{"id":2525,"date":"2026-09-20T10:10:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-20T13:10:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/?p=2525"},"modified":"2026-09-20T10:15:17","modified_gmt":"2026-09-20T13:15:17","slug":"martin-extends-motogp-lead-over-marquez-after-austrian-gp-as-aprilia-takes-control","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/motogp\/martin-extends-motogp-lead-over-marquez-after-austrian-gp-as-aprilia-takes-control\/","title":{"rendered":"Mart\u00edn extends MotoGP lead over M\u00e1rquez after Austrian GP as Aprilia takes control"},"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 12 points after finishing second in Austria<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Pedro Acosta\u2019s maiden MotoGP victory moves him to fourth, 72 points off the lead<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Aprilia leads Ducati by ten points in the constructors\u2019 championship<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Jorge Mart\u00edn strengthened his position at the top of the 2026 MotoGP standings by finishing second in the Austrian GP, opening a 12-point advantage over Marc M\u00e1rquez with seven rounds remaining.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mart\u00edn arrived at the Red Bull Ring level with M\u00e1rquez on 274 points. His <a href=\"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/motogp\/martin-wins-austrian-motogp-sprint-after-acosta-throws-away-commanding-lead\/\">victory in Saturday\u2019s Sprint<\/a> gave him a three-point lead, which increased further after M\u00e1rquez struggled to fifth in Sunday\u2019s Grand Prix.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Aprilia rider now has 306 points, compared with M\u00e1rquez\u2019s 294. Marco Bezzecchi remains third on 264, leaving the second factory Aprilia rider 42 points behind his team-mate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pedro Acosta is the weekend\u2019s biggest mover among the leading contenders. The Spaniard recovered from crashing out of the Sprint lead to defeat Mart\u00edn in the 28-lap Grand Prix and secure his first MotoGP victory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That result lifted Acosta to fourth with 234 points, 72 behind Mart\u00edn. The outcome also vindicated the argument that <a href=\"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/motogp\/why-austria-may-be-acostas-best-remaining-chance-to-win-with-ktm-in-motogp\/\">Austria represented his strongest remaining opportunity to win with KTM<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Fabio Di Giannantonio remains fifth despite finishing ninth in Austria, while Ai Ogura\u2019s fourth place on his return from injury moved him to 222 points, eight behind the VR46 rider.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ra\u00fal Fern\u00e1ndez holds seventh ahead of \u00c1lex M\u00e1rquez and Francesco Bagnaia. Ferm\u00edn Aldeguer completes the championship top ten after collecting eight points at the Red Bull Ring.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2026 MotoGP riders\u2019 standings after Austrian GP<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th>Pos.<\/th><th>Rider<\/th><th>Team\/Bike<\/th><th>Points<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>1<\/td><td>J MART\u00cdN<\/td><td>Aprilia Racing \u2014 Aprilia<\/td><td>306<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2<\/td><td>M M\u00c1RQUEZ<\/td><td>Ducati Lenovo \u2014 Ducati<\/td><td>294<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>3<\/td><td>M BEZZECCHI<\/td><td>Aprilia Racing \u2014 Aprilia<\/td><td>264<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>4<\/td><td>P ACOSTA<\/td><td>Red Bull KTM \u2014 KTM<\/td><td>234<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>5<\/td><td>F DI GIANNANTONIO<\/td><td>VR46 \u2014 Ducati<\/td><td>230<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>6<\/td><td>A OGURA<\/td><td>Trackhouse \u2014 Aprilia<\/td><td>222<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>7<\/td><td>R FERN\u00c1NDEZ<\/td><td>Trackhouse \u2014 Aprilia<\/td><td>203<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>8<\/td><td>\u00c1 M\u00c1RQUEZ<\/td><td>Gresini \u2014 Ducati<\/td><td>158<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>9<\/td><td>F BAGNAIA<\/td><td>Ducati Lenovo \u2014 Ducati<\/td><td>156<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>10<\/td><td>F ALDEGUER<\/td><td>Gresini \u2014 Ducati<\/td><td>115<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>11<\/td><td>L MARINI<\/td><td>Honda HRC \u2014 Honda<\/td><td>98<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>12<\/td><td>E BASTIANINI<\/td><td>KTM Tech3 \u2014 KTM<\/td><td>97<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>13<\/td><td>B BINDER<\/td><td>Red Bull KTM \u2014 KTM<\/td><td>94<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>14<\/td><td>D MOREIRA<\/td><td>LCR Honda \u2014 Honda<\/td><td>65<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>15<\/td><td>F QUARTARARO<\/td><td>Monster Yamaha \u2014 Yamaha<\/td><td>61<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>16<\/td><td>F MORBIDELLI<\/td><td>VR46 \u2014 Ducati<\/td><td>56<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>17<\/td><td>J ZARCO<\/td><td>LCR Honda \u2014 Honda<\/td><td>45<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>18<\/td><td>J MIR<\/td><td>Honda HRC \u2014 Honda<\/td><td>33<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>19<\/td><td>J MILLER<\/td><td>Pramac Yamaha \u2014 Yamaha<\/td><td>28<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>20<\/td><td>\u00c1 RINS<\/td><td>Monster Yamaha \u2014 Yamaha<\/td><td>24<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>21<\/td><td>T RAZGATLIO\u011eLU<\/td><td>Pramac Yamaha \u2014 Yamaha<\/td><td>18<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>22<\/td><td>M VI\u00d1ALES<\/td><td>KTM Tech3 \u2014 KTM<\/td><td>10<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>23<\/td><td>I LECUONA<\/td><td>Gresini \u2014 Ducati<\/td><td>9<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>24<\/td><td>A FERN\u00c1NDEZ<\/td><td>Yamaha Factory Racing \u2014 Yamaha<\/td><td>6<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>25<\/td><td>P ESPARGAR\u00d3<\/td><td>KTM Tech3 \u2014 KTM<\/td><td>5<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>26<\/td><td>T NAKAGAMI<\/td><td>Honda HRC \u2014 Honda<\/td><td>3<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>27<\/td><td>C CRUTCHLOW<\/td><td>LCR Honda \u2014 Honda<\/td><td>0<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>28<\/td><td>J FOLGER<\/td><td>KTM Tech3 \u2014 KTM<\/td><td>0<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>29<\/td><td>L SAVADORI<\/td><td>Trackhouse \u2014 Aprilia<\/td><td>0<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>30<\/td><td>M PIRRO<\/td><td>Gresini \u2014 Ducati<\/td><td>0<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Aprilia extends teams\u2019 championship advantage<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mart\u00edn and Bezzecchi\u2019s double podium increased Aprilia Racing\u2019s total to 570 points. The factory team now holds a 120-point advantage over Ducati Lenovo, which leaves Austria with 450.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trackhouse is third on 425 after Ogura finished fourth and Fern\u00e1ndez placed 12th. Acosta\u2019s victory and Brad Binder\u2019s sixth place moved Red Bull KTM to 328 points.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Austrian manufacturer remains 97 points behind Trackhouse but has opened a 42-point advantage over VR46. Gresini sits only four points further behind in sixth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2026 MotoGP teams\u2019 standings after Austrian GP<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th>Pos.<\/th><th>Team<\/th><th>Points<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>1<\/td><td>Aprilia Racing<\/td><td>570<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2<\/td><td>Ducati Lenovo Team<\/td><td>450<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>3<\/td><td>SuperFile Trackhouse MotoGP Team<\/td><td>425<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>4<\/td><td>Red Bull KTM Factory Racing<\/td><td>328<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>5<\/td><td>Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team<\/td><td>286<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>6<\/td><td>BK8 Gresini Racing MotoGP<\/td><td>282<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>7<\/td><td>Honda HRC Castrol<\/td><td>134<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>8<\/td><td>Red Bull KTM Tech3<\/td><td>112<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>9<\/td><td>LCR Honda<\/td><td>110<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>10<\/td><td>Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Team<\/td><td>85<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>11<\/td><td>Prima Pramac Yamaha MotoGP<\/td><td>46<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Aprilia moves ten points clear of Ducati<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Aprilia also strengthened its position in the constructors\u2019 championship. The Italian manufacturer has 442 points, ten more than Ducati, after placing three RS-GP motorcycles inside the top four in Austria.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">KTM remains third with 277 points after Acosta delivered its first Grand Prix victory of 2026. Honda holds fourth on 146, with Yamaha fifth on 84.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2026 MotoGP constructors\u2019 standings after Austrian GP<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th>Pos.<\/th><th>Constructor<\/th><th>Points<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>1<\/td><td>Aprilia<\/td><td>442<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2<\/td><td>Ducati<\/td><td>432<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>3<\/td><td>KTM<\/td><td>277<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>4<\/td><td>Honda<\/td><td>146<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>5<\/td><td>Yamaha<\/td><td>84<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/motogp\/?utm_source=chatgpt.com\">MotoGP<\/a> returns from 2-4 October with the Japanese GP at Motegi, the 16th round of the 2026 season. Mart\u00edn will arrive with a 12-point advantage over M\u00e1rquez and 42 over Bezzecchi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">FAQ<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Who leads the 2026 MotoGP championship after the Austrian GP?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Jorge Mart\u00edn leads the championship with 306 points, 12 ahead of Marc M\u00e1rquez.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How far is Pedro Acosta from the MotoGP championship lead?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Acosta is fourth with 234 points, leaving him 72 behind Mart\u00edn after winning the Austrian GP.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Who leads the MotoGP constructors\u2019 championship?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Aprilia leads the constructors\u2019 standings with 442 points, ten ahead of Ducati.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jorge Mart\u00edn leaves the Red Bull Ring with a 12-point championship advantage over Marc M\u00e1rquez, while Aprilia leads both the teams\u2019 and constructors\u2019 standings<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1020315577,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"42wp_featured_image_caption":"Jorge Mart\u00edn","42wp_featured_image_credits":"MotoGP","42wp_featured_video":"","42wp_featured_image_hidden":false,"42wp_authors_list":[{"id":185,"location":""}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[38],"tags":[52,104,32,106],"42wp_author":[185],"class_list":["post-2525","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-motogp","tag-jorge-martin","tag-marc-marquez","tag-motogp","tag-pedro-acosta","42wp_author-pedro-luis-cuenca"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2525","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=2525"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2525\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2527,"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2525\/revisions\/2527"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1020315577"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2525"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2525"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2525"},{"taxonomy":"42wp_author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/42wp_author?post=2525"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}