How the MotoGP title race has shifted before the summer break: Marco Bezzecchi drops to fourth place
Marc Márquez seemed out of contention for the MotoGP title, but has now passed the former leader Marco Bezzecchi.
MotoGP 2026 has completed the first half of the season, and it's now anyone's guess who the favourite is, as the standings have shifted in the last few weeks. Marco Bezzecchi started dominating, winning three Grand Prix in a row, five in total counting the last two of the previous season.
The Italian from Aprilia has won four races and achieved six podiums in total in the first eleven races of the year, more wins and podiums than anyone, but he is now in fourth position after scoring just 13 of a possible 148 points in the last four rounds, including the last weekend, when he suffered a crash in Saturday's qualifying at the German Grand Prix in Sachsenring.
All of that while Marc Márquez resurfaced, winning three of the last four races; while Ai Ogura became the first Japanese rider to achieve three successive podiums (including a historic win).
These are the MotoGP standings after the German Grand Prix, starting a month-long summer break before the season resumes at the United Kingdom, at Silverstone Circuit, on August 9.
- Jorge Martín - 208 pts
- Ai Ogura - 194 pts
- Marc Márquez - 190 pts
- Marco Bezzecchi - 186 pts
- Fabio Di Giannantonio - 184 pts
- Raúl Fernández - 159 pts
- Pedro Acosta - 148 pts
- Francesco Bagnaia - 143 pts
- Álex Márquez - 87 pts
- Luca Marini - 79 pts
Do you think Marco Bezzecchi can turn the situation around and return to the top of the standings? Can Jorge Martín and Ai Ogura stop Márquez and Bezzecchi? This year's MotoGP season is a completely different story compared to last year, dominated by Marc, and it seems anything can happen...
