Marco Bezecchi continued his dominance in MotoGP as he led every lap to secure his fifth premier class win at the United States Grand Prix.
of Aprilia The rider who now holds the record for most consecutive rounds in the modern era has won every Grand Prix in 2026. George Martin He closed the gap at the end of the race, but was unable to overtake the Noale outfit in a 1-2 back-to-back finish.
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Bezechichi They set the pace in Sunday’s heat, narrowly beating Marc Marquez by 89 percent of a second. It made for an entertaining race at COTA, especially after the chaos of Saturday’s sprint race.
Politician Fabio D’Gianantonio was swept away Mark Marquez On the opening lap, Francesco Bagnaia dominated the field for most of the race. Marquez was penalized for a long lap.It hinders the chances of victory.
Bezeci crashed out as he challenged Francesco Bagnaia for the win, but it was his Aprilia team-mate Jorge Martin who did the job with a late stop on the final lap. The No. 72 rider wanted to return to the Grand Prix, and he did so in brilliant fashion.
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Pedro Acosta And Bezeci got the better start off the line, leapfrogging Di Giantantonio into the first corner. The VR46 rider dropped to fifth as Acosta led the way down the back straight, but the KTM star raced out and collided with Bezecchi, nearly dislodging him from his bike.
Nothing came of the incident as Bezeci, Acosta and Martin battled close at the front. But on lap seven, Martineter made a mistake in turn one and managed to keep himself on the RS-GP, but lost time to the front two.
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Acosta tried to follow the Aprilia closely, but the KTM’s lack of straight-line speed eventually allowed Bezeci to pull a comfortable gap. In lap 14 the Sharks made a mistake in turn, giving Martin P2 and Aprilian 1-2.
A late charge from Ai Ogura looked set to seal the podium as the Aprilia moved into fourth. But an electrical failure interrupted his heroic effort, the factory outfit managed to finish the second in a row 1-2.
Acosta secured P3 for KTM, with Di Giannantonio again finishing fourth as the top Ducati. Marquez salvaged P5 after serving a long lap penalty and battling with teammate Bagnaia and Innea Bastianini.
MotoGP race results for the 2026 United States Grand Prix at COTA
| POSITION | RIDER | TIME/GAP | group |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marco Bezecchi | 40:50.653 | Aprilia |
| 2 | George Martin | +2.036 | Aprilia |
| 3 | Pedro Acosta | +4.497 | KTM |
| 4 | Fabio D’Giantantonio | +6.972 | VR46 |
| 5 | Mark Marquez | +8.100 | Ducati |
| 6 | Ine Bastianini | +8.243 | Tech3 |
| 7 | Alex Marquez | +11.253 | Gresini |
| 8 | Raul Fernandez | + 13.129 | Tracking house |
| 9 | Luca Marini | +14.471 | Honda |
| 10 | Francesco Bagnaia | +14.544 | Ducati |
| 11 | Fermin Aldeguer | +21.063 | Gresini |
| 12 | Brad Binder | +22.062 | KTM |
| 13 | Diogo Moreira | +22.201 | LCR |
| 14 | Franco Morbidelli | +24.371 | VR46 |
| 15 | Toprak Razgatlioglu | +25.549 | Pramak |
| 16 | Jack Miller | +26.309 | Pramak |
| 17 | Fabio Quatararo | +27.136 | Yamaha |
| 18 | Alex Rin | + 38.701 | Yamaha |
| NC | Johann Zarko | DNF | LCR |
| NC | No. Ogura | DNF | Tracking house |
| NC | Joan Mir | DNF | Honda |
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