Archive · 4 Oct 2026
Marc Marquez Wins Japan Grand Prix, Closes Championship Gap
Marc Marquez won the motorcycle race in Japan on Sunday.
He started second, behind Jorge Martin.
After 11 laps, Marquez passed Martin and took the lead.
He kept riding quickly and finished 1.363 seconds ahead.
Martin came second, and Marco Bezzecchi came third.
Marquez earned 37 points in Japan, including his sprint and race results.
He now has 331 points, only two fewer than Martin.
Six races are still left in the championship.
Marc Marquez won the Japanese Grand Prix, completing a sprint and race double.
Marquez passed Jorge Martin after 11 laps and finished 1.363 seconds ahead.
The 37 points lifted Marquez to 331, just two behind championship leader Martin.
Marco Bezzecchi finished third, narrowly ahead of Enea Bastianini by 0.078 seconds.
Six rounds remain in the championship; Raul Fernandez and Ai Ogura finished fifth and sixth.
- Who
- Marc Marquez won, with Jorge Martin finishing second and Marco Bezzecchi third.
- What
- Marquez won the Japanese Grand Prix and earned 37 points across the sprint and race.
- When
- Sunday; the article does not give a calendar date.
- Where
- Motegi, Japan.
- Why
- The win brought Marquez within two points of championship leader Jorge Martin.
- Race winner
- Marc Marquez
- Runner-up
- Jorge Martin
- Winner's margin
- 1.363 seconds
- Marquez's points after Japan
- 331
- Gap to championship leader
- 2 points behind Jorge Martin
- Points earned in Japan
- 37
- Rounds remaining
- 6