Aprilia achieved the most emphatic result in its MotoGP history at Mandalika, taking all four leading positions in the Indonesian Grand Prix. Marco Bezzecchi led the sweep, finishing ahead of Raúl Fernández, Jorge Martín and Ai Ogura. Pedro Acosta was fifth and Marc Márquez sixth, while Martín left Indonesia back at the top of the championship standings.

The victory ended Bezzecchi’s wait for another win, with his previous success coming at Mugello almost five months earlier. It also kept his 2026 title challenge alive: the Italian arrived in Indonesia 46 points behind the championship leader. His result carried an additional landmark, becoming Italy’s 300th victory in the premier class of the World Championship. Bezzecchi eventually took the chequered flag four seconds clear of the field.

Fernández leads early, then holds second

Fernández made the stronger launch and passed Bezzecchi at Turn 1 to seize the lead. The Aprilia rider then established a rhythm that gave him an advantage of almost one second. His performance was particularly notable because he was racing with two broken fingers. He had initially been dealing with a broken index finger before revealing that a second fracture was also involved, leaving him to manage a significant physical handicap throughout the race.

The Madrid rider nevertheless remained competitive at the front. As the laps accumulated, the injury and the resulting fatigue became more noticeable, but Fernández resisted Martín’s pressure and preserved second place. Martín had initially been unable to gain ground at the start, then moved into fourth after Fermín Aldeguer crashed. On lap three he passed Márquez for third, but the two Aprilias ahead were able to maintain a stronger pace.

The decisive move came nine laps before the finish. Fernández ran slightly wide at Turn 1, giving Bezzecchi the opening to pass. The Italian also set the fastest lap at that point, and the gap moved beyond one second shortly afterwards. Fernández could not respond, while Martín’s attention shifted to defending his podium position rather than mounting a realistic attack for the win.

Tyre pressure shapes the fight for fourth

Once the podium order had begun to settle, the main contest was for fourth. Acosta was managing front-tyre pressure and repeatedly allowed Márquez through so that the pressure could return to the permitted range. When the situation improved, Acosta passed back. The regulation turned their battle into a succession of position changes rather than a conventional fight based only on pace.

Márquez had won Saturday’s Sprint, but Sunday’s Grand Prix was less rewarding. He was also dealing with greater wear on the left side of the Ducati’s rear tyre than the competing machines. After Acosta regained fourth, Márquez dropped behind Ogura, who moved into fifth and immediately began pursuing the remaining Aprilia ahead of him.

Ogura’s challenge succeeded with three laps remaining, when he and Acosta exchanged positions. The Japanese rider then held fourth to the finish, completing Aprilia’s unprecedented occupation of the first four places. Acosta settled for fifth, while Márquez remained Ducati’s highest-placed rider despite falling to sixth.

Martín returns to the championship lead

Martín’s third place was enough to restore his advantage in the title race after the 17th Grand Prix of the season. He leads by two points, with the championship due to continue in two weeks at Phillip Island in Australia. The Indonesian weekend therefore produced two contrasting headlines: Aprilia converted its front-running pace into a historic top-four finish, while the championship battle regained its previous leader in Martín.