2026 MotoGP Round 14, San Marino Grand Prix: Márquez brothers finish one-two as Marc takes the championship lead

The 27-lap Grand Prix at Round 14 of the 2026 MotoGP season, San Marino, concluded at Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli on September 13. Marc Márquez won in 41 minutes 13.013 seconds, with Álex Márquez second, 0.657 seconds behind, and Pedro Acosta third. Marc Márquez drew level with Jorge Martín on 274 points and moved into the championship lead through his greater number of Grand Prix wins.

Bezzecchi retires on the opening lap before Martín takes the lead

Polesitter Marco Bezzecchi protected the inside at the start and led through Turn 1, but crashed out at Turn 13 on the opening lap. Marc Márquez inherited first with Martín close behind, while Acosta and Álex Márquez also fought for positions near the front.

On lap 7, Martín passed Marc Márquez on the inside at Turn 4 to take the lead. Márquez did not immediately counterattack and briefly came under pressure from his brother, before repeatedly improving his own lap times to close on Martín again.

Marc Márquez retakes the lead on lap 12 as the brothers fight for victory

On lap 12, Marc Márquez overtook Martín at Turn 6 to regain first. Martín subsequently lost more positions: Álex Márquez passed him on lap 14, before Acosta went through at Turn 8 on lap 16 to push him off the podium. Fermín Aldeguer later also moved ahead of him.

In the closing stages, Álex Márquez reduced the gap to his older brother to around half a second with five laps remaining. Marc held on and crossed the line 0.657 seconds ahead, giving the brothers their first Grand Prix one-two of the season. Álex had started ninth, with the Gresini bike carrying a special livery in tribute to Marco Simoncelli.

Both Gresini riders finish in the top four as seven retire

Acosta took third and Aldeguer fourth, placing both Gresini riders in the top four. Martín finished fifth, followed by Raúl Fernández, Fabio Di Giannantonio, Enea Bastianini, Luca Marini and Fabio Quartararo.

Of the 21 starters, 14 finished and seven retired. Alongside Bezzecchi, Francesco Bagnaia, Joan Mir, Diogo Moreira, Jack Miller, Álex Rins and Johann Zarco failed to complete the race. Brad Binder, Toprak Razgatlıoğlu, Franco Morbidelli and Pol Espargaró finished 11th through 14th to collect the remaining points.

The title contenders are level, with wins deciding the lead

Marc Márquez won both the Sprint and the Grand Prix this weekend to score 37 points, while Martín earned 11 for fifth in the main race. They left the round tied on 274, with Márquez ahead on wins and Bezzecchi 33 points behind the leaders. The title gap had been erased, but the two still entered the next round on equal points.

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