Marc Marquez won the MotoGP sprint race and reached the top of the championship. The Lenovo Team rider finished the race 0.509 seconds ahead of Ai Ogura from third place. As Fabio Di Giannantonio finished third, Jorge Martin took the third position and handed the championship lead to Marquez.
Incidents in the First Corner
Raul Fernandez, Marco Bezzecchi, Di Giannantonio, and Marquez came side-by-side at the start of the race. When Fabio Di Giannantonio let go of the brakes, he could not hold his line and pushed Marquez off the line. Marco Bezzecchi surprised Marquez by having to straighten his motorcycle; Bezzecchi then hit Raul Fernandez while straightening his bike. Both Aprilia riders fell, and Bezzecchi and Fernandez left the race before completing the first lap.
Martin's Lead and Marquez's Maneuver
Jorge Martin gained an advantage by exploiting the confusion in the first corner and increased his gap on every lap. Marc Marquez entered second place. However, Jorge Martin relinquished the lead to Marquez in the ninth position during the 13th lap. Martin kept the tire pressure low, assuming the race would develop differently for his team. With very low pressure, the champion Martin had to back off to increase the pressure. Martin, who was waiting for the final section behind Marquez, lost control of the brakes and went off track, nearly risking a crash and losing two positions. Marquez overtook Jorge Martin from inside the corner with a calm maneuver and reached the summit. Martin did not allow the gap to open and followed Marquez with a 0.300 second gap.
Sprint Results and Standings
The sprint results are as follows:
- Marc Marquez scored 12 points in the sprint.
- Jorge Martin scored 6 points.
- Martin was in a position 4 points behind, whereas Marquez was 2 points ahead before the sprint.
- Marc Marquez led with 343 points, while Jorge Martin was in second place with 339 points.
- Marco Bezzecchi did not finish the race and finished third with 284 points, which resulted in a 59-point deficit for the leader Marquez.
Top Ten Standings
The top ten standings for the sprint are as follows:
- Alex Marquez finished fifth, being 3.410 seconds behind his brother. Pedro Acosta took sixth place after receiving a long-lap penalty for exceeding track limits three times.
- Fermin Aldeguer finished seventh. Francesco Bagnaia finished eighth.
- Fabio Quartararo took the last points in ninth place. Alex Rins finished tenth.
- Enea Bastianini was eleventh, Johann Zarco twelfth, and Jack Miller thirteenth. Franco Morbidelli was in fourteenth, Luca Marini fifteenth, and Brad Binder sixteenth. Diogo Moreira finished seventeenth, Maverick Viñales eighteenth, while Aleix Espargaro remained in twentieth.
Toprak Razgatlıoğlu's Situation
Our pride, Toprak Razgatlıoğlu, despite having a disabled leg, completed the race and finished in ninth place. Our representative is in twenty-first place with 18 points in the championship. Toprak had an accident during the second practice this morning and had his right thigh removed. The representative finished 5,549 seconds behind Jack Miller, teammate at Prima Pramac Yamaha. The main race will start on Sunday at 10:00 CET, and Raul Fernandez will start from pole position.
Figures
- Marc Marquez is in second place in the 2026 MotoGP season with 353 points (Ducati Team).
- Archive: Marquez's Struggle in the Mandalika Race (October 7, 2026)
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