MotoGP 2026 Championship standings after Misano: Marquez takes title lead

September 16, 2026

Kevin Peterson

Marc Marquez completed a flawless weekend at Misano to surge into the MotoGP championship lead for the first time this season.

The eight-time world champion’s victory in the main race, combined with his earlier win in the Saturday Sprint, delivered a maximum 34-point haul that erased a once seemingly insurmountable 102-point deficit he carried after the Italian Grand Prix earlier in the year.

In one of the most remarkable turnarounds in recent MotoGP history, Marc Marquez now shares the top of the standings with Aprilia’s Jorge Martin on 274 points apiece, but the Spaniard holds the advantage by virtue of having secured five Grand Prix victories compared to Martin’s solitary win.

The championship battle which had appeared to be drifting toward a coronation for Martin during the mid-season rounds, has exploded into a three-way fight with Marco Bezzecchi still mathematically in contention despite a disastrous opening-lap crash that left the Italian 33 points adrift in third place.

New MotoGP 2026 Championship standings after Misano

Pos	Rider	Team	Points	Gap
1	Marc Marquez	Ducati	274
2	Jorge Martin	Aprilia	274	(0)
3	Marco Bezzecchi	Aprilia	241	(-33)
4	Fabio di Giannantonio	VR46	223	(-51)
5	Pedro Acosta	KTM	209	(-65)
6	Ai Ogura	Trackhouse	203	(-71)
7	Raul Fernandez	Trackhouse	199	(-75)
8	Alex Marquez	Gresini	153	(-121)
9	Francesco Bagnaia	Ducati	143	(-131)
10	Fermin Aldeguer	Gresini	105	(-169)
11	Luca Marini	Honda	96	(-178)
12	Enea Bastianini	Tech3	92	(-182)
13	Brad Binder	KTM	83	(-191)
14	Diogo Moreira	LCR	64	(-210)
15	Fabio Quartararo	Yamaha	61	(-213)
16	Franco Morbidelli	VR46	56	(-218)
17	Johann Zarco	LCR	36	(-238)
18	Joan Mir	Honda	33	(-241)
19	Jack Miller	Pramac	28	(-246)
20	Alex Rins	Yamaha	24	(-250)
21	Toprak Razgatlioglu	Pramac	18	(-256)
22	Maverick Viñales	Tech3	10	(-264)
23	Iker Lecuona	Gresini	9	(-265)
24	Augusto Fernandez	Yamaha	6	(-268)
25	Pol Espargaro	Tech3	5	(-269)