MotoGP San Marino GP: Marquez takes championship lead with Misano win
Marquez capitalized on Marco Bezzecchi’s opening-lap crash and held off late pressure from Alex Marquez to secure his fifth win of 2026.
- On Sunday, defending MotoGP champion Marc Marquez won the San Marino Grand Prix, his fifth victory of the season, moving to the top of the 2026 standings for the first time.
- Pole-Sitter Marco Bezzecchi crashed on the opening lap at Turn 12, allowing Marquez to inherit the lead and seize a major championship opportunity.
- Marc Marquez withstood late pressure from his brother Alex Marquez, who finished second 0.657 seconds behind, while Pedro Acosta took third and Jorge Martin crossed fifth.
- Marquez and Jorge Martin are now level on 274 points, though Marquez leads the standings due to more race wins this season. "Feels unreal," Marquez said of the championship lead.
- The championship moves to Austria for the next race weekend, September 18-20, with eight rounds remaining. "There are a lot of races to go," Marquez said of the tight title fight.
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Marquez seizes championship lead with San Marino win after Bezzecchi crash
Ducati's Marc Marquez seized the MotoGP championship lead for the first time this season after winning a chaotic San Marino Grand Prix on Sunday, where Aprilia's home favourite Marco Bezzecchi crashed out on the opening lap.
The MotoGP round of the motorcycle circuit race in Misano was won by Spaniard Marc Marquez (Ducati; 41.13.010), beating his younger brother Alex Marquez (Gresini) by just 0.657 seconds.
Marc Márquez has repeated triumph in Misano and becomes leader of the MotoGP World Cup, tied to points with Jorge Martín. The Ilerdense already won in the sprint and also did it here last year, leaving that image to the Messi in the Bernabéu, and has crossed the goal again first in 2026. ... Continue reading "Márquez wins again in Misano and assaults the leadership of the World Cup"
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Correio da ManhãSpanish Marc Márquez won the MotoGP San Marino Grand Prix, taking advantage of the fall of Italian Marco Bezzecchi. He continues ahead of the championship, with the same number of points as Jorge Martín.
Resurgent Marquez powers to San Marino win to take MotoGP lead
Seven-time MotoGP champion Marquez, riding a Ducati, moved level on 274 points with Aprilia's Jorge Martin, who finished fifth. Marquez has the edge over Martin with more wins this season despite missing the races in Le Mans and Catalonia to undergo surgery on his foot and shoulder. "It's a present, I was out, I was over, but now we are leading, how? I don't know," said Marquez, who has won five of the last seven races. "Let's see, there are a …
The Spanish motorcycle champion won the San Marino Grand Prix in Misano and took the lead in the overall World Championship standings for the first time this season.
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