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MotoGP Indonesian GP: Marquez takes points lead with sprint victory

Marquez’s 23rd sprint win came after Martin yielded the lead amid tyre-pressure concerns and then slipped to fourth.

  • On Saturday, Ducati rider Marc Marquez won the 13-lap Indonesian Grand Prix sprint at Mandalika, seizing the 2026 MotoGP championship lead with a four-point advantage over Jorge Martin.
  • Martin ceded his lead on lap nine after receiving an apparent warning for a potential tyre pressure penalty, allowing Marquez to move ahead with five laps remaining.
  • Polesitter Raul Fernandez and Marco Bezzecchi crashed at Turn 1 on the opening lap; Trackhouse Aprilia's Ai Ogura finished second with Pertamina VR46 Ducati's Fabio Di Giannantonio on the podium.
  • Martin finished fourth after a mistake at the penultimate corner, while the opening-lap crash left Bezzecchi 59 points behind in the championship standings.
  • Despite suffering a dislocated shoulder in final practice, Pramac Yamaha's Toprak Razgatlioglu finished 19th, as the championship battle now narrows into a duel between Ducati and Aprilia riders.
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The Catalan driver adds 343 points in Mandalika after a mechanical mishap of Madrid, while Raúl Fernández and Bezzecchi went to the ground.

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Ducati's driver beat sprint in Indonesia's Grand Prix with Jorge Matín in fourth place after a rare race

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Fox Sports Australia broke the news in Australia on Saturday, October 10, 2026.
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