2026 Spanish MotoGP Race Results: Alex Marquez wins as Marc Marquez crashes

Alex Marquez ended Aprilia’s winning streak with a commanding Spanish MotoGP victory, while his older brother Marc Marquez crashed out early in a disappointing double DNF for the Ducati factory team.

Running on the Gresini Racing Ducati, the younger Marquez lit up the Andalusian sunshine by turning fifth‑on‑grid into a lights‑to‑flag dominance that underlined Ducati’s improved competitiveness at European circuits.

As the lights went out, polesitter Marc Marquez executed a flawless launch, threading the holeshot into Turn 1 without challenge, while Marco Bezzecchi surged from fourth to second, slotting in aggressively behind the leader.

Alex Marquez carved through from fifth to third at the start before overcoming Bezzecchi with a precise late-braking move at Angel Nieto corner to take second, as his Gresini machine hooked up perfectly on the medium rear tire.

Fabio Di Giannantonio held fourth, fending off a charging Jorge Martin who rocketed from tenth to fifth after serving his three-place grid penalty, while Johann Zarco slipped to sixth.

Further back, Pedro Acosta tangled slightly with Raul Fernandez at Turn 5, shedding some aero parts that would see him drop to twelfth.

Entering Lap 2, Alex struck decisively at the Dani Pedrosa corner by outbraking his elder brother with surgical precision to seize the lead.

Marc, undeterred, defended aggressively into Turn 11’s fast right-hander but disaster struck as his front end washed away dramatically, high-siding his GP26 into a violent cartwheel through the gravel multiple times before coming to rest.

The eight-time world champion escaped the incident uninjured but was visibly frustrated as he trudged back to the garage, marking his second consecutive DNF at Jerez.

With Marc’s retirement, Alex inherited a 0.5-second lead over Bezzecchi who had capitalized on the chaos to close up, followed by Di Giannantonio, Martin and Zarco.

Lap 3 saw Di Giannantonio pounce on Martin at Pedrosa corner for third, the VR46 Ducati’s straight-line speed edging the Aprilia in the subsequent turns.

Further down, Toprak Razgatlioglu on Pramac Yamaha served his long-lap penalty for the Sprint clash with Lorenzo Savadori, dropping him outside the points, while Mir executed his double long-lap flawlessly despite the handicap, rejoining in fifteenth without losing momentum.

By Lap 5, Alex had stretched his advantage to 1.2 seconds over Bezzecchi, his lap times dipping into consistent 1:37.2s, while Di Giannantonio solidified third, 2.5 seconds clear of Martin, who now dueled Ogura for fourth—the Trackhouse Aprilia rider making a bold move stick at Turn 9.

Raul Fernandez shadowed his teammate in sixth, as Zarco held seventh comfortably, while Enea Bastianini edged Fermin Aldeguer for eighth after a razor-close swap at Dry Sack.

A struggling Francesco Bagnaia suddenly slowed on Lap 13 due to a technical failure and was forced to retire, sealing nightmare double DNF for the Ducati factory team after nine podium-less GPs.

Laps 14-20 saw Alex Marquez in cruise control, his gap to Bezzecchi stabilizing at 2.0 seconds as both managed tires masterfully, followed by Di Giannantonio, while Martin reclaimed fourth from Ogura on lap 16 with a Turn 1 divebomb.

The running order remained unchanged for the final laps with Alex ultimately taking the checkered flag first, 1.903 seconds clear of Bezzecchi, to mark his second straight Jerez win and Ducati’s first GP victory since Malaysia 2025, ending Aprilia’s streak.

Full 2026 Spanish MotoGP Race Results – Jerez

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