{"id":3364,"date":"2026-10-04T03:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-10-04T06:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/?p=3364"},"modified":"2026-10-04T03:25:10","modified_gmt":"2026-10-04T06:25:10","slug":"motogp-standings-after-japan-martin-leads-marquez-by-2-points-ducati-and-aprilia-tied","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/motogp\/motogp-standings-after-japan-martin-leads-marquez-by-2-points-ducati-and-aprilia-tied\/","title":{"rendered":"MotoGP standings after Japan: Mart\u00edn leads M\u00e1rquez by 2 points, Ducati and Aprilia tied"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Jorge Mart\u00edn remains the MotoGP<\/a> championship leader, but his advantage over Marc M\u00e1rquez is down to just 2 points<\/strong> after the Japanese Grand Prix. M\u00e1rquez completed a Motegi double, winning Sunday\u2019s race ahead of Mart\u00edn and Marco Bezzecchi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The result leaves Mart\u00edn on 333 points and M\u00e1rquez on 331<\/strong>, setting up another closely contested weekend at Mandalika. M\u00e1rquez arrived in Japan 12 points behind and recovered 10 across the Sprint and Grand Prix. The full Japanese GP report and race results<\/a> explain how he overturned Mart\u00edn\u2019s early advantage on Sunday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Japan also brought the manufacturers\u2019 contest level: Ducati and Aprilia now have 469 points each<\/strong>, with Ducati listed first in the official classification. Aprilia Racing remains comfortably ahead in the teams\u2019 championship, however, benefiting from both Mart\u00edn and Bezzecchi finishing on the Grand Prix podium.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

MotoGP riders\u2019 standings after the Japanese GP<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Bezzecchi remains third with 284 points<\/strong>, 49 behind Mart\u00edn. His Sunday podium limited the damage after finishing sixth in the Sprint, although M\u00e1rquez\u2019s double increased the gap between the Ducati rider and the third-placed Aprilia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pedro Acosta retains fourth on 243 points. Ai Ogura\u2019s sixth-place finish moved him ahead of Fabio Di Giannantonio into fifth, while Francesco Bagnaia passed \u00c1lex M\u00e1rquez for eighth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Diogo Moreira remains 14th with 74 points. He scored 9 points through his breakthrough second place in the Sprint but added none on Sunday after crashing out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

MotoGP riders\u2019 standings after the Japanese GP<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Pos.<\/th>Rider<\/th>Team\/Bike<\/th>Points<\/th>Gap<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
1<\/td>J MART\u00cdN<\/td>Aprilia<\/td>333<\/td>\u2014<\/td><\/tr>
2<\/td>M M\u00c1RQUEZ<\/td>Ducati<\/td>331<\/td>-2<\/td><\/tr>
3<\/td>M BEZZECCHI<\/td>Aprilia<\/td>284<\/td>-49<\/td><\/tr>
4<\/td>P ACOSTA<\/td>KTM<\/td>243<\/td>-90<\/td><\/tr>
5<\/td>A OGURA<\/td>Trackhouse Aprilia<\/td>237<\/td>-96<\/td><\/tr>
6<\/td>F DI GIANNANTONIO<\/td>VR46 Ducati<\/td>230<\/td>-103<\/td><\/tr>
7<\/td>R FERN\u00c1NDEZ<\/td>Trackhouse Aprilia<\/td>216<\/td>-117<\/td><\/tr>
8<\/td>F BAGNAIA<\/td>Ducati<\/td>164<\/td>-169<\/td><\/tr>
9<\/td>A M\u00c1RQUEZ<\/td>Gresini Ducati<\/td>158<\/td>-175<\/td><\/tr>
10<\/td>F ALDEGUER<\/td>Gresini Ducati<\/td>122<\/td>-211<\/td><\/tr>
11<\/td>E BASTIANINI<\/td>Tech3 KTM<\/td>116<\/td>-217<\/td><\/tr>
12<\/td>L MARINI<\/td>Honda<\/td>104<\/td>-229<\/td><\/tr>
13<\/td>B BINDER<\/td>KTM<\/td>99<\/td>-234<\/td><\/tr>
14<\/td>D MOREIRA<\/td>LCR Honda<\/td>74<\/td>-259<\/td><\/tr>
15<\/td>F QUARTARARO<\/td>Yamaha<\/td>66<\/td>-267<\/td><\/tr>
16<\/td>F MORBIDELLI<\/td>VR46 Ducati<\/td>57<\/td>-276<\/td><\/tr>
17<\/td>J ZARCO<\/td>LCR Honda<\/td>48<\/td>-285<\/td><\/tr>
18<\/td>J MIR<\/td>Honda<\/td>33<\/td>-300<\/td><\/tr>
19<\/td>J MILLER<\/td>Pramac Yamaha<\/td>28<\/td>-305<\/td><\/tr>
20<\/td>A RINS<\/td>Yamaha<\/td>24<\/td>-309<\/td><\/tr>
21<\/td>T RAZGATLIO\u011eLU<\/td>Pramac Yamaha<\/td>18<\/td>-315<\/td><\/tr>
22<\/td>M VI\u00d1ALES<\/td>Tech3 KTM<\/td>12<\/td>-321<\/td><\/tr>
23<\/td>I LECUONA<\/td>Gresini Ducati<\/td>9<\/td>-324<\/td><\/tr>
24<\/td>A FERN\u00c1NDEZ<\/td>Yamaha Factory Racing<\/td>6<\/td>-327<\/td><\/tr>
25<\/td>P ESPARGAR\u00d3<\/td>Tech3 KTM<\/td>5<\/td>-328<\/td><\/tr>
26<\/td>S CHANTRA<\/td>Honda<\/td>3<\/td>-330<\/td><\/tr>
27<\/td>T NAKAGAMI<\/td>Honda<\/td>3<\/td>-330<\/td><\/tr>
28<\/td>C CRUTCHLOW<\/td>LCR Honda<\/td>0<\/td>-333<\/td><\/tr>
29<\/td>J FOLGER<\/td>Tech3 KTM<\/td>0<\/td>-333<\/td><\/tr>
30<\/td>L SAVADORI<\/td>Trackhouse Aprilia<\/td>0<\/td>-333<\/td><\/tr>
31<\/td>M PIRRO<\/td>Gresini Ducati<\/td>0<\/td>-333<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

MotoGP teams\u2019 standings after Japan<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Aprilia Racing leads with 617 points, 122 ahead of Ducati Lenovo Team<\/strong>. Mart\u00edn and Bezzecchi contributed 36 points on Sunday, compared with 33 from M\u00e1rquez and Bagnaia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Trackhouse remains third with 453 points after Ra\u00fal Fern\u00e1ndez and Ogura finished fifth and sixth. KTM\u2019s factory team holds fourth, while Gresini stays just 2 points ahead of VR46 in fifth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The teams\u2019 classification includes points contributed by eligible replacement riders, so its totals should be read from the official standings rather than calculated solely from the current full-time pairing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

MotoGP constructors\u2019 standings after Japan<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

MotoGP teams\u2019 standings after the Japanese GP<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Pos.<\/th>Team<\/th>Points<\/th>Gap<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
1<\/td>Aprilia Racing<\/td>617<\/td>\u2014<\/td><\/tr>
2<\/td>Ducati Lenovo Team<\/td>495<\/td>-122<\/td><\/tr>
3<\/td>Trackhouse MotoGP Team<\/td>453<\/td>-164<\/td><\/tr>
4<\/td>Red Bull KTM Factory Racing<\/td>342<\/td>-275<\/td><\/tr>
5<\/td>Gresini Racing MotoGP<\/td>289<\/td>-328<\/td><\/tr>
6<\/td>VR46 Racing Team<\/td>287<\/td>-330<\/td><\/tr>
7<\/td>Honda HRC<\/td>143<\/td>-474<\/td><\/tr>
8<\/td>Red Bull KTM Tech3<\/td>133<\/td>-484<\/td><\/tr>
9<\/td>LCR Honda<\/td>122<\/td>-495<\/td><\/tr>
10<\/td>Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP<\/td>90<\/td>-527<\/td><\/tr>
11<\/td>Pramac Yamaha MotoGP<\/td>46<\/td>-571<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Ducati and Aprilia leave Motegi tied on 469 points<\/strong>. M\u00e1rquez earned the maximum 37 points available across the weekend, while Mart\u00edn contributed 27 as Aprilia\u2019s highest-finishing rider in both races.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Unlike the teams\u2019 championship, the constructors\u2019 contest awards points only to the highest-placed rider from each manufacturer in each race. Ducati therefore recovered 10 points on Aprilia in Japan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

KTM remains third with 296 points, followed by Honda on 161 and Yamaha on 89.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pos.<\/th>Constructor<\/th>Points<\/th>Gap<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
1<\/td>Ducati<\/td>469<\/td>\u2014<\/td><\/tr>
2<\/td>Aprilia<\/td>469<\/td>0<\/td><\/tr>
3<\/td>KTM<\/td>296<\/td>-173<\/td><\/tr>
4<\/td>Honda<\/td>161<\/td>-308<\/td><\/tr>
5<\/td>Yamaha<\/td>89<\/td>-380<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

MotoGP returns from 9\u201311 October at Mandalika for the Indonesian Grand Prix<\/strong>. GRANDE PR\u00caMIO<\/strong> will cover all the action throughout the weekend, alongside the World Championship\u2019s support categories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

MotoGP today: FAQ<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Who won the Japanese MotoGP race today?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

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

Who leads the MotoGP championship after the Japanese GP?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

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

When is the next MotoGP race?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

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","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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