The highly anticipated race was here in Brazil. The race distance was reduced by 8 laps due to track degradation, as it was the hottest weather of the whole weekend.

Marco Bezzecchi had a brilliant start and was able to take the lead into Turn 1, with Di Giannantonio right behind him. Marc Márquez also had a good start, as he was able to hold onto his positions. However, Fabio Quartararo dropped from 4th place down to 10th. The majority of the riders chose to use medium tyres on both the front and rear, with a few riders opting for a soft rear tyre.

Di Giannantonio made a mistake as he ran wide at a turn, which allowed Marc Márquez to move up to 2nd place.

After the first lap, the top 10 looked as follows: Bezzecchi, Marc Márquez, Di Giannantonio, Martin, Acosta, Alex Márquez, Zarco, Mir, Ogura, Aldeguer.

Acosta had a good start and, on lap 2, he managed to overtake Martin, whom he had been behind since the start. The fastest lap was held by Marc Márquez, who was trying to create a gap to Di Giannantonio behind him.

On lap 4, Brad Binder crashed out of the race, joining Jack Miller. Meanwhile, Acosta lost his position to Martin.

At the front, Bezzecchi had a gap of 1.8s. Di Giannantonio attacked Marc at a turn, forcing Marc to go wider. This fight allowed Martin to overtake both riders and move into 2nd place.

Francesco Bagnaia, who had lost some positions at the start, began to make his way through the field, climbing back to 11th position. Meanwhile, Quartararo was slowly dropping further down the grid, going from 10th place to 16th.

The home hero Diogo Moreira was in 15th place. On lap 11, Bagnaia crashed at Turn 1, retiring from the race. Shortly after, Joan Mir also crashed out at Turn 4.

On lap 12, the top 10 looked as follows: Bezzecchi, Martin, Di Giannantonio, Marc Márquez, Alex Márquez, Acosta, Ogura, Aldeguer, Zarco, Fernandez.

Acosta attacked Alex Márquez, aiming to move forward. He managed to do so briefly, but Alex regained his position at the next turn. This battle allowed Ogura to catch up. Ogura wasted no time and overtook Acosta, moving into 6th place. Acosta, who had chosen a soft rear tyre, was starting to lose ground to riders on medium tyres.

At the front, Bezzecchi had a gap of over 2 seconds, while Marc Márquez was right behind Di Giannantonio. Marc managed to overtake him with a bold move on the inside. However, Di Giannantonio didn’t want to give up without a fight. Using the slipstream on the main straight, he attempted a move, but with early braking into Turn 1, he was unable to retake the position. Still, he managed to overtake Marc before the end of the lap as Marc made a mistake.

With 3 laps to go, the top 10 looked as follows: Bezzecchi, Di Giannantonio, Marc Márquez, Alex Márquez, Ogura, Acosta, Aldeguer, Zarco, Fernandez.

And it was Marco Bezzecchi who took victory at the Brazilian Grand Prix, his fourth race victory in a row. In second was his teammate Jorge Martin, while the podium was rounded out by Di Giannantonio. Alex Márquez lost his position to Ai Ogura right before the finish line.

2026 Brazilian Grand Prix