MOTO GP

Marc Márquez unstoppable in Brno

Marc Márquez secured an important victory at the Czech Republic Grand Prix, held this Sunday morning in Brno. The Spanish Ducati rider drove a strategic race and kept his chances alive in the fight for the 2026 world title. Japanese rider Ai Ogura and Francesco Bagnaia completed the podium.

Marc Márquez took another important step in the fight for the 2026 MotoGP title. The Ducati rider won the Czech Republic GP in Brno, after overtaking Ai Ogura and Francesco Bagnaia in a race marked by strategy and strong pace in the final laps.

Furthermore, the result put Márquez very close to the championship lead, which still belongs to the absent Marco Bezzecchi. With the victory, the Spaniard took the opportunity to reduce the gap in the standings and directly pressure the Aprilia rider.

Márquez surpasses Ogura and Bagnaia in the fight for victory...The race winner started behind Ogura, who took pole position, but quickly advanced along with his Ducati Lenovo teammate, Bagnaia. The two riders passed the Trackhouse Aprilia representative in the early laps.

After winning the Sprint, Bagnaia took control of the main race and remained in the lead for much of the race. However, Márquez found the right moment to attack and made the decisive overtake with six laps to go.

Ogura, known for his strong performance at the end of races, also took advantage of the opportunity and left Bagnaia behind shortly afterwards. Even with the Japanese rider closing in, Márquez managed to maintain his lead and crossed the finish line in first place.

The Ducati rider secured the 25 points for the victory and is in a favorable position to further reduce the gap to Bezzecchi in the championship standings.

Brazilian Diogo Moreira, who started from fifth position, crossed the finish line in 11th place.

The race also had a direct impact on the championship standings.

Season leader Marco Bezzecchi has 180 points, but left Brno with zero points after crashing in Saturday's sprint and being excluded from the main race after assaulting a track marshal following the incident. Second-placed Jorge Martín, who served a double long lap penalty for an accident he caused at the Hungarian Grand Prix, finished in 10th place and leaves with 172 points.

Italian Fabio Di Giannantonio, who is also in contention for the title, had a consistent race and finished in fourth place, maintaining third place in the world championship with 157 points. Spaniard Pedro Acosta started with zero points after having problems with his bike on the last corner, and lost 5th place in the world championship to Ai Ogura, who has 134 points compared to Acosta's 132. Marc Marquez occupies 4th place overall with 140 points.

How was the race? At the start, Ai Ogura maintained the lead, while Diogo Moreira made an excellent start and even reached third place. Francesco Bagnaia took second place by overtaking Marc Márquez in the early laps.

On the second lap, Bagnaia pressured Ogura for the lead and, shortly after, managed to overtake him. Márquez also passed the Japanese rider, who dropped to third.

Moreira was in fifth place, but ended up being overtaken by Fabio Di Giannantonio on the third lap. The Italian then pursued Pedro Acosta in the fight for fourth position.

Meanwhile, Jorge Martín began completing the first of his two mandatory long laps on the fifth lap.

In the middle of the race, Di Giannantonio managed to overtake Acosta and took fourth place, a result he would maintain until the checkered flag.

At the front, Bagnaia led with Márquez very close behind. The Spaniard was studying an opportunity to attack, but encountered difficulties in some sectors of the Czech circuit, especially in the right-hand corner sequences.

Diogo Moreira lost performance throughout the race and fell out of the top 10. However, he reacted in the final straight and, on lap 16, recovered positions by overtaking Luca Marini and returning to the points zone.

The fight for victory was decided with 16 laps to go. After several attempts, Márquez found space to overtake Bagnaia and quickly opened up a lead of more than half a second.

Unable to keep up with his compatriot's pace, Bagnaia began to suffer pressure from his rivals. With five laps to go, the Italian was overtaken by Ai Ogura and lost second place in the championship.

Pedro Acosta once again retired in the final seconds after problems with his bike.

At the front, Márquez managed his advantage until the checkered flag to secure a crucial victory in the season and continue his pursuit of the championship leaders.

Bagnaia withstands pressure and secures podium in Brno...While Márquez and Ogura battled for victory, Bagnaia had to concentrate on defending third place. The Italian suffered pressure in the final laps from Fabio Di Giannantonio, but managed to keep his opponent behind and confirmed another podium for Ducati Lenovo.

“Bezzecchi penalized after accident in the Sprint”...The absence of Marco Bezzecchi opened a great opportunity for his main rivals in the fight for the championship. The Italian rider received a penalty after hitting a track marshal in the accident that occurred during Saturday's Sprint.

With Bezzecchi out of the race, his opponents were able to reduce the gap in the standings. Jorge Martin was the only rider with a mathematical possibility of taking the lead, but the Aprilia Racing representative finished only in ninth position.

Martin still had to serve long laps after the penalty received at Balaton Park and, with the result in Brno, now appears eight points behind Bezzecchi in the title race.

Acosta retires and Mir inherits fifth place...The race also had an important retirement involving Pedro Acosta. The KTM rider was in fifth position, but faced another technical problem and left the race on the last lap.

With that, Joan Mir inherited fifth place for Honda HRC Castrol. Fermin Aldeguer finished sixth, while Raul Fernandez, Luca Marini and Martin completed the following positions in the top 10.

Enea Bastianini closed the list of the top ten. Brazilian Diogo Moreira finished in 11th place with the Pro Honda LCR team, just ahead of Brad Binder.

MotoGP 2026 race result:

Marc Márquez – Ducati Lenovo (GP26)

Ai Ogura – Trackhouse Aprilia (RS-GP26) +0.421s

Francesco Bagnaia – Ducati Lenovo (GP26) +2.255s

Fabio Di Giannantonio – Pertamina VR46 Ducati (GP26) +2.424s

Joan Mir – Honda HRC Castrol (RC213V) +12.81s

Fermin Aldeguer – BK8 Gresini Ducati (GP25) +14.874s

Raul Fernandez – Trackhouse Aprilia (RS-GP26) +18.657s

Luca Marini – Honda HRC Castrol (RC213V) +21.265s

Jorge Martin – Aprilia Racing (RS-GP26) +21.401s

Enea Bastianini – Red Bull KTM Tech3 (RC16) +22.273s

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