ROUND 3 / MARCH 27-29, 2026
CIRCUIT OF THE AMERICAS / AUSTIN, TEXAS
MOTOGP I FIM MOTOGP WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
P90
MARTIN WINS IT,
FLIPS IT!
Jorge Martin had a Saturday to
remember. After passing Pecco
Bagnaia brilliantly on the final
lap to win a thrilling Sprint race,
the 2024 champ then flipped his
Aprilia RS-GP on the back straight
after performing a victory wheelie.
"It was full send," said Martin.
"The wheelie, I knew I was going
to crash at some point, because
I was just wheelied in second
gear, third gear, I saw it wasn't
coming up, so I couldn't control
the front. Fourth gear, and then
as soon as I touched the ground,
I just crashed. I'm sorry for the
team. But today they will be happy
to work." His first Sprint success
since the 2024 Malaysian GP rep-
resents a remarkable turnaround.
After missing the first preseason
test due to recurring wrist and
shoulder injuries, he now leads
the championship. "Now we're
back in the game. We're always in
the top five, always competitive,"
he said.
MARQUEZ BLOWS IT
Austin used to be Marc Marquez's
playground. But this weekend has
become something of an ordeal.
As well as crashing at close to
120 mph on Friday, he fell on the
first lap of the Sprint and took
polesitter Fabio Di Giannantonio
down with him—an incident that
earned him a long-lap penalty
for Sunday. "I braked at turn 12
behind three riders," he said. "I
tried to stop the bike, but I didn't
consider enough the slipstream
of three bikes. At one point, I tried
to go outside, because if not, it
was a big chance to hit very hard
Diggia from behind. And then I
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