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Aprilia takes historic top four as MotoGP title fight stays close
MotoGP's Indonesian Grand Prix took place at Mandalika, where Ducati and Aprilia each won one of the weekend's two races.
Aprilia had a difficult sprint: Raul Fernandez and Marco Bezzecchi collided, and Fernandez broke a finger.
On Sunday, Bezzecchi won, Fernandez finished second, Jorge Martin third and Ai Ogura fourth, giving Aprilia its first top-four sweep in a MotoGP race.
Martin had also lost the lead in the sprint after a warning about low tyre pressure.
The minimum tyre-pressure rule affected Sunday too, as Marc Marquez and Pedro Acosta repeatedly swapped places while trying to meet it.
Aprilia now leads Ducati by 12 points in the constructors' standings, after the teams arrived level.
The championship fight continues at the Australian Grand Prix in two weeks.
Aprilia claimed the top four places in the Indonesian Grand Prix, the first time the manufacturer had achieved a MotoGP race lockout.
Marco Bezzecchi won for Aprilia, with Raul Fernandez, Jorge Martin and Ai Ogura completing the top four.
The weekend included two races, with Ducati and Aprilia each taking a win.
Aprilia now leads Ducati by 12 points in the constructors’ standings after the teams arrived in Mandalika level.
The championship fight remains close as MotoGP heads to Australia in a fortnight.
- Who
- Aprilia riders Marco Bezzecchi, Raul Fernandez, Jorge Martin and Ai Ogura took the top four places.
- What
- Aprilia achieved its first top-four lockout in a MotoGP race.
- When
- Sunday at the Indonesian Grand Prix; the article was published on October 12, 2026.
- Where
- Mandalika, Indonesia.
- Why
- Aprilia riders capitalised on the opportunity at a track described as arguably the best on the calendar for its RS-GP.
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Jorge Martin lost the lead after his Aprilia warned him about falling tyre pressures.
Raul Fernandez and Marco Bezzecchi collided in an opening-lap incident, and Fernandez broke his index finger.
Bezzecchi won as Aprilia riders took the top four places.
Aprilia held a 12-point lead over Ducati in the constructors’ standings.
- Top-four lockout
- Aprilia’s first in a MotoGP race
- Race winner
- Marco Bezzecchi
- Top four
- Marco Bezzecchi, Raul Fernandez, Jorge Martin and Ai Ogura
- Constructors’ standings
- Aprilia led Ducati by 12 points
- Next round
- Australia, in a fortnight
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