laps as he hunted down Bez-
zecchi for third. The Tech3
rider closed rapidly but ran out
of laps, leaving Bezzecchi to
secure third place.
Bastianini finished fourth,
12.4 seconds ahead of Fernan-
dez, who won a fierce battle with
Ogura and Acosta for fifth. Fran-
cesco Bagnaia (Ducati Lenovo
Team) was eighth, followed
by Aldeguer and Luca Marini
(Honda HRC Castrol).
Brad Binder (Red Bull KTM
Factory Racing), Fabio Quar-
tararo, wild card Somkiat Chantra
(Honda HRC Castrol), Maverick
Vinales (Red Bull KTM Tech3)
and Franco Morbidelli (Pertam-
ina Enduro VR46 Racing Team)
completed the points scorers.
The points have Martin leading
on 333 to Marc Marquez's 331
and Bezzecchi's 284.
Moto2
Izan Guevara (bLU cRU Pramac
Yamaha Moto2) claimed a
crucial victory at Motegi to cut
Manuel Gonzalez's (Liqui Moly
Dynavolt Intact GP) champion-
ship lead to 10.5 points. It was
Guevara's second straight win
and third of the season, while
Tony Arbolino (RED Fantic Rac-
ing) ended a 34-race podium
drought in second. Filip Salac
(OnlyFans American Racing
(Above) Somkiat Chantra (15)
returned for a one-off wildcard and
used Honda's stunning replica of
their first premier class machine,
the 1966 RC181, to take a career-
best result of 13th on Sunday.
(Below) Izan Guevara flashes over
the line to win in Japan. It couldn't
be any worse for title leader
Manuel Gonzalez.
ROUND 16 / OCTOBER 2-4, 2026
MOBILITY RESORT MOTEGI / TOCHIGI PREFECTURE, JAPAN
ROAD RACE I FIM MOTOGP WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
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