MotoGP San Marino GP: Marquez takes championship lead with Misano win
Marquez overcame a 102-point deficit and held off late pressure from Alex Marquez to claim his fifth win of the 2026 season.
- On Sunday, Marc Marquez won the San Marino Grand Prix at Misano, claiming his fifth victory of 2026 after polesitter Marco Bezzecchi crashed on the opening lap, propelling Marquez to the 2026 MotoGP championship lead.
- Bezzecchi crashed out at Turn 12 on the opening lap while trying to extend his advantage, abruptly ending his title challenge and allowing Marquez to inherit the lead amid disappointment from home fans.
- Fending off intense pressure from his brother Alex Marquez, Marc Marquez secured his fifth win of the season; Alex took second, completing the first one-two finish for the Marquez brothers this season.
- Following his victory, Marquez is now level with Jorge Martin on 274 points in the 2026 riders' standings, but holds the championship lead due to securing more race wins this season.
- Martin dropped to fifth after leading briefly, while KTM's Pedro Acosta claimed third; this deadlock sets up a high-stakes championship battle where tiebreak criteria will prove decisive in the remaining rounds.
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MISANO, Sept 13 : Ducati's Marc Marquez won the San Marino Grand Prix on Sunday to top the MotoGP championship standings after Aprilia's polesitter Marco Bezzecchi crashed out of the lead at his home circuit in Misano.Bezzecchi had finished second in Saturday's sprint but the Italian rider crashed on lap one,
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newsbiella.itMISANO ADRIATICO (ITALPRESS) - Marc Marquez (Ducati) wins the Grand Prix of San Marino and the Rimini Riviera, fourteenth event of the MotoGp World Championship. The world champion takes advantage of the fall of the Rimini Marco Bezzecchi (Aprilia) during the first lap to score the double after yesterday's success in the Sprint Race. Second place for Alex Marquez (Ducati Gresini) in front of Pedro Acosta (Ktm), for a podium all Spanish. Fourth F…
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