Winners and Losers: MotoGP 2026 British Grand Prix
- Isha Reshmi Mohan
- Aug 12
- 3 min read
The British Grand Prix concluded with a new winner at Silverstone, Raúl Fernández and an Aprilia lockout on the podium. Here are the winners and losers from the weekend at Silverstone.
Winner: Raúl Fernández
Easy spot on the list for Fernández, claiming his first win of the season right after confirming his stay with the team until the end of the 2028 season. Fernández capitalised on Martín’s start and took over the front spot on Lap 1, quickly pulling away from the rest of the grid with no room for a fight.
The only way he could have lost the win was through a mistake of his own, but thankfully for him, everything went smoothly at Silverstone as he became the 12th different winner at the track.
Definitely a good way to end his weekend, especially with his special Spanish football team-inspired helmet, as this was the first race after the World Cup wherein Spain had claimed the Champions title.
Winner: Álex Márquez
Coming back from an injury, Márquez definitely put on quite a show, fighting for fourth place with Pedro Acosta and Marc Márquez before battling Bezzecchi for a spot on the podium.
There was a brief moment when he did claim it, but a minor slip-up cost him two positions, forcing him to climb back up the order once again and ultimately settle for fourth place.
Regardless, it was an impressive fight from his side, a glimpse of the kind of performance he gave last season.
Winner: Jorge Martín
Despite missing out on a race win due to an unlucky slip-up at the start, which allowed Fernández to zip past him and cost him his perfect weekend with pole and a sprint win,
Martín still leads the championship standings and maintained his podium streak by finishing second. He now has a 31-point gap over his teammate, Marco Bezzecchi.
Losers: Joan Mir and Alex Rins
Minor spoiler, the race saw seven DNFs, which also included Iker Lecuona, Ai Ogura, Cal Crutchlow, Francesco Bagnaia and Enea Bastianini. Mir and Rins were the first to go, crashing out at Turn 7.
The incident involved Mir taking Rins out, but there was no foul play according to Race Control. An unlucky end to their weekend.
Loser: Ai Ogura
Adding to the DNFs, it was an unfortunate one for Ogura as well, as a better result could have helped him in the championship standings. He now sits third, just six points behind Bezzecchi.
It was quite unusual to see Ogura lose out and go down on his own, but that doesn’t take away from what was otherwise a strong weekend for him.
He managed to secure a podium in the Sprint, and if it wasn’t already obvious, one of the biggest takeaways from the weekend is that the Aprilias are here to dominate for the rest of the season.
Loser: Ducati Factory Team
Another shocker of the weekend was Ducati’s struggles with their tyres. This was particularly noticeable in the Sprint, where Marc Márquez suffered from rapid rear-tyre degradation, and again in the main race, as he struggled to make his way up the field.
That said, Márquez did provide a few moments of action while battling Acosta and Álex for fourth before eventually dropping down the order and finishing seventh.
As for Francesco Bagnaia, it was another difficult weekend. He struggled in qualifying after failing to make it through to Q2, having to fight his way through Q1, and things only got worse in the race.
Bagnaia was unable to finish after crashing on Lap 8, adding another disappointing result to Ducati’s weekend.
Loser: MotoGP Fans
The summer break might be over, but we are headed for another break before MotoGP returns at Aragón.
Be sure to catch up on the final line-up updates for 2027, and don’t miss the Aragón Grand Prix on 30 August!
Edited by Dhara Dave
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