MotoGP British GP: Fernandez takes dominant win, Martin extends points lead

Crash on Saturday, win on Sunday - Fernandez bounces back from disappointment to dominate at Silverstone

Raul Fernandez annihilated the competition at the British Grand Prix to claim his first victory of the 2026 MotoGP season, leading another podium lockout for Aprilia.

Having crashed out of Saturday’s sprint, the Trackhouse rider redeemed himself in the main race, grabbing the lead at the start and leading every lap in what was arguably the most convincing performance of his MotoGP career.

Aprilia’s Jorge Martin recovered from a poor start to finish second and extend his lead in the standings to 31 points, while Marco Bezzecchi resisted a late attack from Gresini Ducati’s Alex Marquez to secure the final spot on the podium.

At the start of the race, Fernandez got the holeshot into Turn 1 from second on the grid, after polesitter Martin dropped the order with a stuck rear ride-height device.

Ai Ogura also lost positions early on the opening lap, allowing Bezzecchi to slot into second behind race leader Fernandez.

But before Bezzecchi could mount an attack, the Spaniard had already checked out of the chasing pack, building a lead of a second by the end of the opening lap.

Fernandez continued to pull away from the rest of the field, extending his advantage to three seconds in the first quarter of the race.

As Bezzecchi and a recovering Martin duelled for second, Fernandez continued to edge away, cementing his lead at the front.

It took until lap nine for Martin to pass his team-mate, by which time his countryman was already 4.5s up front.

Although the 2024 champion managed to bring the gap down to 3.5s, Fernandez never appeared to be at threat, cruising in the final laps to claim his second career victory and reignite his title challenge.

Jorge Martin, Aprilia Racing Team

Photo by: Glyn Kirk / AFP via Getty Images

Bezzecchi’s podium position came under serious threat in the middle part of the race, as he struggled with pain on his comeback from Sachsering injuries.

Alex Marquez passed him for third on lap 9, only to tumble to sixth after a big scare at Copse on the following lap. Although he closed the gap to Bezzecchi again, the Italian impressed with his defence to hold on to the final spot on the podium.

The Gresini rider, hence, had to settle for fourth place, ahead of the top KTM of Pedro Acosta.

RACE

All Stats

Cla	Rider	#	Bike	Laps	Time	Interval	Retirement	Points
1	R. Fernández Trackhouse Racing Team	25	Aprilia	20	39'45.930			25
2	J. Martin Aprilia Racing Team	89	Aprilia	20	+2.538 39'48.468	2.538		20
3	M. Bezzecchi Aprilia Racing Team	72	Aprilia	20	+3.393 39'49.323	0.855		16
4	A. Marquez Gresini Racing	73	Ducati	20	+4.702 39'50.632	1.309		13
5	P. Acosta Red Bull KTM Factory Racing	37	KTM	20	+6.256 39'52.186	1.554		11
6	F. Di Giannantonio Team VR46	49	Ducati	20	+6.382 39'52.312	0.126		10
7	M. Marquez Ducati Team	93	Ducati	20	+9.550 39'55.480	3.168		9
8	B. Binder Red Bull KTM Factory Racing	33	KTM	20	+22.288 40'08.218	12.738		8
9	L. Marini Honda HRC	10	Honda	20	+23.845 40'09.775	1.557		7
10	D. Moreira Team LCR	11	Honda	20	+25.411 40'11.341	1.566		6
11	F. Morbidelli Team VR46	21	Ducati	20	+26.301 40'12.231	0.890		5
12	F. Quartararo Yamaha Factory Racing	20	Yamaha	20	+26.883 40'12.813	0.582		4
13	J. Miller Pramac Racing	43	Yamaha	20	+29.458 40'15.388	2.575		3
14	P. Espargaro Tech 3	44	KTM	20	+41.310 40'27.240	11.852		2
15	T. Razgatlioglu Pramac Racing	7	Yamaha	20	+41.492 40'27.422	0.182		1
16	A. Fernandez Yamaha Factory Racing	47	Yamaha	20	+42.379 40'28.309	0.887
dnf	A. Ogura Trackhouse Racing Team	79	Aprilia	8	+12 Laps 17'46.134	12 Laps	Accident
dnf	F. Bagnaia Ducati Team	63	Ducati	7	+13 Laps 14'54.268	1 Lap	Accident
dnf	C. Crutchlow Team LCR	35	Honda	6	+14 Laps 12'39.190	1 Lap	Accident
dnf	I. Lecuona Gresini Racing	27	Ducati	5	+15 Laps 11'26.065	1 Lap	Accident
dnf	E. Bastianini Tech 3	23	KTM	4	+16 Laps 9'53.009	1 Lap	Accident
dnf	A. Rins Yamaha Factory Racing	42	Yamaha	1	+19 Laps 5'02.757	3 Laps	Collision
dnf	J. Mir Honda HRC	36	Honda	0	+20 Laps 49.541	1 Lap	Collision
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