Marquez wins San Marino, extends lead, Ducati reveals 2026 lineup

Marc Marquez reclaimed victory at the San Marino Grand Prix on Sunday at the Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli, overcoming a Saturday sprint crash to take his 99th Grand Prix win and extend his championship lead to 182 points with six rounds remaining. The Ducati factory rider overtook Aprilia's Marco Bezzecchi on lap 12 and held on to win by 0.568 seconds, a result that leaves Marquez able to clinch a seventh premier class title at the next round in Japan if he scores enough points.

Marquez’s weekend had dramatic highs and lows. He crashed from the lead in Saturday’s Sprint, ending a run of eight consecutive Saturday victories and 14 podiums in 15 sprints this season, but topped Sunday’s warmup and converted pace into a controlled, hard-fought Grand Prix triumph. Marquez said the Sprint mistake fired extra motivation. He added that the race was one of the toughest of the season, with Bezzecchi defending strongly and both riders trading fastest laps deep into the contest. Marquez also acknowledged warnings for track limits that forced careful riding late in the race.

Bezzecchi described the weekend as one of his best, taking pole, the Sprint and a second-place finish in the...