MotoGP team’s riders to hierarchy
Rank D – Yamaha and Honda
The Japanese giants still have a long way to go to move up the concessions system. Rank D perhaps takes away from the strong progress they have made in 2025 – both factories are now scoring up to four times more than their average points in 2024 – but their torrid end to last season holds them back.
Honda have won a race through Johann Zarco in 2025, while Yamaha have scored stunning pole positions at the hands of Fabio Quartararo. Their rank is slightly deceptive, but it gives the Japanese outfits more testing and freedom with engines, which they are already taking advantage of.
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