{"id":1387,"date":"2026-08-30T10:37:10","date_gmt":"2026-08-30T13:37:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/?p=1387"},"modified":"2026-08-30T10:37:12","modified_gmt":"2026-08-30T13:37:12","slug":"marc-marquez-climbs-to-2nd-after-wins-at-aragon-2026-motogp-world-championship-standings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/motogp\/marc-marquez-climbs-to-2nd-after-wins-at-aragon-2026-motogp-world-championship-standings\/","title":{"rendered":"Marc M\u00e1rquez climbs to 2nd after wins at Aragon: 2026 MotoGP World Championship standings"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Key takeaways<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Championship lead narrows:<\/strong> <strong>Jorge Mart\u00edn leads with 256 points<\/strong>, but Marc M\u00e1rquez closes the gap to 19 points.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>M\u00e1rquez overtakes Bezzecchi:<\/strong> <strong>Marc M\u00e1rquez moves into 2nd place with 237 points<\/strong>, edging past Marco Bezzecchi (232 points).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Aprilia vs Ducati at the top:<\/strong> <strong>The title fight heats up<\/strong> between Aprilia Racing and Ducati Lenovo Team at the top of the standings.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Marc M\u00e1rquez<\/strong> transformed the <strong>2026 MotoGP World Championship<\/strong> landscape with a maximum-points sweep at the <strong>Aragon Grand Prix<\/strong>. By winning both Saturday&#8217;s Sprint and Sunday&#8217;s main race, the factory <strong>Ducati<\/strong> rider surged to <strong>237 points<\/strong>, overtaking <strong>Marco Bezzecchi<\/strong> to claim 2nd place in the overall standings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Championship leader <strong>Jorge Mart\u00edn<\/strong> maintained his spot at the top of the standings with <strong>256 points<\/strong> after salvaging a 5th-place finish on Sunday. However, Mart\u00edn\u2019s cushion at the top has been slashed to <strong>19 points<\/strong> as the season enters its final seven rounds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Marc M\u00e1rquez sweeps MotorLand Arag\u00f3n to move into 2nd in the World Championship standings (Photo: MotoGP)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Marco Bezzecchi<\/strong> slipped to <strong>3rd overall with 232 points<\/strong>, staying within 24 points of the lead despite ceding 2nd to M\u00e1rquez. Meanwhile, two-time World Champion <strong>Francesco Bagnaia<\/strong> suffered a major setback, dropping down to <strong>8th position (143 points)<\/strong> after a score-less weekend highlighted by an early crash in Sunday&#8217;s race.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The championship momentum builds as the series prepares for the <strong>San Marino and Rimini Riviera Grand Prix<\/strong> at the <strong>Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli<\/strong> from <strong>September 11\u201313<\/strong>, marking the 14th round of the 2026 season. <strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/\">GRANDE PR\u00caMIO<\/a><\/strong> will provide complete live coverage across all sessions. Follow all updates on our <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/news\/\">news page<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">MotoGP 2026: Drivers&#8217; Standings<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><td><strong>Pos.<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Piloto<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Equipe<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Pontos<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Diferen\u00e7a<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>1<\/strong><\/td><td>Jorge Mart\u00edn<\/td><td>Aprilia Racing<\/td><td>256<\/td><td>L\u00edder<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>2<\/strong><\/td><td>Marc M\u00e1rquez<\/td><td>Ducati Lenovo Team<\/td><td>237<\/td><td>-19<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>3<\/strong><\/td><td>Marco Bezzecchi<\/td><td>Aprilia Racing<\/td><td>232<\/td><td>-24<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>4<\/strong><\/td><td>Fabio Di Giannantonio<\/td><td>Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team<\/td><td>208<\/td><td>-48<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>5<\/strong><\/td><td>Ai Ogura<\/td><td>SuperFile Trackhouse MotoGP Team<\/td><td>203<\/td><td>-53<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>6<\/strong><\/td><td>Pedro Acosta<\/td><td>Red Bull KTM Factory Racing<\/td><td>189<\/td><td>-67<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>7<\/strong><\/td><td>Ra\u00fal Fern\u00e1ndez<\/td><td>SuperFile Trackhouse MotoGP Team<\/td><td>186<\/td><td>-70<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>8<\/strong><\/td><td>Francesco Bagnaia<\/td><td>Ducati Lenovo Team<\/td><td>143<\/td><td>-113<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>9<\/strong><\/td><td>\u00c1lex M\u00e1rquez<\/td><td>BK8 Gresini Racing MotoGP<\/td><td>128<\/td><td>-128<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>10<\/strong><\/td><td>Ferm\u00edn Aldeguer<\/td><td>BK8 Gresini Racing MotoGP<\/td><td>90<\/td><td>-166<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>11<\/strong><\/td><td>Luca Marini<\/td><td>Honda HRC Castrol<\/td><td>88<\/td><td>-168<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>12<\/strong><\/td><td>Enea Bastianini<\/td><td>Red Bull KTM Tech3<\/td><td>84<\/td><td>-172<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>13<\/strong><\/td><td>Brad Binder<\/td><td>Red Bull KTM Factory Racing<\/td><td>78<\/td><td>-178<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>14<\/strong><\/td><td>Diogo Moreira<\/td><td>Pro Honda LCR<\/td><td>64<\/td><td>-192<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>15<\/strong><\/td><td>Fabio Quartararo<\/td><td>Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Team<\/td><td>55<\/td><td>-201<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>16<\/strong><\/td><td>Franco Morbidelli<\/td><td>Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team<\/td><td>53<\/td><td>-203<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>17<\/strong><\/td><td>Johann Zarco<\/td><td>Castrol Honda LCR<\/td><td>36<\/td><td>-220<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>18<\/strong><\/td><td>Joan Mir<\/td><td>Honda HRC Castrol<\/td><td>33<\/td><td>-223<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>19<\/strong><\/td><td>Jack Miller<\/td><td>Prima Pramac Yamaha MotoGP<\/td><td>28<\/td><td>-228<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>20<\/strong><\/td><td>\u00c1lex Rins<\/td><td>Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Team<\/td><td>24<\/td><td>-232<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>21<\/strong><\/td><td>Toprak Razgatl\u0131o\u011flu<\/td><td>Prima Pramac Yamaha MotoGP<\/td><td>14<\/td><td>-242<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>22<\/strong><\/td><td>Maverick Vi\u00f1ales<\/td><td>Red Bull KTM Tech3<\/td><td>10<\/td><td>-246<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>23<\/strong><\/td><td>Iker Lecuona<\/td><td>BK8 Gresini Racing MotoGP<\/td><td>9<\/td><td>-247<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>24<\/strong><\/td><td>Augusto Fern\u00e1ndez<\/td><td>Yamaha Factory Racing<\/td><td>6<\/td><td>-250<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>25<\/strong><\/td><td>Pol Espargar\u00f3<\/td><td>Red Bull KTM Tech3<\/td><td>3<\/td><td>-253<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>26<\/strong><\/td><td>Cal Crutchlow<\/td><td>Castrol Honda LCR<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>-256<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>27<\/strong><\/td><td>Jonas Folger<\/td><td>Red Bull KTM Tech3<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>-256<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>28<\/strong><\/td><td>Lorenzo Savadori<\/td><td>SuperFile Trackhouse MotoGP Team<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>-256<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>29<\/strong><\/td><td>Michele Pirro<\/td><td>BK8 Gresini Racing MotoGP<\/td><td>0<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Following his dominant victory at MotorLand Arag\u00f3n, Marc M\u00e1rquez moves up to second place in the drivers&#8217; 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