Jorge Martin says Ducati and Marc Marquez will be back to ‘normal’ at the Spanish GP.

Mark Marquez 32 points clear of Martin and Bezecicci’s 36 points, the Apria has more than doubled Ducati’s total in the teams’ championship (158 vs 70).

Here are the MotoGP Championship standings after the United States GP!

Is Aprilia losing already?

Jorge Martin says ‘normal’ service will continue for Ducati at Jerez.

Ducati hopes that Aprilia’s advantage will come down to Michelin’s heavy tire caseA heat resistant measure for Thailand and Brazil. But on ordinary rubber in Austin, where Marquez passed – where he could not be defeated, the dominance of the RS-GP26 continued.

Marquez fell heavily He was hampered by a long lap penalty after a collision with Fabio Di Giannantonio in practice and in the Sprint, but the reality is that Ducati has only scored one podium in three Grands Prix across all of their riders.

still, Massimo Rivola warned that Apria did not meet the ‘real’ Marquez Yet, and Martin is inclined to agree. Regardless, the 2024 world champion has surpassed his own expectations on the back of an injury-ravaged season.

Will Ducati return to form as the season continues?

George Martin thinks!

Martin told DAZN, via Mark: “In Jerez everything will go back to normal, Ducati will go back to normal, and we have to help each other in this way.

“We’re making the transition. The end of the year is usually my time, but I don’t want to get ahead of myself. I’m sure it’s going to be a year to enjoy.”

“I’ve already done more than I expected all year, which was just to finish the podium, so I’m happy this time, because it’s important. I need to recover, because we have a month to rest and meet a little.”

Fabio di Giantantonio has warned Ducati that the gap to Aprilia is ‘huge’.

Di Giannantonio surprisingly leads Ducati by 50 points, five ahead of Marquez, but even he is struggling to keep up. Aprilia and KTM’s high-flyer Pedro Acosta.

VR46 rider Martin doesn’t share his faith in Ducati now and says they can’t compete in braking zones.

“It’s good to be the best Ducati rider,” he said. Speed ​​week. But the most important thing is to close the gap to the rest, because the gap in the competition is now huge!”

“When I was behind Aprilia and behind Pedro Acosta, I couldn’t slow my bike down as much as they could!”

Before the start of the 2026 season, Ducati were on 88 consecutive podiums. They entered the year as favourites, after impressive performances in testing, so it’s no surprise that doubt lingers around Aprilia.

But with each passing race, it became increasingly clear that Bezcicci and Martin had a very real chance to do something unheard of in MotoGP: beat the dynamic Marc Marquez for the world championship.