13:29
Acosta's podium hopes look over. He's been dropped by the Trackhouse duo in fourth.
Marc Marquez, Alex Marquez, 2026 Sachsenring MotoGP Sprint.
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MotoGP Germany LIVE: Reaction as Marc Marquez wins in Germany
Lap-by-lap live coverage of the 2026 MotoGP German Grand Prix
KEY MOMENTS
- Marc Marquez wins the German GP
- Alex Marquez, Di Giannantonio have crashed
- Marco Bezzecchi is out with injury
The 2026 MotoGP German Grand Prix concludes on Sunday 12 July with the 30-lap main race, as Marc Marquez starts from pole.
The reigning world champion clinched pole on Saturday morning with a new lap record, before converting that to a slender victory in the sprint.
Marc Marquez comes into Sunday’s grand prix at the Sachsenring just 32 points from the championship lead, as he chases a third main race victory of the season.
And he will do so without erstwhile championship leader Marco Bezzecchi present, after the Aprilia rider fractured his left collarbone in a heavy crash in qualifying.
It continues a wretched run for Bezzecchi, who will no pass through four grands prix without scoring any points.
Team-mate Jorge Martin was only sixth in the sprint in Germany, but did extend his championship lead to 11 points.
He will go from eighth on the grid as he looks to extend that further, though the points lead could well be stripped from him by an in-form Fabio Di Giannantonio.
The VR46 Ducati rider is just 13 points from the championship lead after finishing third in the sprint on Saturday.
Starting from third on the grid behind the Marquez brothers, he is expected to be a big rival to Marc Marquez in Sunday’s main race.
Aprilia’s hopes of a strong result appear to rest on the shoulders of Raul Fernandez and Ai Ogura of Trackhouse, with both going from the second row.
However, Aprilia does look to be a step behind Ducati this weekend.
Alex Marquez goes from second on the grid sporting a special 2003 tribute livery on his Gresini Ducati, as he looks to score back-to-back podiums this weekend.
VR46’s Franco Morbidelli and LCR Honda’s Diogo Moreira were given three-place grid penalties for impeding in qualifying, dropping them to 10th and 18th instead.
2026 MotoGP German Grand Prix schedule
Race (30 laps) - 1pm BST
12 Jul 2026
13:29
Lap 21/30
10 laps to go and Marquez's lead stands at 2.2s.
13:28
Lap 20/30
Marquez's lead is up above two seconds for the first time.
Fernandez's advantage over Ogura is 0.5s, who was slightly quicker than his team-mate ahead last time around.
13:27
Lap 19/30
No change at the front.
I'll be honest, this won't go down as a classic.
13:25
Lap 18/30
Marquez's lead holds at 1.7s across the line. Fernandez is keeping Ogura from mounting much of an attack in second.
13:24
A replay of the start shows Fernandez may not have disengaged his ride height device at Turn 1 at the start.
13:24
Lap 17/30
Marquez's lead now 1.8s at the start of lap 17.
13:23
Fernandez has come back towards Ogura. So, this looks more like the Trackhouse rider fading rather than Marquez stretching his legs.
13:23
Lap 16/30
Half-distance complete. Marquez is now 1.7s clear of the field.
13:22
Crutchlow is having a right old good scrap with Razgatlioglu over the final point. He's up to 15th now!
13:21
Fernandez is also 0.7s ahead of Ogura, so he's doing a good job to try to cement that second position.
13:21
Lap 15/30
Onto lap 15, which would have been the final lap yesterday, with Marquez now 1.5s clear of Fernandez.
13:20
Maverick Vinales is having another curious race. He's last behind LCR stand-in Cal Crutchlow.
13:20
Lap 14/30
Marc Marquez's lead stands at 1.3s now at the start of lap 14.
13:19
Martin is 2s behind Acosta in fifth, with Bagnaia sixth from Quartararo, Miller, Marini and Binder.
Moreira is 11th from Bastianini, Morbidelli, Rins and Razgatlioglu.
13:19
Lap 13/30
The lead gap stays at around 1.4s. Fernandez still has 0.5s over Ogura, who is keeping Acosta at bay.
13:18
Watch - Alex Marquez crashes out of German GP
A replay of Alex Marquez's crash.
13:17
Lap 12/30
Marc Marquez starts lap 12 and is still 1.4s clear of the field.
13:16
Ogura has a job on here to keep Acosta behind him for third.
Martin looks like he's got the measure of Bagnaia in fifth right now.
13:16
Lap 11/30
Marquez completes lap 10 and is now 1.4s clear in the lead from Fernandez, who is 0.5s ahead of Ogura.
13:15
Marc Marquez's lead is now up to 1.3s over Fernandez, with Ogura third, but with Acosta hounding him.
13:14
Alex Marquez went down at the final corner, lost the front. Same crash as Mir. Two Aprilia are now on the podium!
13:14
Lap 10/30
Alex Marquez has crashed!
13:14
Acosta has quickly dropped Martin in fifth on the KTM. Good run for the Spaniard so far.
13:13
Fernandez is still there in the hunt, but hasn't really made any inroads on Alex Marquez ahead.