2026 Japanese motorcycle Grand Prix

The 2026 Japanese motorcycle Grand Prix (officially known as the Motul Grand Prix of Japan) was the sixteenth round of the 2026 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. All races were held at the Mobility Resort Motegi in Motegi on 4 October 2026.

MotoGP Sprint The MotoGP Sprint was held on 3 October 2026. Pos. No. Rider Team Manufacturer Laps Time/Retired Grid Points 1 93 Marc Márquez Ducati Lenovo Team Ducati 12 20:50.376 5 12 2 11 Diogo Moreira Pro Honda LCR Honda 12 +2.754 9 9 3 89 Jorge Martín Aprilia Racing Aprilia 12 +2.466 1 7 4 23 Enea Bastianini Red Bull KTM Tech3 KTM 12 +2.508 7 6 5 79 Ai Ogura SuperFile Trackhouse MotoGP Team Aprilia 12 +5.992 11 5 6 72 Marco Bezzecchi Aprilia Racing Aprilia 12 +6.984 4 4 7 5 Johann Zarco Castrol Honda LCR Honda 12 +8.088 10 3 8 25 Raúl Fernández SuperFile Trackhouse MotoGP Team Aprilia 12 +8.817 8 2 9 20 Fabio Quartararo Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Team Yamaha 12 +10.586 12 1 10 54 Fermín Aldeguer BK8 Gresini Racing MotoGP Ducati 12 +11.129 18 11 10 Luca Marini Honda HRC Castrol Honda 12 +13.632 16 12 21 Franco Morbidelli Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team Ducati 12 +15.209 14 13 42 Álex Rins Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Team Yamaha 12 +19.873 21 14 15 Somkiat Chantra Honda HRC Castrol Honda 12 +19.983 15 15 12 Maverick Viñales Red Bull KTM Tech3 KTM 12 +20.469 19 16 43 Jack Miller Prima Pramac Yamaha MotoGP Yamaha 12 +21.894 20 17 7 Toprak Razgatlıoğlu Prima Pramac Yamaha MotoGP Yamaha 12 +38.442 22 18 33 Brad Binder Red Bull KTM Factory Racing KTM 12 +41.284 17 Ret 63 Francesco Bagnaia Ducati Lenovo Team Ducati 11 Technical 13 Ret 49 Fabio Di Giannantonio Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team Ducati 0 Collision 6 Ret 37 Pedro Acosta Red Bull KTM Factory Racing KTM 0 Collision 3 Ret 73 Álex Márquez BK8 Gresini Racing MotoGP Ducati 0 Collision 5 WD 30 Takaaki Nakagami Honda HRC Honda Injury Fastest sprint lap: Marc Márquez (Ducati) - 1:43.471 (lap 9) Official MotoGP Sprint Report

Race MotoGP Pos. No. Rider Team Manufacturer Laps Time/Retired Grid Points 1 93 Marc Márquez Ducati Lenovo Team Ducati 24 41:31.467 2 25 2 89 Jorge Martín Aprilia Racing Aprilia 24 +1.363 1 20 3 72 Marco Bezzecchi Aprilia Racing Aprilia 24 +2.252 4 16 4 23 Enea Bastianini Red Bull KTM Tech3 KTM 24 +2.330 7 13 5 25 Raúl Fernández SuperFile Trackhouse MotoGP Team Aprilia 24 +14.815 8 11 6 79 Ai Ogura SuperFile Trackhouse MotoGP Team Aprilia 24 +15.210 11 10 7 37 Pedro Acosta Red Bull KTM Factory Racing KTM 24 +16.928 3 9 8 63 Francesco Bagnaia Ducati Lenovo Team Ducati 24 +20.333 13 8 9 54 Fermín Aldeguer BK8 Gresini Racing MotoGP Ducati 24 +23.545 18 7 10 10 Luca Marini Honda HRC Castrol Honda 24 +25.677 16 6 11 33 Brad Binder Red Bull KTM Factory Racing KTM 24 +25.853 17 5 12 20 Fabio Quartararo Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Team Yamaha 24 +30.867 12 4 13 15 Somkiat Chantra Honda HRC Castrol Honda 24 +31.333 15 3 14 12 Maverick Viñales Red Bull KTM Tech3 KTM 24 +33.995 19 2 15 21 Franco Morbidelli Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team Ducati 24 +34.590 14 1 16 42 Álex Rins Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Team Yamaha 24 +39.228 21 17 7 Toprak Razgatlıoğlu Prima Pramac Yamaha MotoGP Yamaha 24 +39.562 22 18 49 Fabio Di Giannantonio Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team Ducati 24 +50.816 6 19 43 Jack Miller Prima Pramac Yamaha MotoGP Yamaha 24 +1:11.127 20 20 5 Johann Zarco Castrol Honda LCR Honda 24 +2 laps 10 Ret 73 Álex Márquez BK8 Gresini Racing MotoGP Ducati 18 Accident 5 Ret 11 Diogo Moreira Pro Honda LCR Honda 8 Accident 9 WD 30 Takaaki Nakagami Honda HRC Honda Injury Fastest lap: Enea Bastianini (KTM) – 1:43.041 (lap 23) Official MotoGP Race Report

Moto2 Pos. No. Rider Team Manufacturer Laps Time/Retired Grid Points 1 28 Izan Guevara Blu Cru Pramac Yamaha Moto2 Boscoscuro 19 34:14.675 1 25 2 14 Tony Arbolino Reds Fantic Racing Kalex 19 +0.419 5 20 3 12 Filip Salač OnlyFans American Racing Team Kalex 19 +1.057 2 16 4 4 Iván Ortolá QJMotor - JP Financial - MSi Kalex 19 +1.247 7 13 5 80 David Alonso CFMoto Power Electronics Aspar Team Kalex 19 +1.554 6 11 6 13 Celestino Vietti Beta Tools SpeedRS Team Boscoscuro 19 +2.016 9 10 7 53 Deniz Öncü Elf Marc VDS Racing Team Boscoscuro 19 +7.037 11 9 8 96 Daniel Holgado CFMoto Power Electronics Aspar Team Kalex 19 +7.069 4 8 9 21 Alonso López Italjet Gresini Moto2 Kalex 19 +9.547 14 7 10 98 José Antonio Rueda Red Bull KTM Ajo Kalex 19 +11.517 15 6 11 99 Adrián Huertas Italtrans Racing Team Kalex 19 +13.341 8 5 12 17 Daniel Muñoz Italtrans Racing Team Kalex 19 +13.432 18 4 13 81 Senna Agius Liqui Moly Dynavolt Intact GP Kalex 19 +13.509 10 3 14 71 Ayumu Sasaki Momoven Idrofoglia RW Racing Team Kalex 19 +16.422 13 2 15 84 Zonta van den Goorbergh Momoven Idrofoglia RW Racing Team Kalex 19 +16.505 12 1 16 7 Barry Baltus Reds Fantic Racing Kalex 19 +16.646 24 17 44 Arón Canet Elf Marc VDS Racing Team Boscoscuro 19 +22.026 22 18 11 Álex Escrig Klint Racing Team Forward 19 +24.358 16 19 85 Xabi Zurutuza Klint Racing Team Forward 19 +25.062 26 20 16 Joe Roberts OnlyFans American Racing Team Kalex 19 +25.717 19 21 32 Luca Lunetta Beta Tools SpeedRS Team Boscoscuro 19 +26.784 25 22 18 Manuel González Liqui Moly Dynavolt Intact GP Kalex 19 +31.269 3 23 10 Unai Orradre QJMotor - JP Financial - MSi Kalex 19 +33.299 17 24 40 Milan Pawelec Red Bull KTM Ajo Kalex 19 +38.626 27 Ret 64 Mario Aji Idemitsu Honda Team Asia Kalex 11 Accident damage 21 Ret 72 Taiyo Furusato Idemitsu Honda Team Asia Kalex 8 Accident damage 20 Ret 3 Sergio García Italjet Gresini Moto2 Kalex 7 Accident 23 Fastest lap: Celestino Vietti (Boscoscuro) – 1:47.479 (lap 13) Official Moto2 Race Report

Moto3 Pos. No. Rider Team Manufacturer Laps Time/Retired Grid Points 1 22 David Almansa Liqui Moly Dynavolt Intact GP KTM 17 32:45.544 1 25 2 28 Máximo Quiles CFMoto Gaviota Aspar Team KTM 17 +0.046 4 20 3 83 Álvaro Carpe Red Bull KTM Ajo KTM 17 +2.738 3 16 4 51 Brian Uriarte Red Bull KTM Ajo KTM 17 +3.610 2 13 5 27 Rico Salmela Red Bull KTM Ajo KTM 17 +4.430 7 11 6 18 Matteo Bertelle Level Up - MTA KTM 17 +5.584 5 10 7 64 David Muñoz Liqui Moly Dynavolt Intact GP KTM 17 +13.080 6 9 8 6 Ryusei Yamanaka AEON Credit - MT Helmets - MSi KTM 17 +13.166 10 8 9 78 Joel Esteban Level Up - MTA KTM 17 +20.962 17 7 10 11 Adrián Cruces CIP Green Power KTM 17 +21.031 12 6 11 9 Veda Pratama Honda Team Asia Honda 17 +21.120 16 5 12 13 Hakim Danish AEON Credit - MT Helmets - MSi KTM 17 +21.273 21 4 13 31 Adrián Fernández Leopard Racing Honda 17 +21.725 11 3 14 73 Valentín Perrone Red Bull KTM Tech3 KTM 17 +21.776 8 2 15 67 Casey O'Gorman Sic58 Squadra Corse Honda 17 +21.976 22 1 16 79 Ryota Ogiwara Code Motorsports KTM 17 +22.472 18 17 66 Joel Kelso Gryd Racing Honda 17 +22.591 23 18 97 Marco Morelli CFMoto Gaviota Aspar Team KTM 17 +27.938 9 19 54 Jesús Ríos Rivacold Snipers Team Honda 17 +28.113 13 20 19 Scott Ogden CIP Green Power KTM 17 +28.339 20 21 32 Zen Mitani Honda Team Asia Honda 17 +30.844 15 22 21 Ruché Moodley Code Motorsports KTM 17 +38.461 26 Ret 5 Leo Rammerstorfer Sic58 Squadra Corse Honda 16 Technical 25 Ret 8 Eddie O'Shea Gryd Racing Honda 15 Accident 19 Ret 94 Guido Pini Leopard Racing Honda 11 Accident 14 Ret 85 Kiattisak Singhapong Rivacold Snipers Team Honda 1 Accident damage 24 Fastest lap: Brian Uriarte (KTM) – 1:54.710 (lap 16) Official Moto3 Race Report

Championship standings after the race Below are the standings for the top five riders, constructors, and teams after the round.

MotoGP

Riders' Championship standings Rider Points 1 Jorge Martín 333 2 Marc Márquez 331 3 Marco Bezzecchi 284 4 Pedro Acosta 243 1 5 Ai Ogura 237

Constructors' Championship standings Constructor Points 1 1 Ducati 469 1 2 Aprilia 469 3 KTM 296 4 Honda 161 5 Yamaha 89

Teams' Championship standings Team Points 1 Aprilia Racing 617 2 Ducati Lenovo Team 495 3 SuperFile Trackhouse MotoGP Team 453 4 Red Bull KTM Factory Racing 342 1 5 BK8 Gresini Racing MotoGP 289

Moto2

Riders' Championship standings Rider Points 1 Manuel González 245.5 2 Izan Guevara 235 3 Iván Ortolá 181.5 4 David Alonso 166 1 5 Daniel Holgado 154

Constructors' Championship standings Constructor Points 1 Kalex 372.5 2 Boscoscuro 256 3 Forward 63

Teams' Championship standings Team Points 1 Liqui Moly Dynavolt Intact GP 397.5 2 CFMoto Aspar Power Electronics Team 320 3 Blu Cru Pramac Yamaha Moto2 252.5 1 4 OnlyFans American Racing Team 188 1 5 QJMotor – JP Financial – MSi 185.5

Moto3

Riders' Championship standings Rider Points 1 Máximo Quiles 326 1 2 David Almansa 199 1 3 Álvaro Carpe 191 4 Brian Uriarte 187 5 Marco Morelli 146

Constructors' Championship standings Constructor Points 1 KTM 395 2 Honda 190

Teams' Championship standings Team Points 1 CFMoto Gaviota Aspar Team 472 2 Red Bull KTM Ajo 378 3 Liqui Moly Dynavolt Intact GP 273 4 Red Bull KTM Tech3 201 5 LevelUp – MTA 162

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