Marco Bezzecchi won the Italian Grand Prix ahead of Jorge Martin, sealing an Aprilia one-two and extending his MotoGP championship lead.
Bezzecchi delivers on home ground
Marco Bezzecchi turned Aprilia Racing’s pace into a landmark home win in the 2026 Italian Grand Prix, leading team-mate Jorge Martin across the line for a resounding one-two at Mugello.
Bezzecchi covered the 23 laps in 40 minutes 57.347 seconds at an average speed of 176.7km/h. He beat Martin by 3.559 seconds, putting Aprilia first and second at one of the MotoGP calendar’s biggest events.
It was Bezzecchi’s first grand prix victory since March and strengthened his championship lead. The result also meant plenty to the rider and manufacturer, with an Italian winning at Mugello on an Italian motorcycle.
Bezzecchi didn’t need a last-corner decision. He built a clear advantage over his nearest rival, a decisive margin by MotoGP standards, especially with the next four riders covered by less than two seconds.
Aprilia seals commanding one-two
Martin reached the finish in 41 minutes 00.906 seconds. Second place brought him 20 points, while Bezzecchi banked the full 25, establishing the factory Aprilia pair as the race-day benchmark.
Aprilia’s pace reached beyond the factory garage. Trackhouse rider Ai Ogura took fourth, finishing only 0.034 seconds behind Ducati’s third-placed Francesco Bagnaia, while Raul Fernandez put another Aprilia in the top 10 with ninth.
Aprilia therefore had four classified riders among the first nine, with three of them in the top four. The factory one-two took center stage, while Ogura’s narrow miss showed the package’s wider competitiveness through Mugello’s fast, flowing layout.
Bezzecchi and Martin were the only riders to finish more than five seconds ahead of the winner’s time. The contest tightened behind them, as Bagnaia, Ogura and Fabio Di Giannantonio crossed the line within 0.355 seconds.
Bagnaia survives fierce podium fight
Bagnaia claimed the final podium place for the Ducati Team, 5.098 seconds behind Bezzecchi. The two-time MotoGP champion barely held off Ogura, whose late charge brought the Trackhouse Aprilia within 0.034 seconds of third.
Di Giannantonio finished fifth for VR46, another 0.321 seconds behind Ogura. Ducati still placed two motorcycles in the top five as Aprilia controlled the leading positions.
Pedro Acosta was sixth for Red Bull KTM Factory Racing, 7.467 seconds behind the winner. Ducati’s Marc Marquez followed in seventh, ahead of Gresini rider Fermin Aldeguer in eighth and Fernandez in ninth.
Diogo Moreira rounded out the top 10 for LCR Honda, 21.366 seconds behind Bezzecchi. Four manufacturers featured in the first 10: Aprilia, Ducati, KTM and Honda.
Top 10 at Mugello
- 1. Marco Bezzecchi, Aprilia Racing
- 2. Jorge Martin, Aprilia Racing, 3.559 seconds behind
- 3. Francesco Bagnaia, Ducati Team, 5.098 seconds behind
- 4. Ai Ogura, Trackhouse Racing, 5.132 seconds behind
- 5. Fabio Di Giannantonio, VR46, 5.453 seconds behind
- 6. Pedro Acosta, Red Bull KTM Factory Racing, 7.467 seconds behind
- 7. Marc Marquez, Ducati Team, 10.762 seconds behind
- 8. Fermin Aldeguer, Gresini Racing
- 9. Raul Fernandez, Trackhouse Racing
- 10. Diogo Moreira, LCR Honda
Points spread through the field
Brad Binder just missed the top 10, taking 11th for Red Bull KTM only 0.113 seconds behind Moreira. Honda HRC team-mates Joan Mir and Luca Marini finished 12th and 13th, with 0.264 seconds between them.
Franco Morbidelli collected two points for VR46 in 14th, and Jack Miller took the final point for Pramac Yamaha in 15th. Toprak Razgatlioglu was classified 16th, ahead of Tech3 rider Maverick Viñales and Yamaha factory rider Fabio Quartararo.
The classification data includes timing anomalies around eighth and ninth, then again around 15th and 16th, with a lower-classified rider shown closer to the winner. Even so, the official finishing order lists Aldeguer eighth ahead of Fernandez, and Miller 15th ahead of Razgatlioglu.
Victory strengthens title campaign
Bezzecchi came to Mugello leading the championship and departed with a larger advantage. The result produced a five-point swing over Martin, his identified title rival and Aprilia team-mate.
The Italian Grand Prix brought more than the emotion of a home victory. Aprilia secured the two biggest points hauls available, while Bezzecchi beat the rider posing the most immediate threat to his championship lead.
Bagnaia’s 16 points put Ducati on the podium, but Bezzecchi set the pace at Mugello. Martin completed Aprilia’s perfect top-two result, and Ogura supported it with a near-podium finish. On May 31, Mugello belonged to Bezzecchi and Aprilia.
