Marc Márquez wins Hungarian MotoGP for 100th career victory as title leaders crash out at turn one
Marc Márquez secured his 100th career Grand Prix victory at the Balaton Park Circuit, while a first-corner crash triggered by Jorge Martín eliminated championship leader Marco Bezzecchi and three other riders.
Márquez completes perfect weekend
Marc Márquez (Ducati) completed a perfect weekend at the Hungarian Grand Prix, securing pole position, the sprint race win, and the main race victory. The win is his fourth Sunday triumph of the season and the 100th of his career across all classes, a milestone only Giacomo Agostini (122) and Valentino Rossi (115) have surpassed. It is also his 74th win in the premier class, second only to Rossi's 89.
The nine-time world champion celebrated a victory that ends a 266-day winless streak dating back to the 2025 San Marino Grand Prix.
Pedro Acosta (Red Bull KTM) finished second after a mid-race duel with Márquez. The younger Spaniard passed Márquez on lap two at turn five and briefly pulled a one-second gap, but Márquez reclaimed the lead on lap 15 of 26 and held on. Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati) took third, giving the factory Ducati team a double podium.
First-corner chaos reshapes the championship
The race was defined by an incident at the very first corner. Jorge Martín (Aprilia) lost control under braking and triggered a multi-rider collision. The crash collected his teammate and championship leader Marco Bezzecchi, along with Raúl Fernández (Aprilia Trackhouse), Fermín Aldeguer (Ducati Gresini), and Fabio Di Giannantonio (Ducati VR46). Di Giannantonio was the only rider involved able to restart, eventually finishing twelfth and scoring four points.
Martín was taken to the medical centre after the incident.
Bezzecchi retains the championship lead with 180 points, 20 ahead of Martín (160). Di Giannantonio sits third with 138, Acosta fourth with 132, and Márquez moves into fifth with 108 points, now 72 behind the leader.
Moto2 and Moto3 action
In Moto2, Spaniard Manuel Gonzalez took his fourth win of the season and third in a row, extending his championship lead to roughly fifty points over Izan Guevara, who finished sixth. Filip Salac finished second and Senna Agius third. Celestino Vietti was the highest-placed Italian in seventh, with Tony Arbolino tenth.
The Moto3 race saw championship leader Maximo Quiles claim his fifth win of the season. Diego Almansa finished second and Alvaro Carpe third. The final lap was marred by a serious incident involving multiple riders battling for second position. Spaniard David Munoz fell and was struck by at least two bikes. He remained conscious but his condition was still being evaluated.
- Lights out: Jorge Martín loses control at turn one, triggering a pile-up that eliminates Bezzecchi, Fernández, and Aldeguer.
- Lap 2: Pedro Acosta passes Marc Márquez at turn five to take the lead.
- Lap 4: Acosta sets the fastest lap and pulls a one-second gap over Márquez.
- Laps 7-9: Márquez responds with consecutive fast laps, closing to within one second of Acosta.
- Lap 15: Márquez retakes the lead from Acosta after a close duel and begins to pull away.
- Chequered flag: Marc Márquez wins, securing his 100th career GP victory. Acosta second, Bagnaia third.
Championship standings tighten
Despite the DNF for both Aprilia riders, the top of the standings remains unchanged. Bezzecchi's 180-point tally keeps him at the summit, but Márquez's 37-point weekend haul — the maximum possible — brings him back into contention after missing the French and Catalan rounds due to a shoulder operation. The gap from first to fifth has narrowed considerably heading into the next round in the Czech Republic.
