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ROUND 6 / MAY 29-31, 2026 MUGELLO CIRCUIT / SCARPERIA E SAN PIERO, ITALY ROAD RACE I FIM MOTOGP WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP P96 such significant results." Marquez and Acosta, con- testing fourth, were a large fac- tor in this. The KTM rider con- sistently passed his compatriot entering Bucine, only to lose out down the front straight. The reigning champ knew "I'd lose that fight… But I said, 'If I need to sell my skin, I will sell it in an expensive way!" Aldeguer was initially involved but soon faded, while Ogura and Di Giannantonio, 11th on lap one after getting boxed in off the grid, honed into view. Marquez's fight was up on lap 18 as he ran wide at turn one, allowing Acosta through. Ogura then followed with a tough move at Scarperia. And Di Gi - annantonio was also by starting said. "I used to always come here with my father, my mother, and my sisters to see MotoGP, and I dreamed of being there someday. Over time, that dream became a desire to win right here. Winning in Mugello was an indescribable emotion, as well as seeing all the fans and the team happy and emotional." "I'm extremely happy for Aprilia and for Marco as well," Martin said. "Seeing all the fans below the podium was truly spectacular. I had a few difficulties in the race, but I still gave 100 percent. The bike is working, the team is working extremely well, and the work method is the right one. It is a combination of all these factors which is allowing us to achieve previous victories may have been lights-to-flag triumphs. But Friday's practice had shown the RS-GP's awesome ability to manage Michelin's medium rear tire. He hovered behind, before attacking on the run to turn one starting lap 13. At the close of lap 14, he already had more than a second in hand. Martin was next up. Recover - ing from a huge moment at the Biondetti chicane on lap three, he overhauled Bagnaia start - ing lap 16. There was no living with this. The victory fight was soon over, but the spectacle was never anything less than absorbing. "The win in Mugello was fantastic—a dream that I've had since childhood," Bezzecchi The struggle bus is real for Yamaha these days. Jack Miller (43) would be the top Yamaha man on Sunday down in 15th, one place up on Toprak Razgatlioglu (07). Fabio Quartararo (20) would fade to 18th, and teammate Alex Rins ended up in the gravel.