{"id":1914,"date":"2026-09-08T09:49:04","date_gmt":"2026-09-08T12:49:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/?p=1914"},"modified":"2026-09-08T09:49:05","modified_gmt":"2026-09-08T12:49:05","slug":"martin-says-motogp-championship-lead-is-neither-a-priority-nor-decisive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/motogp\/martin-says-motogp-championship-lead-is-neither-a-priority-nor-decisive\/","title":{"rendered":"Mart\u00edn says MotoGP championship lead \u201cis neither a priority nor decisive\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">News Summary<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Jorge Mart\u00edn leads Marc M\u00e1rquez by 19 points in the 2026 MotoGP standings ahead of the San Marino Grand Prix.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The Aprilia rider says being at the top is important for the team but \u201cneither a priority nor a decisive factor\u201d because the margins remain small.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Mart\u00edn has led the championship since the Dutch GP, with his biggest advantage reaching 31 points after the British GP.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Jorge Mart\u00edn believes that, while important, leading the MotoGP championship at this stage of the season is neither a priority nor a decisive factor. The Aprilia rider holds a 19-point advantage over Marc M\u00e1rquez in the standings heading into the San Marino Grand Prix.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mart\u00edn took the championship lead at the Dutch GP and has remained at the top ever since. However, the 2024 MotoGP champion&#8217;s biggest advantage was 31 points, achieved immediately after the British GP.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ahead of the San Marino and Rimini Riviera Grand Prix, Mart\u00edn highlighted the importance of Aprilia&#8217;s home race and said he arrives at Misano with \u201cclear objectives\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cMisano GP is always special when you are with an Italian team, and together with Aprilia and the fans, I&#8217;m sure it will be a great weekend,\u201d Mart\u00edn said. \u201cWe are going to a track I like after doing a good job in Arag\u00f3n, and we have clear objectives,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/br\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/apriliaracing-britishgp12-2026-friday-04-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1020311498\" srcset=\"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/apriliaracing-britishgp12-2026-friday-04-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/apriliaracing-britishgp12-2026-friday-04-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/apriliaracing-britishgp12-2026-friday-04-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/apriliaracing-britishgp12-2026-friday-04-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/apriliaracing-britishgp12-2026-friday-04-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/apriliaracing-britishgp12-2026-friday-04-150x100.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Jorge Mart\u00edn is fighting for a second MotoGP world title (Photo: Aprilia)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mart\u00edn plays down championship lead<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Aprilia rider acknowledged that topping the standings matters to the team, but insisted that the position itself does not carry decisive weight with seven rounds still remaining.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cLeading the standings is important for the whole Aprilia team, but we have already seen that, because of the small differences, it is neither a priority nor a determining factor,\u201d Mart\u00edn said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe need to keep focusing on our work. I can&#8217;t wait to get on the RS-GP26 and do my best in Aprilia&#8217;s home race,\u201d he concluded.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">MotoGP returns from September 11-13 for the San Marino and Rimini Riviera Grand Prix at Misano, the 14th round of the 2026 season. <strong>GRANDE PR\u00caMIO<\/strong> will follow the full weekend schedule across all World Championship categories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">FAQ<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How many points does Jorge Mart\u00edn lead Marc M\u00e1rquez by in MotoGP?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mart\u00edn leads M\u00e1rquez by 19 points heading into the San Marino and Rimini Riviera Grand Prix at Misano.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How long has Jorge Mart\u00edn led the 2026 MotoGP standings?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mart\u00edn has been at the top of the championship since the Dutch Grand Prix. His biggest lead was 31 points after the British GP.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">When is the next MotoGP race?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The San Marino and Rimini Riviera Grand Prix takes place from September 11-13 at Misano, with the race scheduled for Sunday, September 13.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jorge Mart\u00edn leads Marc M\u00e1rquez by 19 points ahead of Misano but says the narrow margin makes the championship lead less important at this stage of the season<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1020311490,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"42wp_featured_image_caption":"Mart\u00edn plays down MotoGP title lead ahead of Aprilia's home race at Misano","42wp_featured_image_credits":"AFP","42wp_featured_video":"","42wp_ai_content_disclaimer":"","42wp_is_ai_content":false,"42wp_featured_image_hidden":false,"42wp_authors_list":[{"id":36,"location":""}],"footnotes":"","42wp_hide_from_automatic":false,"42wp_breaking_news":false},"categories":[38],"tags":[53,52,104,321,32],"42wp_author":[36],"class_list":["post-1914","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-motogp","tag-aprilia","tag-jorge-martin","tag-marc-marquez","tag-misano","tag-motogp","42wp_author-juliana-tesser"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1914","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1914"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1914\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1915,"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1914\/revisions\/1915"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1020311490"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1914"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1914"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1914"},{"taxonomy":"42wp_author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/42wp_author?post=1914"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}