Alex Marquez ends the Aprilia run at Jerez

Three rounds, three Bezzecchi wins — and then Jerez, where Alex Marquez took the Gresini Ducati to the front and stayed there.

Marc Marquez put a Ducati on pole with a 1:48.087 and converted it into the sprint win on Saturday. On Sunday his brother did the harder half: 25 laps in 40:48.861, 1.903s clear of Bezzecchi, with Fabio Di Giannantonio third.

It was the first Grand Prix of 2026 not won by an Aprilia, and the first of the season for Gresini.

Result — top six

  • P1 Alex Marquez — 40:48.861 · 25 pts
  • P2 Marco Bezzecchi — 40:50.764 (+1.903) · 20 pts
  • P3 Fabio Di Giannantonio — 40:54.657 (+5.796) · 16 pts
  • P4 Jorge Martin — 40:58.090 (+9.229) · 13 pts
  • P5 Ai Ogura — 40:58.752 (+9.891) · 11 pts
  • P6 Raul Fernandez — 40:59.475 (+10.614) · 10 pts

Next round

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  • Fri · FP1
  • Fri · Practice
  • Sat · FP2
  • Sat · Q1
  • Sat · Q2
  • Sat · Sprint
  • Sun · Warm Up
  • Sun · Race

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