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Spherical One – Thailand

The Thai solar was cooking the tarmac, riders and equipment alike because the grid shaped up at Chang Worldwide Circuit for the opening Grand Prix of the 2026 MotoGP World Championship season on tarmac that was registering 58°.

Marco Bezzecchi had appeared the person to beat all weekend, topping nearly the whole lot that mattered on Friday and into Saturday, solely to throw away a golden alternative within the Dash when he crashed out.  Sunday was Bezzecchi’s probability at redemption. He took it, after which some.

Thai MotoGP Race Report

Marco Bezzecchi took the holeshot forward of Marc Marquez, Raul Fernandez, Jorge Martin, Fabio Di Giannantonio and Alex Marquez. Pedro Acosta was quickly as much as sixth whereas Raul Fernandez sliced previous Marc Marquez at flip seven with severe intent.

A number of turns later, Jorge Martin pushed Marc additional again to fourth, and it was an Aprilia 1-2-3 up entrance. Marc returned fireplace on Jorge instantly to maneuver again as much as third. Effectively away from all that palaver was Marco Bezzecchi, who by the tip of lap one led my nearly a full second.

By lap three, Bezzecchi led Fernandez by round a second, and Fernandez in flip had nearly a second over Marquez. Behind them, Acosta started to look more and more impatient. He dispatched Di Giannantonio and shortly after additionally labored his well beyond Marquez because the main group began to stretch.

With 21 laps nonetheless to run, Bezzecchi’s benefit over Fernandez was 1.3 seconds and rising. Martin was nonetheless within the thick of it as effectively, the 2024 champion forward of Acosta and Marc Marquez and with Di Giannantonio all hovering in putting vary.

At that stage, the subsequent group was led by Joan Mir in seventh, forward of Alex Marquez, Francesco Bagnaia and Brad Binder.

Pedro Acosta stole third place from Jorge Martin on lap 9, however the Aprilia man merely in the reduction of beneath to take that third place proper again. Their dust-up had introduced Marc Marquez again onto their heels, the defending champ stalking them from behind.

Acosta attacked Martin once more late on that lap, however once more Martin emerged from the exit forward. Down the subsequent straight, although, Martin was mugged by each Acosta and Marc Marquez; that pair shuffled Martin again to fifth, and Marc was now as much as third with 16 laps to run.  Acosta took that third place from Marc a few corners later. Benefitting from this melee have been Marco Bezzecchi and Raul Fernandez, who have been operating their very own lonely races effectively away from the third-place battle.

Because the race approached midway, Acosta had lastly created a small buffer over Marquez as the sphere strung out additional. Up entrance, Bezzecchi led Fernandez by three seconds, and the Trackhouse Aprilia rider had about two seconds in hand over Acosta with 13 laps to go.

Additional again, the image was bleak for Yamaha: Fabio Quartararo, the main Yamaha, sat seventeenth and was already round 24 seconds behind the chief at that midpoint.

The highest 5 remained steady for a number of laps: Bezzecchi persevering with to run away up entrance, Fernandez using with self-discipline in second, and Acosta steadily consuming into that hole. Marquez was making an attempt to go along with Acosta, however his race ended dramatically when he suffered a rear-tyre failure.

The rear Michelin deflated, and the tyre started to return off what was now a severely broken rim, forcing Marquez to limp from the circuit, very fortunate to flee damage. Leaping the kerb at flip 4 had taken its toll and led to the failure.

Not lengthy after, Alex Marquez crashed out of eighth at Flip 4 with 5 laps remaining.

Pedro Acosta then made his first problem on Raul Fernandez, taking that second place with 4 laps to run, however by this stage, Marco Bezzecchi was greater than a second up the street.

Joan Mir, who’d fought his manner as much as as excessive as fifth early on, had been slipping backward earlier than he pulled out with a tyre problem of his personal with 4 laps remaining. The tyre problem not as dramatic as Marc’s failure, however nonetheless a bitter finish to his afternoon.

One of many stronger late-race tales got here from Ai Ogura. The Aprilia rider had been constructing quietly all race, then started selecting off positions by way of the second half, shifting up from outdoors the highest ten into fifth with three laps to run.

Bezzecchi cruised house a transparent and dominant winner, taking victory by greater than 5 seconds regardless of clearly backing off by way of the closing laps. That’s Bezzecchi’s third Sunday race victory in succession as he gained the ultimate two rounds final season, and likewise makes him essentially the most profitable Aprilia MotoGP rider in historical past.

Acosta’s preventing second place, earned the onerous manner, sees him depart Thailand because the MotoGP World Championship chief after the opening spherical.

Fernandez, in the meantime, light barely late after reportedly hurting his shoulder in a warm-up crash, however nonetheless delivered an enormous factors haul by backing up his Dash podium with third within the Grand Prix, leaving Thailand second within the standings.

Aprilia’s depth was the story beneath the winner as effectively: with Martin and Ogura additionally inside the highest 5, it was a commanding exhibiting from the Noale producer throughout the opening weekend and a brand new achievement for the model.

Fabio Di Giannantonio was the primary Ducati house in sixth, adopted by Brad Binder, Franco Morbidelli and Pecco Bagnaia.

The 2026 season opener was the primary time in 88 Grand Prix with out a Ducati on the rostrum, a podium streak that had stretched proper again to Aragon in 2021.

Luca Marini rounded out the highest 10 because the main Honda, forward of Johann Zarco, Enea Bastianini and Diogo Moreira.

Fabio Quartararo was the top-finishing Yamaha, greater than 30 seconds behind Bezzecchi on the flag.

Jack Miller had been with Quartararo early on, however extreme tyre degradation from early on noticed the Australian battle to make use of any greater than quarter-throttle even on the straights because the race wore on.

The 2026 FIM MotoGP World Championship now heads to the Autódromo Internacional de Goiânia – Ayrton Senna in Brazil, the place the Estrella Galicia 0,0 Grand Prix of Brazil will happen from 20 to 22 March.

Thai MotoGP Race Outcomes

Pos	Rider	Bike	Time/Hole
1	M. Bezzecchi	Apr	39m36.270
2	P. Acosta	KTM	+5.543
3	R. Fernandez	Apr	+9.259
4	J. Martin	Apr	+12.182
5	A. Ogura	Apr	+12.411
6	F. Di Giannantonio	Duc	+16.845
7	B. Binder	KTM	+17.363
8	F. Morbidelli	Duc	+18.227
9	F. Bagnaia	Duc	+18.340
10	L. Marini	Hon	+19.101
11	J. Zarco	Hon	+19.903
12	E. Bastianini	KTM	+23.386
13	D. Moreira	Hon	+24.686
14	F. Quartararo	Yam	+30.823
15	A. Rins	Yam	+32.955
16	M. Viñales	KTM	+36.545
17	T. Razgatlioglu	Yam	+39.194
18	J. Miller	Yam	+47.848
19	M. Pirro	Duc	+1m03.598
Not Categorised
NC	J. Mir	Hon	3 laps
NC	A. Marquez	Duc	5 laps
NC	M. Marquez	Duc	6 laps

Thai MotoGP Race High Speeds

Pos	Rider	Bike	Common	High
1	M. Marquez	Duc	339.6	339.6
2	J. Martin	Apr	336.9	338.5
3	F. Bagnaia	Duc	335.7	337.5
4	L. Marini	Hon	336.0	336.4
5	B. Binder	KTM	334.9	336.4
6	J. Mir	Hon	335.8	336.4
7	P. Acosta	KTM	334.7	336.4
8	M. Bezzecchi	Apr	336.0	336.4
9	A. Ogura	Apr	334.9	336.4
10	E. Bastianini	KTM	335.0	335.4
11	R. Fernandez	Apr	334.1	335.4
12	J. Zarco	Hon	333.7	334.3
13	M. Viñales	KTM	333.4	334.3
14	F. Di Giannantonio	Duc	333.9	334.3
15	A. Marquez	Duc	334.3	334.3
16	T. Razgatlioglu	Yam	329.8	333.3
17	D. Moreira	Hon	332.4	333.3
18	F. Morbidelli	Duc	332.7	333.3
19	F. Quartararo	Yam	330.2	331.2
20	J. Miller	Yam	328.7	331.2
21	A. Rins	Yam	327.9	330.2
22	M. Pirro	Duc	325.3	326.2

2026 MotoGP Championship Standings

Pos	Rider	Factors
1	P. Acosta	32
2	M. Bezzecchi	25
3	R. Fernandez	23
4	J. Martin	18
5	A. Ogura	17
6	B. Binder	13
7	F. Di Giannantonio	12
8	M. Márquez (Marc)	9
9	F. Morbidelli	8
10	F. Bagnaia	8
11	L. Marini	6
12	J. Zarco	5
13	E. Bastianini	4
14	D. Moreira	3
15	J. Mir	3
16	F. Quartararo	2
17	A. Rins	1
18	M. Viñales	0
19	T. Razgatlioglu	0
20	J. Miller	0
21	M. Pirro	0
22	A. Márquez (Alex)	0

Moto2

Manuel Gonzalez emerged from a chaotic, red-flagged Moto2 season-opener in Thailand to take victory, heading off Izan Guevara by lower than a tenth of a second after the race was stopped twice and finally diminished to a seven-lap dash.

On the unique begin, Dani Holgado, Ivan Ortola, Senna Agius and Guevara barrelled into Flip 1 nearly four-wide. Holgado edged his nostril in entrance on the exit, but it surely didn’t take lengthy for the complexion of the race to vary.

Pole man Agius struck hassle on the opening laps, slowing unexpectedly three laps into the competition, and that drama escalated into a serious accident involving David Alonso and Filip Salac as they tried to keep away from the slowing Australian. The impression was heavy sufficient to set off a purple flag, and Alonso was taken to the medical centre for analysis, the place it was later confirmed that he had not damaged any bones however is sore throughout, significantly his left foot, proper leg and shoulder.

Agius, in the meantime, was left to push his KTM-branded Liqui Moly Dynavolt Intact GP machine again to the pit lane.

After a delay, officers confirmed a full restart over a much-reduced 11-lap distance, with the grid set from the race order on the finish of lap three. Agius was compelled to start out from the pit lane after his workforce modified the ECU and different elements in a hurried try to fault-find and get him again out for the restart. Salac was additionally held within the pit lane, and the pair have been solely launched as soon as the leaders had gone, beginning roughly ten seconds behind the entrance group.

The restarted race barely received going earlier than the purple flags flew once more, this time after a hefty coming-together between Luca Lunetta and Sergio Garcia. Garcia got here off second greatest and was stretchered from the circuit.

With a second stoppage confirmed, officers declared one other full restart. The gap was slashed to simply seven laps, with the grid set to the identical positions as for the second begin. Agius and Salac have been once more directed to the pit lane for the beginning, once more becoming a member of the race round ten seconds behind the leaders.

From the third begin, Holgado launched effectively, however Guevara received an excellent run by way of the opening flip to take the early lead. Virtually instantly, the entrance group started to kind: Guevara and Holgado have been joined by Gonzalez and Ortola because the quartet began to interrupt away. Behind them, Joe Roberts went down at Flip 3 however was in a position to stroll away, whereas Rueda and Zonta van den Goorbergh additionally crashed at Flip 9 on the opening lap. This time, nevertheless, the race continued uninterrupted.

Up entrance, Gonzalez produced the decisive run to the flag, finally holding off Guevara to win by lower than a tenth.

Holgado introduced it house third, just a few tenths behind the main pair however with a small cushion over Ortola in fourth.

Izan Guevera – P2

“I’m extraordinarily blissful to take this podium on such a special occasion with the President of Yamaha becoming a member of us and supporting us so carefully. I fought till the very finish for the victory, however I most popular to safe second place fairly than threat ending up within the gravel. I actually really feel the help of BLU CRU, Yamaha, and my workforce, who’ve labored extremely onerous and finished a unbelievable job. I really feel very comfy, and that enables me to indicate my full potential. That is solely the primary race, and in Brazil we are going to do the whole lot doable to consolidate the work we’ve finished over the previous months.”

Dani Holgado – P3

“The race was a bit loopy, to say the least. There have been numerous stoppages, and that breaks your focus. It damage us as a result of my robust level was my tempo over lengthy distances, as we had labored onerous on that side over the weekend. I received off to a fantastic begin and gained a half-second benefit, simply as I had deliberate to handle it in a while. Different riders have been in a position to take higher benefit of the chance to push the bounds in just a few laps, however I realized so much. It wasn’t to be, these items occur and the security of the riders comes first. I’m glad everyone seems to be okay. For our half, we are going to proceed to work on the identical foundation as final yr, working from much less to extra. You may’t all the time win, we noticed that right this moment, however I’m additionally pleased with third place as a result of reaching it in these situations signifies that we’re able to combat for the championship sooner or later.”

For Agius, it was harm limitation after a nightmare opening. Rejoining ten seconds behind for a second time, he may solely combat his manner as much as 18th by the chequered flag, leaving the Thai opener with out factors regardless of beginning the day on pole.

 Thai Moto2 Race Outcomes

Pos	Rider	Bike	Time/Hole
1	M. Gonzalez	Kal	11m11.575
2	I. Guevara	Bos	+0.099
3	D. Holgado	Kal	+0.454
4	I. Ortola	Kal	+1.138
5	C. Veijer	Kal	+2.667
6	C. Vietti	Bos	+3.211
7	A. Lopez	Kal	+4.220
8	D. Muñoz	Kal	+4.340
9	D. Öncü	Bos	+5.835
10	A. Sasaki	Kal	+6.180
11	A. Canet	Bos	+6.550
12	A. Escrig	For	+6.788
13	T. Arbolino	Kal	+7.103
14	B. Baltus	Kal	+9.740
15	A. Ferrandez	Bos	+9.776
16	T. Furusato	Kal	+10.378
17	J. Navarro	For	+12.326
18	S. Agius	Kal	+12.601
19	F. Salac	Kal	+17.958
NC	Z. Van Den Goorbergh	Kal	6 laps
Not Completed First Lap
DNF	J. Roberts	Kal	NC
DNF	J. Rueda	Kal	NC
Not Began
DNS	S. Garcia	Kal	NC
DNS	L. Lunetta	Bos	NC
Not On Restart Grid
DNS	D. Alonso	Kal	NC
DNS	M. Aji	Kal	NC
DNS	A. Piqueras	Kal	NC

 Moto2 Championship Standings

Pos	Rider	Factors
1	M. Gonzalez	25
2	I. Guevara	20
3	D. Holgado	16
4	I. Ortola	13
5	C. Veijer	11
6	C. Vietti	10
7	A. Lopez	9
8	D. Muñoz	8
9	D. Öncü	7
10	A. Sasaki	6
11	A. Canet	5
12	A. Escrig	4
13	T. Arbolino	3
14	B. Baltus	2
15	A. Ferrandez	1
16	T. Furusato	0
17	J. Navarro	0
18	S. Agius	0
19	F. Salac	0

Moto3

Pole-sitter David Almansa transformed observe place into management early within the Moto3 contest in Thailand, heading off rapid stress from Maximo Quiles, Alvaro Carpe and Adrian Fernandez because the lead group shaped from the opening lap.

Behind the main quartet, Yamanaka was in pursuit from fifth however crashed late on lap two. Joel Kelso ended the primary lap down in nineteenth as he started a gradual climb by way of the pack. Cormac Buchanan then crashed out early on lap three. On the next lap, Guido Pini misplaced the entrance from tenth however remounted shortly and set about making an attempt to salvage factors from the tail of the sphere.

Because the race approached midway, Veda Pratama latched onto the main group earlier than Almansa and Quiles started to edge clear, creating a definite break up: a two-rider duel for victory up entrance, and a four-way scrap behind it for the ultimate podium place.

With Almansa and Quiles persevering with to extend their benefit, the battle for third settled right into a tense, elbows-out contest between Pratama, Carpe, Fernandez and Valentin Perrone, with the group holding a buffer of round three seconds over Marco Morelli in seventh. Kelso continued to make floor within the second half of the race, reaching fifteenth as the sphere stretched into its late-race rhythm.

Two laps from house, the sample remained unchanged: Almansa versus Quiles for the win, and the four-rider pack nonetheless locked collectively behind them as each nook turned a passing alternative.

The ultimate lap delivered the decisive second. Almansa took the board with a small hole, simply a few bike lengths over Quiles, however Quiles closed him down as the ultimate lap unfolded earlier than launching his assault on the remaining flip.  The pair exited the ultimate nook nearly side-by-side and drag-raced to the road, with Almansa getting the nod by three-thousandths of a second. The margin was tight sufficient to require video overview, which subsequently upheld Almansa because the winner.

It was a breakthrough outcome for the 20-year-old Spaniard, claiming his first Moto3 victory at his forty seventh begin within the class.

For Quiles, it was his tenth podium.

Máximo Quiles – P2

“I actually loved my first race in Thailand, though it was very troublesome due to the warmth. I used to be making an attempt to remain behind the chief and relaxation a little bit, however the tempo was very excessive. Earlier than the final lap, my rear tyre was sliding so much and I went large. At that time, I knew I needed to push to shut the hole. I attempted to dam him within the final nook, however in the long run he caught me. I misplaced my reference level a little bit and was in a position to cease the bike, however I don’t perceive the way it occurred in the long run. I’m a little bit indignant in regards to the outcome, however the victory was very shut. I’ll take the positives, we’ve picked up some good factors and now we’ll proceed working for the subsequent races.”

Behind the photo-finish for the win, Perrone emerged on high of the combat for third, forward of Carpe, Pratama and Fernandez.

Valentin Perrone – P3

“Total, it was a really constructive weekend. I felt robust on the bike from the start, however sadly, a crash in qualifying meant I needed to begin additional again than we deserved. That made the race extra sophisticated, however we stayed centered and delivered a fantastic restoration. It was an enormous combat for that final place on the rostrum. I knew it was going to be troublesome to make it occur, so I attempted to remain calm however on the similar time push when it mattered. The group was very aggressive with numerous overtaking, and even the riders behind have been catching us, so we have been battling each lap. I centered on staying inside the highest 4 and within the remaining nook I simply went for it on the within — nearly dropping the entrance — but it surely paid off. To complete P3 after such a battle feels superb. We realized so much from this race and from preventing with some very robust riders all weekend. It’s a good way to start out the season, and we’ll hold constructing from right here.”

Joel Kelso’s restoration experience delivered factors, the Australian ending 14th to gather two factors, taking the chequered flag 17 seconds behind Almansa.

 Thai Moto3 Race Outcomes

Pos	Rider	Bike	Time/Hole
1	D. Almansa	KTM	32m14.186
2	M. Quiles	KTM	+0.003
3	V. Perrone	KTM	+9.480
4	A. Carpe	KTM	+9.573
5	V. Pratama	Hon	+9.687
6	A. Fernandez	Hon	+9.723
7	B. Uriarte	KTM	+11.068
8	M. Morelli	KTM	+11.334
9	J. Esteban	KTM	+11.541
10	D. Muñoz	KTM	+11.657
11	C. O’Gorman	Hon	+11.863
12	S. Ogden	KTM	+13.732
13	A. Cruces	KTM	+16.365
14	J. Kelso	Hon	+17.264
15	E. O’Shea	Hon	+17.459
16	L. Rammerstorfer	Hon	+25.668
17	J. Rios	Hon	+25.731
18	H. Danish	KTM	+25.810
19	R. Salmela	KTM	+25.898
20	G. Pini	Hon	+36.323
21	R. Moodley	KTM	+36.854
22	Z. Mitani	Hon	+37.978
23	N. Carraro	Hon	+54.641
24	R. Yamanaka	KTM	1 lap
Not Categorised
NC	M. Bertelle	KTM	1 lap
NC	C. Buchanan	KTM	17 laps

Moto3 Championship Standings

Pos	Rider	Factors
1	D. Almansa	25
2	M. Quiles	20
3	V. Perrone	16
4	Á. Carpe	13
5	V. Pratama	11
6	A. Fernandez	10
7	B. Uriarte	9
8	M. Morelli	8
9	J. Esteban	7
10	D. Muñoz	6
11	C. O’Gorman	5
12	S. Ogden	4
13	A. Cruces	3
14	J. Kelso	2
15	E. O’Shea	1
16	L. Rammerstorfer	0
17	J. Rios	0
18	H. Danish	0
19	R. Salmela	0
20	G. Pini	0
21	R. Moodley	0
22	Z. Mitani	0
23	N. Carraro	0
24	R. Yamanaka	0

2026 MotoGP Calendar

GP	Date	Location
1	Mar-01	Thai GP, Chang
2	Mar-22	Brazil GP, Ayrton Senna
3	Mar-29	Americas GP, COTA
4	Apr-12	Qatar GP, Lusail
5	Apr-26	Spanish GP, Jerez
6	Could-10	French GP, Le Mans
7	Could-17	Catalonia GP, Catalunya
8	Could-31	Italian GP, Mugello
9	Jun-07	Hungary GP, Balaton
10	Jun-21	Czech GP, Brno
11	Jun-28	Dutch GP, Assen
12	Jul-12	German GP, Sachsenring
13	Aug-09	British GP, Silverstone
14	Aug-30	Spanish GP, Aragon
15	Sep-13	San Marino GP, Misano
16	Sep-20	Austrian GP, Crimson Bull Ring
17	Oct-04	Japanese GP, Motegi
18	Oct-11	Indonesian GP, Mandalika
19	Oct-25	Australian GP, Phillip Island
20	Nov-01	Malaysian GP, Sepang
21	Nov-15	Portuguese GP, Portimao
22	Nov-22	Valencian GP, Ricardo Tormo

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