mised by a long-lap penalty for
an unsafe start procedure.
The race featured several
incidents, including a collision
between Ivan Ortola (QJMotor
Kalex) and Daniel Munoz (Ital-
trans Kalex) and a crash for Col-
lin Veijer (Red Bull KTM Kalex)
while
running seventh.
After shadowing Salac
through the opening laps, Gon-
zalez struck for the lead at turn
nine
on lap 12. Salac initially
stayed within striking distance,
but the championship leader
gradually pulled clear, stretching
his advantage to 1.6 seconds by
the checkered flag.
The victory extends Gonza-
lez's run at the top of the stand-
ings. Salac celebrated a long-
nant win
at Balaton Park. Filip
Salac pushed him throughout
to secure his first podium since
2024, while Senna Agius com-
pleted the podium to give Intact
GP a double rostrum
finish.
Salac grabbed the early lead
ahead of Izan Guevara (Pramac
Kalex), but Gonzalez quickly
moved into second as Guevara
slipped backward. Agius and
Daniel Holgado (CFMOTO Aspar
Kalex) also passed the Spaniard,
whose race was further compro
-
his best MotoGP finish in 11th,
while
Di Giannantonio recov-
ered from the opening-lap crash
to
claim 12th, incredibly, two
places ahead of his teammate
Franco Morbidelli.
In the points, a Sunday no-
score for Bezzecchi didn't hurt
him as much as it could have,
given second-placed Martin also
didn't grab any points. Bezz still
leads on 180 to Martin's 160, with
Di Giannantonio third on 138.
Moto2
Manuel Gonzalez became the
first Moto2 rider since 2023 to
claim three consecutive victo
-
ries, strengthening his champi-
onship lead with another domi-
ROUND 8 / JUNE 5-7, 2026
BALATON PARK / BALATONFOKAJAR, HUNGARY
ROAD RACE I FIM MOTOGP WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
P96
Marquez (93) goes for the inside
line on Acosta in the Sunday GP.
Once in front, he was never headed,
but Acosta refused to make his life
easy, eventually finishing
1.5 seconds adrift.
