Ai Ogura, starting from second place, finished the MotoGP Dutch Grand Prix in Assen on June 28, 2026, in 40 minutes 21.905 seconds, securing his first MotoGP victory. Riding an Aprilia motorcycle for his Trackhouse Racing team, the 25-year-old Japanese rider eliminated his rivals one by one over 26 laps, becoming the first Japanese rider to win since Makoto Tamada's victory in Motegi in 2004.
Bezzecchi's accident turned the championship upside down.
Marco Bezzecchi, who entered the race as the championship leader, lost his front wheel at the high-speed turn 15 at the start of lap 2, crashing into the barriers and retiring from the race. Bezzecchi, who was taken to hospital after the accident, failed to score points for the third consecutive Sunday. This result gave Jorge Martin, the other driver for the Aprilia factory team, a 7-point lead in the championship standings.
Starting from pole position, Martin overtook Ogura at turn 3 to take the lead. Meanwhile, reigning world champion Marc Marquez moved up to fifth place on the first lap, passing his teammate Francesco Bagnaia and pushing the weakened Bezzecchi into fourth. At the start of the second lap, Marquez seized the opportunity presented by the battle for second place between Fernandez and Ogura, passing them both in a single move; however, Fernandez soon overtook Marquez again.
Ogura's return and Trackhouse's historical parts 1-2.
After Bezzecchi crashed, Marquez, who was riding on a soft rear tire, began to lose pace; Ogura overtook him on lap 5 to move into 3rd place. At this point, Ogura was about 2.5 seconds behind Martin and Fernandez, but he closed the gap lap by lap and caught up with the leading duo on lap 16. A brief malfunction in the rear height adjustment system slowed his pace, but he reset the gap within a lap.
At the start of lap 17, Fernandez overtook Martin in Turn 1 to take the lead; Ogura immediately moved into second place, sparking a full-blown internal battle within the Trackhouse. On lap 20, in Turn 9, Ogura overtook Fernandez and began to pull away from the front. The Spanish rider was unable to mount a counter-attack; Ogura finished the race 2.004 seconds ahead, securing his first MotoGP victory in his championship career. Fernandez finished second (40:23.909), and Martin third (40:25.417), with Aprilia dominating the podium in Assen.
Fabio di Giannantonio (VR46/Ducati), despite receiving a long lap penalty for retiring at the final chicane, finished 4th, 9.315 seconds behind the leader. Alex Marquez (Gresini/Ducati) was 5th, Enea Bastianini (Tech3/KTM) 6th, and Marc Marquez 7th; Marquez's choice of soft rear tires left him vulnerable at the end of the race. Bagnaia pitted on lap 15 due to a brake problem and did not finish the race. Fabio Quartararo (Yamaha) finished 8th, Brad Binder 9th (KTM), and Alex Rins 10th (Yamaha). Honda's top rider, Luca Marini, finished 11th, just 0.367 seconds behind Rins. In total, 6 riders did not finish the race; Toprak Razgatlıoğlu (Pramac/Yamaha) retired on lap 13, and Pedro Acosta (KTM) retired on the same lap due to a suspected pump issue. Joan Mir (Honda) crashed as soon as the start of the race.