{"id":677128,"date":"2026-05-17T17:52:08","date_gmt":"2026-05-17T17:52:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/677128\/"},"modified":"2026-05-17T17:52:08","modified_gmt":"2026-05-17T17:52:08","slug":"catalunya-2026-motogp-world-championship-standings-after-penalties","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/677128\/","title":{"rendered":"Catalunya: 2026 MotoGP World Championship standings after penalties"},"content":{"rendered":"

Marco Bezzecchi emerged with an enlarged 15-point MotoGP World Championship title lead after Sunday’s Grand Prix in Catalunya.<\/p>\n

Following two restarts, the Aprilia rider took the chequered flag in sixth place.<\/p>\n

However, six post-race penalties were then applied – one (Ai Ogura) for causing a crash, plus five for low tyre pressure – moving Bezzecchi up to fourth place.<\/p>\n

That is still his worst grand prix result of the season, but it came in a race where team-mate and closest rival Jorge Martin <\/a>failed to score after a clash with Trackhouse Aprilia rider Raul Fernandez<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Martin began the race just two points behind Bezzecchi.<\/p>\n

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Fabio di Giannantonio’s <\/a>first victory since 2023 moves the VR46 rider to within 26-points of Bezzecchi in third, while Pedro Acosta’s<\/a> DNF – after the contact from Ogura – leaves him 50-points adrift.<\/p>\n

Fermin Aldeguer<\/a> jumps five places after being promoted to second in the grand prix following Joan Mir’s tyre pressure penalty.<\/p>\n

Maverick Vinales<\/a> and wildcard Augusto Fernandez <\/a>score their first points of the year.<\/p>\n

Injured reigning champion Marc Marquez<\/a> is now \u00a085-points behind Bezzecchi. It remains to be seen if the Ducati rider will be fit to return at Mugello later this month….<\/p>\n

Catalunya: New 2026 MotoGP World Championship standingsPos\u00a0RiderNatTeamPointsDiff.1=Marco BezzecchiITAAprilia Racing (RS-GP26)142\u00a02=Jorge MartinSPAAprilia Racing (RS-GP26)127(-15)3^1Fabio di GiannantonioITAPertamina VR46 Ducati (GP26)116(-26)4\u02c51Pedro AcostaSPARed Bull KTM (RC16)92(-50)5=Ai OguraJPNTrackhouse Aprilia (RS-GP26)77(-65)6=Raul FernandezSPATrackhouse Aprilia (RS-GP26)68(-74)7=Alex MarquezSPABK8 Gresini Ducati (GP26)67(-75)8^1Francesco BagnaiaITADucati Lenovo (GP26)63(-79)9\u02c51Marc MarquezSPADucati Lenovo (GP26)57(-85)10^5Fermin AldeguerSPABK8 Gresini Ducati (GP25)47(-95)11^1Luca MariniITAHonda HRC Castrol (RC213V)43(-99)12\u02c52Enea BastianiniITARed Bull KTM Tech3 (RC16)39(-103)13^3Fabio QuartararoFRAMonster Yamaha (YZR-M1)37(-105)14=Brad BinderRSARed Bull KTM (RC16)37(-105)15\u02c52Franco MorbidelliITAPertamina VR46 Ducati (GP25)36(-106)16\u02c55Johann ZarcoFRACastrol Honda LCR (RC213V)34(-108)17=Diogo MoreiraBRAPro Honda LCR (RC213V)*17(-125)18=Joan MirSPAHonda HRC Castrol (RC213V)11(-131)19=Alex RinsSPAMonster Yamaha (YZR-M1)9(-133)20NAMaverick Vi\u00f1alesSPARed Bull KTM Tech3 (RC16)5(-137)21NAAugusto FernandezSPAYamaha Factory Racing (YZR-M1)4(-138)22\u02c52Toprak RazgatliogluTURPramac Yamaha (YZR-M1)*4(-138)23\u02c52Jack MillerAUSPramac Yamaha (YZR-M1)2(-140)<\/p>\n

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^X Rider has improved X championship positions.
= Rider has the same championship position as previous race.
\u02c5X Rider has dropped X championship positions.
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