GP Italy 2026: race report

Bezzecchi and Aprilia take Mugello

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

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14.45 – Below the top-15, Marquez limited the damage with a seventh place finish.

14.40 – Bezzecchi and Aprilia take Mugello, a one-two for the Noale factory because Martin is second, the triple escape by thousandths, Ogura attacked at Bucine, Bagnaia managed to cross resisting then on the straight until the finish line.

Checkered flag

Lap 23/23 – Ogura has the chance to complete the Aprilia triple, he is half a second behind Bagnaia at Arrabbiata-2.

Lap 23/23 – The last lap begins for a magnificent Bezzecchi, Martin limits the damage with second place, 1.3 between Bagnaia and Ogura. Fernandez has passed Aldeguer moving up to eighth position.

Lap 22/23 – Ogura is less than two seconds behind Bagnaia, but only two laps remain.

Lap 21/23 – Di Giannantonio passes Acosta and rises to fifth position.

Lap 20/23 – Ogura overtakes Acosta and moves up to fourth position, then the two touched at San Donato and Acosta managed to stay on the bike.

Lap 19/23 – Exchange of blows between Marquez and Di Giannantonio between San Donato and Luco-Poggiosecco. Acosta and Ogura take advantage to extend.

Lap 18/23 – Ogura passes Marquez at Scarperia without mercy and Marquez drops to seventh position because Di Giannantonio also takes advantage.

Lap 18/23 – The battle for fourth place rages, Marquez passes Acosta on the straight but goes wide and Ogura almost takes advantage, Di Giannantonio closes the quartet.

Lap 17/23 – Bezzecchi has a one and a half second margin over Martin, here is the top-10: Bezzecchi, Martin, Bagnaia, Acosta, Marquez, Ogura, Di Giannantonio, Aldeguer, Fernandez and Binder.

Lap 16/23 – Bagnaia is in great difficulty, Martin passes him and moves up to second position. Acosta has finally passed Marquez at San Donato and can now try to escape to secure fourth place.

Lap 15/23 – Bezzecchi gave a second to Bagnaia in one lap, meanwhile Acosta and Marquez continue to fight with overtakes, a stunning race from both.

Lap 14/23 – Here is Bezzecchi’s attack at San Donato, perfect braking and now he tries to extend having a whole lap to distance his compatriot.

Lap 13/23 – Cal Crutchlow retires, Bastianini falls again today at Scarperia. Martin is on the comeback trail on the leading pair because Bagnaia is slowing the pace.

Lap 12/23 – Raul Fernandez’s comeback is furious, he is already in ninth position.

Lap 11/23 – We are practically halfway through the race, for now Bezzecchi remains without problems in Bagnaia’s slipstream, soon the blue derby could ignite to win the Italian GP. Rins falls at Turn 1, he was leading the ‘Yamaha cup’.

Lap 10/23 – Martin has not yet completely given up in his chase of the leading pair Bagnaia-Bezzecchi who have a one second margin over the Spaniard. Marquez is two seconds behind Martin with Acosta, Aldeguer, Ogura and Di Giannantonio lined up behind him.

Lap 9/23 – Aldeguer makes a mistake at Correntaio and Acosta returns to fifth position.

Lap 8/23 – What a battle for fourth position, Aldeguer passes Marquez at Bucine, on the straight Marquez overtakes both again and Aldeguer slips inside Acosta at Luco-Poggiosecco.

Lap 7/23 – Acosta passes again, this time at Scarperia-Palagio.

Lap 7/23 – Winning attack by Acosta on Marquez at Bucine, but the defending champion responds on the straight returning to fourth position.

Lap 6/23 – Brivio’s despair for Raul Fernandez’s error at the start.

Lap 6/23 – Bagnaia and Bezzecchi are also extending on Martin, who pays seven tenths compared to his teammate.

Lap 5/23 – Acosta is very threatening in Marc Marquez’s slipstream who is losing contact with the top three. Di Giannantonio has risen to eighth position.

Lap 4/23 – Let’s recap the top-10, also because it is closed by Fabio Di Giannantonio, a difficult start for the VR46 rider: Bagnaia, Bezzecchi, Martin, Marquez, Acosta, Aldeguer, Ogura, Bastianini, Moreira and Di Giannantonio.

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Lap 3/23 – Bagnaia passes Bezzecchi on the straight and then is perfect on the braking, Pecco is the new race leader.

Lap 2/23 – Martin tried the inside attack at San Donato but went wide, Bagnaia took advantage to take second position. This confrontation between Aprilia and Ducati is stunning so far, exceptional fifth position for Acosta, then there is Aldeguer.

Lap 1/23 – Bad mistake by Raul Fernandez at San Donato, he dropped to 17th position, Bezzecchi passed Martin at Materassi.

Lap 1/23 – Bezzecchi starts well, but goes wide at San Donato and Martin slips in, then Bagnaia and Marc Marquez.

Started

14.02 – The formation is reforming on the pit straight, the start of the Italian GP is soon.

14.00 – The riders leave the starting grid to do the formation lap. The race distance is 23 laps.

13.55 – There don’t seem to be any last-minute changes in terms of tires on the starting grid.

13.50 – 178 thousand spectators is the total attendance figure.

13.45 – Present on the starting grid is also the F1 World Championship leader Andrea Kimi Antonelli.

13.40 – At the moment all riders are on the grid with a pair of medium tires.

13.35 – Soon we will have the first indications regarding tire choice. The asphalt has reached 49°C.

13.30 – We resume our report ahead of the start. In Moto3 first career win for Brian Uriarte, in Moto2 dominance by Manu Gonzalez with Celestino Vietti driving Mugello crazy by climbing to second final position.

As for the warm-up report, that’s all, see you later for the race report.

09.55 – This is the picture at the end of the warm-up.

09.50 – Checkered flag

09.49 – Di Giannantonio with new soft rear tire is sixth ahead of Martin.

09.48 – Marc Marquez in Bezzecchi’s slipstream rises to third position, the Aprilia rider instead goes to the lead in 1’45″374.

09.47 – Aldeguer now jumps to the top in 1’45″425.

09.46 – Aldeguer has moved into third position.

09.45 – Bezzecchi drops to 1’45″511, Marc Marquez is second.

09.44 – Bagnaia is the fastest in 1’45″991.

09.43 – Pirro instead tries the soft front tire.

09.42 – Most riders are on track with a pair of medium tires, Di Giannantonio tries the soft rear.

09.41 – Ducati are on track today with the celebratory livery for the Centenary.

09.40 – Green light at the end of the pit-lane, warm-up begins.

Good morning dear readers of FormulaPassion.it and welcome back to the live text coverage of the 2026 Italian GP, the seventh round of the MotoGP World Championship.

In yesterday’s Sprint Raul Fernandez won ahead of Jorge Martin and Fabio Di Giannantonio, today we will see if the scenarios will change.

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