Marc Márquez won this Sunday (the 21st) the Czech GP, the ninth round of the 2026 MotoGP season, held at the Brno circuit. The Ducati rider took the lead from Francesco Bagnaia with six laps remaining in the 21-lap race, and fended off Ai Ogura’s late approach to secure the first place.
The second place went to Ogura, rider of a Trackhouse Aprilia who started from pole position and drew closer to Márquez in the final laps, though he couldn’t mount an attack. Bagnaia, on the other Ducati, led most of the race and finished third, followed by Fabio Di Giannantonio, fourth on the VR46 Ducati. Joan Mir, on a Honda, completed the top five.
Fermín Aldeguer crossed the finish line in sixth with a Gresini Ducati, just ahead of Raúl Fernández, seventh on a Trackhouse Aprilia. Luca Marini, on a Honda, was eighth, while Jorge Martín, on an Aprilia, finished ninth after completing two lengthy laps during the race. Enea Bastianini, on a Tech3 KTM, completed the top ten.
Diogo Moreira, the only Brazilian on the MotoGP grid, crossed the line in 11th after starting sixth. The LCR Honda rider even moved up to fourth at the start, but could not keep pace with the leaders and gradually dropped through the field, in a race that did not feature Marco Bezzecchi, suspended after an incident with an official on Saturday, and saw Pedro Acosta retire after problems with KTM.
MotoGP will resume next Sunday with the Dutch Grand Prix, in Assen.
See how the race unfolded
The race began with Ai Ogura taking the lead, followed by Marc Márquez and Francesco Bagnaia. Diogo Moreira advanced to fourth in the opening meters, while Pedro Acosta completed the top five. Still on the opening lap, Bagnaia overtook Márquez and moved into second place, launching an assault on the race leader.
On the second lap, Bagnaia attempted to pass Ogura, but the Japanese rider defended his position. Moreira was overtaken by Acosta, dropping to fifth. Fabio Quartararo crashed with Yamaha in turn 8, taking himself out of contention. Still on the second lap, Bagnaia took the lead of the race, while Márquez passed Ogura, moving up to second.
Jorge Martín was penalized with a double long lap on the third lap, when he was eighth. Fabio Di Giannantonio passed Moreira, entering the top five of the race. At the front, Bagnaia had half a second over Márquez at the start of the fourth lap, while the reigning champion also stretched his gap to Ogura.
On the fifth lap, Martín completed the first of his two long laps, while Joan Mir overtook Moreira, taking sixth from the Brazilian. Martín shed the second long lap on the sixth lap. In front, Bagnaia continued to increase the margin, albeit gradually, reaching seven tenths of a second advantage.
After serving the penalties, Martín appeared in 13th place, two tenths behind Enea Bastianini on the ninth lap. Moreira lost another position and dropped to eighth after being passed by Fermín Aldeguer, and came under pressure from Raúl Fernández. At the front, Bagnaia began to be attacked by Márquez.
While Bagnaia and Márquez dueled for the lead, Ogura sought to close in on the Ducati riders, as he was more than two seconds ahead of Acosta, who was pressured by Di Giannantonio. Moreira dropped to ninth after being passed by Fernández. Shortly after, the VR46 rider passed the Spanish KTM rider, moving up to fourth place.
Márquez again closed in on Bagnaia with eight laps to go, bringing Ogura with him. The Spaniard attempted a move on the following lap, but the Italian defended. Further back, Mir passed Acosta, taking fifth place. On lap 16, Márquez took the lead of the race. On the following lap, Ogura launched an attack on Bagnaia, pulling off the overtake.
Luca Marini overtook Moreira, taking ninth place with four laps left, while Acosta reclaimed fifth by passing Mir. Martín advanced to tenth after passing the LCR rider. The race also saw Acosta retire with problems, and as it moved toward the end Márquez continued to lead, with Ogura in second and Bagnaia in third.
