Alex Marquez said he had no answer for how he managed to win the Spanish Grand Prix after saying on Thursday it would be impossible for him to do so. The Gresini rider put on what MotoGP described as an absolute masterclass to take his first victory of the 2026 campaign. Marquez led almost from lights to flag after passing his brother on lap two, going on to win by over two seconds from Bezzecchi.
Marc Marquez lost the front of his factory Ducati through the 200km/h Turn 11 right-hander on lap two of the Spanish Grand Prix and was fortunate to walk away unharmed. The reigning world champion spoke after the race about where the team still needs to work to improve after the crash. He now sits 44 points behind championship leader Bezzecchi with 18 rounds of the season remaining.
Jorge Martin started the Spanish Grand Prix from tenth after his three place grid penalty and worked his way through to fourth by the chequered flag. The 2024 world champion could not match Di Giannantonio for the podium, with the VR46 rider pulling clear in the final stages once he realised third was secure. Martin stays second in the championship but the gap to Bezzecchi after a chaotic Jerez weekend tells its own story.
Marco Bezzecchi extended his 2026 MotoGP championship lead after Jerez, with Marc Marquez now 44 points behind following his lap two crash in the Spanish Grand Prix. Di Giannantonio moves ahead of Pedro Acosta into third in the standings, while Alex Marquez climbs to seventh after his victory. Jorge Martin remains second but the gap to Bezzecchi continues to grow as the season moves to Le Mans.
The factory Ducati Lenovo team has now gone nine consecutive MotoGP races without a win, their longest such drought since 2021. Both Marc Marquez and Francesco Bagnaia retired from the Spanish Grand Prix, with Marquez crashing at Turn 11 on lap two and Bagnaia pulling out in the later stages while running ninth. The team has been without a Sunday podium since the Japanese Grand Prix last year.
Marco Bezzecchi admitted after the Spanish Grand Prix that Alex Marquez rode in a perfect way, pointing to the more flowing sections of the Jerez circuit as the areas where the Gresini rider was superior and where he could not match him. Bezzecchi’s record 121 consecutive laps led in a Grand Prix race finally ended at Jerez after Alex Marquez took the lead on lap two following Marc Marquez’s crash. He still leaves Spain with the championship lead extended.
Marco Bezzecchi lost on a Sunday for the first time since Sepang last year, but second place at Jerez extends his championship lead with Marc Marquez crashing out. The title picture after Round 4 looks even more comfortable for the Aprilia man than it did on Friday morning. Four Aprilia riders finished in the top six , underlining the depth of the Italian manufacturer’s 2026 challenge even on a circuit that was supposed to test them most.
Alex Marquez won the 2026 Spanish Grand Prix at Jerez, beating Marco Bezzecchi by two seconds with Fabio Di Giannantonio completing the podium. Marc Marquez crashed out on lap two while running second behind his brother. Bezzecchi loses on a Sunday for the first time since Sepang last year but retains the championship lead. Martin fourth. Aprilia took four of the top six positions.
Marc Marquez is out of the Spanish Grand Prix after crashing heavily in the gravel on lap two at Jerez. The reigning world champion was running second behind Alex Marquez when he lost the front end and slid into the gravel trap. He was seen walking back to the Ducati garage on lap eight. Bezzecchi sits second behind Alex Marquez with 17 laps remaining.
Toprak Razgatlioglu was handed a long lap penalty for Sunday’s Spanish Grand Prix after stewards ruled he caused a crash with Aprilia wildcard Lorenzo Savadori at Turn 5 during the Jerez Sprint. Razgatlioglu apologised after the race, explaining he hit a dirty part of the track while attempting to pass Savadori and Morbidelli as the rain began to fall. It marks his first penalty since joining MotoGP.