MotoGP Standings | Marquez cuts the gap to Martin with Japan victory

Marc Marquez’s perfect weekend at Motegi has narrowed the MotoGP title race: he is now only two points behind Aprilia’s Jorge Martin in the riders’ standings. Marquez swept the weekend by winning both the Sprint and Sunday’s Grand Prix, taking all 34 points on offer. Across the two days, he gained 10 points on Martin. With the Mandalika circuit in Indonesia next—one of Martin’s strongest tracks—Ducati and Marquez focused on maximizing the Japanese round. After a sixth-place Sprint and third on Sunday, Marco Bezzecchi is now 49 points behind his Aprilia teammate. The fight for fourth involves KTM’s Pedro Acosta, Trackhouse’s Ai Ogura and VR46’s Fabio Di Giannantonio, separated by 13 points.