{"id":705575,"date":"2026-05-31T03:53:58","date_gmt":"2026-05-31T03:53:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/705575\/"},"modified":"2026-05-31T03:53:58","modified_gmt":"2026-05-31T03:53:58","slug":"motogp-italian-gp-raul-fernandez-scores-first-sprint-win-in-aprilia-1-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/705575\/","title":{"rendered":"MotoGP Italian GP: Raul Fernandez scores first sprint win in Aprilia 1-2"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Trackhouse\u2019s Raul Fernandez beat factory Aprilia rider <a href=\"https:\/\/www.motorsport.com\/driver\/jorge-martin\/109340\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Jorge Martin<\/a> in a straight fight to score his maiden sprint victory in the Italian Grand Prix.<\/p>\n<p>Still fighting to secure his future in MotoGP, Fernandez grabbed the lead on the opening lap and fended off a late attack from Martin to take the top spot in the Saturday race at Mugello.<\/p>\n<p>The result occurred less than a fortnight after the two riders collided in the Catalan Grand Prix, leading to a tense environment within the Aprilia camp.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Behind the two RS-GPs, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.motorsport.com\/driver\/fabio-di-giannantonio\/289790\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Fabio di Giannantonio<\/a> completed the podium positions, cementing his status as Ducati&#8217;s best-performing rider.<\/p>\n<p>At the start of the race, reigning champion Marquez made a brilliant launch from fourth on the grid to grab the holeshot into Turn 1, as polesitter Bezzecchi dropped down the order.<\/p>\n<p>But Marquez couldn\u2019t pull away at the front, with Fernandez making a decisive move at Turn 3 to take the lead. Fellow front-row starter Martin also made the most of the situation to barge past the Ducati rider, who slipped behind LCR\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.motorsport.com\/driver\/diogo-moreira\/945074\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Diogo Moreira<\/a> and di Giannantonio by the end of the opening lap.<\/p>\n<p>This set up a two-horse fight between Fernandez and Martin at the front, with the duo quickly pulling away from the remainder of the field, now led by di Giannantonio.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Martin managed to follow the satellite Aprilia in the opening phase, but Fernandez was able to build a buffer in the middle stages, stretching his advantage to almost a second by lap 7.<\/p>\n<p>The 2024 champion started coming back at him as the race neared its conclusion, bringing the gap down to four tenths at one stage, but Fernandez\u2019s supreme pace in the second sector on the medium rear tyre allowed him to hold firm.<\/p>\n<p>The Spaniard went on to take his first win in a sprint, less than six months after his maiden grand prix success in Australia last year.<\/p>\n<p>Martin eventually finished 1.2s down behind Fernandez in second, bagging a decent haul of points in his fight with Bezzecchi for the championship.<\/p>\n<p>   <img decoding=\"async\" draggable=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/raul-fernandez-trackhouse-raci.jpg\" alt=\"Raul Fernandez, Trackhouse Racing\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" loading=\"lazy\"\/> <\/p>\n<p class=\"title\">Raul Fernandez, Trackhouse Racing<\/p>\n<p class=\"photographer\">Photo by: Gold and Goose Photography \/ Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, di Giannantonio bounced back from his worst qualifying finish of the year to put Ducati on the podium, with Bezzecchi also recovering from a poor opening lap to finish fourth.<\/p>\n<p>Marquez secured a solid fifth position on his return to MotoGP, leading the Gresini Ducati of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.motorsport.com\/driver\/fermin-aldeguer\/945224\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Fermin Aldeguer<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Two-time MotoGP champion <a href=\"https:\/\/www.motorsport.com\/driver\/francesco-bagnaia\/109338\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Francesco Bagnaia<\/a> endured a horrific start that dropped him outside the top 10, but he gradually worked his way up the order, passing KTM\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.motorsport.com\/driver\/pedro-acosta\/875418\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Pedro Acosta<\/a> on the final lap to finish seventh.<\/p>\n<p>Trackhouse\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.motorsport.com\/driver\/ai-ogura\/445065\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Ai Ogura<\/a> also cleared Acosta on the last tour to finish eighth, but the latter still ended up as the top KTM rider after Tech3\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.motorsport.com\/driver\/enea-bastianini\/109333\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Enea Bastianini<\/a> crashed out at Turn 10 on lap 5.<\/p>\n<p>LCR rookie Moreira suffered a significant drop in performance after his early race heroics, just missing out on points in 10th place.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.motorsport.com\/driver\/alex-rins\/109319\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Alex Rins<\/a> was the top Yamaha rider in 12th, behind the factory KTM of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.motorsport.com\/driver\/brad-binder\/109348\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Brad Binder<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.motorsport.com\/driver\/joan-mir\/289391\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Joan Mir<\/a> (Honda) and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.motorsport.com\/driver\/franco-morbidelli\/109314\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Franco Morbidelli<\/a> (VR46) joined Bastianini in the list of retirees.<\/p>\n<p>Photos from Italian GP &#8211; Saturday<\/p>\n<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"700\" height=\"466\" class=\"ms-item__img ms-item__img--3_2 \" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1780199594_209_jorge-martin-aprilia-racing-te.webp\" alt=\"Jorge Martin, Aprilia Racing Team, Raul Fernandez, Trackhouse Racing, Marco Bezzecchi, Aprilia Racing\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                                    Italian GP &#8211; Saturday, in photos<\/p>\n<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"700\" height=\"466\" class=\"ms-item__img ms-item__img--3_2 \" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1780199595_8_marc-marquez-ducati-team.webp\" alt=\"Marc Marquez, Ducati Team\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                                    Italian GP &#8211; Saturday, in photos<\/p>\n<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"700\" height=\"466\" class=\"ms-item__img ms-item__img--3_2 \" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1780199596_299_scott-redding.webp\" alt=\"Scott Redding \"\/><\/p>\n<p>                                    Italian GP &#8211; 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Saturday, in photos<\/p>\n<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"700\" height=\"466\" class=\"ms-item__img ms-item__img--3_2 \" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1780199631_628_fabio-di-giannantonio-vr46-rac.webp\" alt=\"Fabio Di Giannantonio, VR46 Racing Team\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                                    Italian GP &#8211; Saturday, in photos<\/p>\n<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"700\" height=\"466\" class=\"ms-item__img ms-item__img--3_2 \" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1780199632_134_raul-fernandez-trackhouse-raci.webp\" alt=\"Raul Fernandez, Trackhouse Racing\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                                    Italian GP &#8211; Saturday, in photos<\/p>\n<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"700\" height=\"466\" class=\"ms-item__img ms-item__img--3_2 \" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1780180342_636_fabio-di-giannantonio-vr46-rac.webp\" alt=\"Fabio Di Giannantonio, VR46 Racing Team\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                                    Italian GP &#8211; 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