Raúl Fernández validated his contract extension with Trackhouse once again, securing a dominant victory in MotoGP—this time at Silverstone. Jorge Martín finished right behind

Raúl Fernández beat Jorge Martín off the line to claim an authoritative win at the MotoGP British GP on Sunday (9). The Trackhouse rider bounced back from a crash-marred Saturday to build a dominant performance and head an Aprilia top-three lockout at Silverstone.

Martín recovered from a poor start to fight his way back to second, while a physically limited Marco Bezzecchi dug deep to round out the podium, marking a return to the top spots following a string of difficult rounds in 2026.

Diogo Moreira also turned in a strong drive. After launching from 14th and dropping to 17th early on, the Brazilian rider mounted an impressive recovery to finish 10th, securing another top-10 result and valuable championship points.

The top-10 for the MotoGP British GP finished as follows: Raúl Fernández, Jorge Martín, Marco Bezzecchi, Álex Márquez, Pedro Acosta, Fabio Di Giannantonio, Marc Márquez, Brad Binder, Luca Marini, and Diogo Moreira.

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How the MotoGP British GP unfolded:

Sunday mirrored the previous days with sunny skies and a dry track for the British event, with ambient temperatures at 26°C and track temps hitting 39°C at Silverstone. Winds blew lightly at 4 km/h, while humidity hovered around 45%.

Confirmed absentees for the weekend included Fermín Aldeguer (Gresini), Maverick Viñales (Tech3), and Johann Zarco (LCR). Aldeguer was replaced by Iker Lecuona, while Viñales’ seat went to Pol Espargaró, and Cal Crutchlow took over Zarco’s bike once again.

Many riders adjusted their strategy following heavy rear-tire wear in the Sprint race, opting to run the 20-lap GP on medium compounds instead of the softs chosen for Saturday. The entire grid opted for mediums on the rear and the hard tire up front. At the start, Martín got away poorly, relinquishing the lead to Fernández while being passed by Bezzecchi and Marc Márquez, dropping him to fourth.

Martín got off to a bad start and lost the lead on the launch (Video: MotoGP)

On the opening lap, Joan Mir and Álex Rins crashed together at Turn 7, triggering the first yellow flag of the race. Moreira also ran into trouble, dropping from 14th to 17th on the first tour.

Martín began making up ground and reclaimed third place from Marc Márquez, though Fernández and Bezzecchi had already pulled away up front. The Spanish Trackhouse rider established a 1.4s gap over Bezzecchi, while the Aprilia rider sat 1.2s clear of Martín in the early stages.

Incident involving Álex Rins and Joan Mir on the opening lap at Silverstone (Video: MotoGP)

In the battle for a top-five spot, Álex Márquez and Pedro Acosta staged the most compelling duel of the opening laps. At the end of lap four, the Gresini rider put pressure on the KTM entry, pulling off a clean move in the final sector to seal the pass.

The day’s second crash featured Enea Bastianini. The Tech3 rider was battling in the mid-pack when he lost the front end of his RC16 between Turns 16 and 17, sliding off into the gravel trap.

Up front, Martín upped his pace to close on Bezzecchi, who was fighting through physical discomfort while recovering from surgery on a fractured left collarbone.

Enea Bastianini retired from the British GP following a crash (Video: MotoGP)

Martín made his move on Bezzecchi on lap nine. The #89 dived down the inside at Turn 1 to lock in second place. Shortly after, Álex Márquez attempted to capitalize on the Italian’s physical limitation to take third, but made an error and ran wide, dropping back to fifth and leaving Bezzecchi in the top three.

Struggling with chatter on his RS-GP from the opening laps, Ai Ogura also fell victim to the race, crashing out on lap 10 to bring out another brief yellow flag.

Ai Ogura retires from the British GP after a fall (Video: MotoGP)

Meanwhile, his teammate Fernández maintained an untouchable pace, putting the victory well out of reach before the midpoint of the race. Entering the closing stages, his margin over Martín held at roughly 4 seconds.

Despite a strong late charge from the #89, Martín’s effort was not enough to catch Fernández, who secured a crucial MotoGP victory—reinforcing his standing within the Aprilia setup following his contract extension with Trackhouse and further tightening the World Championship title fight.