Marc Marquez is back in contention for the 2026 MotoGP title and he has his say on who will be crowned world champion in the picture.
Marquez was playing down his chances of a title. He has struggled with a shoulder injury since 2025. A loose spindle was causing nerve damage, and the Aprilia’s progress was hampered. Ducati Horseman
The 33-year-old is slowly recovering and his results have improved since he underwent surgery following his accident at Le Mans. His victories at Balaton Park and Brno and the misfortune of his rivals put him back in the title picture.
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Marc Marquez looks at five MotoGP riders who could be world champions in 2026
Marquez admitted that he is now in the title fight After the recent success. After finishing P7 at the Dutch Grand Prix, he is 40 points adrift in fifth place.
More points could be on the table for the Ducati rider at Assen, but talk Fabio D’Giantantonio He cut the final chicane, dropping Marquez from sixth to seventh, causing both to be penalized.
Ai Ogura won the first MotoGP race in Assen And then he jumped Marquez on the stairs. George Martin Later is the new championship leader. Marco Bezecchi He fell hard on lap three.
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Talking about the title fight Sports world, Marquez He looks at ‘five’ riders who could win the championship. He says that everyone is talking about him and Bezeci, but he also mentions Martin OguraAnd naming him directly, he suggests that Di Giannantonio is also in dispute.
“Today I could have finished fifth or seventh, but it’s positive that I’m injury free in the Netherlands – we’ll see if we can finish on the bike and do better in the next races,” he said.
Let’s see here, number 37 should have belonged to Bezecchi, but he didn’t. People talk about Bezecchi and Marc, but it’s George Martin who leads the rankings and Ogura, who won today and has been scoring strongly in all the recent races.
“It’s not just two names, but there could be five world champions.”
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Marc Marquez has changed his mind about his 2026 title rivals.
At the beginning of the season Marquez named four title rivals He believed that he would be the winner of the 2026 championship. Among them was Bezeci, and the Aprilia rider dominated the early stages, taking four wins and six top-two finishes in the opening seven races.
But the Italian has not scored any points in the last three Grands Prix. Marquez’s mind games worked perfectly against Bezeci. As he felt he needed to get the maximum 37 points from the weekend in Assen – he left empty-handed.
Marquez has named his brother Alex Marquez, Ducati team-mate Peco Bagnaia and future Ducati team-mate Pedro Acosta as title rivals, but they appear to be missing from the championship picture.
Alex Marquez is injured, Bagnaia still has trouble finding the Ducati feeling. Acosta was dropped by the KTM machinery, with a series of mechanical failures and nervous breakdowns costing him the toes up front.
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