{"id":3789,"date":"2026-10-11T04:50:00","date_gmt":"2026-10-11T07:50:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/?p=3789"},"modified":"2026-10-11T06:27:11","modified_gmt":"2026-10-11T09:27:11","slug":"bezzecchi-beats-fernandez-as-aprilia-sweeps-indonesian-motogp-top-four","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/motogp\/bezzecchi-beats-fernandez-as-aprilia-sweeps-indonesian-motogp-top-four\/","title":{"rendered":"Bezzecchi beats Fern\u00e1ndez as Aprilia sweeps Indonesian MotoGP top four"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">News Summary<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Marco Bezzecchi won the Indonesian MotoGP Grand Prix<\/strong>, overtaking Ra\u00fal Fern\u00e1ndez on lap 19 and ending his victory drought dating back to Mugello.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Aprilia occupied the first four positions<\/strong>, with Fern\u00e1ndez second, Jorge Mart\u00edn third and Ai Ogura fourth.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Mart\u00edn regained the championship lead by two points over Marc M\u00e1rquez<\/strong>, who finished sixth, while Diogo Moreira missed the points in 16th.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Marco Bezzecchi secured his first MotoGP victory since May by winning the <strong>2026 Indonesian Grand Prix<\/strong> on Sunday, October 11, leading an unprecedented Aprilia sweep of the first four positions at Mandalika.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Italian overtook Ra\u00fal Fern\u00e1ndez at Turn 1 on lap 19 of the 27-lap race before pulling away to win in <strong>40:46.582<\/strong>, finishing 4.260s ahead of the injured Trackhouse rider. Jorge Mart\u00edn completed the podium, with Ai Ogura fourth, securing Aprilia&#8217;s first-ever 1-2-3-4 finish in the premier class.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The result also changed the championship standings. <strong>Mart\u00edn returned to the lead with 355 points, two ahead of Marc M\u00e1rquez<\/strong>, who finished sixth on a difficult afternoon for Ducati. Pedro Acosta completed the top five for KTM, while Diogo Moreira finished 16th for LCR Honda, just outside the points.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Fern\u00e1ndez leads despite injury as Bezzecchi gives chase<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The race began in demanding conditions, with air temperatures of 29\u00b0C and the asphalt reaching 62\u00b0C, alongside humidity of 73%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Fern\u00e1ndez made a strong start from pole position despite suffering two fractured fingers in Saturday&#8217;s sprint collision with Bezzecchi. The Italian attempted to overtake him at Turn 1 but ran slightly wide, allowing the Trackhouse rider to retain the lead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">M\u00e1rquez initially moved into third, while Mart\u00edn dropped to sixth in the opening corners before recovering through the field.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Aprilia rider passed Fabio Di Giannantonio and then overtook M\u00e1rquez at Turn 10 to move into third. Ferm\u00edn Aldeguer, meanwhile, crashed out at Turn 16 on the second lap after briefly running among the leading riders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Fern\u00e1ndez maintained first place as Bezzecchi remained close behind, gradually reducing the gap during the middle stages.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Their battle came less than 24 hours after the two riders had collided at the first corner of the sprint. Fern\u00e1ndez subsequently <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/motogp\/fernandez-fractures-finger-in-mandalika-crash-and-blasts-unprofessional-bezzecchi\/\">revealed that he had fractured his fingers and accused Bezzecchi of unprofessional riding<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Bezzecchi makes decisive pass on lap 19<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bezzecchi began closing on Fern\u00e1ndez as the race entered its second half, taking advantage of his Aprilia&#8217;s pace through Mandalika&#8217;s flowing corners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Italian moved into striking distance and completed the decisive overtake at <strong>Turn 1 on lap 19<\/strong>, moving ahead of Fern\u00e1ndez and immediately opening a gap.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With clear track ahead, Bezzecchi extended his advantage and controlled the final stages, securing his first Grand Prix victory since the Italian GP at Mugello.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The win also represented the <strong>300th premier-class Grand Prix victory by an Italian rider<\/strong>, adding a national milestone to Aprilia&#8217;s historic result.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Fern\u00e1ndez maintained second place despite his injuries, while Mart\u00edn finished third without threatening the leading pair in the closing stages.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video class=\"video-js vjs-big-play-centered\" data-gp-vjs=\"1\" controls src=\"https:\/\/grandepremio-portal.b-cdn.net\/2026\/10\/bezzecchi-fernandez-motogp-indonesia.mp4\"><\/video><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Bezzecchi takes the lead in Indonesia (Video: MotoGP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Mart\u00edn retakes MotoGP lead as M\u00e1rquez finishes sixth<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mart\u00edn entered Sunday&#8217;s race four points behind M\u00e1rquez, having lost the championship lead during Saturday&#8217;s sprint.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Aprilia rider had led much of the shorter race before <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/motogp\/martin-blames-aprilia-tyre-pressure-error-for-lost-mandalika-win-we-lose-together\/\">a front tyre-pressure problem forced him to surrender first place<\/a><\/strong>. A subsequent mistake dropped him to fourth, while M\u00e1rquez secured victory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sunday&#8217;s Grand Prix reversed the situation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mart\u00edn recovered from his difficult opening lap to finish third, collecting 16 points and moving to <strong>355 in the championship<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">M\u00e1rquez struggled to match Aprilia&#8217;s pace and became involved in a battle with Acosta and Ogura. The Ducati rider eventually finished sixth, <strong>10.778s behind Bezzecchi<\/strong>, earning ten championship points.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The six-point swing moved Mart\u00edn two points ahead of M\u00e1rquez, producing the <strong>eighth change of championship leader in 2026<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/motogp\/motogp-title-lead-changes-for-seventh-time-in-2026-as-marquez-turns-tables-on-martin\/\">GRANDE PR\u00caMIO previously documented the first seven championship lead changes<\/a><\/strong>, following M\u00e1rquez&#8217;s sprint victory on Saturday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\" src=\"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/AFP__20261011__D2VV93R__v1__MidRes__MotoPrixInaMotogp-1024x684.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1020317904\" srcset=\"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/AFP__20261011__D2VV93R__v1__MidRes__MotoPrixInaMotogp-1024x684.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/AFP__20261011__D2VV93R__v1__MidRes__MotoPrixInaMotogp-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/AFP__20261011__D2VV93R__v1__MidRes__MotoPrixInaMotogp-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/AFP__20261011__D2VV93R__v1__MidRes__MotoPrixInaMotogp-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/AFP__20261011__D2VV93R__v1__MidRes__MotoPrixInaMotogp.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Jorge Mart\u00edn (Foto: AFP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Ogura completes Aprilia&#8217;s historic sweep as Moreira misses points<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ogura delivered another strong performance for Trackhouse, recovering positions in the second half of the race and overtaking Acosta to secure fourth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Japanese rider finished <strong>9.378s behind Bezzecchi<\/strong>, just 0.114s ahead of the KTM rider, completing Aprilia&#8217;s unprecedented sweep of the top four.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">M\u00e1rquez finished sixth, followed by \u00c1lex M\u00e1rquez, Di Giannantonio, Fabio Quartararo and Enea Bastianini.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Moreira made progress after starting 20th, gaining positions during the opening laps. However, the Brazilian could not maintain a points-paying position and finished <strong>16th, 34.168s behind the winner<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"545\" height=\"436\" src=\"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/1-OGURA-1.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1020317386\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.2500447980503888;width:896px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/1-OGURA-1.webp 545w, https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/1-OGURA-1-300x240.webp 300w, https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/1-OGURA-1-150x120.webp 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 545px) 100vw, 545px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Ai Ogura (Photo: Trackhouse)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Indonesian MotoGP 2026 \u2014 complete race results<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><th>Pos.<\/th><th>Rider<\/th><th>Team<\/th><th>Laps \/ Time<\/th><th>Gap<\/th><\/tr><tr><td><strong>1<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>M. BEZZECCHI<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Aprilia<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>27 laps \u2014 40:46.582<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>\u2014<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2<\/td><td>R. FERN\u00c1NDEZ<\/td><td>Trackhouse Aprilia<\/td><td>27 laps<\/td><td>+4.260<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>3<\/td><td>J. MART\u00cdN<\/td><td>Aprilia<\/td><td>27 laps<\/td><td>+6.890<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>4<\/td><td>A. OGURA<\/td><td>Trackhouse Aprilia<\/td><td>27 laps<\/td><td>+9.378<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>5<\/td><td>P. ACOSTA<\/td><td>KTM<\/td><td>27 laps<\/td><td>+9.492<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>6<\/td><td>M. M\u00c1RQUEZ<\/td><td>Ducati<\/td><td>27 laps<\/td><td>+10.778<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>7<\/td><td>\u00c1. M\u00c1RQUEZ<\/td><td>Gresini Ducati<\/td><td>27 laps<\/td><td>+16.821<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>8<\/td><td>F. DI GIANNANTONIO<\/td><td>VR46 Ducati<\/td><td>27 laps<\/td><td>+19.840<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>9<\/td><td>F. QUARTARARO<\/td><td>Yamaha<\/td><td>27 laps<\/td><td>+19.999<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>10<\/td><td>E. BASTIANINI<\/td><td>Tech3 KTM<\/td><td>27 laps<\/td><td>+21.111<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>11<\/td><td>B. BINDER<\/td><td>KTM<\/td><td>27 laps<\/td><td>+21.912<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>12<\/td><td>L. MARINI<\/td><td>Honda<\/td><td>27 laps<\/td><td>+22.656<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>13<\/td><td>J. ZARCO<\/td><td>LCR Honda<\/td><td>27 laps<\/td><td>+26.280<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>14<\/td><td>F. MORBIDELLI<\/td><td>VR46 Ducati<\/td><td>27 laps<\/td><td>+28.012<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>15<\/td><td>\u00c1. RINS<\/td><td>Yamaha<\/td><td>27 laps<\/td><td>+31.662<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>16<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>D. MOREIRA<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>LCR Honda<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>27 laps<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>+34.168<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>17<\/td><td>M. VI\u00d1ALES<\/td><td>Tech3 KTM<\/td><td>27 laps<\/td><td>+55.598<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>DNF<\/td><td>T. RAZGATLIO\u011eLU<\/td><td>Pramac Yamaha<\/td><td>\u2014<\/td><td>Retired<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>DNF<\/td><td>F. BAGNAIA<\/td><td>Ducati<\/td><td>\u2014<\/td><td>Retired<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>DNF<\/td><td>J. MILLER<\/td><td>Pramac Yamaha<\/td><td>\u2014<\/td><td>Retired<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>DNF<\/td><td>F. ALDEGUER<\/td><td>Gresini Ducati<\/td><td>\u2014<\/td><td>Retired<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>DNS<\/td><td>A. ESPARGAR\u00d3<\/td><td>Honda<\/td><td>\u2014<\/td><td>Did not start<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Indonesian Grand Prix marked another turning point in the championship, with Mart\u00edn returning to first place after briefly losing the lead to M\u00e1rquez during Saturday&#8217;s sprint.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The next round takes place at <strong>Phillip Island from October 23\u201325<\/strong>, when the Australian Grand Prix will host the 18th round of the 2026 season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>GRANDE PR\u00caMIO<\/strong> provides full coverage of the <a href=\"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/motogp\/\">MotoGP<\/a> championship, including race results, standings and the build-up to the Australian Grand Prix.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Marco Bezzecchi overtakes Ra\u00fal Fern\u00e1ndez to win at Mandalika as Aprilia locks out the top four, Jorge Mart\u00edn regains the championship lead and Marc M\u00e1rquez finishes sixth<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1020317927,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"42wp_featured_image_caption":"Marco Bezzecchi ","42wp_featured_image_credits":"AFP","42wp_featured_video":"","42wp_featured_image_hidden":false,"42wp_authors_list":[{"id":140,"location":""}],"footnotes":"","42wp_breaking_news":false},"categories":[38],"tags":[53,581,52,173],"42wp_author":[140],"class_list":["post-3789","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-motogp","tag-aprilia","tag-indonesian-gp","tag-jorge-martin","tag-marco-bezzecchi","42wp_author-kaio-esteves"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3789","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=3789"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3789\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3790,"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3789\/revisions\/3790"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1020317927"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3789"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3789"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3789"},{"taxonomy":"42wp_author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/42wp_author?post=3789"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}