13:41
Lap 24/25
Marquez leads onto the final lap, still with that 2s gap over Bezzecchi, who now has over 3s to Di Giannantonio, who has 3s over Martin.
Not done between the Trackhouse rider, Ogura pressuring Fernandez for P5.
Marc Marquez leads Alex Marquez, 2026 MotoGP Spanish Grand Prix, Sprint. Credit: Gold and…
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2026 Jerez MotoGP reaction LIVE: Alex Marquez wins after Marc Marquez crashes out
Live updates from the 2026 Spanish MotoGP race at Jerez, the first European round of the season.
Live coverage of the 2026 Spanish MotoGP race at Jerez, which is due to start at 14:00 local time this afternoon.
Key Moments
- Alex Marquez wins Spanish GP
- Bezzecchi and Di Giannantonio take podium spots
- Bagnaia retires with bike issue
- Marc Marquez crashes after early lead
- Martin recovers from grid penalty
Marc Marquez starts from pole position today and will be looking for his first 'double' of the year after taking victory in the Sprint yesterday. It would also be his first grand prix win of the year, in fact his first since Misano last September. Additionally, it would be his first win at Jerez since 2019, before the crash in 2020 that broke his right humerus.
Alex Marquez was leading the Sprint yesterday when he crashed although it is hard to know what his chances of winning would have been like if he stayed on given he would have been a lap later than the three podium finishers to stop to change bikes. Either way, Marquez's pace is strong this weekend and even starting fifth today he has a chance to repeat his victory of 12 months ago.
On the front row it's Johann Zarco and Fabio Di Giannantonio who join Marquez. Zarco spoke after the Sprint of his disapproval of Marquez's move to cross the track into the pits, saying he'd effectively gone backwards on-track to do it.
The Frenchman also proved to be somewhat of a roadblock yesterday, so expect some urgency from those caught behind him early on to clear him without losing too much time. Di Giannantonio, for example, proved yesterday his podium potential in dry conditions but lost over a second to Marc Marquez while trying to pass Zarco.
Championship leader Marco Bezzecchi made it three DNFs from four Sprints yesterday. He started fourth but was 17th after the start because he span his rear tyre on a tear-off from Alex Marquez, something which Paolo Bonora says should prompt a change in the regulations surrounding tear-offs being pulled on the warm-up lap.
Bezzecchi's crash was a separate matter, the Italian going down after changing bikes with what he felt like was a cold front tyre. His teammate, Jorge Martin, fared no better, retiring after the first lap with brake issues. Martin qualified seventh yesterday but starts 10th today after picking up a three-place grid penalty for riding slowly on the racing line during Practice on Friday. He nonetheless is confident of his chances of fighting forwards this afternoon.
26 Apr 2026
19:00
Jorge Martin thought he had a shot at first Aprilia GP win...
Jorge Martin’s Jerez MotoGP victory hopes fade after “amazing” first lap
Bezzecchi, Martin, di Giannantonio, 2026 Spanish MotoGP.
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17:37
Ducati Lenovo extends win, podium drought
The factory Ducati team has extended its winning drought to nine races today in MotoGP.
With both its riders DNF'ing, the team is without a podium or a win on a MotoGP Sunday since the Japanese Grand Prix last year.
It means the longest drought since 2021 for the team that has dominated the championship in recent years.
Full story here.
Marc Marquez, Francesco Bagnaia, 2026 MotoGP Spanish Grand Prix, Sprint. Credit: Gold and…
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16:26
Bezzecchi points out Marquez strengths
Marco Bezzecchi has pointed out where he was losing time to Alex Marquez today.
Bezzecchi noted the more flowing sections of the track as the places where Marquez was riding well, although the Italian admitted his rival was riding "in a perfect way".
Full story here.
Marco Bezzecchi, 2026 MotoGP Spanish Grand Prix, podium. Credit: Gold and Goose.
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16:06
Fabio di Giannantonio's weekend of 3rds...
di Giannantonio passes “little legend” test with Jerez third, rues set-up call
Fabio di Giannantonio, 2026 Spanish MotoGP.
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15:57
Bagnaia: "I needed to stop"
Francesco Bagnaia says he "needed to stop" in the Spanish GP as it became "very difficult to reduced the speed" during the race.
Bagnaia was running ninth when he pulled out of the race, from which his teammate Marc Marquez had already crashed out.
Full story here.
Francesco Bagnaia, 2026 MotoGP Spanish Grand Prix, grid. Credit: Gold and Goose.
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15:54
‘I think it’s magic’: Alex Marquez has ‘no answer’ for his Jerez MotoGP win
Alex Marquez says his dominant victory at the Spanish Grand Prix came as a surprise
‘I think it’s magic’: Alex Marquez has ‘no answer’ for his Jerez MotoGP win
Alex Marquez, Gresini Ducati, 2026 Spanish MotoGP
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14:47
Marc Marquez takes blame for costly Jerez MotoGP race crash
Marc Marquez says his crash at the Spanish Grand Prix was his own mistake
Marc Marquez takes blame for costly Jerez MotoGP race crash
Marc Marquez, Ducati Corse, 2026 Spanish MotoGP
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14:05
Jerez MotoGP: Points
Marc Marquez, Alex Marquez, Marco Bezzecchi, 2026 Spanish MotoGP.
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13:56
Marc Marquez crashes as Alex Marquez dominates Jerez MotoGP
Ducati scored its first win of the 2026 MotoGP season at Jerez with Alex Marquez
Marc Marquez crashes as Alex Marquez dominates Jerez MotoGP
Alex Marquez, Gresini Ducati, 2026 Spanish MotoGP
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13:45
Jerez MotoGP: Race Results
Marc Marquez, Alex Marquez, lap 1, 2026 Spanish MotoGP.
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13:44
Alex Marquez wins Spanish GP
It's victory in Jerez for Alex Marquez, who felt it was impossible for him to win this weekend on Thursday.
Bezzecchi loses for the first time since Sepang last year on a Sunday but takes second, then Di Giannantonio completes the podium.
Martin, Ogura, Fernandez, Zarco, Bastianini, Aldeguer, and Acosta round out the top-10.
13:39
And Ogura makes that one stick to take sixth, Zarco back to seventh at turn six. Four Aprilias in the top-six now.
13:38
Fernandez makes that move on Zarco at turn nine. Zarco possibly has to worry about Ogura, too, with three to go.
13:37
Zarco coming under pressure from Fernandez for fifth now, that's really the closest battle on track and Fernandez has the grip.
13:36
Lap 21/25
4 to go in Jerez and everything staying fairly as-you-were at the front, just Di Giannantonio falling back from Bezzecchi - 2s now between the Italians.
13:33
Lap 19/25
Bezzecchi has cut that gap to Marquez down closer to 2s and has pulled away to the tune of 1.2s now from Di Giannantonio. Martin then 3.5s back.
13:31
Lap 18/25
Marquez now pushing that gap over Bezzecchi to towards 2.5s. Bezzecchi keeping Di Giannantonio at bay to the tune of around a second now. Di Giannantonio 3s clear of Martin. Seven laps to go.
13:29
Zarco, by the way, still holding down that P5 on the Honda. He's the only Japanese bike in the top-10 and the next Honda is Marini in 14th, 14 seconds behind the Frenchman.
13:27
Ogura P7
Further back in the top-10 Ogura has made his way up to seventh past Bastianini. All four Aprilias in the top-7 now with Fernandez sixth, Martin fourth and Bezzecchi second.
13:25
Lap 14/25
It's going to take some kind of catastrophe to cost Alex Marquez this win now, the Spaniard is over 2s clear of Bezzecchi and on course to end the Italian's five-race winning run.
Bezzecchi, in turn, 0.8s clear of Di Giannantonio.
Martin now over a second behind Di Giannantonio so if there's any change likely in the front positions it's Di Giannantonio passing Bezzecchi in the last 10 laps.
13:23
Marquez update, Bagnaia out
Tardozzi confirming to the world feed that Marquez is okay after the crash. Seems the biggest issue is the lost points.
As he was confirming that, Bagnaia has slowed on-track and looks as though he will be retiring. He was running ninth.
13:20
Lap 11/25
1.5s between the leaders, so that's more or less stable.
Bezzecchi edging out a tenth or so per lap over Di Giannantonio, 0.7s or so now. 14 to go.
13:18
Watch: Acosta hits Raul Fernandez
Pedro Acosta is carrying damage after contact with Raul Fernandez.
13:17
Lap 9/25
1.6s now between the leaders but Bezzecchi a tenth faster than Di Giannantonio that time.
Martin not done with the podium battle either, only half-a-second or so behind the VR46 Ducati.
Strong ride for Zarco, too, still fifth ahead of Raul Fernandez.