Well! The British GP has delivered some classic and dramatic racing over the years, and the 2025 Tissot Grand Prix of the United Kingdom did NOT disappoint! With drama on the opening lap causing a restart (the oil on the track from the Morbidelli/Espargaró crash – not the Marquez brothers both crashing!) causing a restart, to an unfortunate and unpredictable retirement from the race leader following the restart, and the British GP gaining its 11th different winner from the last 11 Grands Prix! Silverstone’s special record lives on, and it’s time for a weekend review!

As always, here’s a reminder of the categories – Rider of the Weekend (not necessarily the rider who left the weekend with the most points, but somebody who really impressed), Most Improved (either throughout the course of the weekend, from one weekend to another, or perhaps over a longer period of time), Best Overtake (this one feels obvious), Head-in-Hands Moment (a moment from either the Sprint or the Sunday race that left me shouting “NO!” at the screen), and Best in Show (the overall best rider from the weekend).

Rider of the Weekend: Maybe it’s cliché, maybe there are other riders I could have picked for this, but I just can’t bring myself to say anybody other than Fabio Quartararo. Achieving pole position on the Yamaha at the moment is a feat I’ll continue to be impressed by, and then adding what could have been, what was going to be, on Sunday… everyone was cheering for him, everyone was devastated for him. Everyone was a Fabio Quartararo fan this weekend.

Most Improved: With results of 6th, Retired, 6th, 9th, 14th, 14th prior to Silverstone, nobody had Marco Bezzecchi on their list of podium finishers this weekend, let alone a potential race winner. Even if Quartararo’s technical issue hadn’t occurred, I’d still be giving Bezzecchi this title as a podium finish would still absolutely warrant it.

Best Overtake: Jack Miller ‘s overtake on Bagnaia at Brooklands during Lap 2 of Sunday’s restarted race, bringing him into 2nd place – it was bold, and I was amazed he managed to get the bike stopped!

Head-in-Hands Moment: I’m not sure there was a single person watching on Sunday who didn’t feel their heart break at least a little bit when Fabio Quartararo’s rear ride-height device failure caused him to retire from the race. After leading by 5 seconds, it really looked as though Quartararo would be getting his first Grand Prix victory since 2022, and seeing his raw emotional reaction to the situation just made it even more devastating (though please don’t see this as me wanting riders to show less emotion – on the contrary, I think it’s important that riders are open with their sadness).

Best in Show: Going from qualifying outside of the top 10, to narrowly missing out on a Sprint podium, to winning Sunday’s race, Marco Bezzecchi was the winner nobody expected, the top scorer for the weekend, and is Bezt in Show.