Bezzecchi <\/a>has scored just six out of a possible 36 points after crashing from the early Sprint lead in Buriram, then again while chasing Pecco Bagnaia for victory at COTA.<\/p>\n Those mistakes cost Bezzecchi a potential 24 points and mean his only Sprint score came from a fourth place in Goiania.<\/p>\n \u201cMarco was perfect again on Sunday; we just need to fix Saturday,\u201d Aprilia Racing CEO Massimo Rivola acknowledged at COTA.<\/p>\n Article continues below ADVERTISEMENT<\/p>\n Article continues below ADVERTISEMENT<\/p>\n \u201cHe’s the Sunday man but as soon as he also becomes the Saturday man, it will definitely be scary,\u201d Rivola added.<\/p>\n Had Bezzecchi secured at least seven out of those 24 \u2018lost\u2019 Saturday points, he would have set a record for most points from the opening three rounds of the season.<\/p>\n MotoGP world championship leader after three rounds (Sprint era):<\/p>\n 2026: Marco Bezzecchi (Aprilia) 81 points. Marco Bezzecchi, 2026 US MotoGP.<\/p>\n \u00a9\u00a0Gold and Goose<\/p>\n By contrast, Bezzecchi\u2019s team-mate Jorge Martin <\/a>– MotoGP\u2019s most successful Sprint rider – has been the highest scoring \u2018Saturday\u2019 rider so far with 24 points, headlined by a debut Aprilia victory in COTA.<\/p>\n Article continues below ADVERTISEMENT<\/p>\n Article continues below ADVERTISEMENT<\/p>\n Despite crashing in Texas, reigning champion Marc Marquez <\/a>would still have matched Martin\u2019s Sprint points total without the penalty in Buriram.<\/p>\n Marquez sits three places higher in the Sprint rankings than his overall riders\u2019 championship position with factory Ducati team-mate Pecco Bagnaia<\/a> also performing better on Saturdays, ranking four places higher in Sprint points than in the actual standings.<\/p>\n KTM\u2019s Pedro Acosta<\/a> (third) and Gresini\u2019s Alex Marquez<\/a> (eighth) are the only riders in the world championship top ten to hold the same respective position for Sprint scores:<\/p>\n MotoGP 2026: Sprint only points (max. 36)PosW.C. PosNameBikeSprint Points12Jorge MartinAprilia2425Marc MarquezDucati2133Pedro AcostaKTM1547Ai OguraAprilia1559Pecco BagnaiaDucati1264Fabio di GiannantonioDucati1176Raul FernandezAprilia1088Alex MarquezDucati9911Enea BastianiniKTM7101Marco BezzecchiAprilia61110Luca MariniHonda51212Brad BinderKTM41317Fabio QuartararoYamaha41419Joan MirYamaha31515Johann ZarcoHonda11613Franco MorbidelliDucati01714Fermin AldeguerDucati01816Diogo MoreiraHonda01918Alex RinsYamaha02020Toprak RazgatliogluYamaha0Grand Prix only points<\/p>\n
2025: Alex Marquez (Ducati) 87 points.
2024: Jorge Martin (Ducati) 80 points.
2023: Marco Bezzecchi (Ducati) 64 points.<\/p>\n![\"Marco](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/gng_1304066_hires_1600x900.jpg\")
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