Pedro Acosta in the MotoGP Qualifying: What Happened in the KTM Race

In the world of motorsport, what happened in the KTM race led to a statement suggesting that Marc Marquez, who was leading in the standings, would be the favorite in future races for his teammate at Ducati. The ability of power balances to change in the MotoGP was observed in today's race. Although Pecco Bagnaia won two races last year, he acted unlucky and finished in second place as the Ducati rider, finishing only eighth place in the lead.

Performance Differences in the Ducati Race

Pedro Acosta took third starting position with a small gap in the qualifying session in Japan, and in the Sprint race, he was overtaken by Alex Marquez (Gresini Ducati) on the first corner. In the long race, Spanish rider Pedro Fünfter progressed backward from the first lap; in the second lap, he was in eighth place. In the remaining twenty-two laps, Pedro Fünfter contended with Raul Fernandez and Ai Ogura on the track; both passed him, and he finished only seventh. In contrast, Enea Bastianini from Technical Team 3 was seven-eight seconds faster, and he missed out by a difference of six-ten-four seconds, which was less than the third place.

Acosta's Race Assessment

Pedro Acosta shared his thoughts on the experiences he had during the race:

In their words

"We could not set up the bike for these tires; when I slowed down, I pushed myself too hard," said Acosta while summarizing his Grand Prix. "There was a lack in acceleration; seventh place is not a disaster. I am happy to see another KTM was fast and took fourth place. We need to examine the data to control what we did wrong, to see what we did wrong."

Acosta stated that his ability to contend with the Aprilia duo was due to their weakness, not his strength, because he fell behind when the rear tire took the next hit. Acosta said this was not due to his strength, explaining why he was so fast last year and so slow now. He thought it was something abnormal for him; bragging was difficult. He stated that he only passed Raul Fernandez once, and then Ogura passed him. He believed that spectators should enjoy things.

Conclusion

The results of the race are left to the next race, the decision to wait, or the results to be announced.

Figures

• Pedro Acosta finished in 4th place with 243 points in the 2026 MotoGP season (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing).
• Archive: Ai Ogura took 6th place: raced against Fernandez and Acosta (October 4, 2026)

Compiled by Şükrü Utku Poyraz