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Marc sealed a dramatic fourth in the final two laps. Alex was a heroic fifth, with Marquez drop - ping a place behind Bastianini to seventh due to exceeding track limits on the final lap. Martin now leads the champi- onship for the first time in Aprilia colors, with 193 points, while Bezzecchi drops to second on 186. Di Giannantonio is third on 177, Ogura is fourth with 168, and Marc fifth on 153—and are all well within range. Moto2 It may have taken eight races, but David Alonso (Aspar Kalex) is finally showing the form that had him marked as Moto2 preseason favorite after securing his first win of the season in dramatic circumstances. On pole for the second week in succession, Alonso took control on lap six after some intense expect that much of a fight be - tween Raul and me, and I lost so many positions at that time it was difficult to catch up. My pace was good enough to catch him, pass and even open a small gap. It was a tough one, but great." There was no shortage of drama for fourth. Sporting bruises and lacerations after a huge Friday spill, Alex Marquez (Gresini Ducati) joined the fight for fourth with Di Giannantonio and Bastianini making it a six- way fight. That was cut to four after Acosta retired on lap 13 with carpal tunnel issues, and Ba - gnaia suffered a technical issue the following lap. Di Giannantonio couldn't pass Marc at the GT Chicane cleanly, with both riders cutting the track. The Italian didn't lose one sec - ond, which incurred a long-lap penalty. Serving it with three to go, quick-fire moves on Alex and ride-height device to stay locked down through the first four turns of lap 16. Again, he had 1.1 seconds to make up. In truth, he was only getting started. After Fernandez had taken control at the end of lap 17, Ogura eased by Martin starting lap 18 for second. And a clean pass on his teammate at turn nine on lap 19 sealed the race in his favor. Still suffering from injuries sustained in his spill in Hungary, Martin was content with third. "When I crossed the line there was so much happiness and satisfaction," Ogura said. "From the last race I was close to a first position—finally we got it here, and I'm just so happy. During the race, I unlocked the rear device in turn one, and somehow be - tween turn one and turn three, it activated again; I don't know why, but luckily, I got it back to normal after that. To be honest, I didn't ROUND 10 / JUNE 26-28, 2026 TT CIRCUIT ASSEN / ASSEN, NETHERLANDS ROAD RACE I FIM MOTOGP WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP P72 In one of the best Moto2 races you'll ever see, David Alonso (80) went around the outside of Manuel Gonzalez while Senna Agius (80) nearly got the pair of them. Yes, there are three riders in this photo!