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<\/p>\nA delighted Marco Bezzecchi extends his title lead by beating Aprilia team-mate Jorge Martin to win his home Italian MotoGP at Mugello.<\/p>\n
Behind the \u2018men in black\u2019, Pecco Bagnaia led a race for the first time this season on his way to a home podium for Ducati Lenovo.<\/p>\n
But only just.<\/p>\n
Bagnaia was hunted down by Ai Ogura, who briefly snatched third place at the final corner before Bagnaia cut back underneath.<\/p>\n
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Bagnaia leads, 2026 Italian MotoGP.<\/p>\n
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Bagnaia, seventh after a poor start in the Sprint, had passed good friend Bezzecchi to lead on lap 3 of 23.<\/p>\n
Bezzecchi then shadowed Bagnaia as they initially edged away from Martin.<\/p>\n
Momentum swung in favour of the factory Aprilias as tyre wear became a factor from the midway stage.<\/p>\n
Bezzecchi retook the lead with ten laps to go, with Martin repeating the Turn 1 move on Bagnaia two laps later.<\/p>\n
Behind the leading trio, Marc Marquez put up a firm defence against Pedro Acosta and Fermin Aldeguer in his comeback grand prix.<\/p>\n
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Ai Ogura and Sprint podium finisher Fabio di Giannantonio, who slipped to twelfth at the start, later joined the battle.<\/p>\n
Despite reduced fitness after shoulder surgery, Marquez held the upper hand until the closing stages, when he was pushed down the order by the queue of riders behind.<\/p>\n
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Toprak Razgatlioglu, 2026 Italian MotoGP.<\/p>\n
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Fernandez, Razgatlioglu drop 1 position<\/p>\n
Sprint winner Raul Fernandez <\/a>ran wide at Turn 1 and rejoined in 17th. The Trackhouse rider was often the fastest on track as he clawed his way back into the top ten.\u00a0<\/p>\n After the finish, Fernandez was given a drop-one-place penalty for ‘causing a contact’, costing him eighth.<\/p>\n Article continues below ADVERTISEMENT<\/p>\n Article continues below ADVERTISEMENT<\/p>\n Further back, Toprak Razgatlioglu<\/a> lost the final point to Pramac Yamaha team-mate Jack Miller after receiving the same penalty for exceeding track limits on the final lap.<\/p>\n Cal Crutchlow, 2026 Italian MotoGP<\/p>\n \u00a9\u00a0Gold and Goose<\/p>\n LCR Honda stand-in Cal Crutchlow pitted at the midway stage of the 23 laps in his first grand prix since 2023.<\/p>\n LCR explained: ‘This morning they found a muscle tear near his left scapula in the muscle, after the stress and the efforts of these past days. He knew the race distance was going to be demanding but he tried his best!’<\/p>\n All riders chose medium tyres, front and rear.<\/p>\n Article continues below ADVERTISEMENT<\/p>\n Article continues below ADVERTISEMENT<\/p>\n The Hungarian Grand Prix at Balaton Park starts on Friday.<\/p>\n 2026 Italian MotoGP, Mugello – Race ResultsPosRiderNatTeamTime\/Diff1Marco BezzecchiITAAprilia Racing (RS-GP26)40m 57.347s2Jorge MartinSPAAprilia Racing (RS-GP26)+3.559s3Francesco BagnaiaITADucati Lenovo (GP26)+5.098s4Ai OguraJPNTrackhouse Aprilia (RS-GP26)+5.132s5Fabio Di GiannantonioITAPertamina VR46 Ducati (GP26)+5.453s6Pedro AcostaSPARed Bull KTM (RC16)+7.467s7Marc MarquezSPADucati Lenovo (GP26)+10.762s8Fermin AldeguerSPABK8 Gresini Ducati (GP25)+14.644s9Raul Fernandez***SPATrackhouse Aprilia (RS-GP26)+13.380s10Diogo MoreiraBRAPro Honda LCR (RC213V)*+21.366s11Brad BinderRSARed Bull KTM (RC16)+21.479s12Joan MirSPAHonda HRC Castrol (RC213V)+21.795s13Luca MariniITAHonda HRC Castrol (RC213V)+22.059s14Franco MorbidelliITAPertamina VR46 Ducati (GP25)+29.789s15Jack MillerAUSPramac Yamaha (YZR-M1)+32.289s16Toprak Razgatlioglu**TURPramac Yamaha (YZR-M1)*+31.920s17Maverick Vi\u00f1alesSPARed Bull KTM Tech3 (RC16)+32.717s18Fabio QuartararoFRAMonster Yamaha (YZR-M1)+34.335s19Michele PirroITABK8 Gresini Ducati (GP25)+40.553s\u00a0Enea BastianiniITARed Bull KTM Tech3 (RC16)DNF\u00a0Alex RinsSPAMonster Yamaha (YZR-M1)DNF\u00a0Cal CrutchlowGBRCastrol Honda LCR (RC213V)DNF<\/p>\n * Rookie<\/p>\n **Raul Fernandez: Drop one position for causing a contact.<\/p>\n **Toprak Razgatlioglu: Drop one position for exceeding track limits on the final lap.<\/p>\n Article continues below ADVERTISEMENT<\/p>\n Article continues below ADVERTISEMENT<\/p>\n Warm-up:<\/p>\n MotoGP title leader Marco Bezzecchi strikes back by leading warm-up for the 2026 Italian MotoGP at Mugello.<\/p>\n Pole qualifier Bezzecchi<\/a>, who could only manage fourth in the Saturday Sprint race, returned to the top by 0.051s from Fermin Aldeguer<\/a>.<\/p>\n Reigning champion Marc Marquez<\/a> and team-mate Pecco Bagnaia<\/a> completed the top four for the factory Ducati<\/a> team in its special Sunday livery.<\/p>\n After Raul Fernandez <\/a>and Jorge Martin<\/a> finished one-two on the medium rear tyre in the Sprint, the rest of the field – except Sprint podium finisher Fabio di Giannantonio – also moved from the soft to medium rear this morning.<\/p>\n Fernandez was 14th this morning and Martin eighth.<\/p>\n Article continues below ADVERTISEMENT<\/p>\n Article continues below ADVERTISEMENT<\/p>\n Bezzecchi takes a reduced 12-point lead over Aprilia team-mate Martin into this afternoon\u2019s race.<\/p>\n The 23-lap Italian MotoGP starts at 2pm local time (1pm UK).<\/p>\n Marco Bezzecchi, 2026 Italian MotoGP.<\/p>\n \u00a9\u00a0Gold and Goose<\/p>\n 2026 Italian MotoGP, Mugello – Warm-up Results\u00a0PosRiderNatTeamTime\/DiffLapMax1Marco BezzecchiITAAprilia Racing (RS-GP26)1’45.374s5\/6366k2Fermin AldeguerSPABK8 Gresini Ducati (GP25)+0.051s4\/6356k3Marc MarquezSPADucati Lenovo (GP26)+0.156s5\/6364k4Francesco BagnaiaITADucati Lenovo (GP26)+0.202s4\/6359k5Pedro AcostaSPARed Bull KTM (RC16)+0.376s6\/6359k6Joan MirSPAHonda HRC Castrol (RC213V)+0.408s4\/6360k7Fabio Di GiannantonioITAPertamina VR46 Ducati (GP26)+0.461s5\/6358k8Jorge MartinSPAAprilia Racing (RS-GP26)+0.510s5\/6362k9Alex RinsSPAMonster Yamaha (YZR-M1)+0.564s4\/6358k10Diogo MoreiraBRAPro Honda LCR (RC213V)*+0.583s5\/6362k11Franco MorbidelliITAPertamina VR46 Ducati (GP25)+0.590s5\/6355k12Enea BastianiniITARed Bull KTM Tech3 (RC16)+0.608s5\/6362k13Toprak RazgatliogluTURPramac Yamaha (YZR-M1)*+0.617s5\/6354k14Raul FernandezSPATrackhouse Aprilia (RS-GP26)+0.643s6\/6356k15Ai OguraJPNTrackhouse Aprilia (RS-GP26)+0.675s5\/6364k16Jack MillerAUSPramac Yamaha (YZR-M1)+0.757s6\/6359k17Maverick Vi\u00f1alesSPARed Bull KTM Tech3 (RC16)+0.760s3\/6348k18Brad BinderRSARed Bull KTM (RC16)+0.819s3\/6354k19Fabio QuartararoFRAMonster Yamaha (YZR-M1)+0.820s4\/5358k20Luca MariniITAHonda HRC Castrol (RC213V)+0.883s3\/6361k21Michele PirroITABK8 Gresini Ducati (GP25)+1.801s4\/6352k22Cal CrutchlowGBRCastrol Honda LCR (RC213V)+2.935s6\/6351k<\/p>\n * Rookie<\/p>\n Article continues below ADVERTISEMENT<\/p>\n Article continues below ADVERTISEMENT<\/p>\n Official Mugello MotoGP Records:<\/p>\n Best lap: Marco Bezzecchi, Aprilia, 1m 43.921s (2026)Fastest race lap: Pecco Bagnaia, Ducati, 1m 45.770s (2024)<\/p>\n Reigning MotoGP champion Marc Marquez<\/a> is returning this weekend after undergoing surgery to remove two damaged screws and a bone fragment that had been compressing the radial nerve in his arm. Marquez\u2019s foot fracture suffered at Le Mans was also stabilised.<\/p>\n However, younger brother Alex and LCR\u2019s Johann Zarco are both missing due to injuries sustained last time at Catalunya.<\/p>\n Ducati test rider Michele Pirro<\/a> is replacing Marquez at Gresini, with Cal Crutchlow <\/a>making a surprise return to MotoGP and LCR in place of Zarco.<\/p>\n The Englishman won three grands prix for LCR during his full-time career. His most recent MotoGP start was as a Yamaha wildcard at Motegi in 2023.<\/p>\n Article continues below ADVERTISEMENT<\/p>\n Article continues below ADVERTISEMENT<\/p>\n![\"Cal](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/gng_1318205_hires_1600x900.jpg\")
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