{"id":3284,"date":"2026-10-03T04:30:51","date_gmt":"2026-10-03T07:30:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/?p=3284"},"modified":"2026-10-03T05:05:46","modified_gmt":"2026-10-03T08:05:46","slug":"marc-marquez-cuts-martins-lead-to-7-points-as-ducati-closes-on-aprilia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/motogp\/marc-marquez-cuts-martins-lead-to-7-points-as-ducati-closes-on-aprilia\/","title":{"rendered":"Marc M\u00e1rquez cuts Mart\u00edn\u2019s lead to 7 points as Ducati closes on Aprilia"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Summary<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Jorge Mart\u00edn leads Marc M\u00e1rquez by seven points<\/strong>, with Marco Bezzecchi 45 behind.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Aprilia Racing leads the teams\u2019 championship by 119 points<\/strong> over Ducati.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Aprilia\u2019s constructors\u2019 advantage is down to five points<\/strong>, while Moreira\u2019s podium boosts Honda and LCR.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <strong>2026 MotoGP championship battle tightened after the Japanese Grand Prix Sprint<\/strong>, with Marc M\u00e1rquez reducing Jorge Mart\u00edn\u2019s advantage from 12 points to seven. <a href=\"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/motogp\/marc-marquez-closes-on-martin-as-moreira-takes-first-motogp-sprint-podium\/\">M\u00e1rquez\u2019s victory at Motegi<\/a> also helped Ducati close on Aprilia in the constructors\u2019 standings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mart\u00edn remains first with <strong>313 points<\/strong>, ahead of M\u00e1rquez on <strong>306<\/strong>. The Aprilia rider crossed the line second but was demoted to third for exceeding track limits on the final lap, increasing the points recovered by his rival.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Diogo Moreira benefited from penalties for Mart\u00edn and Enea Bastianini to finish second. His nine-point haul brought him to <strong>74 points<\/strong>, strengthening his hold on 14th in the riders\u2019 championship and contributing to LCR Honda\u2019s strongest result of the weekend so far.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Sprint produced different consequences across the three <a href=\"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/motogp\/\">MotoGP<\/a> championships. <strong>Aprilia Racing retains a substantial teams\u2019 lead, but the manufacturers\u2019 contest is now separated by just five points.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Riders: M\u00e1rquez moves within seven points of Mart\u00edn<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">M\u00e1rquez earned <strong>12 points for victory<\/strong>, while Mart\u00edn collected seven for third. The five-point swing leaves the Ducati rider close enough to take the championship lead on Sunday, depending on their finishing positions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Marco Bezzecchi remains third with 268 points<\/strong>, but his deficit increased from 42 to 45 after finishing sixth in the Sprint. Pedro Acosta and Fabio Di Giannantonio failed to score following their opening-lap collision and remain fourth and fifth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ai Ogura\u2019s fifth place brought him to <strong>227 points<\/strong>, just three behind Di Giannantonio. Ra\u00fal Fern\u00e1ndez remains seventh, while Bastianini\u2019s six points moved him ahead of Luca Marini into 11th.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">MotoGP 2026 riders\u2019 standings after the Japanese Sprint<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th>Pos<\/th><th>Rider<\/th><th>Points<\/th><th>Behind leader<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>1<\/td><td><strong>J MART\u00cdN<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>313<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>\u2014<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2<\/td><td><strong>M M\u00c1RQUEZ<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>306<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>7<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>3<\/td><td>M BEZZECCHI<\/td><td>268<\/td><td>45<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>4<\/td><td>P ACOSTA<\/td><td>234<\/td><td>79<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>5<\/td><td>F DI GIANNANTONIO<\/td><td>230<\/td><td>83<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>6<\/td><td>A OGURA<\/td><td>227<\/td><td>86<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>7<\/td><td>R FERN\u00c1NDEZ<\/td><td>205<\/td><td>108<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>8<\/td><td>A M\u00c1RQUEZ<\/td><td>158<\/td><td>155<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>9<\/td><td>F BAGNAIA<\/td><td>156<\/td><td>157<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>10<\/td><td>F ALDEGUER<\/td><td>115<\/td><td>198<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>11<\/td><td>E BASTIANINI<\/td><td>103<\/td><td>210<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>12<\/td><td>L MARINI<\/td><td>98<\/td><td>215<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>13<\/td><td>B BINDER<\/td><td>94<\/td><td>219<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>14<\/td><td><strong>D MOREIRA<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>74<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>239<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>15<\/td><td>F QUARTARARO<\/td><td>62<\/td><td>251<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>16<\/td><td>F MORBIDELLI<\/td><td>56<\/td><td>257<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>17<\/td><td>J ZARCO<\/td><td>48<\/td><td>265<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>18<\/td><td>J MIR<\/td><td>33<\/td><td>280<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>19<\/td><td>J MILLER<\/td><td>28<\/td><td>285<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>20<\/td><td>A RINS<\/td><td>24<\/td><td>289<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>21<\/td><td>T RAZGATLIO\u011eLU<\/td><td>18<\/td><td>295<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>22<\/td><td>M VI\u00d1ALES<\/td><td>10<\/td><td>303<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>23<\/td><td>I LECUONA<\/td><td>9<\/td><td>304<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>24<\/td><td>A FERN\u00c1NDEZ<\/td><td>6<\/td><td>307<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>25<\/td><td>P ESPARGAR\u00d3<\/td><td>5<\/td><td>308<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>26<\/td><td>T NAKAGAMI<\/td><td>3<\/td><td>310<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Table includes all riders with championship points.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Teams: Aprilia Racing retains a commanding advantage<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Aprilia Racing added <strong>11 points<\/strong> through Mart\u00edn\u2019s third place and Bezzecchi\u2019s sixth, bringing its total to <strong>581<\/strong>. Ducati collected 12 through M\u00e1rquez, with Francesco Bagnaia failing to score.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The factory Aprilia team therefore leads Ducati by <strong>119 points<\/strong>, one fewer than before the Sprint. Trackhouse remains third with <strong>432<\/strong>, after Ogura and Fern\u00e1ndez combined for seven points.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>LCR Honda added 12 points<\/strong>, matching Ducati\u2019s Sprint haul through Moreira\u2019s second place and Johann Zarco\u2019s seventh. LCR now has 122 points, putting it just 12 behind the factory Honda team.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tech3 remains ninth with 118 points, four behind LCR. The factory KTM squad and both Ducati satellite teams failed to score.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">MotoGP 2026 teams\u2019 standings after the Japanese Sprint<\/h3>\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><th>Behind leader<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>1<\/td><td><strong>Aprilia Racing<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>581<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>\u2014<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2<\/td><td>Ducati Lenovo<\/td><td>462<\/td><td>119<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>3<\/td><td>Trackhouse Aprilia<\/td><td>432<\/td><td>149<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>4<\/td><td>KTM Factory Racing<\/td><td>328<\/td><td>253<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>5<\/td><td>VR46 Ducati<\/td><td>286<\/td><td>295<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>6<\/td><td>Gresini Ducati<\/td><td>282<\/td><td>299<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>7<\/td><td>Honda HRC<\/td><td>134<\/td><td>447<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>8<\/td><td><strong>LCR Honda<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>122<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>459<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>9<\/td><td>Tech3 KTM<\/td><td>118<\/td><td>463<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>10<\/td><td>Yamaha<\/td><td>86<\/td><td>495<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>11<\/td><td>Pramac Yamaha<\/td><td>46<\/td><td>535<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Constructors: Ducati closes to five points<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The constructors\u2019 championship counts <strong>only the highest-placed rider from each manufacturer in each race<\/strong>. M\u00e1rquez therefore earned Ducati 12 points, while Mart\u00edn contributed seven to Aprilia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That reduced Aprilia\u2019s advantage from ten points to <strong>five<\/strong>, with the Italian manufacturers now on <strong>449 and 444 points respectively<\/strong>. Despite Aprilia having four riders in the Sprint\u2019s top eight, its other results did not add to its constructors\u2019 score.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bastianini\u2019s fourth place earned KTM six points, bringing it to <strong>283<\/strong>. Moreira supplied Honda\u2019s nine points, taking the Japanese manufacturer to <strong>155<\/strong>, while Quartararo added one for Yamaha.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">MotoGP 2026 constructors\u2019 standings after the Japanese Sprint<\/h3>\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><th>Behind leader<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>1<\/td><td><strong>Aprilia<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>449<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>\u2014<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2<\/td><td><strong>Ducati<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>444<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>5<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>3<\/td><td>KTM<\/td><td>283<\/td><td>166<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>4<\/td><td>Honda<\/td><td>155<\/td><td>294<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>5<\/td><td>Yamaha<\/td><td>85<\/td><td>364<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">MotoGP returns to the track on <strong>Sunday, 4 October, at 14:00 in Japan<\/strong>, for the Japanese Grand Prix. <strong>GRANDE PR\u00caMIO<\/strong> will cover all the action at Motegi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">MotoGP today: FAQ<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Who won the Japanese MotoGP race today?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Marc M\u00e1rquez won the 2026 Japanese Grand Prix at Motegi, finishing 1.363s ahead of Jorge Mart\u00edn. Marco Bezzecchi completed the podium, while M\u00e1rquez secured a weekend double after also winning Saturday\u2019s Sprint.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Who leads the MotoGP championship after the Japanese GP?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Jorge Mart\u00edn remains the MotoGP championship leader with 333 points, just 2 ahead of Marc M\u00e1rquez on 331. M\u00e1rquez\u2019s two victories in Japan reduced the gap from 12 points at the start of the weekend.<\/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 next MotoGP race is the Indonesian Grand Prix at Mandalika on Sunday, 11 October 2026. The weekend runs from 9\u201311 October.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How far behind Jorge Mart\u00edn is Marc M\u00e1rquez?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">M\u00e1rquez trails Mart\u00edn by <strong>seven points<\/strong> after the Japanese Sprint. Mart\u00edn has 313 points and M\u00e1rquez 306.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>M\u00e1rquez\u2019s Motegi victory tightened the riders\u2019 championship and brought Ducati within five points of Aprilia among constructors. Aprilia Racing remains comfortably ahead in the teams\u2019 standings.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1020316859,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"42wp_featured_image_caption":"podio-motogp-sprint-motegi","42wp_featured_image_credits":"","42wp_featured_video":"","42wp_featured_image_hidden":false,"42wp_authors_list":[],"footnotes":"","42wp_breaking_news":false},"categories":[38],"tags":[586,52,104,175],"42wp_author":[59],"class_list":["post-3284","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-motogp","tag-japanese-gp","tag-jorge-martin","tag-marc-marquez","tag-motogp-standings","42wp_author-fabricio-carvalho"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3284","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=3284"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3284\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3285,"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3284\/revisions\/3285"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1020316859"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3284"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3284"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3284"},{"taxonomy":"42wp_author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/42wp_author?post=3284"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}