Winners and Losers: MotoGP 2026 Aragon Grand Prix
- Isha Reshmi Mohan
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The Aragon Grand Prix concluded with Marc Márquez claiming the Sprint and Race wins, with Pedro Acosta and Marco Bezzecchi joining him on the podium on Sunday. DIVEBOMB looks back at the biggest winners and who had a difficult weekend at MotoGP’s latest weekend in Aragon.
Winner: Marc Márquez
Topping the list once again was Marc Márquez, who put in a stunning ride. He tried to snatch Marco Bezzecchi’s lead on the opening lap but failed, eventually taking the lead a few laps later with a risky challenge on the leader that pushed Bezzecchi down to third, while Pedro Acosta made the most of the situation.
While there were brief stints of Márquez’s future teammate challenging him, it did little to change the result. Márquez went on to win at Aragón once again and ended his victory lap by running to the Márquez fan stand to thank the supporters at his home ground.
Márquez is now second in the championship standings, behind Jorge Martín, with just 19 points separating the two after the latest weekend of racing.
Winner: Pedro Acosta
Acosta showed his skill and definitely gave another important reason for his move to the Ducati seat to join Márquez, making the most of Marc and Bezzecchi’s wheel-to-wheel battle for the lead and eventually finding a spot between them as Bezzecchi dropped down to third.
Although he didn’t get to claim the win for himself, Acosta did plenty to secure second, pulling away from any chance of letting the podium slip through unnecessary contact and avoiding the machinery issues that have cost him earlier this season. All that’s left for him now is a win, and it certainly seems much closer than before.
Winner: Diego Moreira
While his final position may not seem to justify his place on the list, Diego Moreira put in a strong showing from 10th on the grid, briefly making his way into the top six before eventually finishing ninth. H
e also had a notable battle with KTM’s Enea Bastianini in the closing stages, with Bastianini eventually making the move to take eighth from him.
Moreira still ended the race as the top Honda rider, with teammate Johann Zarco finishing 15th after serving a double long-lap penalty, while Luca Marini and Joan Mir came home 14th and 12th respectively.
Loser: Raúl Fernández
Raúl Fernández saw an early end to his race session after encountering a technical issue with his bike, the nature of which has yet to be confirmed by the team. Fernández was seen pulling off on Lap 7 to inspect his bike, before eventually retiring from the session.
With Ai Ogura also sidelined at the Aragón Grand Prix following wrist surgery, only Luca Savadori, who stepped in for Ogura, completed the session, finishing in 17th place.
Loser: Fabio Quartararo
Not the best weekend for Fabio Quartararo, who started from 17th on the grid before a first-lap mishap dropped him to the very back.
Despite fighting his way back up to 16th, the French rider went wide once again, this time falling to 19th. He eventually crossed the line in 18th after Pramac’s Toprak Razgatlıoğlu crashed out with just three laps remaining.
A difficult race weekend for Quartararo in Aragon, one that eventually ended with no points to take away for the Yamaha man.
Loser: Toprak Razgatlioğlu
Toprak Razgatlıoğlu saw an unlucky end to his session as he crashed at Turn 12, just three laps away from the chequered flag.
The Turkish rider was in with a chance of finishing at Aragón and taking away some points, especially with the DNFs of Fernández, Francesco Bagnaia and Franco Morbidelli allowing him to move up the order. Unfortunately, things didn’t go his way.
Be sure to tune in to the next round in Misano for the San Marino Grand Prix on September 13th at 13:00 BST.
Edited by Vyas Ponnuri
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