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Japan Sprint Race

Started 18 days, 13 hours, 40 minutes ago

Date & Time
Sat 3rd October 2026 3:00pm Local
Sat 3rd October 2026 6:00am UTC

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League
MotoGP

Season
2026

Round
Round 16

Status
FT

Location

Mobility Resort Motegi

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Description

Marc Marquez won the dramatic 2026 Japanese MotoGP Sprint race at the Mobility Resort Motegi on Saturday, 3 October 2026. The race concluded with significant post-race shuffle drama due to track-limit penalties.
While championship leader Jorge Martin and Enea Bastianini crossed the finish line in second and third place, both were handed drop-one-position penalties for exceeding track limits on the final lap. This promoted Moto2-graduate rookie Diogo Moreira to a historic first-ever MotoGP Sprint podium.
A major multi-rider collision on the opening lap saw Alex Marquez collide with KTM's Pedro Acosta, taking out both riders as well as Fabio Di Giannantonio.

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Result List

01	Marc Márquez	Ducati Lenovo Team	20:50.376
02	Diogo Moreira	LCR Honda Idemitsu Castrol	+2.754
03	Jorge Martín	Aprilia Racing	+2.466
04	Enea Bastianini	Red Bull KTM Tech3	+2.508
05	Ai Ogura	Trackhouse Racing	+5.992
06	Marco Bezzecchi	Aprilia Racing	+6.984
07	Johann Zarco	LCR Honda Idemitsu Castrol	+8.088
08	Raúl Fernández	Trackhouse Racing	+8.817
09	Fabio Quartararo	Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP	+10.586
10	Fermín Aldeguer	BK8 Gresini Racing	+11.129
11	Luca Marini	Honda HRC Castrol	+13.632
12	Franco Morbidelli	Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team	+15.209
13	Alex Rins	Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP	+19.873
14	Somkiat Chantra	Honda Racing Corporation	+19.983
15	Maverick Viñales	Red Bull KTM Tech3	+20.469
16	Jack Miller	Prima Pramac Racing	+21.894
17	Toprak Razgatlioglu	Prima Pramac Racing	+38.442
18	Brad Binder	Red Bull KTM Factory Racing	+41.284
19	Francesco Bagnaia	Ducati Lenovo Team	11 Laps
20	Pedro Acosta	Red Bull KTM Factory Racing	DNF
21	Álex Márquez	BK8 Gresini Racing	DNF
22	Fabio Di Giannantonio	Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team	DNF

Result Description

1 /Marc Marquez /Ducati Lenovo Team /20:50.376
2 /Diogo Moreira /Pro Honda LCR /+2.754
3 /Jorge Martin /Aprilia Racing /+2.466
4 /Enea Bastianini /Red Bull KTM Tech3 /+2.508
5 /Ai Ogura /SuperFile Trackhouse MotoGP Team /+5.992
6 /Marco Bezzecchi /Aprilia Racing /+6.984
7 /Johann Zarco /Castrol Honda LCR /+8.088
8 /Raul Fernandez /SuperFile Trackhouse MotoGP Team /+8.817
9 /Fabio Quartararo /Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Team /+10.586
10 /Fermin Aldeguer /BK8 Gresini Racing MotoGP /+11.129
11 /Luca Marini /Honda HRC Castrol /+13.632
12 /Franco Morbidelli /Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team /+15.209
13 /Alex Rins /Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Team /+19.873
14 /Somkiat Chantra /Honda HRC Castrol /+19.983
15 /Maverick Viñales /Red Bull KTM Tech3 /+20.469
16 /Jack Miller /Prima Pramac Yamaha MotoGP /+21.894
17 /Toprak Razgatlioglu /Prima Pramac Yamaha MotoGP /+38.442
18 /Brad Binder /Red Bull KTM Factory Racing /+41.284

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19 /Francesco Bagnaia /Ducati Lenovo Team /11 Laps

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20 /Pedro Acosta /Red Bull KTM Factory Racing /DNF
21 /Alex Marquez /BK8 Gresini Racing MotoGP /DNF
22 /Fabio Di Giannantonio /Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team /DNF