MotoGP San Marino GP: Marquez Takes Championship Lead with Misano Win
Marquez held off late pressure from Jorge Martin and Alex Marquez to secure his fifth win in seven races and move atop the standings.
- Defending MotoGP Marc Marquez won the San Marino Grand Prix at Misano on Sunday, claiming his fifth victory of the season and taking the championship points lead for the first time in 2026.
- Marco Bezzecchi crashed out of the lead on lap one after starting from pole position, disappointing home fans at the Misano circuit despite finishing second in Saturday's sprint.
- Gresini Racing Alex Marquez recovered from a difficult Saturday to finish second in a special livery honoring Marco Simoncelli, while KTM Pedro Acosta rose from seventh to complete the podium.
- The Ducati rider moved level with Jorge Martin on 274 points in the championship standings but now leads the title race due to a greater number of season victories.
- Martin faded during the closing stages, dropping from the lead as Gresini Racing's Marquez closed the gap to just four tenths of a second before the finish.
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Winner this Sunday, the seven-time world champion takes the lead in the championship.
Marquez seizes championship lead with San Marino win after Bezzecchi crash
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…
Incredible demonstration of strength by Marc Márquez at the San Marino Grand Prix: victory and leadership of the MotoGP World Championship.
Writing sports, 13 Sep (EFE).- The Spaniard Marc Márquez (Ducati Desmosedici GP26) completed in the Grand Prix of San Marino of MotoGP, competed in the circuit Marco Simoncelli of Misano Adriatica, a ‘full’, the fourteenth of his sports career, which places him leader of the World Cup for a point. Marc Márquez, winner of the race sprint, [...] The entry Marc Márquez completes in Misano Adriatica a ‘full’ that places him leader of the World Cup w…
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