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ROUND 13 / AUGUST 28-30, 2026 MOTORLAND ARAGON / ALCANIZ, SPAIN ROAD RACE I FIM MOTOGP WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP P80 Factory Racing) mounted a late charge from behind. The battle for fourth provided much of the action. Acosta initially emerged ahead of Jorge Martin (Aprilia Racing), Raul Fer - nandez (SuperFile Trackhouse MotoGP Team) and Diogo Moreira (Idemitsu Honda LCR), before Martin fought back past the KTM on lap three. A mo - ment at the final corner on lap five, however, allowed Acosta through again, with the Spaniard eventually pulling clear of Martin and closing on Bezzecchi in the final stages. At the front, Marc remained in control to take the win by MotoGP Sprint Marco Bezzecchi (Aprilia Racing Team) made a strong launch from pole, but Marquez out- braked him into turn one to take the lead. Alex Marquez (Gresini Ducati) then swept around the outside to grab second, dropping Bezzecchi to third as the leading trio quickly established itself. Marquez pushed hard at the front but was unable to com - pletely shake Alex, the gap hov- ering around a second for much of the 11-lap race. Bezzecchi remained close enough to keep the pressure on but never found an opportunity to attack, while Pedro Acosta (Red Bull KTM 36 JOAN MIR 16TH/12TH MOTOGP "Good to get a finish under our belts after the weekend that we have had, but I was left wanting more from to- day," Joan Mir said. "It was important to finish and build the confidence a bit even if we weren't exactly where we want to be. The team and I worked a lot to make improvements from Friday, and we were able to find a few things to help us. Our focus is on improving our feeling in the next races to enjoy the end of the season together because I was hoping for more from Aragon after last year." 72 MARCO BEZZECCHI 3RD/3RD MOTOGP "All in all, it was a positive weekend and I'm extremely happy," Marco Bezzecchi said. "We arrived in Aragon with few expectations because last year we had started from behind. I had done two decent races, but from there to being competitive was a different story. Instead, this weekend I was fast—first on Friday and pole position on Saturday. I was lacking something in the races but, to be honest, I didn't even think that I'd be able to make a play for the win, so I'm rather happy." MYOWNRACE