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Bezzecchi wins Qatar GP, delaying Marquez's MotoGP title clinch
Marco Bezzecchi won the Qatar Grand Prix after leading every lap, finishing 3.083 seconds ahead of Marc Marquez.
Marquez finished second, recovering after briefly dropping to fourth, while Raul Fernandez took third.
The race took place at Lusail in Qatar, and Bezzecchi bounced back from a crash in Saturday's sprint.
The result delayed Marquez's chance to secure the MotoGP championship and left Bezzecchi and Jorge Martin with slim title hopes.
Marquez leads Martin by 60 points and Bezzecchi by 74.
He can clinch the title in Portimao on Saturday by winning the sprint, which would give him a 12-point lead and put him more than 61 points ahead of both rivals.
The Portuguese round is the next chance for him to seal the championship.
Marco Bezzecchi won the Qatar Grand Prix, beating Marc Marquez by 3.083 seconds.
Marquez finished second and must wait to try to clinch the MotoGP title at the Portuguese round.
Raul Fernandez completed the podium.
Marquez holds a 60-point lead over Jorge Martin and a 74-point lead over Bezzecchi.
He can secure the title on Saturday in Portimao by winning the sprint, according to the reports.
- Who
- Marco Bezzecchi won the race, ahead of Marc Marquez and Raul Fernandez.
- What
- Bezzecchi won the Qatar Grand Prix, delaying Marquez's chance to clinch the MotoGP title.
- When
- 2026-11-08.
- Where
- The Lusail circuit in Qatar.
- Why
- Marquez finished second, so he missed his first opportunity to clinch the championship.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Bezzecchi crashed in the sprint, while Marquez won it.
Bezzecchi led every lap and won, with Marquez second and Fernandez third.
Marquez could clinch the title by winning the sprint.
- Race winner
- Marco Bezzecchi
- Winning margin
- 3.083 seconds
- Second place
- Marc Marquez
- Third place
- Raul Fernandez
- Marquez's lead over Jorge Martin
- 60 points
- Marquez's lead over Bezzecchi
- 74 points