(LevelUp-MTA) on the final
lap, while Rico Salmela (Red
Bull KTM Tech3) finished fifth,
matching his career-best result.
Home favorite Veda Pratama
(Honda Team Asia) took sixth.
Quiles becomes the fourth
rider, after Mike Hailwood,
Giacomo Agostini and Marc
Marquez, to clinch a Grand Prix
World title with a massive five
rounds still remaining. He sits
on an unassailable 351 points
over Almansa's 219 and Uriarte's
203.
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MotoGP Sprint (Top 10)
1. Marc Marquez (Duc) 19:37.125
2. Ai Ogura (Apr) +0.509
3. Fabio Di Giannantonio (Duc) +0.835
4. Jorge Martin (Apr) +1.947
5. Alex Marquez (Duc) +3.410
6. Pedro Acosta (KTM) +5.478
7. Fermin Aldeguer (Duc) +7.036
8. Francesco Bagnaia (Duc) +10.039
9. Fabio Quartararo (Yam) +10.248
10. Alex Rins (Yam) +13.288
MotoGP Race (Top 10)
1. Marco Bezzecchi (Apr) 40:46.582
2. Raul Fernandez (Apr) +4.260
3. Jorge Martin (Apr) +6.890
4. Ai Ogura (Apr) +9.378
5. Pedro Acosta (KTM) +9.492
6. Marc Marquez (Duc) +10.778
7. Alex Marquez (Duc) +16.821
8. Fabio Di Giannantonio (Duc) +19.840
9. Fabio Quartararo (Yam) +19.999
10. Enea Bastianini (KTM) +21.111
Despite receiving a track-
limits warning with two laps
remaining, Quiles maintained
his advantage to take the flag
comfortably and complete his
championship-winning cam-
paign. Almansa finished second,
strengthening his hold on the
runner-up position overall.
Uriarte secured third after
passing Matteo Bertelle
control and stretched his lead to
more than two seconds at mid-
distance.
Drama followed on lap 11 when
Alvaro Carpe (Red Bull KTM Ajo)
crashed after contact with Adrian
Fernandez (Leopard Racing).
Carpe rejoined but lost further
ground, while several other riders
also fell during a race marked by
incidents throughout the field.
ROUND 17 / OCTOBER 9-11, 2026
PERTAMINA MANDALIKA INTERNATIONAL CIRCUIT / LOMBOK, INDONESIA
ROAD RACE I FIM MOTOGP WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
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It was as easy as Max Quiles
liked in Indonesia, as the young
Spaniard pulverized the Moto3
field to take the win and the title
with five rounds remaining.
