MotoGP Indonesian GP: Marquez takes points lead with sprint victory
Marquez’s 23rd sprint win came after Martin yielded the lead amid tyre-pressure concerns and then slipped to fourth.
- On Saturday, Ducati rider Marc Marquez won the 13-lap Indonesian Grand Prix sprint at Mandalika, overtaking Jorge Martin late in the race to seize a four-point lead in the 2026 MotoGP championship standings.
- Early leader Martin surrendered his advantage on lap nine, slowing due to an apparent warning for a potential tyre pressure penalty, which allowed Marquez to overtake and claim his 23rd career sprint victory.
- Polesitter Raul Fernandez and Marco Bezzecchi crashed at Turn 1 on the opening lap, leaving Trackhouse Aprilia's Ai Ogura to secure second place and Pertamina VR46 Ducati's Fabio Di Giannantonio to complete the podium.
- Martin fell out of podium contention after a late mistake at the penultimate corner, finishing fourth, while the opening-lap crash left Bezzecchi 59 points behind in the championship standings.
- Despite suffering a dislocated shoulder in final practice, Pramac Yamaha's Toprak Razgatlioglu finished 19th, as the championship battle narrows into a duel between Ducati and Aprilia riders following the dramatic Mandalika sprint.
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Motorcycling-Marquez takes championship lead with Indonesian GP sprint win - Regional Media News
MANDALIKA, Indonesia, Oct 10 (Reuters) - Ducati's Marc Marquez seized the lead in the championship standings on Saturday by winning the Indonesian MotoGP sprint race after title rival Jorge Martin suffered potential tyre issues. In a chaotic start to the sprint, polesitter Raul Fernandez and [...]
The Catalan driver adds 343 points in Mandalika after a mechanical mishap of Madrid, while Raúl Fernández and Bezzecchi went to the ground.
Marc Márquez wins chaotic Mandalika sprint, takes MotoGP world championship lead from Jorge Martín
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