2026 MotoGP Round 10 Dutch Grand Prix Sprint: Fernández fights back to win as Trackhouse claims historic one-two

       The 2026 MotoGP Dutch Grand Prix Sprint at Assen concluded on June 27, 2026, with Trackhouse rider Raúl Fernández producing a thrilling comeback ride to claim his second career Sprint victory. Teammate Ai Ogura followed him home to secure the team’s first-ever one-two finish. Aprilia dominated with four bikes in the top five, while VR46 Ducati rider Fabio Di Giannantonio alone prevented an Aprilia podium sweep. Having been weakened by appendicitis just a week earlier, Fernández proved his mettle with an emphatic victory.

       The Sprint was contested over 13 laps. Starting second, Ogura charged into Turn 1 first to take the lead, but polesitter Jorge Martín immediately overtook him to regain the top spot. Fernández held third on the other Trackhouse Aprilia. Championship leader Marco Bezzecchi made a mistake at the start, losing his rhythm and dropping behind Di Giannantonio.

       Fernández went on the attack on lap two, first passing teammate Ogura before setting off in pursuit of Martín at full speed. At the final sequence of corners on lap three, Fernández picked his line to make the crucial pass and take the lead for the first time. Around the same time, Di Giannantonio passed Ogura to move into third, while Martín continued to lose pace, setting up a Ducati-versus-Aprilia battle at the front. Di Giannantonio briefly stayed right on Fernández’s tail, but the Spaniard opened a gap with five laps remaining, and Ogura then caught the Ducati rider to engage him in battle. With a few laps remaining, Ogura overtook Di Giannantonio at the final sequence of corners to move into second and then chased his teammate. Fernández ultimately crossed the line 0.362 seconds ahead to seal a one-two finish for the team.

       Di Giannantonio held firm in third to prevent an Aprilia podium sweep. Bezzecchi passed teammate Martín midway through the race to take fourth. Martín was pursued relentlessly throughout by factory Ducati rider Francesco Bagnaia, holding on to fifth by just 0.061 seconds at the line.

       Reigning champion Marc Márquez lost out in an early battle with Bagnaia and initially crossed the line seventh. Bagnaia was penalised one position for exceeding track limits at the exit of the final sequence of corners on the last lap, promoting Márquez to sixth and dropping Bagnaia to seventh. Tech3 rider Enea Bastianini was the highest-finishing KTM rider in eighth. Red Bull KTM factory rider Pedro Acosta ran wide on lap two and dropped all the way to 15th, but continued to fight his way back towards the points, eventually finishing ninth to take the final point.

       In the midfield, Yamaha rider Fabio Quartararo finished tenth, with LCR rookie Diogo Moreira 11th. Moreira had started behind Honda rider Joan Mir, who crashed out on the opening lap. The other two retirements were Franco Morbidelli, who crashed on lap 12, and Jack Miller, who pulled into the pits and retired with a suspected mechanical problem.

MotoGP Dutch Grand Prix · Sprint Results