Marc Márquez ends sanctioned the day a Japanese makes history

Barcelona22 years later, a Japanese rider has won a MotoGP Grand Prix. Ai Ogura (Aprilia RS-GP) achieved his first victory at the Dutch MotoGP Grand Prix, at the cathedral of Assen, on a day when the World Championship leader, Marco Bezzecchi, crashed out and lost the overall classification lead. Marc Márquez, therefore, continues to chip away at the points, even though he ended up penalized. The rider from Cervera did not have the best weekend, but he managed to stay in contention both on the day of the sprint race and today, in a chaotic race with a surprising winner.

Ogura went from less to more during the race, as is usual for him. He is a rider who has been on the circuit for years, consistent, with some podiums but no wins. In fact, his rivals were quick to congratulate him, aware that he had made history. Ogura snatched the race lead from Raúl Fernández (Aprilia RS-GP), who finished second. Spaniard Jorge Martín, third today at Assen, is the new championship leader, taking advantage of the crash of Italian Marco Bezzecchi, who had started quite well. The reigning world champion, Marc Márquez (Ducati Desmosedici GP26), finished seventh, penalized with the loss of one position for exceeding track limits on a corner. His desire to go fast worked against him, the rider from Cervera, always competitive. His brother, Álex Márquez, also shone, who is still recovering from a collarbone and C7 vertebra injury but achieved a meritorious eighth position.

Once past the halfway point of the race, Martín and Fernández were leading, but Ogura had cut the gap to just over a second, demonstrating his consistency and taking advantage of some technical problems for the Italian Pecco Bagnaia.

Marc Márquez, who missed two Grand Prix races after a fall that required surgery, has returned in form and still has options to revalidate the title. He currently occupies fifth position in the general standings, 40 points behind the new leader, Fernández, who is seven points ahead of Bezzecchi, who has lost the lead after a great start to the championship. A very close MotoGP World Championship, with surprises and plot twists every weekend. A World Championship where anything can happen.