Márquez wins Japanese Grand Prix to close MotoGP title gap
Archive photograph: Marc Marquez · 2026-04-28Archive photo · 2026-04-28 · Denkmit · CC BY-SA 4.0
Marc Márquez won the Japanese Grand Prix, cutting Jorge Martín’s MotoGP championship lead to two points.
Marc Márquez won the MotoGP sprint at the Japanese Grand Prix, closing to within seven points of championship leader Jorge Martín. Martín started on pole at Motegi, but Márquez passed the Aprilia rider in the opening corners and went on to win on his Ducati.
Martín crossed the line second but was moved down to third after going off track on the final lap. Brazil’s Diogo Moreira was promoted to second.
The main race is scheduled for Sunday at 07:00 Netherlands time. The Japanese Grand Prix is the 16th round of a 22-round championship.
Update
Martín started from pole at Motegi and led the first 10 laps. Márquez passed him on lap 11 and went on to take his sixth Grand Prix victory of the season. Martín finished second.
Márquez also won Saturday’s sprint, taking the maximum 37 points available over the weekend. Martín remains the championship leader with six rounds to go.
Sources 02
- PRIMARY SOURCEMárquez wint sprintrace MotoGP Japan, loopt in op leider MartínNieuws.nl (ANP) · Source date as found: 2026-10-03
- PRIMARY SOURCEMárquez maakt met zege in Japan titelstrijd MotoGP spannendNieuws.nl (ANP) · Source date as found: 2026-10-04
Source context
Nieuws.nl carried ANP’s report on the Motegi sprint result, finishing order and championship standings.
Race result and championship standings from ANP’s report published by Nieuws.nl on 4 October 2026.
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