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Marquez wins Japanese GP sprint to close in on Martin

Marquez took the lead on lap 1 and held off a late challenge as Martin fell to third after a track-limits penalty.

  • On Saturday, Ducati rider Marc Marquez won the Japanese Grand Prix sprint at Motegi, seizing the lead at Turn 1 and narrowing his championship deficit to 7 points against leader Jorge Martin.
  • Michelin introduced an expanded tyre allocation of three front and three rear options, including a reinforced rear construction, to address technical uncertainties posed by Motegi's newly resurfaced track.
  • Race stewards demoted championship leader Jorge Martin and Enea Bastianini for exceeding track limits on the final lap, promoting Diogo Moreira to second place; HRC wildcard Takaaki Nakagami withdrew after a Friday practice crash that fractured his collarbone.
  • Martin will start Sunday's main race from pole position, aiming to defend his 7-point championship lead against Marquez as the series enters a demanding overseas swing of five races in six weeks.
  • As the season nears its conclusion, the championship battle between Aprilia rider Martin and reigning nine-time world champion Marquez will likely hinge on consistency across these high-stakes events in the demanding overseas stretch.
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Spanish Marc Márquez (Ducati) won the sprint race of the Japan Grand Prix of MotoGP and reduced to seven points the disadvantage for the current World Cup leader, Jorge Martín (April).

·Lisboa, Portugal
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With this result, the largest of the Marquez, who reached Japanese lands with a 12 point disadvantage compared to Madrid, is now only seven

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The Spanish motorcyclist won the MotoGP sprint race for the Japanese Grand Prix at the Motegi circuit and moved closer to the world championship leader.

·Ljubljana, Slovenia
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نُشر هذا المقال أولاً عبر Cedarnews.net. لمتابعة المزيد من الأخبار والتقارير الحصرية، زورونا على موقعنا. Marc Marquez took a confident victory in Saturday's Japanese GP sprint. The Ducati driver did not hesitate and "instinctively" attacked Jorge Martin already in. تم نشر هذا الخبر عبر موقع Cedarnews الإخباري. للاطلاع على مزيد من الأخبار العاجلة والتقارير الحصرية، زوروا موقعنا الرسمي.

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Ducati's wins Motegi's Sprint and is placed at seven points of Jorge Martín, who finished second but was sanctioned and lost a post

·Madrid, Spain
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motors-addict broke the news on Sunday, September 27, 2026.
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