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Marquez says Indonesian GP was a dream result at his worst circuit
Marc Marquez scored 22 points at the Indonesian Grand Prix in Mandalika, Indonesia, with a sprint win and sixth place in Sunday’s race.
He said the result was a dream because he had never finished a full-length race at the circuit before.
Marquez arrived behind championship leader Jorge Martin and ended the weekend level with him on points gained.
Marco Bezzecchi scored 25 points, three more than Marquez, after winning Sunday’s race.
Marquez said tyre wear and difficult lap times made the race hard, but he was glad to finish as the leading Ducati rider.
He sees the championship fight as a contest between himself and Aprilia riders Martin and Bezzecchi, with six rounds remaining.
Marc Marquez called his Indonesian Grand Prix weekend a “dream” after he matched Jorge Martin’s points total across the weekend.
He won the sprint and finished sixth in Sunday’s race, scoring 22 points.
Marquez described Mandalika as his worst circuit, where he had never finished a full-length race.
Marco Bezzecchi scored 25 points, the biggest weekend haul, while Martin left Indonesia with the same points lead over Marquez as before.
Marquez said the MotoGP title fight remained between him and Aprilia riders Martin and Bezzecchi.
- Who
- Marc Marquez, Jorge Martin and Marco Bezzecchi were among the riders involved in the title fight.
- What
- Marquez won the sprint and finished sixth in Sunday’s race, scoring 22 points. He called the result a “dream” at his worst circuit.
- When
- During the Indonesian Grand Prix weekend; the article was published on 2026-10-11.
- Where
- Mandalika, on the Indonesian island of Lombok.
- Why
- Marquez said the result was a dream because he matched Martin’s points total over the weekend despite his past struggles at the circuit.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
On Thursday, if you had told me you will lose three points against Bezzecchi and equal Martin over the entire weekend....it was a dream and we achieved it.
In the worst circuit for us, we did a great weekend.
The important thing is that I knew how to suffer and be the first Ducati. We have salvaged the situation.
The World Championship is between three riders.
Marquez said he would have considered losing three points to Bezzecchi and matching Martin over the weekend a dream result.
Marquez won the sprint after an opening-lap clash took Bezzecchi and Raul Fernandez out.
Marquez finished sixth as Aprilia riders, Martin and Ai Ogura secured a 1-2-3-4 finish.
- Marquez’s weekend points
- 22
- Marquez’s sprint result
- Victory
- Marquez’s Sunday result
- Sixth place
- Bezzecchi’s weekend points
- 25
- Martin’s lead over Marquez
- Two points before and after the Indonesian GP
- Location
- Mandalika, Lombok
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