Thailand GP 2026: race report

Bezzecchi’s Dominance

That’s all for the Thailand GP report, thank you for being with us. Enjoy the rest of your Sunday with FormulaPassion.it, we leave you with the full finishing order and the Riders’ World Championship standings.

Read more 2026 MotoGP Riders’ World Championship after the Thailand GP

09.45 – Aprilia dominated far and wide this Sunday in Buriram, the 4 RS-GP2026s at the start are all in the top 5.

09.40 – Bezzecchi wins and redeems yesterday’s zero, second is Acosta who is the new World Championship leader, Raul Fernandez completes the podium. Ducati out of the top 5, it hadn’t happened since the 2020 European GP.

Checkered flag

Lap 26/26 – The final lap begins for Bezzecchi, a triumphant ride for him after yesterday’s mistake. He will be second in the World Championship behind Acosta, who wouldn’t have believed it if they told him he’d leave Thailand with 32 points. Below are more images of Marc Marquez’s technical DNF.

Lap 25/26 – Ogura enters the top 5 after overtaking Di Giannantonio, below is the top 15 after all the DNFs between crashes, punctures, and technical problems.

Lap 24/26 – Acosta passes Fernandez at Turn 3, technical DNF instead for Mir who sees a sensational fifth position vanish.

Lap 23/26 – Crash for Alex Marquez, Acosta is studying Fernandez in the fight for second position.

Lap 22/26 – Puncture for Marc Marquez, a very heavy zero for the reigning world champion.

Lap 21/26 – Raul Fernandez seems to be in clear difficulty, Acosta is now right on the tail of the Trackhouse rider. Ogura has moved up to eighth position after overtaking Alex Marquez.

Lap 20/26 – Sensational braking by Mir at the last corner, a successful attack on Di Giannantonio that earns him sixth position.

Lap 19/26 – Ogura passes Bagnaia and moves up to ninth position.

Lap 18/26 – The end of the race will be animated by Acosta and Marquez’s comeback on Raul Fernandez to decide the second and third steps of the podium. Mir is in Di Giannantonio’s slipstream in the fight for sixth position.

Lap 17/26 – Ducati has been on the podium for 89 consecutive races, this streak is currently being broken. Bezzecchi has clearly pulled away from the competition.

Lap 16/26 – Ogura has passed Binder, moving up to tenth position.

Lap 15/26 – Acosta is making a great comeback on Fernandez, now he has only 2.2 seconds to recover. Fernandez had a shoulder problem in the warm-up, we’ll see if he has physical issues in this second part of the race.

Lap 14/26 – Bezzecchi continues to hammer under 1’31”, he is the only one who manages to stay under the 1’31” barrier. Great move by Acosta who avoided losing the front at the last corner.

Lap 13/26 – We are halfway through the race, here is the top 15.

Lap 12/26 – Acosta recovers a tenth on Fernandez.

Lap 11/26 – Bezzecchi continues to lead the race undisturbed with a two-second advantage over Raul Fernandez, Acosta needs to recover three seconds on the Trackhouse rider.

Lap 10/26 – The battle between Martin and Acosta continues, Marquez takes advantage and moves up to third position, but then Acosta overtakes the Ducati rider again in the technical section, definitively settling into third position.

Lap 9/26 – Wonderful battle between Martin and Acosta who overtook and counter-overtook each other twice between the last corner and Turn 3.

Lap 8/26 – Acosta is trying to break free from Martin, who is already two seconds behind Raul Fernandez.

Lap 7/26 – At the moment it’s Aprilia dominance and a Ducati ‘crisis’ because Marc Marquez has slipped to fifth position and cannot keep up with Martin and Acosta.

Read more Thailand GP 2026, race results: Bezzecchi triumphs, Acosta 2nd. Ducati crisis, the two Marquez out and Bagnaia 9th

Lap 6/26 – Fastest lap for Bezzecchi in 30″4, he now has a 1″2 margin over Raul Fernandez. Below is the top 15.