MotoGP 2026
Round Ten – Assen
Sunday MotoGP Race Report
After a Friday where Marco Bezzecchi set the pace in brutal heat, and a Saturday where Aprilia swept the front four in qualifying before Trackhouse went one-two in the Sprint, Sunday at Assen somehow found another level again.
For background, catch up on our Friday Practice coverage from Assen and the Saturday Sprint report.
Overnight rain had taken some sting out of the Dutch heatwave, but the track was dry by race time and still plenty warm enough to keep tyre management in the equation. The 26-lap Grand Prix was run in 29-degree air temperature, while the track remained well into the 40s.
Assen was also the first Grand Prix race since the front start-device ban came into effect. After Saturday’s Sprint had gone smoothly, Sunday again produced no jump-start issues, despite a field still adapting to life without the previous launch aid.
Ogura ends Japan’s MotoGP drought
Ai Ogura became the first Japanese rider to win a MotoGP race since Makoto Tamada at Motegi in 2004, taking a superb maiden premier-class victory for SuperFile Trackhouse MotoGP Team at the Cathedral of Speed.
It was not just a breakthrough win for Ogura. It completed a remarkable weekend for Trackhouse, with Raul Fernandez finishing second after winning Saturday’s Sprint, giving the American squad back-to-back one-two finishes across the Sprint and Grand Prix.
Jorge Martin completed an all-Aprilia podium in third, a result that also put the Spaniard into the MotoGP World Championship lead after team-mate Bezzecchi crashed out on lap two.
Ogura’s win was also Aprilia’s first MotoGP victory at Assen and the second premier-class podium lockout for Aprilia machinery this season, following Le Mans.
The start
Martin started from pole after Saturday’s historic Aprilia qualifying sweep, but Ogura launched well from the middle of the front row and briefly nosed ahead. Martin quickly cut back and reclaimed the lead before the field had properly settled, with Fernandez, Ogura, Marc Marquez, Bezzecchi and Bagnaia all in the early lead group.
Joan Mir’s race was over almost immediately after a Turn 10 fall on the opening lap, the Honda rider escaping injury but again leaving a Sunday race with nothing to show for encouraging practice and qualifying speed.
By the end of lap one, Martin led Fernandez and Ogura, with Marc Marquez fourth ahead of Bezzecchi, Bagnaia, Quartararo, Acosta, Di Giannantonio and Alex Marquez.
Bezzecchi’s title lead disappears
The first major championship swing came on lap two. Bezzecchi lost the front through the rapid Turn 15 Ramshoek section while running behind Marc Marquez, the Aprilia rider sliding out at high speed.
He was taken to the medical centre and later transferred for further checks after the heavy impact. Aprilia subsequently reported that CT scans and radiological examinations found no injuries, allowing Bezzecchi to return to Italy, but his race was over, and so too was his championship lead.
It was a brutal turnaround for a rider who had topped Friday, qualified on the front row, and left Saturday still leading the standings.
Trackhouse turns up the pressure
With Bezzecchi out, Martin initially had Fernandez for company at the front while Ogura had to recover from being shuffled back during the early Trackhouse and Ducati exchanges.
Fernandez quickly started applying pressure to Martin, while Marc Marquez, Pedro Acosta and Bagnaia became embroiled in a bruising fight behind. That battle eventually pulled Di Giannantonio, Alex Marquez and Bastianini into contention, but it also allowed Ogura to pull away and focus on the leading Aprilias.
Ogura set the fastest lap of the race on lap 15 with a 1m32.483, by which time the Japanese rider had reduced the gap to the leaders and was shaping as a serious threat for victory.
There was a brief scare when Ogura’s rear ride-height device appeared to activate again through the early part of the lap, costing him time just as he was reaching the leaders. He managed to release it and immediately resumed his charge.
Fernandez leads, Ogura pounces
Fernandez made his move on Martin at the Geert Timmer chicane on lap 17, pushing the Sprint winner into the lead of the Grand Prix. Ogura then demoted Martin into Turn 1 soon after, making it Trackhouse one-two at the front.
By lap 20, Ogura was ready. He attacked Fernandez at Turn 9, made it stick cleanly, and from there began to edge away. Fernandez stayed close enough to keep the pressure on but never looked close enough to properly retaliate in the final laps.
Ogura eventually took the chequered flag 2.004 seconds ahead of Fernandez, with Martin third, 3.512 seconds from the winner. For Trackhouse, it was a dream weekend: Fernandez-Ogura in the Sprint, Ogura-Fernandez in the Grand Prix.
Ducati damage limitation
Ducati’s race was more about damage limitation than victory contention.
Bagnaia had worked his way to fourth before his race came undone with a technical problem with his brakes on lap 15. The Italian rolled into pit lane and retired, ending a weekend that had promised more after his improved pace in the Sprint.
Marc Marquez ran as high as third in the early laps and spent much of the race in the thick of the fight behind the Aprilias, but his Sunday ultimately became a salvage mission. He crossed the line sixth but was handed a one-position penalty for exceeding track limits on the final lap, dropping him to seventh.
Fabio Di Giannantonio was the best Ducati rider in fourth after a busy race that included a long lap penalty for shortcutting the final chicane during a fight with Marc Marquez. The VR46 rider served the penalty, rejoined still in the fight, and then carved his way back to the front of that second group.
Alex Marquez produced one of the rides of the day to finish fifth. After his heavy Friday crash, and with serious physical discomfort still clearly a factor, the Gresini rider dug in and finished only 10.140 seconds from Ogura.
Bastianini promoted to sixth
Enea Bastianini crossed the line seventh but was promoted to sixth after Marc Marquez’s final-lap track limits penalty. It equalled Bastianini’s best Sunday result of the season and completed a much more competitive weekend for the Red Bull KTM Tech3 rider.
Behind Marc Marquez, Fabio Quartararo took eighth for Yamaha after again extracting plenty from the M1 in difficult conditions.
The revised classification then moved Alex Rins to ninth and Luca Marini to tenth after Brad Binder received a 16-second tyre pressure penalty. Binder, who had originally crossed the line inside the top ten, was classified 11th.
Jack Miller scored points in 12th for Prima Pramac Yamaha, while Maverick Vinales was classified 13th after a final-lap track limits penalty. Diogo Moreira finished 14th after early contact damaged the left wing on his LCR Honda, and Yamaha wildcard Augusto Fernandez completed the points in 15th. Cal Crutchlow finished 16th after an early pit stop to address a technical issue.
Toprak Razgatlioglu had been showing his strongest Grand Prix pace of the season before retiring with chattering, while Acosta was also forced out after struggling with right-hand discomfort. The Spaniard later confirmed surgery for carpal tunnel syndrome was scheduled before the Sachsenring.
Championship picture
Martin now leads the MotoGP World Championship on 193 points, seven ahead of Bezzecchi. Di Giannantonio is third on 177, with Ogura’s maiden win lifting him to fourth on 168. Marc Marquez sits fifth on 153, ahead of Fernandez on 138, Acosta on 133 and Bagnaia on 130.
Aprilia has also strengthened its constructors’ lead, moving to 304 points against Ducati’s 282. KTM is third on 175, ahead of Honda on 101 and Yamaha on 59.
In the teams’ championship, Aprilia Racing leads with 379 points, but Trackhouse’s perfect weekend has vaulted the American squad to second on 306, ahead of Ducati Lenovo Team on 283.
Sachsenring awaits
The championship now takes a short pause before heading to the Sachsenring, a circuit long associated with Marc Marquez dominance, but the German round will now begin with Martin in the championship lead, Bezzecchi needing to respond, Di Giannantonio closing in, and Ogura suddenly very much part of the title conversation.
Assen MotoGP Race Results
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POS
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RIDER
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BIKE
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TIME/GAP
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1
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A Ogura
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Apr
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40m21.905
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2
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R Fernandez
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Apr
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+2.004
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3
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J Martin
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Apr
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+3.512
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4
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F Di Giannantonio
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Duc
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+9.315
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5
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A Marquez
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Duc
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+10.140
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6
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E Bastianini
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KTM
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+10.388
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7
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M Marquez
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Duc
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+10.288
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8
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F Quartararo
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Yam
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+19.039
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9
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A Rins
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Yam
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+19.383
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10
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L Marini
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Hon
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+20.302
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11
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B Binder
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KTM
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+35.383
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12
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J Miller
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Yam
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+37.244
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13
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M Vinales
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KTM
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+36.755
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14
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D Moreira
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Hon
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+38.127
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15
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A Fernandez
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Yam
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+76.826
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16
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C Crutchlow
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Hon
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+1 Lap
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NC
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F Bagnaia
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Duc
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+11 Laps
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NC
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T Razgatlioglu
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Yam
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+13 Laps
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NC
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P Acosta
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KTM
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+13 Laps
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NC
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F Morbidelli
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Duc
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+17 Laps
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NC
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M Bezzecchi
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Apr
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+25 Laps
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NC
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J Mir
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Hon
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DNF
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Assen MotoGP Event Top Speeds
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POS
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RIDER
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BIKE
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SPEED
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EVENT
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1
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A Marquez
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Duc
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320.4
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Sprint
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2
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M Bezzecchi
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Apr
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319.5
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Sprint
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3
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J Martin
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Apr
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318.5
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Sprint
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4
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M Marquez
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Duc
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318.5
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Sprint
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5
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F Bagnaia
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Duc
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317.6
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Sprint
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6
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B Binder
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KTM
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317.6
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Sprint
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7
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E Bastianini
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KTM
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316.7
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Sprint
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8
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L Marini
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Hon
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316.7
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Sprint
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9
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A Rins
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Yam
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315.7
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Sprint
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10
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A Ogura
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Apr
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315.7
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Sprint
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11
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D Moreira
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Hon
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315.7
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Sprint
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12
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M Vinales
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KTM
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315.7
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Sprint
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13
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F Di Giannantonio
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Duc
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314.8
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Sprint
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14
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F Morbidelli
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Duc
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313.9
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Sprint
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15
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R Fernandez
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Apr
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313.0
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Sprint
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16
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C Crutchlow
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Hon
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313.0
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Sprint
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17
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J Miller
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Yam
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313.0
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Sprint
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18
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P Acosta
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KTM
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313.0
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Sprint
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19
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J Mir
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Hon
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312.1
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Q1
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20
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F Quartararo
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Yam
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311.2
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Sprint
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21
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T Razgatlioglu
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Yam
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311.2
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Sprint
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22
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A Fernandez
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Yam
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307.6
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Sprint
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23
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F Aldeguer
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Duc
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304.2
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FP
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2026 MotoGP Championship Standings
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POS
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RIDER
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POINTS
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1
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J Martin
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193
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2
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M Bezzecchi
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186
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3
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F Di Giannantonio
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177
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4
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A Ogura
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168
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5
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M Marquez
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153
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6
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R Fernandez
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138
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7
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P Acosta
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133
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8
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F Bagnaia
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130
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9
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A Marquez
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78
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10
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F Aldeguer
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76
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11
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L Marini
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71
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12
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E Bastianini
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69
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13
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B Binder
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58
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14
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F Quartararo
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45
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15
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D Moreira
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43
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16
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F Morbidelli
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43
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17
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J Zarco
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34
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18
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J Mir
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26
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19
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A Rins
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19
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20
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J Miller
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15
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21
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T Razgatlioglu
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11
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22
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M Vinales
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10
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2026 MotoGP Calendar
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Circuit
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12 Jul
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Germany
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Sachsenring
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09 Aug
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GB
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Silverstone Circuit
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30 Aug
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Aragon
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MotorLand Aragon
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13 Sep
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San Marino
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Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli
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20 Sep
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Austria
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Red Bull Ring-Spielberg
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04 Oct
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Japan
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Mobility Resort Motegi
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11 Oct
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Indonesia
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Pertamina Mandalika International Circuit
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25 Oct
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Australia
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Phillip Island
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01 Nov
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Malaysia
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Petronas Sepang International Circuit
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08 Nov
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Qatar
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Lusail International Circuit
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22 Nov
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Portugal
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Autodromo Internacional do Algarve
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29 Nov
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Valencia
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Circuit Ricardo Tormo
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