GP Germania 2026, race report

Marc Marquez Solo

That’s all for the German GP report, thank you for being with us. Have a great rest of the day with FormulaPassion.it. We say goodbye as always with the complete finishing order and the updated World Riders’ Championship standings.

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Below is the final classification of the German GP.

Checkered flag

Lap 30/30 – Marc Marquez is now on the last lap.

Lap 29/30 – The penultimate lap begins, Marc Marquez has a 2.5″ lead over Ogura.

Lap 28/30 – Martin and Bagnaia have been battling all race like in 2023 and 2024, this time the win is not at stake.

Lap 27/30 – Miller has lost several positions, dropping to twelfth place.

Lap 26/30 – Martin is working miracles to stay fifth ahead of Bagnaia, this is the second consecutive lap he extends the braking in Turn 1 unbelievably.

Lap 25/30 – This time Ogura strikes in Turn 1 and moves into second place.

Lap 24/30 – The fight between Fernandez and Ogura heats up, the Spaniard had to brake hard in Turn 1 to keep second place.

Lap 23/30 – What a pity, Cal Crutchlow crashed in Turn 3. The English rider is fine, he was about to score a point.

Lap 22/30 – Bagnaia is very close to Martin in the fight for fifth place.

Lap 21/30 – The battle within Aprilia Trackhouse between Fernandez and Ogura for second place is about to ignite.

Lap 20/30 – We have reached two-thirds of the race, below is the classification.

Lap 19/30 – The top four positions remain frozen at this moment.

Lap 18/30 – Now Fernandez is reacting to Ogura who has come back from half a second to seven tenths behind.

Lap 17/30 – Michelin has corrected the tire monitor, Martin also has the medium rear tire.

Lap 16/30 – Marc Marquez continues to extend his lead, Ogura is closing in on Fernandez.

Lap 15/30 – We have reached halfway through the race, Marc Marquez has extended his lead over Fernandez to 1.5″. Meanwhile, we note that Cal Crutchlow is now 15th, having passed Razgatlioglu and Vinales.

Lap 14/30 – Four riders remain for the positions that matter: Marc Marquez, Fernandez, Ogura, and Acosta. There are 2.5 seconds between the KTM rider and Martin.

Lap 13/30 – Marc Marquez has a 1.3″ lead over Raul Fernandez.

Lap 12/30 – Acosta is having an exceptional race, challenging Ogura for third place.

Lap 11/30 – Let’s recap the top 15 after the latest retirements.

Lap 10/30 – Another twist, Alex Marquez crashes in Turn 13, the same spot where Joan Mir crashed.

Lap 9/30 – Actually, Martin mounted the soft rear tire at the last moment. Maybe that’s why he’s struggling to keep up with Pedro Acosta’s slipstream.

Lap 8/30 – Joan Mir also crashed in Turn 13, the last corner.

Lap 7/30 – Bagnaia is very threatening in Martin’s slipstream. Marc Marquez, Alex, and Fernandez are packed tightly.

Lap 6/30 – Below is the top 15.

Lap 5/30 – Twist, Di Giannantonio slides in Turn 10. A big mistake for the VR46 rider who loses a great chance to close the gap further in the world standings.

Lap 4/30 – Acosta passes Martin in Turn 1 and moves up to sixth place.

Lap 3/30 – Acosta passed Bagnaia and moved up to seventh place.

Lap 2/30 – Here’s the top 10: Marc Marquez, Alex Marquez, Fernandez, Ogura, Di Giannantonio, Martin, Bagnaia, Acosta, Quartararo, and Miller.

Lap 1/30 – Marc Marquez gets a good start, ahead of his brother Alex and Ogura.

Started

14:00 – The riders leave the starting grid to do the formation lap.

13:55 – No last-minute tire changes.

13:50 – No surprises on tires, everyone starts with hard front and medium rear tires.

13:45 – Record crowd at Sachsenring, 260,000 attendees recorded.

13:40 – Here we are ready for the report, 29°C air temperature, 44°C track temperature.

That’s all for the warm-up report, see you at 13:45 for the live text coverage of the GP.

Below is the situation at the end of the warm-up.

Checkered flag

09:50 – Di Giannantonio lost the rear in a very fast section.

09:49 – Crash for Di Giannantonio in Turn 8. The VR46 rider is fine.

09:48 – Raul Fernandez, sixth, is the best Aprilia rider. Ogura is tenth, Martin sixteenth.

09:47 – Marc Marquez leads with 1’20″119.

09:46 – Di Giannantonio is using the soft front tire because he ran out of hards, the Italian rider is also running the evolution tail compared to the standard one used yesterday.

09:45 – Alex and Marc Marquez placed second and third behind Di Giannantonio.

09:44 – Di Giannantonio lowers the reference to 1’20″189.

09:43 – The VR46 rider is currently the fastest ahead of Marc Marquez.

09:42 – Di Giannantonio is running with the soft front tire.

09:41 – Most riders are testing the expected race setup with hard front and medium rear tires.

09:40 – Green light at the end of the pit lane, warm-up starts.

09:35 – Remember that today the Gresini team sports an extraordinary celebratory livery to mark the team’s 30th anniversary.

09:30 – The air temperature is 20°C, the track temperature is 30°C.

Good morning dear readers of FormulaPassion.it and welcome back to the live text coverage of the German GP of the MotoGP class at the Sachsenring circuit.

The schedule includes the warm-up at 09:40 as usual, then the GP will start at 14:00.

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