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, overtaking title rival Jorge Martin to secure his 23rd sprint victory and a four-point lead in the 2026 MotoGP championship standings.
- Martin surrendered his early lead on lap nine, slowing due to an apparent warning for a potential tyre pressure penalty, which allowed Marquez to move ahead with five laps remaining.
- Polesitter Raul Fernandez and Marco Bezzecchi crashed out at Turn 1 on the opening lap, while Trackhouse Aprilia's Ai Ogura secured second place and Pertamina VR46 Ducati's Fabio Di Giannantonio completed the podium.
- Martin fell out of podium contention after a mistake at the penultimate corner, finishing fourth, while the opening-lap crash left Bezzecchi 59 points behind in the championship standings.
- Despite suffering a dislocated shoulder, Pramac Yamaha's Toprak Razgatlioglu finished 19th, as the championship battle now narrows into a two-way duel between Ducati and Aprilia riders following the dramatic Mandalika sprint.
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