Harley-Davidson x Dynojet Factory Racing’s Bradley Smith won the MotoAmerica Mission King of The Baggers race two at Circuit of The Americas on Sunday. J&P Cycles/Motul/Vance & Hines Factory Indian’s Hayden Gillim was second, followed by SDI Racing’s Tyler O’Hara, Big Diehl x Harley-Davidson Factory Racing’s James Rispoli and Gillim’s teammate Troy Herfoss.
BAGGERS RACE 2
Attack Performance Progressive Yamaha Racing’s Bobby Fong won the MotoAmerica Quad Lock Superbike race two at Circuit of The Americas on Sunday. Wrench Motorcycles’ Cameron Petersen was second, followed by OrangeCat Racing’s Sean Dylan Kelly, Warhorse HSBK Ducati FLo4Law’s Cameron Beaubier and Fong’s teammate JD Beach.
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BPR Racing Yamaha’s Bryce Kornbau won the MotoAmerica Mission Super Hooligan race two at Circuit of The Americas on Sunday. Teammate Andy DiBrino was second, followed by Edge Racing’s Jason Waters, Rodio Racing’s Ben Gloddy and Saddlemen Race Development’s Jake Lewis.
SUPER HOOLIGAN RACE 2
Celtic/Economy Lube + Tire/Warhorse Ducati’s Darryn Binder won the MotoAmerica Supersport race two at Circuit of The Americas on Sunday. Liberty Yamaha Racing’s Harrison Voight was second, followed by BPR Racing Yamaha’s Josh Hayes, Rahal Ducati Moto with Droplight’s Kayla Yaakov and Strack Racing’s Blake Davis.
Celtic/V1 Moto/Warhorse Ducati’s Mikey Lou Sanchez crossed the finish line second but was disqualified for being underweight.
Yamaha BLU CRU Estenson Racing’s Sam Drane won the MotoAmerica Talent Cup race two at Circuit of The Americas on Sunday. Quarterley Racing’s Nathan Gouker was second, followed by Team Roberts’ Kensei Matsudaira, Team Hammer’s Jake Paige and Real Steel Honda’s Derek Sanchez King.
TALENT CUP RACE 2
American Kristian Daniel Jr. finished 4th in Race 1 of the Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup at Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli.
Riding the #70 KTM, Daniel completed the 15-lap race 1.114 seconds behind race winner Fernando Bujosa. The 17-year-old American earned 13 championship points for his fourth-place finish.
In Race 2, Daniel Jr. finished second, just 0.055 seconds behind winner Carlos Cano after 15 laps at Misano. The result gave Daniel Jr. 20 championship points and his first podium of the weekend.
Harley-Davidson x Dynojet Factory Racing’s Bradley Smith was fastest in the MotoAmerica Mission King of The Baggers warmup at Circuit of The Americas on Sunday. J&P Cycles/Motul/Vance & Hines Factory Indian’s Hayden Gillim was second, followed by teammate Troy Herfoss, Harley-Davidson x Dynojet Factory Racing’s Kyle Wyman and Big Diehl x Harley-Davidson Factory Racing’s James Rispoli.
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Wrench Motorcycles’ Cameron Petersen was fastest in the MotoAmerica Quad Lock Superbike warmup at Circuit of The Americas on Sunday. Warhorse HSBK Ducati FLo4Law’s Cameron Beaubier was second, followed by Strack Racing’s Mathew Scholtz, OrangeCat Racing’s Sean Dylan Kelly and Rahal Ducati Moto with XPEL’s PJ Jacobsen.
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Marc Marquez won the MotoGP World Championship race Sunday at Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli, in San Marino. Riding his Lenovo Team Ducati Desmosedici GP26 on Michelin control tires, the seven-time MotoGP World Champion won the 27-lap race by 0.657 second.
Alex Marquez was the runner-up on his BK8 Gresini Racing Ducati Desmosedici GP26.
Pedro Acosta placed third on his Red Bull KTM Factory Racing RC16.
A. Marquez’s teammate, Fermin Aldeguer crossed the finish line fourth.
Jorge Martin took fifth on his Aprilia Racing RS-GP26.
Polesitter Marco Bezzecchi crashed his Aprilia in the first lap.
Marc Marquez leads the championship with 274 points, 0 ahead of Jorge Martin who has 274 points. Marco Bezzecchi is third with 241 points.
MOTOGP RACE
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More, from a press release issued by MotoGP:
Marc Marquez capitalises on Bezzecchi error to seize title race lead. A 78th MotoGP victory, following a Lap 1 crash for the Aprilia star, sees the reigning Champion jump level on points with Martin as the sun sets on a seismic San Marino GP.
102 points behind seven rounds ago. Now? The title race leader. After Marco Bezzecchi (Aprilia Racing) crashed out of the lead on Lap 1 at the Red Bull Grand Prix of San Marino and the Rimini Riviera, reigning World Champion Marc Marquez (Ducati Lenovo Team) capitalised to rise to the top of the MotoGP World Championship for the first time this season after collecting his 78th MotoGP victory. Down and out of contention after the Italian Grand Prix, the #93 said. Not anymore.
Second place went to Alex Marquez (BK8 Gresini Racing MotoGP), who came from P9 on the grid to push his elder brother all the way at Misano while sporting a beautiful Marco Simoncelli tribute livery at Gresini Racing’s home race, and joining the Ducati duo on the podium was the sublime Pedro Acosta (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing), as pre-race championship leader Jorge Martin (Aprilia Racing) claims fifth to see the #89 head to Austria second overall – but level on points with the reigning Champion.
IMMEDIATE DRAMA: BEZ CRASHES ON LAP 1
Unlike in Aragon, and unlike in yesterday’s Sprint, Bezzecchi fended off Marc Marquez into Turn 1 and held onto the lead. Marc Marquez kept P2 and didn’t get a sniff around the opening three quarters of the lap. That was until Turn 13, where the home hero, Grand Prix leader and championship contender, Bezzecchi, crashed on the opening lap.
Drama of the highest order. Bezzecchi’s front end cried no more, and Bez’s big chance to collect a crucial 25 points went begging. Thankfully the Italian was all OK, but it was another disastrous early crash for Bezzecchi. A monumental blow to his 2026 title hopes. And an absolute gift at Misano for Marc Marquez, who led, and teammate Martin, who was P2.
MARTIN ATTACKS
Wow. So, this left Marc Marquez fronting the field from title rival Martin, with just 0.4s splitting them on Lap 5. Acosta was embroiled in a proper ding-dong with Alex Marquez, with the latter eventually getting the better of his compatriot before setting off reeling in the top two.
Speaking of, Martin gave Aprilia something to cheer about on Lap 7. At Turn 4, Martin pounced up the inside of Marc Marquez to pinch the lead, and instead of having a bite back, the reigning World Champion now had Alex Marquez swarming all over his rear tyre. Was Tissot Sprint winner struggling in the early stages, or simply keeping a level head and remaining patient?
MARC MARQUEZ RESPONDS, MARTIN FALLS BACK
After a few laps, it looked like we had an answer. The #93 set a couple of personal best laps to claw back the disadvantage, and sure enough, at Turn 6 on Lap 12, Marc Marquez snatched the race lead baton back off Martin.
And over the next couple of laps, Marc Marquez’s lead quickly crept up to 0.7s, and it then got worse for Aprilia and Martin because Alex Marquez made a Turn 6 move stick on Lap 14. The former Grand Prix leader was suddenly shuffled back to P3, and now, Acosta was rapidly approaching the podium party.
Acosta went from approaching the party to barging his way into it on Lap 16. Turn 8 the chosen passing spot for Acosta, who surged through to P3 to demote Martin off the podium. And the news was getting better for Marc Marquez, because his lead shot up to over a second after Alex Marquez was out of the saddle coming out of Turn 6, as the second BK8 Gresini Racing MotoGP machine piloted by Fermin Aldeguer began to threaten Martin’s P4.
That threat became a reality, and again it was a Ducati being chucked up the inside of the Aprilia at Turn 6. And what did this mean? Marc Marquez and Martin were level on points at the top of the championship.
THE RUN TO THE FLAG
Marc Marquez wasn’t fully comfortable at the front though. Alex Marquez chopped a few tenths off the lead to sit 0.5s off his older brother with five laps to go. Acosta wasn’t a million miles away in P3, 1.1s in arrears of Alex Marquez to be exact, and the KTM star was the fastest of the three too.
The gap with two laps to go? 0.5s. It wasn’t going to be enough for Alex Marquez to try and have a go at winning at Gresini’s home round, because the new World Championship leader, Marc Marquez, kept his cool behind enemy lines to win for the 78th time in MotoGP. A dream weekend for Ducati and Marc Marquez at Misano. And from down and out of the title race after his Le Mans crash, the reigning World Champion is back on top of the world for the first time since his 2025 title triumph. What a turnaround.
After his injury woes this season, Alex Marquez’s P2 and Sunday pace, on a day when they sported a special Super Sic-inspired livery, will feel particularly special. And what about Acosta? Riding the wheels and then some off the RC16 to back his Aragon GP podium with another at Misano, his fifth of the campaign.
YOUR POINT SCORERS AT MISANO
Another rider who’s had injury trouble this year is Aldeguer, so the sophomore’s P4 at Misano was impressive. Martin crossed the line in P5 in a result that doesn’t read as a complete disaster, but it’s one that feels big in the context of the championship. Still, he’s level on points with Marc Marquez ahead of next weekend’s Austrian Grand Prix, but there’s not a shadow of a doubt that a response from Aprilia is needed – fast.
Elsewhere, Raul Fernandez (SuperFile Trackhouse MotoGP Team) collected P6, Fabio Di Giannantonio (Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team) clawed his way back up to P7 after a tricky opening lap, with Enea Bastianini (Red Bull KTM Tech3), Luca Marini (Honda HRC Castrol), and Fabio Quartararo (Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP) closing out the top 10.
The remaining points went to Brad Binder (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing) in P11, Toprak Razgatlioglu (Prima Pramac Yamaha MotoGP) in P12, Franco Morbidelli (Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team) in P13, and Pol Espargaro (Red Bull KTM Tech3) in P14.
Like Bezzecchi, Francesco Bagnaia’s (Ducati Lenovo Team) home Grand Prix ended in the gravel, as a disappointing Sunday unravels for the home faithful. Unfortunately, another weekend to forget for Pecco.
NEXT UP: AUSTRIA
And so, heading to the stunning Red Bull Ring, we’re level at the top. 274 points plays 274 points between Marc Marquez and Martin, with Bezzecchi 33 points off the lead in third. But as we’ve seen in recent weeks, the momentum is firmly in the red camp before a wheel is turned at the Red Bull Ring.
See you there for more action from the most exciting sport on earth.
Celtic/Economy Lube + Tire/Warhorse Ducati’s Darryn Binder was fastest in MotoAmerica Supersport practice at Circuit of The Americas on Sunday. Celtic/V1 Moto/Warhorse Ducati’s Mikey Lou Sanchez was second, followed by Liberty Yamaha Racing’s Harrison Voight, BPR Racing Yamaha’s Josh Hayes and Rahal Ducati Moto with Desnuda Organic Tequila’s Josh Herrin.
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Harley-Davidson x Dynojet Factory Racing’s Bradley Smith won the MotoAmerica Mission King of The Baggers race two at Circuit of The Americas on Sunday. J&P Cycles/Motul/Vance & Hines Factory Indian’s Hayden Gillim was second, followed by SDI Racing’s Tyler O’Hara, Big Diehl x Harley-Davidson Factory Racing’s James Rispoli and Gillim’s teammate Troy Herfoss.
BAGGERS RACE 2
Attack Performance Progressive Yamaha Racing’s Bobby Fong won the MotoAmerica Quad Lock Superbike race two at Circuit of The Americas on Sunday. Wrench Motorcycles’ Cameron Petersen was second, followed by OrangeCat Racing’s Sean Dylan Kelly, Warhorse HSBK Ducati FLo4Law’s Cameron Beaubier and Fong’s teammate JD Beach.
Superbike race 2
BPR Racing Yamaha’s Bryce Kornbau won the MotoAmerica Mission Super Hooligan race two at Circuit of The Americas on Sunday. Teammate Andy DiBrino was second, followed by Edge Racing’s Jason Waters, Rodio Racing’s Ben Gloddy and Saddlemen Race Development’s Jake Lewis.
SUPER HOOLIGAN RACE 2
Celtic/Economy Lube + Tire/Warhorse Ducati’s Darryn Binder won the MotoAmerica Supersport race two at Circuit of The Americas on Sunday. Liberty Yamaha Racing’s Harrison Voight was second, followed by BPR Racing Yamaha’s Josh Hayes, Rahal Ducati Moto with Droplight’s Kayla Yaakov and Strack Racing’s Blake Davis.
Celtic/V1 Moto/Warhorse Ducati’s Mikey Lou Sanchez crossed the finish line second but was disqualified for being underweight.
Yamaha BLU CRU Estenson Racing’s Sam Drane won the MotoAmerica Talent Cup race two at Circuit of The Americas on Sunday. Quarterley Racing’s Nathan Gouker was second, followed by Team Roberts’ Kensei Matsudaira, Team Hammer’s Jake Paige and Real Steel Honda’s Derek Sanchez King.
TALENT CUP RACE 2
American Kristian Daniel Jr. finished 4th in Race 1 of the Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup at Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli.
Riding the #70 KTM, Daniel completed the 15-lap race 1.114 seconds behind race winner Fernando Bujosa. The 17-year-old American earned 13 championship points for his fourth-place finish.
In Race 2, Daniel Jr. finished second, just 0.055 seconds behind winner Carlos Cano after 15 laps at Misano. The result gave Daniel Jr. 20 championship points and his first podium of the weekend.
Harley-Davidson x Dynojet Factory Racing’s Bradley Smith was fastest in the MotoAmerica Mission King of The Baggers warmup at Circuit of The Americas on Sunday. J&P Cycles/Motul/Vance & Hines Factory Indian’s Hayden Gillim was second, followed by teammate Troy Herfoss, Harley-Davidson x Dynojet Factory Racing’s Kyle Wyman and Big Diehl x Harley-Davidson Factory Racing’s James Rispoli.
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Wrench Motorcycles’ Cameron Petersen was fastest in the MotoAmerica Quad Lock Superbike warmup at Circuit of The Americas on Sunday. Warhorse HSBK Ducati FLo4Law’s Cameron Beaubier was second, followed by Strack Racing’s Mathew Scholtz, OrangeCat Racing’s Sean Dylan Kelly and Rahal Ducati Moto with XPEL’s PJ Jacobsen.
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Marc Marquez won the MotoGP World Championship race Sunday at Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli, in San Marino. Riding his Lenovo Team Ducati Desmosedici GP26 on Michelin control tires, the seven-time MotoGP World Champion won the 27-lap race by 0.657 second.
Alex Marquez was the runner-up on his BK8 Gresini Racing Ducati Desmosedici GP26.
Pedro Acosta placed third on his Red Bull KTM Factory Racing RC16.
A. Marquez’s teammate, Fermin Aldeguer crossed the finish line fourth.
Jorge Martin took fifth on his Aprilia Racing RS-GP26.
Polesitter Marco Bezzecchi crashed his Aprilia in the first lap.
Marc Marquez leads the championship with 274 points, 0 ahead of Jorge Martin who has 274 points. Marco Bezzecchi is third with 241 points.
MOTOGP RACE
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More, from a press release issued by MotoGP:
Marc Marquez capitalises on Bezzecchi error to seize title race lead. A 78th MotoGP victory, following a Lap 1 crash for the Aprilia star, sees the reigning Champion jump level on points with Martin as the sun sets on a seismic San Marino GP.
102 points behind seven rounds ago. Now? The title race leader. After Marco Bezzecchi (Aprilia Racing) crashed out of the lead on Lap 1 at the Red Bull Grand Prix of San Marino and the Rimini Riviera, reigning World Champion Marc Marquez (Ducati Lenovo Team) capitalised to rise to the top of the MotoGP World Championship for the first time this season after collecting his 78th MotoGP victory. Down and out of contention after the Italian Grand Prix, the #93 said. Not anymore.
Second place went to Alex Marquez (BK8 Gresini Racing MotoGP), who came from P9 on the grid to push his elder brother all the way at Misano while sporting a beautiful Marco Simoncelli tribute livery at Gresini Racing’s home race, and joining the Ducati duo on the podium was the sublime Pedro Acosta (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing), as pre-race championship leader Jorge Martin (Aprilia Racing) claims fifth to see the #89 head to Austria second overall – but level on points with the reigning Champion.
IMMEDIATE DRAMA: BEZ CRASHES ON LAP 1
Unlike in Aragon, and unlike in yesterday’s Sprint, Bezzecchi fended off Marc Marquez into Turn 1 and held onto the lead. Marc Marquez kept P2 and didn’t get a sniff around the opening three quarters of the lap. That was until Turn 13, where the home hero, Grand Prix leader and championship contender, Bezzecchi, crashed on the opening lap.
Drama of the highest order. Bezzecchi’s front end cried no more, and Bez’s big chance to collect a crucial 25 points went begging. Thankfully the Italian was all OK, but it was another disastrous early crash for Bezzecchi. A monumental blow to his 2026 title hopes. And an absolute gift at Misano for Marc Marquez, who led, and teammate Martin, who was P2.
MARTIN ATTACKS
Wow. So, this left Marc Marquez fronting the field from title rival Martin, with just 0.4s splitting them on Lap 5. Acosta was embroiled in a proper ding-dong with Alex Marquez, with the latter eventually getting the better of his compatriot before setting off reeling in the top two.
Speaking of, Martin gave Aprilia something to cheer about on Lap 7. At Turn 4, Martin pounced up the inside of Marc Marquez to pinch the lead, and instead of having a bite back, the reigning World Champion now had Alex Marquez swarming all over his rear tyre. Was Tissot Sprint winner struggling in the early stages, or simply keeping a level head and remaining patient?
MARC MARQUEZ RESPONDS, MARTIN FALLS BACK
After a few laps, it looked like we had an answer. The #93 set a couple of personal best laps to claw back the disadvantage, and sure enough, at Turn 6 on Lap 12, Marc Marquez snatched the race lead baton back off Martin.
And over the next couple of laps, Marc Marquez’s lead quickly crept up to 0.7s, and it then got worse for Aprilia and Martin because Alex Marquez made a Turn 6 move stick on Lap 14. The former Grand Prix leader was suddenly shuffled back to P3, and now, Acosta was rapidly approaching the podium party.
Acosta went from approaching the party to barging his way into it on Lap 16. Turn 8 the chosen passing spot for Acosta, who surged through to P3 to demote Martin off the podium. And the news was getting better for Marc Marquez, because his lead shot up to over a second after Alex Marquez was out of the saddle coming out of Turn 6, as the second BK8 Gresini Racing MotoGP machine piloted by Fermin Aldeguer began to threaten Martin’s P4.
That threat became a reality, and again it was a Ducati being chucked up the inside of the Aprilia at Turn 6. And what did this mean? Marc Marquez and Martin were level on points at the top of the championship.
THE RUN TO THE FLAG
Marc Marquez wasn’t fully comfortable at the front though. Alex Marquez chopped a few tenths off the lead to sit 0.5s off his older brother with five laps to go. Acosta wasn’t a million miles away in P3, 1.1s in arrears of Alex Marquez to be exact, and the KTM star was the fastest of the three too.
The gap with two laps to go? 0.5s. It wasn’t going to be enough for Alex Marquez to try and have a go at winning at Gresini’s home round, because the new World Championship leader, Marc Marquez, kept his cool behind enemy lines to win for the 78th time in MotoGP. A dream weekend for Ducati and Marc Marquez at Misano. And from down and out of the title race after his Le Mans crash, the reigning World Champion is back on top of the world for the first time since his 2025 title triumph. What a turnaround.
After his injury woes this season, Alex Marquez’s P2 and Sunday pace, on a day when they sported a special Super Sic-inspired livery, will feel particularly special. And what about Acosta? Riding the wheels and then some off the RC16 to back his Aragon GP podium with another at Misano, his fifth of the campaign.
YOUR POINT SCORERS AT MISANO
Another rider who’s had injury trouble this year is Aldeguer, so the sophomore’s P4 at Misano was impressive. Martin crossed the line in P5 in a result that doesn’t read as a complete disaster, but it’s one that feels big in the context of the championship. Still, he’s level on points with Marc Marquez ahead of next weekend’s Austrian Grand Prix, but there’s not a shadow of a doubt that a response from Aprilia is needed – fast.
Elsewhere, Raul Fernandez (SuperFile Trackhouse MotoGP Team) collected P6, Fabio Di Giannantonio (Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team) clawed his way back up to P7 after a tricky opening lap, with Enea Bastianini (Red Bull KTM Tech3), Luca Marini (Honda HRC Castrol), and Fabio Quartararo (Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP) closing out the top 10.
The remaining points went to Brad Binder (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing) in P11, Toprak Razgatlioglu (Prima Pramac Yamaha MotoGP) in P12, Franco Morbidelli (Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team) in P13, and Pol Espargaro (Red Bull KTM Tech3) in P14.
Like Bezzecchi, Francesco Bagnaia’s (Ducati Lenovo Team) home Grand Prix ended in the gravel, as a disappointing Sunday unravels for the home faithful. Unfortunately, another weekend to forget for Pecco.
NEXT UP: AUSTRIA
And so, heading to the stunning Red Bull Ring, we’re level at the top. 274 points plays 274 points between Marc Marquez and Martin, with Bezzecchi 33 points off the lead in third. But as we’ve seen in recent weeks, the momentum is firmly in the red camp before a wheel is turned at the Red Bull Ring.
See you there for more action from the most exciting sport on earth.
Celtic/Economy Lube + Tire/Warhorse Ducati’s Darryn Binder was fastest in MotoAmerica Supersport practice at Circuit of The Americas on Sunday. Celtic/V1 Moto/Warhorse Ducati’s Mikey Lou Sanchez was second, followed by Liberty Yamaha Racing’s Harrison Voight, BPR Racing Yamaha’s Josh Hayes and Rahal Ducati Moto with Desnuda Organic Tequila’s Josh Herrin.
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